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Protection of Freedoms Bill

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his welcome. One advantage of being in opposition, although there are not many, is that the right hon. Gentleman's Select Committee will not scrutinise me and my Department, as he will the Minister. There are occasional silver linings in what are very big clouds. My right hon. Friend asked a valid question about HMIC. He will know that the new clause was tabled prior to my elevation to this post and that it was my right hon. and hon. Friends who chose HMIC. It is important that HMIC looks at issues of police performance, one of which is the role of CCTV and its effectiveness in fighting crime. There may be other mechanisms to look at that, but I want to hear from the Minister a defence of CCTV. I am already getting a slight sniff that some coalition Members are not so supportive of CCTV.