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HANSARDDraft Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am pleased to present to the House the draft Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. The regulations do not introduce any new policy, but in common with…22 Jan 2019HANSARDVandalismI am sorry to hear about the experiences in the hon. Lady’s constituency and I hope that she will therefore be supporting the Government’s funding settlement, which is coming…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsI am delighted to endorse the work of Redthread, a charity we support not just in the midlands, but in London and Nottingham. I have been delighted to visit accident and emergency…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsI thank the hon. Lady for her continued focus on modern slavery. She is absolutely right that this is not just about policing, although of course that is a vital part of our…21 Jan 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeI am pleased that the hon. Lady recently met my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary to discuss this issue. As she will know from the serious violence strategy, the taskforce and…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her great example of cross-party consensus, which is very much to be welcomed at the moment. It is great to hear that she welcomes the introduction of…21 Jan 2019HANSARDVandalismI am sure that the whole House is sorry to hear about that appalling incident, and I fully understand the distress that it must have caused my hon. Friend’s constituents. Everyone…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsVery much so. The Bill is just part of our response to tackling domestic abuse; there is a range of non-legislative measures as well. Including emotional abuse in the definition…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsWe have provided £3.6 million for a new national county lines co-ordination centre to enhance the intelligence picture and to support efforts to identify and safeguard victims.…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsI thank the hon. Lady for her assiduous focus on this important topic. I am grateful to her for her work on the Youth Violence Commission. We are due to consult on the public…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsThe hon. Lady will know that we have recently announced an independent review of the 21st-century drugs market. Indeed, only last week I had the pleasure of visiting a drug…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs OperationsThe hon. Lady will know that we are very conscious of the impact that mental health issues can have, not only on the immediate victims of serious violence but, of course, in…21 Jan 2019HANSARDVandalismWe have reformed and strengthened the powers available to local areas to tackle antisocial behaviour, including vandalism, through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing…21 Jan 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeWe launched the serious violence strategy last year; it has culminated in detailed work, stretching across Government. It includes the Offensive Weapons Bill and the serious…21 Jan 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeI am delighted that the hon. Lady has taken that approach in her constituency. I have to say that the Government are very much leading on it. I am delighted, for example, that the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this point, and I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, for whom this Bill and helping victims of…21 Jan 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeI congratulate police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne; it is always a pleasure to work with her. That was one of 29 projects awarded a total of nearly £18 million from the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeI am delighted that Essex is one of 29 projects across the country that have received money under the early intervention youth fund. The project in Essex will help to support the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2018In the spirit of good will in this new year, I will not disagree with the hon. Gentleman, although I of course reserve the right to campaign robustly in any future mayoral…08 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under your…08 Jan 2019