Crime & Law Enforcement
Crime rates, specific crimes, law enforcement, prosecution
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 208PMQs 2026-09-02
Thank you, Mr Speaker, and welcome back. I also welcome the Prime Minister to his role. We have many shared passions—sport, music, and a deep sense of community. I know we both have a strong desire to...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Over the past week, rules and regulations have come understandably under sharp focus, but even more important than rules and regulations is the law. On that topic, I believe there are a number of thin...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Since Labour taking over, that number has dropped by over 2,000 officers. The Leader of the Opposition highlighted this Government's failure to defend us internationally. Today, I have highlighted the...
PMQs 2026-07-08
That is the impact his policy is having on victims. He refuses to apologise, but why is he pursuing a policy that he must know is both wrong and dangerous?...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Will the Deputy Prime Minister apologise to the victims of the rapists, sexual predators and paedophiles that he is planning to release early?...
PMQs 2026-07-01
A former Member of this House was convicted for horrific child sexual abuse against two girls. In many cases, Pakistani-heritage grooming gangs were responsible while institutions turned a blind eye. ...
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The hon. Member expressed satisfaction that the Met police implemented a stolen handset blacklist following advice, reducing mobile thefts by nearly half. He urged the Prime Minister to reclassify soc...
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I know that the Deputy Prime Minister has struggled with police visibility. London will be less safe because of the Government's police cuts and Sadiq Khan's decision last week to block a key contract...
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I, too, wish to pay tribute to Jo Cox and her family, and to the commitment in her name that we tackle division and extremism. We saw extremism play out on the streets of Belfast last week—a pogrom wh...
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If any member of the public wishes to visit a major sporting or music event, they can expect to be searched on the way in. If they bring a bottle of water, the lid will be taken. If they order a drink...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1914Croydon Crown Court: Backlogs
I visited Croydon Crown court recently and saw at first hand the impact that the delays are having on victims. Backlogs across London have increased by 122% over the last decade, which is having a par...
Probation Early Release: Residential Properties
Properties such as rundown B&Bs have long been used as houses in multiple occupation for services such as probation, and councils in large metropolitan areas use them for adult and children's social s...
Reoffending Reduction Programmes
From 26 October, Labour's new respect orders will mean that those persistently involved in antisocial behaviour in Ealing Southall can be required to attend drug and alcohol rehab to reduce reoffendin...
Topical Questions
The Links Group has highlighted the link between animal harm and domestic abuse for 25 years. Will the Minister agree to meet me and the Links Group to draw on their expertise to help prevent avoidabl...
Topical Questions
I visited Newcastle Crown court before the summer recess, where I learned that the backlog of cases had reached an unprecedented high. As we have heard, measures such as the blitz courts in Teesside, ...
Violence against Women and Girls: AI-based Crime
The Government have committed themselves to making misogyny an aggravated offence, but will the Minister go further and commit herself to making misogyny a hate crime?...
Violence against Women and Girls: AI-based Crime
Will the Minister look at Harmony's petition, in which she calls on the Government to look into how domestic abusers are able to perpetuate their abusive behaviour from within prison, and also to revi...
Youth Offending
Will the Minister assure me that the justice system is robust enough to punish every individual involved in that reckless behaviour?...
Youth Offending
Would my hon. Friend agree that a new youth hub in Plas Madoc would go a long way to addressing this problem?...
Croydon Crown Court: Backlogs 2026-09-15
Will the Minister consider listening to Liberal Democrat calls to abandon plans to restrict trial by jury and instead create specialist sexual offence and domestic abuse courts to expedite sensitive c...