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HANSARDPolice Presence on High StreetsCan the hon. Gentleman clarify whether the Lib Dem position has changed since they introduced police and crime commissioners? Did he describe the cuts in officers as unnecessary,…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice Presence on High StreetsI will start with a cheeky one: does the hon. Gentleman welcome the recruitment of PC Coyle to Durham constabulary? One of the new recruits under this Government is a family…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice Presence on High StreetsThis Government inherited that formula from the Conservative Government. Does the hon. Gentleman think it is a bit naive to suggest that there is a fair balance in policing…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice Presence on High StreetsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Did Operation Fearless include the use of live facial recognition, which the Metropolitan police used in Southwark recently…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Saturday, my constituent Vimal Pandya received the freedom of Bermondsey at Southwark cathedral for his exceptional work running Rotherhithe Community Kitchen, which feeds…22 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I add my thanks to the Secretary of State and his whole ministerial team for bringing forward this crucial legislation so early in this Government, alongside other positive…19 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillIt is great to hear that the hon. Member’s party is committed to taking tougher action against benefit fraud after 14 years of failing in office. Does she also welcome longer…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAnd cheesecake!29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillWill the outcome for the individual disabled people my hon. Friend is concerned about—the vast majority of whom commit no fraud—be any different if these measures are implemented?…29 Apr 2025HANSARDWater BillI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis), and I commend him for the passion with which he introduced the debate. I believe that I serve the…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater Billrose —28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillHow long, roughly, does the right hon. Gentleman think it would take to ensure that the citizens were skilled up enough to contribute effectively to the full consultation that he…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI am not clear where in the Bill such savings are supposedly achievable. I think it is naive to assume that things would automatically be better if the ownership of a water…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillIt is not just the Green party in this country that causes such significant challenges. The demands of the Green party in Germany on the then-Government to stop using nuclear…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillSticking with the puns, I commend my hon. Friend on his gallons of passion; he is always making waves. He criticises the Government’s legislation, which is obviously not yet in…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater Billrose —28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillIt is deeply patronising to suggest to my constituents that they would be guaranteed the same job after serving on a citizens’ assembly. We cannot force or compel McDonald’s to…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillWill the hon. Lady give way?28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillOn the point about taking business elsewhere, do the Greens have a policy on how to perpetually nationalise an industry? One of the difficulties is that if we nationalise now, a…28 Mar 2025