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HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceThe hon. Gentleman lets himself down by trying to make cheap political points on this issue, because we are talking about a very serious matter in our criminal justice system and…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI believe so. We have to be clear that there is some risk, but there is also a counter-risk, to which my hon. Friend alludes, that continued disclosure failures would lead to more…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI have some sympathy with some of what the hon. Gentleman is saying. One very welcome bit of progress we have made as a society in recent years is in building the confidence and…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceMy hon. Friend makes an important point in an extremely impressive way. The whole House is united in wanting to see the country make more progress in prosecuting and convicting…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceThe Mother of the House is entirely right to state that a huge and complex raft of problems underlies this issue, and to point out that in the past there have been—but I hope not…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceUnderlying this issue are decisions around reasonable lines of inquiry and tests of relevance made by the police, the prosecution and, ultimately, a judge, so there are, as my…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceComing as it does from the Chairman of the Select Committee on Home Affairs, that message will be heard loud and clear by both the police and the CPS. I think that this is an…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI respect where that point comes from and the underlying sentiments, but I come back to my point: we are not talking about something new in police processes or the fulfilment of…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI have great respect for the hon. Lady’s experience in this area, and I totally accept what she is saying about the lack of trust out there. I am happy to be corrected on this,…29 Apr 2019HANSARDPrüm Access: Switzerland and LiechtensteinThe Prüm framework lays down provisions stating that EU member states grant each other access to their automated DNA analysis files, automated fingerprint identification systems…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Police Complaints and AccountabilityI understand that message very clearly, and it will be heard by the IOPC. I undertake to make sure that the IOPC has absorbed the message. My understanding is that the first…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Police Complaints and AccountabilityI congratulate the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ian C. Lucas) on securing this debate, which I think is his second on this specific subject in Parliament, which reflects his…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Police Complaints and AccountabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for placing that important clarification on the record. As he made clear, this tragic case is subject to investigations—plural—by the Independent Office…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Police Complaints and AccountabilityI note both points, and I note from reading the reports of previous debates and the briefing for this one that the previous chief constable held the view that he was heavily…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, my hon. Friend was raising the tragic case of a family who had to organise three separate funerals for a child. I understand that the deputy Mayor of Greater…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand the point that my right hon. Friend makes. We are concerned about the increase in vehicle crime. That is why I have convened a taskforce to bring everyone together to…01 Apr 2019HANSARDPolice Funding: Rural AreasPublic investment in policing is set to rise by over £1 billion next year, including an additional £22.7 million for Devon and Cornwall police.01 Apr 2019HANSARDAir Weapons RegulationsI am more than happy to sit down with the hon. Lady and to talk through the specifics of that. Based on what I have heard, I am sure that we will be happy to work together on that.01 Apr 2019HANSARDPolice Funding: Rural AreasMore money is going into policing, including in Cumbria, and more police officers are being recruited, including in Cumbria. Cumbria constabulary is rated good for efficiency,…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe west midlands police and crime commissioner is one of many PCCs who were asking for more public money while, at the same time, putting public money aside to increase their…01 Apr 2019