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HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)Given the contributions so far, I will be brief. I want to add to what the hon. Lady has just said and to try to explain that this different, because it stops people getting the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep my comments very brief. As the hon. Lady has said, the new clause would create an aggravated offence when someone in the course of locking on or obstructing major…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. We suggest that the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council would develop the detail—we do not suggest that us…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause makes provision for consolidated protest guidance, bringing together the College of Policing’s public order…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)Although we will not press the new clause to a vote, I hope that I have put on the record the Labour party’s concern and our expectation that the Minister will come back to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for saying that he is exploring what more can be done and for accepting that injunctions have a role to play. I suspect that members of the other…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clauses 10, 11 and 12 are in similar vein, and are about checks and balances to go alongside the legislation about which…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)It is slightly alarming that the Minister fails to understand the concept of checks and balances to ensure that such a serious and significant piece of legislation is properly…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the Clause be read a Second time. The new clause would require the Secretary of State to develop a consistent monitoring tool that is accessible by all police…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)Forgive me, Mr Dowd. That was wrong of me. I am going off script, which is why I did that. We heard in evidence from Liberty that it is supportive of this new clause, because…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I rise to support my hon. Friends the Members for Ealing Central and Acton and for Battersea on the sensibleness of the new clauses. Requiring the Secretary of State to publish…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I want to make the point that we do not actually know what causes the disproportionality. That is why the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing are going to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the Clause be read a Second time. The clause makes specific provision for an injunction to prevent serious disruption to the effective movement of essential…21 Jun 2022HANSARDKnife Crime and Serious ViolenceThe National Crime Agency is responsible for tackling the organised crime gangs who drive up so much of the knife crime, violence and drug abuse that we see on our streets. Why,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is right. I urge colleagues to read the powers in clause 6. They are very clear and broad. When Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I am sorry that I will not be able to make a speech in this debate as I will be in Committee. Does my hon. Friend agree that it was quite…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again today, Mr Mundell. We move on this morning to powers on stop and search. In this group, the Government are making changes,…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)No, we cannot, as the Minister says. Government amendments 25 and 26 apply the stop-and-search powers of clauses 6 and 7 to the new offences related to tunnelling that are…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for that substantial intervention. I would answer with the words of the police themselves on that very point. The National Police Chiefs’ Council lead in this…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)I will say two things. First, there is a raft of powers, not least injunctions. HS2 has used injunctions successfully and is currently applying for this whole-route injunction. We…16 Jun 2022