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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Jun 2018
Offensive Weapons Bill

"All of us on both sides of the House wish to see action taken to combat the scourge of violent crime, but a great many of my constituents have written to me expressing concerns about the inadvertent impact of the Bill particularly on rural sports, and the Home Secretary has …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jun 2018
Rural Crime and Public Services

"My hon. Friend describes her rural area, and of course, west Oxfordshire is also rural. We too are afflicted by the horrors of hare coursing, as well as by rural thefts and, more recently, by some well-publicised violent ATM thefts. It occurs to me that, although this is rural crime, …..."
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Written Question
Direct Selling
Monday 8th January 2018

Asked by: Robert Courts (Conservative - Witney)

Question to the Home Office:

What steps she is taking to tackle doorstep crime.

Answered by Ben Wallace

The Government set up the Joint Fraud Taskforce through which police, banks and trading standards work together to help protect vulnerable people from the fraudulent approaches made by doorstep criminals. The Banking Protocol, which helps bank staff recognise signs of fraud, such as unusually high cash withdrawals, has stopped over £9 million pounds from getting into criminal hands and led to over 100 arrests.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T9. While I am optimistic that the Government’s negotiation will in due course produce a wide-ranging deal with the EU, in the event of no deal, what thought has the Home Secretary given to ensuring the free flow of people, where desired, across borders, but also controlling them for the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. When I was a district councillor in West Oxfordshire, I helped to settle six Syrian refugee families in the area. I have seen those families regularly, and one of the most heartening things is how they have integrated in our society in terms of school places and employment. Will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
Health, Social Care and Security

"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Jun 2017
Terror Attacks

"I am fortunate to know the Muslim community in west Oxfordshire well, and I wonder whether the Home Secretary can provide further details of how the commission will work with local communities to our mutual benefit...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Unaccompanied Child Refugees

"When the former Prime Minister announced that Britain would take 20,000 Syrian refugees, West Oxfordshire district council led the way in laying out the scheme, quite contrary to what the hon. Member for Newport West (Paul Flynn) said. West Oxfordshire has taken six Syrian refugee families. I know that, because …..."
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