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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 May 2018
Windrush

"I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s intervention, and I hope that, prior to the conclusion of my speech, another Member will intervene to give us that name.

Of course, it was not such a positive experience for every member of the Caribbean community who served in the British …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the calm tone he has struck in initiating the debate. Given the previous intervention, does he agree that it is important to remember that a Labour Government first coined the term “hostile environment”? [Interruption.]..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"My hon. Friend is laying out in useful terms the series of actions that the Government are taking. Does he feel, as I do, that the leadership provided by the new Home Secretary this morning will prove decisive? I have just come from the Chamber, where he said he will …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"I am grateful to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I am pleased to be able to speak in this important debate.

I will speak relatively briefly, but first I want to declare that I entirely support the sentiment of the petition. My constituency has a significant population with a …..."
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Written Question
Passports: Contracts
Wednesday 28th March 2018

Asked by: Leo Docherty (Conservative - Aldershot)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the new British blue passports are produced in the UK.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

There is no reason to require UK passports to be manufactured in the United Kingdom. Up to 20 per cent of blank passport books are currently produced in Europe with no security or operational concerns.

All passports are personalised with the holder’s details in the United Kingdom, meaning that no personal data leaves the UK. This will continue under the next passport contract.

Written Question
Police: Stun Guns
Wednesday 7th March 2018

Asked by: Leo Docherty (Conservative - Aldershot)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of equipping more police officers with Taser non-lethal weapons, and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Nick Hurd

We are committed to giving the police the necessary tools to do their job and TASER®, a form of conducted energy device (CED), provides officers with an important less-lethal, tactical option when facing potentially physically violent situations.

While its use must be in line with the Home Secretary’s authorisation of the device, the deployment of TASER® is an operational matter for Chief Officers. It is for them to determine the number of devices and specially trained officers based on their force assessment of threat and risk.

Written Question
Public Spaces Protection Orders
Wednesday 31st January 2018

Asked by: Leo Docherty (Conservative - Aldershot)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Public Spaces Protection Orders.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We have established an Anti-social Behaviour Advisory Group which provides a forum to discuss the use of anti-social behaviour powers with a range of police officers, local authorities, charities and government departments. We also published refreshed statutory guidance for frontline professionals on the use of these powers on 24 December 2017.

Written Question
Burglary
Monday 29th January 2018

Asked by: Leo Docherty (Conservative - Aldershot)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure police forces investigate household burglaries; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The Government is very concerned about burglary and the impact it has on individuals and communities. That is why we expect the police to take all reports of burglary seriously, to investigate and, where appropriate, to bring the offenders to court so that they can receive appropriate punishment.

Written Question
Police: Finance
Monday 11th December 2017

Asked by: Leo Docherty (Conservative - Aldershot)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the police funding formula.

Answered by Nick Hurd

We have yet to make any decisions about when to refresh the police funding formula. A new formula will not be introduced without a full public consultation.