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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Misdemeanours

Thursday 19 December 2024 · 3 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 3 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial Questions on Misdemeanours discussed steps to ensure effective prosecution of perpetrators.
  • Government committed to tackling criminality, including 13,000 more police officers and PCSOs on the beat.
  • Crown Prosecution Service provides early investigative advice to law enforcement to build strong cases.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Martin Vickers Con Brigg and Immingham
Policing & Resources Crime & Law Enforcement
Context

The question addresses concerns about the prosecution of minor offences that can significantly impact local communities.

Question

What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of perpetrators of misdemeanours. I thank the hon. Lady for that reply and I appreciate the additional resources, but what my constituents, and I am sure constituents up and down the country, want to see is robust effective policing and prosecution of what is low-level crime in the great scheme of things, but which can be a real curse, particularly on our housing estates.

Answer from Lucy Rigby

The Government are committed to tackling criminality of all types. We have set out our plan for change, which includes putting 13,000 more police officers and PCSOs on the beat, bringing back neighbourhood policing, and providing an additional £49 million of funding to help recruit and train more prosecutors next year.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The assurance requested about robust action was not provided with concrete details.

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Q2 Martin Vickers Con Brigg and Immingham
Crime & Law Enforcement
Context

The question follows up on the previous query, emphasizing constituents' desire for effective action against minor offences.

Question

I thank the hon. Lady for that reply and I appreciate the additional resources, but what my constituents, and I am sure constituents up and down the country, want to see is robust effective policing and prosecution of what is low-level crime in the great scheme of things, but which can be a real curse, particularly on our housing estates. Can the hon. Lady give an assurance to my constituents that there will be real robust and positive action?

Answer from Lucy Rigby

I can give that assurance. The hon. Gentleman calls this kind of crime low level, but I know from experiences in my constituency that these issues can affect daily life and really blight communities.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The assurance was given without specifying concrete actions or timelines.

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Q3 Ben Maguire Lib Dem North Cornwall
Crime & Law Enforcement Community Security
Context

The question addresses rising rural crimes including theft, drug trafficking by county lines gangs, and the recruitment of vulnerable children and elderly individuals.

Question

I wish you and your team, Mr Speaker, and everyone in the House a very merry Christmas, and I welcome the Solicitor General to her place. However, I am afraid that it will not be a merry Christmas for all my constituents. Rural crime in North Cornwall is on the rise, from rural theft to increased drug trafficking. County lines drug gangs are grooming and recruiting children as young as nine to traffic drugs, while elderly and vulnerable constituents have been cuckooed in their own homes by the gangs. What steps is the Solicitor General taking to work with the police to increase the number of prosecutions of the ringleaders of these ruthless gangs that blight our communities and expose our young people to violence and crime?

Answer from Lucy Rigby

The Crown Prosecution Service supplies early investigative advice to law enforcement agencies to build strong cases and ensure the robust prosecution of those involved in county lines. I am determined that we will continue to do everything we can to prevent young people from being drawn into crime and to stop this exploitation.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific steps taken with police for prosecutions were not detailed.

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