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HANSARDKnife CrimeThe Home Secretary flew to Brussels last night to participate in the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, the significance of which at this time I am sure colleagues across the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy right hon. Friend yet again attempts to skewer a Minister with a short, direct question. He knows that I must, and will, defend the independence of the judiciary, but my…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank my right hon. Friend for his kind words, and I am reminded of the many comments made about him in celebration of his recent knighthood. He makes an important point about…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank the hon. and learned Lady for her question. I understand there are reports of a stabbing in Glasgow last night, and I am sure the condolences of the House are with the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy right hon. Friend has made a very important point. The use of body-worn cameras enables officers to use their stop-and-search powers with even greater confidence than they had…07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMay I start by saying what an honour it is to be part of this debate on such an important day in our national and international calendar? I thank and pay tribute to my right hon.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am afraid that I am going to have to continue. My hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan) continued her campaign to encourage women who enjoy science, technology,…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe hon. Gentleman knows that I have often raised on the Floor of the House the use of reserves, because police reserves are made up of money that the taxpayer has given to police…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. One of the most successful parts of Operation Sceptre, the national weeks of action to which police forces throughout…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe hon. Lady will know that London is seeing a reorganisation at operational level of how it is policed. I am sure she has made those representations to the Mayor of London, who…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeWe looked at this issue in detail in the preparation of the Offensive Weapons Bill and we have maintained the mandatory minimum sentence of six months. There are colleagues across…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeAs I say, the Home Secretary has his meetings with the chief constables. I hesitate to give the House a diary of my engagements in the next couple of weeks, but I am meeting…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, although I might not have employed all the language that he used. Yesterday’s meeting was not a crisis meeting; it was part of a…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy hon. Friend understands the value that PCSOs can bring to their local communities, not least because they can often be a very good way of engaging with young people who may be…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI take the right hon. Lady’s point about meetings and summits and so on. As she knows, the way in which we get things moving in Whitehall and then across local government and…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI very much will. I was delighted to visit my hon. Friend’s Erewash constituency recently to see the use of a scheme called Radio Link, which helps to co-ordinate the activities…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady, and we of course echo her condolences to the grieving family. She is absolutely right that probation needs to be part of the answer. We…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI most certainly can confirm that, and I encourage all constabularies that are taking part in Operation Sceptre events in the coming weeks to use amnesties as part of their…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe hon. Lady knows that I represent a rural constituency. She is absolutely right to emphasise the fact that this issue not only affects the larger urban areas, but is reaching…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe hon. Gentleman rather highlights the reason we changed the voluntary guidance for police officers, in that we do not believe that a one-size-fits-all approach helps. Listening…07 Mar 2019