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HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his impassioned question. He will know, from the discussions we have constantly on this topic, that the Home Office is a team. Colleagues will have…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersMy right hon. Friend brings a frankness to the debate which, if I may say so, does not recognise shades of grey. For example, a young man who my right hon. Friend the Minister for…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersThese orders are preventive orders. They can be applied for before a child is convicted of carrying a knife. They can also be used after conviction. For example, the young man…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersA total of 65% of those who are caught under the minimum mandatory sentence legislation receive terms of immediate imprisonment, but that is always at the discretion of the court.…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersIt was a pleasure to address the hon. Lady at the all-party group on knife crime last week, when we were providing a little more detail on what we are doing to tackle serious…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersLet me say what a pleasure it was to visit Cumbria on Thursday. I made only a fleeting visit through the hon. Gentleman’s constituency on my way to Copeland, where I discovered…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersWhether there will be more police officers on the beat in my hon. Friend’s constabulary is a matter for his police and crime commissioner. We have quite rightly devolved decisions…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend, and that sounds like a great charity. Through our various funds we are supporting large and small charities. The knife-crime community…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI assume the hon. Gentleman has read the serious violence strategy. He will see in that the ways in which Home Office officials have analysed the data and set out the chief…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has indeed campaigned so much, not just on serious violence in general, but on county lines in particular, representing as he does an…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersAcross the course of human behaviour, no one can guarantee that gang members will not come to view orders in that way. However, I must point out that one of the strongest parts of…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I note that he represents Cheltenham, which plays such an important part in our national security. We have invested £1.4 million in a…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersWe have the vote tomorrow, and I assume the hon. Gentleman will vote in support of the police settlement grant, which will give £970 million to policing. I hope he will put his…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI thank my hon. Friend, who absolutely sums up the situation. This is but one part of the Offensive Weapons Bill, which is but one part of our overall strategy. We have never…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentAs this Bill passes through pre-legislative scrutiny, but also through this House and the other place, I hope the message will go out to people who are not perhaps as passionate…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentAs always, I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady. Indeed, I should call her my hon. Friend, as she and I are agreeing furiously on the hope and aspiration that those who can…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Indeed, I find myself being held to account by him in pretty much all of my portfolio. On the territory of the Bill, I draw the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentHome should be a place of safety and love, and yet for 2 million people in this country a year, that is not the case. That is why we are introducing this unprecedented Bill, to…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentThe landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill, which we published last week, will help to transform the response to these horrific crimes. It is aimed at supporting victims and their…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentI absolutely understand the hon. Gentleman’s feelings and his reasons for raising that point. At the risk of being legalistic, the Supreme Court judgment was advisory because of…30 Jan 2019