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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, the chief executive is no longer in post. We are clear that the pace of change is not fast enough. We have made it clear in the police reform White Paper…13 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear that my hon. Friend’s constituent has been a victim of crime. We are funding the rural crime unit and we are putting neighbourhood police back into every…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Defibrillators in Police VehiclesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) on securing this important debate. I am grateful to him for…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Defibrillators in Police VehiclesIt is not a comprehensive view across policing; there is a general concern about the role of policing versus other emergency services. We often have a wider debate within policing…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Defibrillators in Police VehiclesWe will engage with policing over the next few months, so that will be done relatively quickly, and we will see what people come back with. The national police service is not that…08 Jul 2026HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026 (S.I., 2026, No. 613). It is a pleasure to serve under your…07 Jul 2026HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026I thank hon. Members for their points and for welcoming the changes that we are making. As I explained, we have accepted that orphines should be classed as class A, but there is a…07 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI think my hon. Friend would look very fine at this Dispatch Box. I hope he gets to be here and has the privilege I have had of being in this role. My hon. Friend is absolutely…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on leadership in policing. The police perform a unique and vital role in our society. They enforce our laws, tackle…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI thank the hon. Member for welcoming the report. I agree with some of what he said. He is right that it is not the work of critics looking in from the outside. The evidence base…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportMy hon. Friend is right. We have to be laser-focused on what will improve outcomes for the public and what will enable the police to do the job that we ask them to do. I do…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportTaking those points in turn and working backwards, we are working with the Police Federation on data on police suicide. It is an area where there are some contested figures, and…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI completely agree with my hon. Friend and congratulate him on his honesty in his description of his previous chiefs. There are on average fewer than three applicants for each…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his words about the funding for Lincolnshire and join him in praising his PCC—and indeed all PCCs. We never had a problem with the model in…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI thank my hon. Friend for her question and her constant championing of this issue. She is right. We said in our manifesto that we would look at the powers on children and…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI suspect that we are some way away from not having a warranted police officer as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner—but maybe we are not. We are open to looking at how to get…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The report is really strong on the importance of good ethical policing so that we can reset our police leadership culture around high…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportThe reform that we have set out more broadly, not just in today’s report, is uncontested in many ways—some aspects are contested, but others are not. There is cross-party and…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportMy hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head, because no police officer should fear that. The reforms suggested in the report are there to support officers and staff to move…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportI agree. The police have a duty to police without fear or favour, and that needs to be absolute. Everybody is equal under the law. I suspect that over the years, political…06 Jul 2026