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HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionAnd indeed there are other male Members here. I am getting myself into trouble before I have even started. This is an important issue, and we have said that men are affected by…11 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. The Opposition do not oppose the order, but I want to raise a few questions and concerns. First, we must look at the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2022I agree 100%. Knife crime peaked a couple of years ago at levels never seen before. We all want to see the numbers come down. My point about knife crime prevention orders is that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating the work of the all-party parliamentary group against antisemitism? Does she agree with the group, and with us, that by…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeHere we have an urgent question on shocking standards in the fire service, and we have a statement later on appalling conditions in Manston. The Home Secretary is not here for…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandI add my praise for the work that has gone on to send fire services and support to Ukraine. However, does the Minister know that some areas wanted to send equipment to Ukraine,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. They tried to push that funding to make themselves look better, so they could pretend the cuts were smaller than they actually were. We…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandI do not think anyone thinks 2010 was year dot, but the Government have been in power for 12 years, and we are judging that record today.23 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on securing this important…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandMy hon. Friend makes a good point, as always. Labour will put lots more neighbourhood policing back on to our streets to prevent the kind of antisocial behaviour that leads to…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory). For a long time we had a railway line from Croydon to Exeter, so I am well aware of the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Billrose —18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a really good speech. When I visited Croydon jobcentre, I was told that support-exempt accommodation was the biggest problem faced, and that young…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillNo, I will ask a different question. I wonder if the hon. Gentleman has engaged with Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of housing benefit for supported…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI have been working with a bereaved family in Croydon whose father, Andreas Kassianou, died tragically of legionnaires’ disease in hospital in 2020. The NHS triggered an inquest…17 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Knife crime obviously rose significantly in recent years, peaking in 2017-18. We are now seeing a reduction in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDNew Police Officers: Entry Pay RatesNew statistics published today reveal that the mini-Budget cost even more than we first thought—a staggering £30 billion. That comes on top of 12 years of austerity, which has…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Police Service: HMI ReportI welcome the Minister to his place. However, I have to say that I am disappointed that the Government are not taking more responsibility and leading from the front following such…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Police Service: HMI Report(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on His Majesty’s inspectorate’s report on vetting, misconduct and misogyny in…03 Nov 2022HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I welcome the Minister to his place. The Opposition will not oppose the extension under the regulations, just as…02 Nov 2022