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HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMy hon. Friend is exactly right that we need the police back on the streets. Let us be honest: everyone can see this in their community. People know. Conservative Members may…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillStill no apology for the deep damage the Conservatives have done. Let us be clear: they halved the number of PCSOs, and they cut the number of neighbourhood police officers,…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThat is an interesting point. It has been raised with us by the coalition against knife crime that we have formed, bringing together campaigning families and campaigning networks…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Crime and Policing Bill will make our streets safer, put neighbourhood policing back at the heart of communities after…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMy hon. Friend is right: neighbourhood policing is crucial, but neighbourhood policing teams have been decimated, and even those that remained were often abstracted or merged with…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillLocal police stations are a matter for local forces, but they can be a central part of neighbourhood policing, which, sadly, has been heavily cut back in recent years. In fact, in…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI will give way first to my hon. Friend and then to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty).10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWe have had discussions with Northern Ireland Ministers, and I am happy for them to continue. I am very conscious of the time, and I know that many Members wish to speak, so I…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMy hon. Friend is right. To tackle this devastating crime, we must address prevention, whether online or in the community, and access to weapons. There is also the response when…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Too often antisocial behaviour is dismissed as a low-level crime, yet it can make people’s lives a complete misery. That is why we…24 Feb 2025HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourWe need stronger action against antisocial behaviour, whether that involves havoc in town centres, off-road bikes or nuisance neighbours making the community’s lives a misery.…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this matter, for both Basingstoke and towns right across the country. Town centres were blighted by a 60% increase in shop theft in the two years…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCounter-terrorismWe are clear that we need to tackle extremist and terror threats wheresoever they are found, which includes making sure that we have strengthened border security. That is why we…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCounter-terrorismWe are clear that the primary domestic terrorist threat comes from Islamist terrorism, which comprises three quarters of the MI5 caseload and 64% of those in custody for…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. “My son didn’t stand a chance.” Those were the heartbreaking words of Pooja Kanda, whose teenage son Ronan was fatally stabbed in 2022. His teenage killers…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will just point out to the hon. Gentleman that his party had 14 years to address all the things he is so concerned about now. This Government have increased funding for policing…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will just point out to the shadow Home Secretary that when the Conservatives were in government, we saw that many people arrive in the space of just over 100 days, because they…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can reassure the hon. Member that dangerous and antisocial behaviour involving e-bikes will be covered by the legislation we are introducing tomorrow to tackle vehicles and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI just say to the shadow Home Secretary that the Rwanda scheme ran for two years. It was running for two years—24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsExactly! All they managed to do—24 Feb 2025