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Protection of Freedoms Bill

I am grateful to my hon. Friend—if I can call him that—for his comments. I shall quote from an article last week in the Batley and Birstall News:"““Sgt Chris Hughes from Batley Neighbourhood Policing Team said the cameras were a 'massive plus' for the police. He said: 'CCTV is independent evidence at the end of the day telling us exactly what's going on and whether someone should be charged with an offence or not. CCTV is a massive, massive investigation tool for the police. We rely on it for everything from street crime to terrorist activity and murder.'””" In supporting the new clauses and amendments tabled by my hon. Friends, I simply point out that the coalition agreement states clearly that the Government want to roll back ““state intrusion””. That sends a signal about a starting place which is not the starting place I am at.