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Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 96 — Retention and destruction of samples etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: We have brought forward measures that were not only debated in Parliament, but subject to considerable debate outside Parliament. There has been a long consultation with the public on the measures, and over that time scale additional research has been undertaken, so we cannot be accused of seeking a blank cheque or pushing through measures. Nor can we be accused of proceeding with indecent...

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 96 — Retention and destruction of samples etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 40.

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 96 — Retention and destruction of samples etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: The amendments were supported by the Government in the other place and are the result of listening to the debates that have taken place in this House and in Committees of both Houses, including the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. Over the summer, we considered those views carefully, and the responses received to the Home Office...

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 27 — Increase in penalty for offence (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: By removing clause 27, I hope we are not sending out the message that the offence in question is not a serious matter. People should not assume that because we are not seeking to escalate the fine, this is not serious. The police have a range of powers and we work with them not only on training, but on revising existing guidance. The powers are there to be used, and we want to ensure that...

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: With the leave of the House, I would like to respond briefly to colleagues' comments. First, I share the view of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane) that this is an important measure, but it has been a learning experience for us all. Even today, we have seen disagreement on some aspects—but, I hope, a broad acceptance of the Bill's importance. My right hon....

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 27 — Increase in penalty for offence (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 25.

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 27 — Increase in penalty for offence (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: The Government have made a number of amendments to the alcohol provisions in response to the concerns that were expressed in both this House and in the other place. Amendment 25 removes clause 27 because the current maximum fine has never been imposed. We therefore accept that the clause is unnecessary. Amendments 26 and 27 amend clause 31 to allow the police to take a young person home or to...

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: I beg to move, that this House agrees with Lords amendment 6.

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: Amendments 6 to 15 respond to the concerns raised during the debates in this House about the potential scope of clause 13. Broadly, the amendments mean that it will be an offence to pay for sex with someone who has been subject to exploitative conduct of a kind likely to induce or encourage them to provide the sexual services. A person engages in exploitative conduct if he practices any form...

Thames Valley Police (3 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Sheridan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Benyon) on securing the debate and on the way in which he has raised what is clearly a serious and important constituency matter for him. There are strict limitations on what I am able to say to the hon. Gentleman today, but at least he has had the opportunity to raise in...

Thames Valley Police (3 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: I suppose we can conclude that however frustrated the hon. Gentleman is about the process, there was a written response. I shall go on to how he might want to seek redress if he is not satisfied when he reflects upon how the whole process has been handled. Of course, as the chief constable made clear, Mr. Fidler may wish to seek redress on the matter by obtaining legal advice. I understand...

Thames Valley Police (3 Nov 2009)

Alan Campbell: I understand that. Standing up for people is a key part of what Members do. The hon. Gentleman is doing that, and there is some force in his argument. Whether the issue concerns public organisations or not, active and committed Members of Parliament such as him have a right to raise these matters. However, it is not for Ministers to second-guess decisions or to comment on procedures if the...

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: This has been a useful and wide-ranging debate, and it was enriched by Members' constituency experiences. I hope that they were not experiences such as the case of Fiona Pilkington— the hon. Member for Bosworth (David Tredinnick) mentioned that—although such experiences do remind us of what can happen in extreme cases, when agencies that people rely upon let them down. It has also...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: The £5 million small retailers capital grants fund will help secure small independent retail shops in areas that are at most risk of crime. There are no plans to extend the scheme, but other aspects of the retail crime action plan are helping to tackle retail crime in every area.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: The criteria for the scheme were deprivation, crime rates and the proportion of the small retailers that we were most interested in helping. The criteria were agreed by the retail crime steering group, and the FSB is not only an active member, but it agreed with the criteria and the principle. I should point out that Chingford, which is part of the seat of the hon. Gentleman's right hon....

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: I commend my hon. Friend on the inventive way in which he got the Forensic Science Service into his question. However, I point out to him that, if we are to ensure that there is a service to support not only business but the whole community in the fight against crime, we must have an efficient and effective service. That is what the transformation programme is all about.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: It is essential that we have schemes, such as that which the hon. Gentleman mentioned, to ensure that crime does not get out of control. However, he will know that the transformation programme took all those issues into consideration, and the model that the Forensic Science Service is moving to will ensure that it provides throughout the country the efficient and effective service for which...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: The reality is that the numbers fluctuate, but I take the hon. Gentleman's point, which is that this is a very serious issue. That is why we are working with the industry, the trade unions and the police to do everything we can to tackle the problem of cash-in and vehicle crime. We are working to design out crime to make it more difficult for people to break into the vans and to ensure that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: We have changed the guidelines on penalty notices. We are saying that they must be used more proportionately, and only for first offences. However, I shall look into the hon. Lady's specific point just in case we need to make further changes.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (26 Oct 2009) has video

Alan Campbell: We continue to take this important issue seriously. It is extremely difficult to establish the true number of people involved because of the nature of the crime, but we work with our colleagues internationally as well as with agencies in the United Kingdom, and we are trying hard to obtain an accurate figure.