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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 16 Threshold for imposing discretionary custodial sentence “Section 230 of the Sentencing Act…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighteenth sitting)My frustration is that we always promised jam tomorrow. It is always a report, a review or a consultation. All I want—and I believe the House wants—is for the justice system to be…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting Britain’s Steel IndustryThe decision whether to extend safeguards in steel production is the first real test of the UK’s independent trade policy. As of today, it is a test that the Government have…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPreventing Sexual Violence in Conflict InitiativeIt is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I say what a huge pleasure it is to speak in the wake of the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 145 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 146 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister has been going through the same process that I have been going through. Rather than putting a blanket demand for birth certificates on everybody, is there the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I hope the Minister recognises my concerns around enrolment, and the fact that the data then gets published. The enrolled deed poll does not include the question whether someone…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I absolutely agree. That is my frustration because when we look back at some of these high-profile cases, name changes have been common practice. This issue was also raised in the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a really interesting point on the psychology, which I had not considered. He is absolutely right. If the name-change process was well joined up, it would…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I do not know the specifics, but I do know a friend whose husband cheated on her, who wanted to change her name before the divorce came through. She used the £15 option; it is…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It would be convenient—thank you. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr McCabe. I found a very real problem that I did not know existed. I have spoken to a…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am interested in the point the Minister is making about first-time offenders. A lot of children and young adults carry knives because they are scared and because they are aware…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Is my hon. Friend interested, as I am, to see what the Government plan to do to rebuild that trust with communities, which has, unfortunately, unravelled over the last few years?17 Jun 2021HANSARDPreventing Sexual Violence in Conflict InitiativeI am always grateful to hear the hon. Gentleman speak, because he speaks with such passion. He talks about the reported cases. In the UK, it is estimated that about 15% of women…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I previously spoke about the horrific nature of online exploitation and the need for an urgent and robust response from the UK to disrupt the cycle of supply and demand fuelling…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Amendments 162 to 164 were tabled in not only my name but that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson). They amend clauses 148 and…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I understand the logic of the argument that the Minister is putting forward, but what I hear anecdotally from the police is that there is that escalation. I would have thought…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 145, page 143, line 16, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would place a requirement on the Secretary of State to prepare (or…17 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Building an extra 10,000 prison cells is very costly. Does the Minister agree that investing more in rehabilitation and preventive programmes might be a better use of the money?15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Minister will see from an upcoming amendment that I am interested in this clause. Can he give some clarification? Will he define “dangerous”? I assume that is within the…15 Jun 2021