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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Sue, you mentioned trading standards. Are you saying that you do not think they do have the powers? As a constituency MP, I have reported to the police the sale of these knives.…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q That is fine. You said that the measures in the Bill are welcome. Are there any other measures that you would have liked to see in it that would help to tackle knife crime? I…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q I think the Minister started by asking about the creation of a new stand-alone offence of assaulting a retail worker. By association with your previous answer, do you think that…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning. I want to talk a bit about knife crime. I am sure all of us have constituents who have been a victim of knife crime or affected by it. Can you speak about the work…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q So it is really just a question of finding the right level. Is that correct? Rebecca Bryant: Yes, I think so. When I say it was not unanimous, I am saying that a few members…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a question for Harvey—a point of clarification, really. You mentioned that you did not think that there was any need to increase the sentence for shoplifting; you thought…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Rebecca, can I follow up on Vicky Ford’s question? You made it clear that opposition to reducing the age to 10 was not unanimous. There were some people who thought…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Thank you very much.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, with an understanding of everything that you have just said, do you think that the measure proposed will be detrimental, or is it just unnecessary? Rebecca Bryant: I…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Okay. The problem is that between the ages of 10 and 16 there is a vast range of maturity, shall we say. Presumably, if some discretion were exercised, it might well be an…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q So there would be an offence of being seen with a weapon, as opposed to actually carrying it and using it. Is that what you are saying? Chief Constable Stephens: There are a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry to interrupt, but are you saying that all assaults on retail workers tend to be associated with shoplifting? Harvey Redgrave: Yes.12 Dec 2023HANSARDAI-generated Content: Social MediaI too welcome my hon. Friend to his role. What discussions has he or his Department had about raising public awareness of the impact that AI will have on society, and increasing…15 Nov 2023HANSARDWelfare System: Impact of AI2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on the functioning of the welfare system.13 Nov 2023HANSARDWelfare System: Impact of AIWill my right hon. Friend tell the House what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of AI in fraud protection? How will his Department ensure that appropriate…13 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. However, as he develops these policies further, will he remember that even in apparently affluent areas, there are pockets that would…16 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UK12. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support levelling-up policies across the UK.16 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Later today, I am bringing forward a ten-minute rule Bill, to include the provision of automated external defibrillators in all new housing developments of 10 dwellings or…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Automated External Defibrillators (Housing Developments)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the provision of automated external defibrillators in all new housing developments of ten dwellings or more; to…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsObviously, this is a very serious issue, but when I talked to the chief executive of a large, multi-academy trust at the end of last week and over the weekend, he said that the…04 Sept 2023