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Neighbourhood Policing — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that question and will of course join him in congratulating Northamptonshire police. I should add that his force is not the only one increasing recruitment and the number of crimes it is solving. Sometimes, listening to Opposition Members, one could think that the police were not doing the fantastic duty that they are; I urge Opposition Members to take the time sometimes to congratulate them on the phenomenal job they do.
Residency Rights (EU Nationals) — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What her policy is on the residency rights of EU nationals (a) during any transitional phase and (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate the comment that the hon. and learned Lady has made, and will certainly feed that through. Obviously, we are in negotiations at the moment; when they end, we will know exactly what the system will be.
Residency Rights (EU Nationals) — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What her policy is on the residency rights of EU nationals (a) during any transitional phase and (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): Negotiations are progressing well. We are clear that, as our offer outlines, when we leave the European Union we will ensure that European citizens in this country have the same rights as British citizens. I am just disappointed that the right hon. Lady is not as focused on the rights of British citizens, both here and abroad.
Refugee Family Reunions — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Government Operations
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a good point. His county council in Kent is doing some fantastic work, and there are councils around the country making offers to do similar work. It would be good to see more councils coming forward to do that work, and I will be speaking to the Local Government Association this week about that very issue.
Motorcycle and Moped-enabled Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): We recently brought together motorcycle insurance industry leaders, law enforcement partners, the Local Government Association, charities and representatives from the motorcycle-riding community to have a full and open discussion about the issue. All parties agreed to work together to devise a comprehensive action plan to tackle this type of crime. As a first step, we have announced a review of the law, guidance and practice surrounding police pursuits and response driving.
Motorcycle and Moped-enabled Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman will be aware that we do not have operational control over what goes on in his constituency; what we do have is the ability to pull people together to get the right answers. This sort of evolving crime needs to be dealt with by bringing people together to find out the best way to address it. We need to be guided by the police and local authorities. I urge him to engage with that consultation so that we get the right answers for his constituents.
Motorcycle and Moped-enabled Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert James MacGillivray Neill (Conservative, Centre-right): In the course of the Home Secretary’s welcome review, will she undertake to get the message out that pretty cynical and street-hardened young people, such as some in my constituency, are taking off their helmets when the police appear on the scene because they believe that the police will not chase them under the current guidelines? The guidelines are utterly out of touch with reality and frustrate police officers who are trying to do their job. Will the review look at that specific issue?
Motorcycle and Moped-enabled Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for raising that point in his particularly distinct way. He is absolutely right—he has put his finger on it—that the police do have a concern and we are having the review to address that concern. I hope that I will be able to come back to him with some progress soon.
Motorcycle and Moped-enabled Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I share the hon. Lady’s concerns. We take this matter seriously and we must address it, particularly because such crimes tend to evolve and can hold a fashionable attraction for different communities. That is why we are having this review. That is why we are bringing together the different parties, and I urge her to engage with the process.
Asset Recovery Programme — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): Since 2010, we have recovered £1.4 billion under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 provides important new powers to improve the asset recovery system, such as unexplained wealth orders and the forfeiture of bank accounts. The Government are also implementing the recommendations of a 2016 Public Accounts Committee report, and our asset recovery action plan will be published by the end of the calendar year.
Asset Recovery Programme — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Serious criminals view prison as an occupational hazard, but they do not like it when law enforcement hits them in the wallet and goes after their illegally obtained assets. Will my right hon. Friend assure me and the House that the National Crime Agency will use the exciting new powers, including unexplained wealth orders, that it has been given?
Asset Recovery Programme — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. We are determined that unexplained wealth orders should be used not only by the NCA but by broader law enforcement to ensure that people have to prove where they got their wealth. Using that reverse burden of proof makes sure that we progress to taking an asset if a criminal’s wealth is unexplained and might have resulted from criminality.
Asset Recovery Programme — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman will be delighted to know—it might make him a bit happier—that that is why unexplained wealth orders, when applied to people outside the European economic area, have a lower burden of proof in court, so that we can freeze their assets and ensure that such people prove where they got their billions. We can then take the money and redistribute it back to the people who need it, either the law enforcement agencies or back to the countries from which they might have stolen it.
Asset Recovery Programme — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): I totally agree with the right hon. Gentleman. It is exactly our goal to keep all those measures, but there is another party on the other side of the negotiating table. We would like to keep those measures, and we will ask for that—perhaps he could ask them, too—and let us hope they give it to us.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker. The twitches are noted for future occasions In 2017, the taxpayer will invest more than £11 billion in our police system, an increase of more than £114 million on 2015. However, we recognise that demand on the police is changing, and we are very sensitive to the pressure they are under. That is why we are reviewing demand and resilience, and we will consult on plans for the 2018-19 settlement before the end of the year.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I had a productive meeting with the chief constable and Commissioner Baird, and I have a good understanding of some of the policing challenges they face and of the historic ratio of precept funding to core grant funding. All I will say is that, as with every single force, we are reviewing the demands on Northumbria police and its resilience before we make decisions on the 2018-19 funding settlement, on which we will consult before the end of the year.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): We are not cutting. As I have made clear, the amount of taxpayers’ money going into the police system has gone up and individual police budgets are flat. The amount of funding for West Yorkshire police rose in 2015-16 by £3.7 million, and the force is sitting on £91 million of reserves, some 22% of revenue.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand the hon. Lady’s point. I am sure she is aware that we have a special grant pot, from which police forces can bid to cover significant, unexpected costs. A number of forces, including Lancashire, have put in bids to cover the costs of fracking protests. That is under review.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): We have not, and I do not necessarily think there is any link between a reduction in police numbers and the outcome in terms of the complex drivers of the crime that the hon. Lady mentioned. The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) is totally on top of this in terms of new legislation to ban the sale of zombie knives, for example. What I say, as a London MP, is that the budget for the Met is under review, as is that of every other force in the country, ahead of the 2018-19 funding settlement.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady will know, because her shadow Minister put it on the record last time, that police budgets have been protected in the round—that is the reality—but we recognise that demand on the police is changing. I echo the Home Secretary’s words: we are absolutely determined to make sure that the police have the resources they need to do the job properly, while continuing to support and challenge them to be more efficient and effective.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
James Whiteside Gray (Conservative, Centre-right): Wiltshire police force’s investigation into the pretty flimsy allegations against Sir Edward Heath—a matter to which I hope to return in topical questions, if I am lucky enough to catch your eye, Mr Speaker—has cost between £1.5 million and £2 million, depending on whom one listens to. Most of us think that is an idiotic waste of money. I am grateful to the Home Office for agreeing to pay £1.1 million of that, thereby relieving my constituents in terms of their council tax obligations, but if this is a national matter, why is the Home Office paying only £1.1 million and not the whole thing?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Government Operations
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand the strength of feeling from my hon. Friend on this matter. I can assure him that applications for grants and support for this inquiry went through all the normal processes, with the appropriate checks and balances on this.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Grace Ford (Conservative, Centre-right): Essex’s police service is doing an amazing job, but it is the second lowest funded in the country and our local policing precept is also very low. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Essex police on the job they do? Will he also be prepared to meet Essex MPs to discuss the possibility of increasing the local funding contribution, without the cost of a referendum?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that, and I join her in celebrating the success of Essex police. I have received representations from the Essex police and crime commissioner—now also the fire commissioner—and other commissioners about flexibility on precept funding, and that is all part of the analysis we are doing as we look to the settlement for next year. Of course, I would be delighted to meet Essex Members of Parliament.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Benjamin David Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): Antisocial behaviour and so-called low-level crime are a blight on Mansfield’s town centre, limiting investment and regeneration. Opposition Members are always keen to talk about budgets, which we know have risen, but it is not enough to throw money at a problem without having a plan. Will the Minister therefore tell me what proposals might come forward to try new methods of policing issues such as antisocial behaviour?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his question. I understand that antisocial behaviour, particularly in town centres, is a blight, not least on the economy. I think three things need to happen: the Government need to make sure local police forces have the resources they need; the local commissioner and the chief have to make sure they have a smart system for allocating resources to demand and local priorities; and the police have to be very smart in how they work in partnership with local agencies and local businesses to work together to confront those issues, which is exactly what I saw recently in Newcastle.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Stephen Daniel Double (Conservative, Centre-right): The Minister will be aware of proposals to merge Devon and Cornwall police with the Dorset police force. Will he reassure me that if that merger goes ahead, there will be no loss in funding and the funding for the new combined force will be at least equal to that which the two separate forces currently enjoy?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Government Operations
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand the point my hon. Friend is making on behalf of Cornwall. I have received representations on this potential merger, but there is no question of our imposing it; it has come out of the system and we will look at it, carefully examining the business case and indications of support from both parts involved in any merger, particularly Cornwall.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Kevin Paul Hollinrake (Conservative, Centre-right): The policing of shale gas protests in Kirby Misperton in my constituency is putting pressure on local budgets, but many of the protestors are connected to national campaigns. Will the Minister agree to a meeting with me and the police and crime commissioner, so that we can make our case on why the costs should be met with national funds rather than by local taxpayers?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I would feel frustrated and angry, as anyone else would. Government Members totally recognise the pressure that the police are under; in fact, I am currently concluding a process of speaking to or visiting every single police force in England and Wales, so I do not need any lectures on how pressured and stretched the police system is. We are listening and that is feeding into the work we are doing ahead of the consultation on the 2018-19 funding settlement. We are determined to make sure that the police have the resources they need to do the job, while we also continue to challenge them to be efficient and effective.
International Students — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Education
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government are working hard to continue to attract international students to study here in the UK. There is no limit on the number of genuine international students that educational institutions in the UK can recruit; nor do we intend to change that position.
International Students — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Education
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): The short answer is no. The hon. Gentleman might be a bit confused, because we have been clear all the way through that we want good, genuine international students here at good, genuine institutions. The Government should take great credit for shutting down bogus colleges, so that when students come here they know that they are going to a good, strong institution. They play an important part in our economy, and we encourage that to continue.
International Students — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Education
Questions: When international students come to the UK, what fees are they charged, and does the Department make a profit? The charge in a case of indefinite leave to remain is £2,297, but the cost to the Home Office is just £252. What kind of a racket is being run at the Home Office?
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): Obviously, as I said in answer to the first question from the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law), we continue to encourage international students to come here. It is good to see that universities in this country saw a 5% rise last year. That is good for the economy, good for universities and good for our society.
Border Facilities — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What contingency (a) funding and (b) planning her Department has for new customs check-points and other border facilities in the event that negotiations with the EU do not result in a deal.
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): We are confident that a positive deal can be reached, but we are of course preparing for every outcome. Although we cannot comment on the detailed planning, Departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach to the border, including for a possible no-deal scenario. Those options will be subject to the outcome of our negotiations with our partners in the EU.
Border Facilities — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What contingency (a) funding and (b) planning her Department has for new customs check-points and other border facilities in the event that negotiations with the EU do not result in a deal.
Peter William Bone (Conservative, Centre-right): The Minister is, as always, a happy and optimistic chap, but, obviously, we must plan for a no-deal situation. The only thing that disturbed me was that the Government seem to want it kept in secret. Would it not be nice if it was shared with the whole House, so that British business and other people would know what a no-deal situation looked like?
Border Facilities — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What contingency (a) funding and (b) planning her Department has for new customs check-points and other border facilities in the event that negotiations with the EU do not result in a deal.
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate my hon. Friend’s comments about my demeanour, and I will always try to remain optimistic and happy about the fact that we are focused on ensuring that we keep our borders secure and that we are ready for any outcome at the end of the negotiations.
Border Facilities — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What contingency (a) funding and (b) planning her Department has for new customs check-points and other border facilities in the event that negotiations with the EU do not result in a deal.
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): I am absolutely astonished that the hon. Lady has asked that question, bearing in mind that, over the weekend, it became clear that the Labour party is prepared to take a bad deal, or any deal, as opposed to a good deal. As the Prime Minister has outlined, it is absolutely right that we are optimistic and trying to achieve a deal that works for both the United Kingdom and our partners in Europe, but, at the same time, we must also do the job that we have been brought here to do, which is to prepare for all eventualities.
Knife Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): We all recognise the importance of dealing with knife crime, given the terrible impact that it can have on people’s minds. Our work to tackle it is centred on working on four key strands: on police and enforcement; on retailers and responsible sales; on the legislative framework; and on early intervention.
Knife Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Henry Bellingham (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Home Secretary for that reply. Does she agree that, one of the challenges here is that some of the most lethal knives are actually in people’s kitchens up and down the land, which makes them very difficult to regulate. On sentencing criminals, will she tell the House how many people have been convicted under the so-called Nick de Bois amendment of "two strikes and you’re out"?
Knife Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I share my hon. Friend’s concerns. That was exactly the right amendment and we need to ensure that it is enforced. I have also taken up the matter further with Nick de Bois, a former Member here, to see how we can implement it. He also drew attention to the importance of our £500,000 community fund, which enables local organisations to work with the community on early intervention to stop people picking up knives in the first place. That is available now, and I urge Members on both sides of the House to consider inviting local community organisations to apply for the fund.
Knife Crime — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I certainly agree that early intervention is critical. My conversations with chief constables and colleges led to that. We need to do more to ensure that young people realise the consequence of carrying knives, as well as the terrible impact it can have on them if they are seen to be carrying one. That is why we have introduced the community fund, for which I urge the hon. Lady and other hon. Members to consider applying.
Study Visas — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Education
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): Exit check analysis shows that 97% of students whose visas expired in 2016-17 were recorded as having left in time. That is good evidence that our reforms, from 2010 onwards, to tackle abuse in the education sector have worked.
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government have been clear that there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite or inspire. We are working closely with the industry, including through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, to encourage it to develop innovative solutions to tackle online radicalisation.
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2017-10-16
Topic: Technology
Wendy Morton (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Minister agree that some of the world’s leading internet companies could do more to ensure that the propaganda emanating from Daesh and others is taken down immediately and not allowed to poison not just vulnerable individuals, but young minds?