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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very concerned by the issue the hon. Lady raises. We have welcomed more than 100,000 people from Hong Kong via our BNO scheme. We have also had similar reports and we have…22 May 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourAntisocial behaviour brings misery and menace. On 27 March, the Government launched the antisocial behaviour action plan, giving the relevant agencies all the tools they need and…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have some gentle advice for the right hon. Lady. The person who needs to get a grip here is the shadow Home Secretary and the Labour party, as they have wholly failed to…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, in the summer of last year I was speeding. I regret that. I paid the fine and I accepted the points. At no time did I seek to avoid the sanction. What is…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, in the summer I was speeding. I regret that I was speeding. I accepted the points and I paid the fine. At no point did I seek to avoid the sanction. What I find…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI thank the right hon. Lady for her questions and her response, and for the utmost seriousness with which she has approached this topic. As I said in my statement, the report…22 May 2023HANSARDRegulation UpdateI can inform the House that the Government are taking action to seek alternatives to animal testing for worker and environmental safety of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetic…17 May 2023HANSARDGovernment’s Fraud StrategyFraud is the most common crime in England and Wales, accounting for more than 40% of all crime. It is a despicable crime which causes deep distress and harm to victims. One in 15…03 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Government ResponseI wish to inform the House that the Government will now be publishing its response to the final report of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in May 2023. This is a…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the antisocial behaviour action plan, which I published today with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanLet me put on the record my admiration for and gratitude to my right hon. Friend for all he has achieved and led—not just when he was at the Home Office but before that, when he…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe more I listen to the right hon. Lady, the more confused I am about what Labour’s policy is. She criticises our plan while claiming that we have stolen Labour’s, so I am not…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe overall legislative framework on illicit drugs continues to strike a balance between controlling harmful substances and enabling appropriate access to those drugs for…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThere is a wide range of measures in this plan, and we are going to consult on many of them, but one example is where we want to potentially streamline the availability of public…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI think this is highly evidence-led, because we are focusing heavily on restorative justice, prevention and diversion, whether that is through hotspot policing, the investment in…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI very much enjoyed meeting officers from Essex Police in Chelmsford today, in my right hon. Friend’s constituency, with the Prime Minister. She has a lot to be proud of…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She has put in considerable effort to tackle this issue on the frontline, both in her role as a Member of Parliament and as a former leader of…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI am afraid that where Labour leads, crime follows, and the west midlands is no exception. The Labour police and crime commissioner is more interested in closing police…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the financing of police forces. I am aware of the challenges that Lincolnshire police are facing in that regard. The Policing Minister,…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI do not envisage working from home to be used as a way of remedying the damage caused by antisocial behaviour. What I foresee, building on the very effective community payback…27 Mar 2023