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HANSARD Public Order BillI rise to speak against the Government’s motion to disagree with Lords amendments 6H and 6J, which we support. The amendments seek to do two things: first, to instruct officers to…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Public Order BillMy understanding is that the agreement to include some aspects of the amendments in PACE code A does not go the whole way towards what we are suggesting in this legislation. The…24 Apr 2023HANSARDFishing Industry: Visas for Foreign WorkersLabour recognises the vital role that the fishing industry plays in securing the food that we all rely on. That is why it is so important that our immigration system is designed…20 Apr 2023HANSARDChinese Police Stations in UKI am perplexed, and my constituents are very concerned. At the start of November, the Security Minister said in response to an urgent question that there was an investigation and…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationThe additional extracts were not in my copy of the statement either. Labour supports measures to ban zombie-style knives and machetes. Knife crime devastates lives and rips…18 Apr 2023HANSARDStrip Searching of ChildrenWe all accept that in certain extreme circumstances it will be necessary to search children, and this discussion does not question that. The findings of the Children’s…28 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Licensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Members will be happy to hear that I do not intend to speak for long on this matter, and I am happy to agree with…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillStop and search is a crucial tool, as we all agree. Its normal usage is based on intelligence around a crime or a potential crime, based on proper suspicion, and applied for the…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillOn that point, I remind the right hon. Gentleman that every year that the former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), was Mayor of…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. We do not disagree on some of the struggles here—we never have. We have never said that it is not a problem in terms of major…22 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI see from the weekend papers that the Conservatives are about to introduce an antisocial behaviour strategy. After 13 years of doing nothing, of dismissing antisocial behaviour…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI remind the hon. Gentleman that we have voted in this House and the other place for the safe access zones. As someone who prays, I understand why we need to introduce that…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI completely agree. Having talked to the police for nearly three years in this role, I know that they want clarity. The amendment provides not clarity but unbelievable confusion,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe hon. Member is completely right. The amendment also risks driving a coach and horses through all the protests legislation. If I am standing outside Parliament protesting and…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI rise to speak on Lords amendments 1, 5, 6 and 20, beginning with the definition of “serious disruption”. Before I go into the detail, let me mention the publication in 2021 of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI do not agree with that interpretation at all. We have public space protection orders around some abortion clinics now, and we are broadening that out. That has been voted for…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe hon. Gentleman has made many good points already this afternoon, and I entirely agree; “more than a minor degree” is way too low a bar to allow these interventions. Many…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Performance-enhancing Drugs and Body ImageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) on securing this debate. It is an important topic and he is…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Today we mourn Sophie Martyn, who was only three, Lee Martyn, Stephen Washington, Kate Shepherd and Maxine Davison. I also…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFORENSIC SCIENCE REGULATOR DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. Just over a year ago, I responded for the Opposition in a debate on forensic science with the previous but one…20 Feb 2023