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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for speaking so strongly on behalf of his constituents. Colin Pitchfork’s offences were the gravest of crimes, and the families of Lynda Mann and Dawn…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftI welcome my hon. Friend’s commitment to this campaign. I am pleased to hear about his energetic efforts in this sphere and I wish him well. Decisions on priorities are, of…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her deep commitment to this issue. She is so right to highlight the wellbeing and mental health effects of the loss of a much-loved pet on her…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftMy hon. Friend will know that our manifesto pledge is to extend microchipping to cats as well. With regard to dogs, over 90% of them in England are now microchipped. This year,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftI am glad that my hon. Friend declared his interest, as is appropriate. Many other Members of this House will be dog owners. I am a cat owner, so I declare that interest. Clearly,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftThe Government recognise the deep distress that the theft of a much-loved pet can cause, and I have met the Home Secretary and the Environment Secretary to create a taskforce to…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise on behalf of his constituents in Bury the real damage that can be caused to the community by careless and dangerous driving. Through the Police,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsI have not seen what was reported to have been said by my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson). I simply say that in everything that we seek to do we uphold the…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsJust as the rapporteur is entitled to express, in clear and independent terms, their view, so are we entitled to disagree with it, and we do so very strongly in this instance.29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsI am happy to repeat the declaration that I made on the face of the Bill: its provisions are indeed compatible with the convention. As a former member of the Joint Committee, I…29 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Treaties on Human Rights: ObligationsThe United Kingdom has strong human rights protections within a comprehensive and well-established constitutional and legal system, and a long-standing tradition of ensuring that…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftMy hon. Friend is right to reflect the views of his constituents in Bolsover and the wider community. We are looking at not just the consequences of pet theft, but ways in which…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I put on record my condemnation of the appalling incident involving Professor Whitty in the last few days? With regard to the way in which antisocial behaviour is policed,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDPet TheftMy hon. Friend always speaks with vigour on behalf of his constituents, and I wholeheartedly agree with his revulsion at this appalling type of crime. We share his deep concern,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising an issue of genuine and widespread public concern. He will note that the phraseology in the Bill talks about memorials, which of course would…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very glad that the right hon. Gentleman asks me that question because I can reassure him that as soon as the particular reports were received from the independent monitors I…29 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998 (Amendment)I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words. With respect to the special rapporteur, I would strongly argue that in everything we do and say in this place and in…29 Jun 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998 (Amendment)The hon. Lady will be glad to know that a wholly independent review reflecting opinion from right across the United Kingdom and beyond was set up and will report in due course.…29 Jun 2021HANSARDGovernment and the CourtsForgive me, Mr Speaker, I was thinking about the pies at HMP Berwyn.29 Jun 2021HANSARDGovernment and the CourtsThe hon. Gentleman has expressed the view of one contributor to the consultation. I would argue on the contrary—that, indeed, we are publishing everything, consistent with our…29 Jun 2021