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HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingThe hon. Member raises an important issue. That co-ordination between police and mental health services can be crucial in some of the most serious cases, where people are a danger…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingI have long been a strong supporter of the Elizabeth medal. I pay tribute to Bryn Hughes and others for their work campaigning for recognition for police officers and other…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingI welcome the points the hon. Member makes. To tackle shoplifting, we need to ensure that strong enough laws and policing partnerships are in place, and that we do prevention and…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingThe hon. Member is right that off-road bikes are a total nightmare in some communities. I have talked to residents who have been driven mad by the scourge of dangerous off-road…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOrganised immigration crime puts lives at risk and threatens our border security. We have agreed a new anti-smuggling action plan with our G7 partners to strengthen collaboration…21 Oct 2024HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleKnife crime takes far too many young lives in this country, so the Government have set a mission—not just for the Government but for policing and local communities right across…21 Oct 2024HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I know that she has championed that issue over many years. The Young Futures programme will include youth hubs to draw together services…21 Oct 2024HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeoplePolice and crime commissioners have a crucial role to play as part of the mission to reduce serious violence, as do local authorities. The hon. Lady is right that local…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe former Home Secretary—the current shadow Home Secretary—now seems to be admitting to the totally chaotic state of asylum accommodation finances. He had to continually seek…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government have already been putting in place the funding to try to make good the total chaos that the right hon. Member’s Government left us with. They spent £700 million to…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI gently remind the hon. Member that his party’s Government failed to review the funding formula for very many years. However, he is right that the issues of rural and urban areas…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the right hon. Lady on her new position. It is a great job, and I look forward to giving evidence to her as she did to me—we will see what price I have to pay as…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the impact assessment is provided by the Home Office, and what we inherited from the previous Government was not simply the incredibly costly…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. To tackle the chaos in the asylum system the rules need to be properly respected and enforced. That is why we have increased by more than…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met the IOPC chair to talk through the issues facing that body. The hon. Gentleman is right that we need to speed up the decision-making process. He will also recognise…21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that in this country we have operational independence for the police, and independence for the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts. I strongly…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Drug dealing, drug misuse and other forms of antisocial behaviour and crime are a real challenge in many communities. First, we need to…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. This is a challenge we are facing across the country. The proportion of people saying that they barely ever see the police is now nearly…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingMy hon. Friend is right that we now have thousands fewer police officers and PCSOs on the streets than we had a decade ago. This includes the previous Government halving the…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI thank the right hon. Member for her tributes to David Amess and Jo Cox, and I join her in those tributes. David’s family will be very much in our hearts as we remember him…14 Oct 2024