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HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that his police force’s area will be a pilot area for hotspot policing. The pilots will start very soon—before the summer, we hope—and we have…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI gently remind the hon. Member that her party has royally failed to properly cost its so-called plan on antisocial behaviour, as evidenced by the shadow Policing Minister’s…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI thank my hon. Friend for all the work that she and her local team and councillors have led in challenging and stopping antisocial behaviour locally. She is absolutely right;…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his residents and for public safety up in Cleveland. I am very glad that Cleveland is a pilot both for immediate justice and for hotspot…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI could not put it better, but I will reiterate my hon. Friend’s sentiment because Stephen Watson, whom I met when I visited Greater Manchester police recently, is a real success…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanSimply put, yes. That is the aim of the community payback scheme, which has been very successful, as well as the measures included in this plan, whereby those who are inflicting…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is right to mention eviction powers. We want to ensure that it is easier for landlords to take action against antisocial tenants, whether in the social or private…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanLet me put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend, but also to Andrew Snowden, the excellent PCC in Lancashire, who has led some great initiatives, notably on antisocial behaviour.…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI admire the hon. Gentleman’s cheek. Frankly, he has failed to support any measure that we have put forward to increase police powers or sentences on offenders, to roll out…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanAs Home Secretary, my responsibility covers police forces in England and Wales only, but I have met senior police officers in Northern Ireland. They do a great job and, within the…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 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 thank my hon. Friend for welcoming me to his constituency over the weekend to meet Thames Valley police and his excellent police and crime commissioner, Matthew Barber. They are…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that Derbyshire is also a pilot force for hotspot patrolling and immediate justice. When it comes to hotspot policing, which we know works in…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI am grateful to the ACMD for its detailed report and its advice. Its input is an essential part of our decision-making. We have complete faith in the quality and rigour of its…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI thank my hon. Friend for the great campaign he has led, which is reflected in the decision we have made today to ban nitrous oxide. He has spoken passionately about the…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI am pleased to say that Northumbria is going to be one of the pilot forces, both for hotspot patrolling and immediate justice. Specified funding will be rolled out across the…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanWe want to ensure that sufficient resource is available to local authorities and police forces so that they can take meaningful steps to sanction those involved in antisocial…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe right hon. Gentleman talks about fraud. The data collection only changed to start counting fraud over the past 10 years, which is why we refer to the fall in crime in the way…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend raises a very good point, because his question highlights the gross failure of the Labour party. Labour Members are much more interested in letter writing campaigns…27 Mar 2023