Sixteenth opposition day debate (part two). Closure motion. Agreed to on question. Main question negatived on division (206 to 304).

Sixteenth opposition day debate (part two). Closure motion. Agreed to on question. Main question negatived on division (206 to 304).

What did we do?

What did we do?

This has been an interesting debate with many contributions. I am particularly pleased that my hon. Friends, to a man and woman, have put forward the message that what we are seeing is very damaging to each and every one of our communities. My right hon. Friend the Member for...

This has been an interesting debate with many contributions. I am particularly pleased that my hon. Friends, to a man and woman, have put forward the message that what we are seeing is very damaging to each and every one of our communities. My right hon. Friend the Member for...

I will give way in a moment, because I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will put out a press release on what he says. It will come out how the loss of officers and staff in Cambridgeshire is impacting on the front line there. I was in Cambridgeshire yesterday,...

I will give way in a moment, because I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will put out a press release on what he says. It will come out how the loss of officers and staff in Cambridgeshire is impacting on the front line there. I was in Cambridgeshire yesterday,...

Before the hon. Gentleman gets on his high horse, I should say that I have not heard of the new rule that one has to let an MP know every time one visits friends. I went to see friends of mine in Cambridgeshire who happen to be police officers, and...

Before the hon. Gentleman gets on his high horse, I should say that I have not heard of the new rule that one has to let an MP know every time one visits friends. I went to see friends of mine in Cambridgeshire who happen to be police officers, and...

I will not give way, because I have only a couple of minutes. I normally would, as the hon. Gentleman knows. A point that has not yet hit home is that supported housing, domestic and sexual violence services and youth services—the community services that people depend upon—are all being cut....

I will not give way, because I have only a couple of minutes. I normally would, as the hon. Gentleman knows. A point that has not yet hit home is that supported housing, domestic and sexual violence services and youth services—the community services that people depend upon—are all being cut....

I will have a look at what the Home Secretary said, but I think all of us know that she is just going to plough on regardless of what the House of Lords has done. We have a Government who are playing fast and loose on crime, and who say...

I will have a look at what the Home Secretary said, but I think all of us know that she is just going to plough on regardless of what the House of Lords has done. We have a Government who are playing fast and loose on crime, and who say...

I beg to move,"That the Order of 19 January (Policing and Crime Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:""1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.""2. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.""3. The proceedings shall (so...

I beg to move,"That the Order of 19 January (Policing and Crime Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:""1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.""2. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.""3. The proceedings shall (so...

I have heard what hon. Members have said, and all that I would say is that this is a matter for the usual channels. No doubt there will be discussions on the points that have been made. I am grateful for the comments about the constructive way in which the...

I have heard what hon. Members have said, and all that I would say is that this is a matter for the usual channels. No doubt there will be discussions on the points that have been made. I am grateful for the comments about the constructive way in which the...

We do not have much time to speak on these matters, and as I will not be able to respond in detail to my hon. Friend's remarks, may I put on the record the fact that we will look at the issue of time limits and duration in respect of...

We do not have much time to speak on these matters, and as I will not be able to respond in detail to my hon. Friend's remarks, may I put on the record the fact that we will look at the issue of time limits and duration in respect of...

I wish to make a couple of quick points in the time available to me. I thank all the Members who have spoken, albeit briefly, because some important points have been made. I particularly thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith), because we have...

I wish to make a couple of quick points in the time available to me. I thank all the Members who have spoken, albeit briefly, because some important points have been made. I particularly thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith), because we have...

If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I shall continue. Firearms usage in the city centre dropped from eight incidents in July 2007 to one in September 2007, but again, after the injunctions were removed firearms usage increased, leading to a peak of nine incidents in May 2008. We thought...

If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I shall continue. Firearms usage in the city centre dropped from eight incidents in July 2007 to one in September 2007, but again, after the injunctions were removed firearms usage increased, leading to a peak of nine incidents in May 2008. We thought...

I beg to move, That the Order of 19 January (Policing and Crime Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: 1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted. 2. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table. 3....

I beg to move, That the Order of 19 January (Policing and Crime Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: 1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted. 2. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table. 3....

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on "A Surveillance Society?". (Relevant documents: Home Affairs Select Committee fifth report of session 2007-08 - HC 58 2007-08, the Government's Response Cm 7449, and the Information Commissioner's Response HC 1124 2007-08).

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on "A Surveillance Society?". (Relevant documents: Home Affairs Select Committee fifth report of session 2007-08 - HC 58 2007-08, the Government's Response Cm 7449, and the Information Commissioner's Response HC 1124 2007-08).

The hon. Gentleman is pushing it now. I have said that I will consider the idea and now he is trying to take me down the path of what I should decide. I need to consider the idea. Let me consider it and see whether we need to go anywhere...

The hon. Gentleman is pushing it now. I have said that I will consider the idea and now he is trying to take me down the path of what I should decide. I need to consider the idea. Let me consider it and see whether we need to go anywhere...

That is the second time that the hon. Gentleman has tried to push it. Steady on—let us just see. The commitment that I have made on this report is clear. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East knows, I am coming to the Committee the week after...

That is the second time that the hon. Gentleman has tried to push it. Steady on—let us just see. The commitment that I have made on this report is clear. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East knows, I am coming to the Committee the week after...

That might be different. Police officers have not raised that with me, but if it is a problem, we need to sort it out. Nevertheless, CCTV remains an important tool in the Government's crime fighting strategy. The identity card scheme has been specifically designed to provide a convenient and more...

That might be different. Police officers have not raised that with me, but if it is a problem, we need to sort it out. Nevertheless, CCTV remains an important tool in the Government's crime fighting strategy. The identity card scheme has been specifically designed to provide a convenient and more...

I am explaining the approach that the Government are taking with respect to the consultation. The hon. Gentleman knows that measures contained in the Policing and Crime Bill will give the Home Secretary the power to make orders by statutory instrument to change legislation to take account of the consultation....

I am explaining the approach that the Government are taking with respect to the consultation. The hon. Gentleman knows that measures contained in the Policing and Crime Bill will give the Home Secretary the power to make orders by statutory instrument to change legislation to take account of the consultation....

I thank my right hon. Friend. Having given a progress report, and if he and his Committee feel it appropriate, I am willing to talk to them. I shall take a few minutes to put some more formal remarks on record. I shall refer also to one or two other...

I thank my right hon. Friend. Having given a progress report, and if he and his Committee feel it appropriate, I am willing to talk to them. I shall take a few minutes to put some more formal remarks on record. I shall refer also to one or two other...

I hear such things as well. We are attempting to reduce bureaucracy, and if police do have to fill in 16-page forms to change a camera's direction, we need to look at that. However, when I have been in CCTV control rooms, including in my own area, someone has been...

I hear such things as well. We are attempting to reduce bureaucracy, and if police do have to fill in 16-page forms to change a camera's direction, we need to look at that. However, when I have been in CCTV control rooms, including in my own area, someone has been...