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HANSARDViolence against Shop WorkersShoplifting is still a criminal offence, irrespective of the financial value of what is taken. We have made a clear commitment to ensuring that shopkeepers are protected and that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDViolence against Shop WorkersQuite frankly, the Mayor of London has been a massive disappointment when it comes to the policing of London. The Met is the only police force in the country to see its police…15 Apr 2024HANSARDViolence against Shop WorkersThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. We are putting the changes through as amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill. The sooner it makes its passage through the House, the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDNet MigrationI recognise that, in rural communities, recruitment and retention of staff is difficult and in the hon. Member’s constituency—a wonderful, beautiful, but very rural…15 Apr 2024HANSARDNet MigrationIt is absolutely right that any nation in the world puts conditionality on the people it accepts within its own borders. This country has a long-standing tradition—in fact, I am a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPolice Covenant Annual ReportI am delighted to lay before Parliament the second annual report for the police covenant. The report will also be available on www.gov.uk. The police covenant aims to provide…26 Mar 2024HANSARDAngiolini Inquiry: RecommendationsOn 29 February 2024, a report on part 1 of the independent Angiolini inquiry was published. The inquiry was established following the horrific murder of Sarah Everard in March…25 Mar 2024HANSARDPolice Misconduct and InvestigationsPolice forces must command the trust and confidence of the people that they serve. This is vital to the success of our policing by consent model, and why policing in England and…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWrite it in your diary.29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI thank my right hon. Friend for initiating the report and appointing Dame Elish. Details in the report were new to many people and were painful to read, but much of what is…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportOn the hon. Lady’s final point, I want to make it clear what I meant. I was not suggesting that the report had brought to my attention, or that of the Department, a problem that…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the Angiolini inquiry. Three years ago, Sarah Everard was abducted, raped and murdered by an off-duty serving…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportThe right hon. Lady makes a number of points about the findings in the report, and about the issues raised because of Sarah Everard’s brutal murder. I have continued the work of…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportThe hon. Gentleman is right. As I say, this is an issue that affects the lives of women, but it should not be thought of as a woman’s issue—he is absolutely right that it is male…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI recognise the frustration that the hon. Lady expresses, and I can only restate my personal commitment. With regard to the Metropolitan police’s implementation of decisions made…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportAs I said in response to the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain), my point about starting a national conversation is that there are people who should have been…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportWhat will drive raised confidence is women seeing that their issues are taken seriously during investigations, and improving the speed with which the police respond to those…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI have worked with professional standards officers. Something like that, which might superficially seem obvious, is often more complicated. We have put forward changes in the…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI respect the hon. Lady’s experience on this issue. She will have heard the response that I gave to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith). There cannot be universality in…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI will ensure that either I or one of the Ministers in the Department gets the details of the points that the hon. Lady has brought forward. I am more than happy to be held…29 Feb 2024