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HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI am afraid the litany of ridiculous policy announcements by Labour is reaching record levels. I mean, we only have to look at the last two days. A period of silence from the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI urge the PCC to take heed of my hon. Friend’s warning and advice. The Government, through our safer streets fund, have awarded the South Yorkshire police area over £4 million in…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI was very pleased to join my hon. Friend in Southend, and to meet her chief constable and the office of the PCC. She is right that the success of Operation Union has helped to…18 Sept 2023HANSARDIrregular Migration: Channel CrossingsThe reality is that we need a robust and honest approach to dealing with this problem. Opening our doors to thousands of migrants from the EU is not the solution. We need a…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionWe take these matters incredibly seriously. That is why my right hon. Friend the Policing Minister met the Co-op and other major retailers recently to discuss this issue in…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionI am incredibly proud of the increased resources for policing, the increased powers for policing, with the 20,000 new officers on the frontline that the Government have delivered…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionMy hon. Friend has been an indefatigable champion for his community, and I very much enjoyed joining him at his local police station to meet his excellent chief constable, Mark…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionThe hon. Member is absolutely right—online crime and fraud has become a grave feature of today’s criminality. That is why our fraud strategy is all about targeting this emerging…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourOn 27 March, the Government announced the antisocial behaviour action plan, backed by £160 million of new funding. Police and crime commissioners are being supported to increase…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionOur communities are safer than in 2010, with overall crime on a like-for-like basis down by 54%. We have put 20,000 more police officers on our streets—a record number—which is…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCrime ReductionMy hon. Friend is quite right. We pay the police to fight crime. Whether that is to focus on the antisocial behaviour, the nuisance bikers or the burglaries he mentioned, they are…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourUnfortunately—it is incredibly tragic—the Scottish National party’s obsession with separatism has led to the highest number of alcohol and drug-related deaths in Europe on their…18 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will make a short topical statement. The range of threats our country faces is ever evolving, so I want to set out what we are doing to get ahead of it. We have refreshed our…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationThe safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers in our care is of paramount importance at the Home Office. We expect high standards from all our providers, and we have robust…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationThe asylum accommodation support contracts ensure the provision of safe, habitable, fit-for-purpose and correctly equipped accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. The…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationI have had several discussions with my right hon. Friend about the proposed asylum accommodation at Scampton. I thank him for his very energetic campaigning on behalf of his…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationI am somewhat surprised by the hon. Gentleman’s change of tune: he is on the record in the media as supporting our use of the barge, so a change of heart is welcome. We have…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourThe behaviour of nuisance riders, or boy racers—whatever we want to call them—is antisocial behaviour plain and simple. It is criminal, it can be harassing, it can bring fear to…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationAs I said, the safety of all of those in our care is a priority for the Home Office, and the standard of habitation—whether that is in our asylum accommodation estate more…18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI am delighted that my hon. Friend has been able to work closely with her excellent police and crime commissioner, Andrew Snowden, who is another example of effective leadership…18 Sept 2023