Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

John Bercow Excerpts
Monday 11th February 2013

(11 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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I say to my hon. Friend that the Government support the use of CCTV and that it can be a very important way of bringing criminals to justice. He may wish to speak to his police and crime commissioner, who will hold a new community safety budget, part of which they may wish to apply to support CCTV projects.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. The hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) gesticulating the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) in the direction of the Opposition Benches is a triumph, surely, of optimism over reality.

Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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Medway council is being developed as a regional CCTV hub, helping prevent crime and saving other councils money. What is the Minister’s policy on encouraging the development of CCTV hubs?