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HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI put on the record my gratitude and, I suspect, that of everyone in this place, to the victims who reported David Carrick to the police in Hertfordshire and elsewhere, and who…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI thank the Policing Minister for that intervention; I think the public will judge what he says and what I say in the next general election, and I suspect they will agree with me.…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; I know that he and Labour colleagues in his area will be making the case for changing the funding formula, something we have all…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, which is absolutely right. Police feel demoralised because of their pay, the way they were treated during covid, and the fact that…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe hon. Gentleman makes the reasonable point that criminals do not respect borders. Indeed, in the modern age they do not respect physical borders at all. Most crime now is…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and having been there and seen it, I pay tribute to him for the work that he has done in his area. Indeed, that force makes good use of…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportWith the leave of the House, I will respond relatively briefly. I thank everyone who has contributed today. I am not surprised that Bedfordshire and Dorset are represented in this…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. Of course, a lot of the increase is protected for the uplift, which has itself brought challenges, as has already been mentioned.…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice ResourcesThank you, Mr Speaker. Some Government Members will be celebrating the Prime Minister’s first 100 days—it is remarkable that that is considered an achievement these days—but…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingIn West Denton last month, a big pile of rubbish was set alight by teenagers, who threw petrol bombs at firefighters when they arrived to tackle the blaze. Communities are scared…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI gently remind the right hon. Member that the number of arrests has halved since his party came to power. Perhaps he should focus on that. In the research of tens of thousands of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingMy hon. Friend makes a powerful intervention. We cannot level up without tackling crime. My hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) made a powerful case about…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. When he talked about crime, he was actually talking about knife crime. Knife crime was up across the whole country in the last year,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI am so grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way in her speech on the value of neighbourhood policing. In Lancashire, the number of neighbourhood police has fallen by 44% since…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood Policingrose —31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingMay I just point out that 20 million people experienced antisocial behaviour last year? Will these 200 tiny little projects really make much difference to those 20 million people…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCommercial Breeding for LaboratoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, and to follow the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), who made a compelling case for putting…16 Jan 2023HANSARDIranThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. I recently met a constituent who has had family members executed by the regime. She wanted me to make the point that this is not…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and to be in a debate in which the majority of speakers are women. Unusual as that is, it perhaps reflects the fact…11 Jan 2023