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HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Presumably it is more of a deterrent if it is a six-month prison sentence. Nicola Bell: Yes.09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you both for coming to the Committee. Let me start with Mr Groves, partly because I have your written evidence in front of me and it is very interesting. I wish to explore…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Can you talk us through how you get an injunction—how long it takes and what you have to do? John Groves: It can vary. We can secure a High Court injunction pretty quickly,…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q I was talking to your police and crime commissioner, who was singing your praises at some other event, about how well you have managed lots of protests over a long period of…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q Hello. We have been round this process once already in recent times with the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill; it is good to have you back here. It would be helpful if…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q If changes were to be made to the way you apply for injunctions and how that works, what would make your life easier when you are trying to get them? John Groves: As you said at…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Mr Parr, we have talked about your report many times in Committee and in Parliament, and what the definition of “a modest reset” is in terms of the powers and how it…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Could I ask Ms Bell to talk us through the current policing powers that have been used on the highways, and in particular around people blocking the motorways, some of whom have…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for giving evidence to us today. Could you talk us through some of the powers that you already have to disrupt protests? Can you give us recent examples of when you…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q You obviously have these hardcore people who are persistent: who are being arrested, being charged, and then coming back again. To what extent do you think a new offence of…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you mean this Bill, or previous legislation? Matt Parr: Both. Any changing of where the pendulum sits does not automatically mean the introduction of a police state. To me,…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you all for coming: we really appreciate it. Sir Peter, obviously we do not want a French model—I do not think the British public would have the appetite for change that…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q You mentioned that the police did not start removing people straight away and that there was a delay. What happened? Why was there a delay? David Dinsmore: My understanding is…09 Jun 2022HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We had quite some debate during the passage of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, where some changes were made to what…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations. As my hon. Friend the Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery) has…26 May 2022HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) on securing this important debate, which…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022The hon. Gentleman is right. All MPs have had cases of people desperately trying to get their passports on time, and of course he is right that security is important. We must make…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022Will the Minister please clarify what the backlog is?26 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe Prime Minister was asked whether he thought any other Prime Minister would have allowed such rule breaking on their watch. I was a senior civil servant for two Prime…25 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am not sure that today is the right day to be talking about people who have broken lockdown rules. Perhaps the hon. Member has not seen some of the pictures that the rest of us…23 May 2022