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HANSARDEngagementsQ11. The Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister who broke the asylum system—he dodged the question. The truth is that the backlog is now so great, the decision making…02 Nov 2022HANSARDOverseas Chinese Police Stations in UK: Legal StatusI congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing the urgent question. One of the alleged stations is in my constituency. I have to confess that…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Sector Pay: Proposed Strike ActionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) on securing such an important debate. It is…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Sector Pay: Proposed Strike ActionWe are here to debate what public sector workers need in terms of pay, not to make slightly cheap points. Within the first 100 days of a Labour Government, we will outlaw fire and…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The shadow Home Office team has been seeking clarity on security breaches involving the Home Secretary and serious discrepancies in the…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), although I respectfully disagree with her position on this, and I will come to that shortly. I also welcome…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank the Minister for his intervention, and I will shortly come on to speak about the powers that already exist and what I think we need to do to make sure that we have the…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI will come to new clause 11 shortly, and express my support and our support for that new clause. We have supported it many times in many different forms through many different…18 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanA young adult asked me yesterday whether I really believed that things in our country could get better, which is the direct opposite to what I thought during my young adulthood,…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI rise on behalf of my constituents to offer our condolences to the family of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth and to offer our loyalty to the new King. Queen Elizabeth II, who…09 Sept 2022HANSARDKnife Crime and Serious ViolenceThe current Home Secretary says that her “record…speaks volumes”. On her watch, far more people are a victim of crime, far more criminals are getting away with it, nine in 10…05 Sept 2022HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Awareness WeekThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The Minister has obviously been in her position for only a short time, so we will all be gentle with her today, but there is a good…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Awareness WeekThat is a really interesting point. The same has happened with specials, but there is then a shortage of PCSOs and specials, because they go up to become officers. Alongside that,…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Awareness WeekThat is an important question. Several things are linked to the reporting. First, people do not believe that anything will be done. Sadly, that is partly because twice as many…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Redcar (Jacob Young) on securing this important debate, which is timely and very…20 Jul 2022HANSARDMacpherson Report: Twenty-two Years OnIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), the chair of the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMacpherson Report: Twenty-two Years OnThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. We both served on the Public Order Bill Committee and it was deeply concerning to note that there has been a large increase in the use of…07 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeWe now seem to be in a position where No. 10 have just admitted that the Prime Minister was told about the upheld complaint, but he forgot. Has the Minister ever found himself in…05 Jul 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Many of us will have heard this morning and last night the dignified and gracious interviews with Mina Smallman following the announcement that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMay I add my condolences to the family of Zara Aleena after her horrific murder? I am deeply disappointed with the Minister, who shared with us a statement that included none of…29 Jun 2022