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HANSARDCrime LevelsI am extremely concerned to hear that. The Government are investing more than £48 million over the next 18 months to bolster capabilities to tackle economic crime through, for…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime LevelsI know that the hon. Lady met my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary recently to discuss issues in her constituency. She will be aware that, as part of our approach to tackling…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime LevelsCrimes traditionally measured by the independent crime survey for England and Wales are down by more than a third since 2010. The assessment by the Office for National Statistics…25 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this matter. Ketamine is just one of the new substances that we are seeing emerge on the street scene and that I was discussing…25 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingThe right hon. Gentleman will know that Lord Sumption in the Supreme Court described the disclosure and barring scheme as a “coherent scheme of legislation”. The reason for the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime LevelsI welcome the work of Active Communities Network, and I am delighted that the Home Office has helped to fund it previously to provide diversionary and outreach activities for…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingThere is a great debate in my home constabulary of Lincolnshire at the moment, which, although very rural, has its crime demands and faces similar pressures. The problem, as we…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingThe hon. Lady says, “Do it then.” We tried to do it in 2017 and sadly were not able to achieve that. We have tried since the general election to consolidate the formula as it is…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingThat is where the hon. Lady and I part in our political philosophy. There is no such thing as Government money; it is taxpayers’ money, collected centrally, that is paid to police…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingWe have been conscious of the impact that the rule changes would have on constabularies. That was discussed in 2016, I think, and there was an expectation that forces would be…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg) on securing this important debate, and I…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingI am conscious, Sir Edward, that the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby will want to respond, so forgive me if I race through. On serious violence, a great deal is being done…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingThere is still funding from central Government. We are concentrating on the direct funding formula for the force, but there are other ways in which police forces receive money to…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingYes!19 Feb 2019HANSARD Serious ViolenceI would be happy to.18 Feb 2019HANSARD Serious ViolenceI thank all Members who have spoken for their passionate and moving speeches, although I note—as I often need to—that the hon. Member for Lincoln (Karen Lee) has perhaps misjudged…18 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend. As I say, the organisation Women in the Fire Service does great work at local level in encouraging women to join the fire service. Again, as role…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusThe Home Office operates an immigration policy that supports women and children with insecure immigration status. Victims of domestic abuse who entered the UK as the partner of a…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusI would ask the hon. Gentleman to advise those working in the refuge to help the women he describes in seeking the destitute domestic violence concession. The point of that…07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesWe all enormously value the work of women and men employed by fire and rescue authorities who work to protect their communities. It is unacceptable that outdated practices exist…07 Feb 2019