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HANSARDPublic Confidence in PolicingI welcome the hon. Member to her acting role—I am not sure how long she is acting for. We have made clear what we believe the priorities should be for policing: neighbourhood…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It marks the start of 16 days of global activism on the issue. As part of the Labour Government’s…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We have already given the Met an additional £37 million this year, on top of what it was previously allocated. We also need to ensure that…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised CrimeThe Government are increasing funding for the National Crime Agency by £58 million next year, with £150 million over the next two years for the Border Security Command to tackle…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised CrimeI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Greater Manchester police and the National Crime Agency on that operation, which has made people safer on the streets of Rochdale. Tackling…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised CrimeI certainly welcome the work that has been done to tackle the gangs the right hon. Gentleman refers to. Such crimes have a huge impact on communities. We need the National Crime…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSerious and Organised CrimeThe hon. Gentleman will know that we set out very swiftly the response to the accountability review. That included a series of measures not just on anonymity, but on strengthening…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresToo many town centres and high streets have been hit in recent years by soaring levels of shoplifting and street crime, and damaging antisocial behaviour, at the same time as…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresMy hon. Friend is exactly right, and I congratulate her on standing up for her town centre. When town centre crime gets out of control, it impacts on local businesses and local…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. As well as our plans to increase neighbourhood policing and introduce respect orders, we are going to get rid of the ludicrous £200…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the shadow Home Secretary for his opening words. I think he described his time in the Home Office as his best ministerial job ever. Given that he was Chief Secretary to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresMy hon. Friend makes an important point; I can tell him that we have already provided Met Police with an initial £30 million this year to fund the police pay increase that was not…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresThe hon. Member is right that sometimes it is a small minority who are making life a total nightmare for everyone else. The current antisocial behaviour injunctions just are not…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSeriously, what a lot of chaos! Highest level on record: that was the six months of the last Conservative Government, while the right hon. Gentleman was in government. In fact,…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresThe hon. Member makes an important point: there are often additional challenges for rural areas or areas where neighbourhood police may have to travel, and it is important that we…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have to tell the hon. Member that unfortunately the previous Government cut asylum decision making by 75% in the run-up to the election, and they took away caseworkers. That is…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s constituent Tracy for campaigning in memory of Cameron. Too many young lives are being lost. That is why we are setting up the Young Futures…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. There is a serious problem of injunctions, non-molestation orders and protection orders not being treated properly. That is why we are…25 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformThis Government have set out their safer streets mission, which is committed to reducing violence against women and girls and knife crime, and restoring confidence in our police…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice RemunerationI would like to provide clarification on the written statement I made on 29 July 2024 (HCWS36). I stated that London allowance for officers appointed on or after 1 September 1994…05 Nov 2024