Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

John Pugh Excerpts
Monday 27th January 2014

(10 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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This issue is of concern for hon. Members on both sides of the House. The Government are looking at the most appropriate way for us to provide support and enhance the support we are already giving. As I said in answer to the right hon. Lady’s first question, I am working with the Foreign Secretary, and announcements will be made in due course. She wants an answer from me today, but I can assure her that she will have a response from the Government in advance of the House considering the Opposition motion on Wednesday.

John Pugh Portrait John Pugh (Southport) (LD)
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T4. My constituent, Rebecca Holmes, was murdered by an abusive ex-partner while under the protection of the police. We have waited two years for an Independent Police Complaints Commission report in order to learn the lessons. Can the Minister do anything to hurry such reports along, or at any rate to monitor how slowly they go?

Damian Green Portrait The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (Damian Green)
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As my hon. Friend knows, the Government have given the IPCC extra resources and extra powers so it can carry out its work more efficiently. It is independent, so it would be inappropriate for me to comment on individual cases, but if he would like to send me more details, I will happily take up the general point with the IPCC.