Written Question
Monday 27th June 2016
Asked by:
Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local police forces have sufficient resources and powers to deal with the misuse of scrambler bikes on public roads.
Answered by Mike Penning
The police already have the power under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles, including motorcycles. This can be as a result of using a vehicle in a careless and inconsiderate manner, contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, and in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public.
How the police enforce the law and how they deploy their available resources is the responsibility of individual Chief Officers, taking into account the specific local problems and demands with which they are faced.
Written Question
Monday 13th June 2016
Asked by:
Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the family reunification process for unaccompanied children in Europe with family in the UK.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Government continues to work with key EU Member States to ensure the Dublin Regulation family reunification process works effectively.
Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and we have seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process. The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and of the family reunion process.
We are also providing support to the Dublin Units in Greece and Italy bilaterally and through European Asylum Support Office. On 4 May we announced the Government will work with local authorities on plans to resettle unaccompanied children from Europe. We are looking to transfer children who were already present in Europe before the EU-Turkey deal came into force on 20 March, where it is in their best interests.
We will work closely with local authorities to implement this initiative. It is important that we ensure we fulfil our obligations to children who are already in the UK, as well as ensuring we have the right support for those who may be brought to the UK from Europe. We will also consult relevant Non-Governmental Organisations, the UNHCR, UNICEF and Member States.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Hillsborough
"The verdicts yesterday are momentous and long overdue, and I join other Members in paying tribute to the campaigners, families, friends and survivors of what happened in Hillsborough. I warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s statement and the incredibly powerful response from my right hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (Andy …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Immigration Bill
"First, I should refer to my relevant entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: last October, I visited Jordan with Oxfam, making a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp. I join others in paying tribute to my noble Friend Lord Dubs, who is a living success story of how …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Has the Minister had a chance to look at the report by the International Development Committee, which praises the work being done in the region, and urges the Government to reach a rapid decision on the proposal by Save the Children that we should take 3,000 children from Europe?..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Merseyside police have done fantastic work over the past decade or so in tackling hate crime. Does the Minister understand that there is real concern that the likely impact of spending cuts in the spending review could make it a lot harder for Merseyside police to maintain that brilliant work?..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
Policing
"I welcome today’s debate. Policing is a major concern in my constituency and across Merseyside. The motion moved by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) sets out the key areas. It mentions the loss of 17,000 police officers since 2010—in Merseyside alone, we have lost 1,000. …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
Policing
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Our right hon. Friend the shadow Home Secretary was right to remind the House that PCSOs were a major reform under the noble Lord Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, of the nature of policing in this country, and it is a great shame to …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
Policing
"My hon. Friend has made that excellent point already, and it is made even more emphatically by his repeating it. He is absolutely right.
The consequence is striking. Over the last five years, Merseyside has lost one in five of its police officers, whereas Surrey has lost just 1%, and …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I echo what the Minister said about the tragedy in Merseyside last week, but I disagree profoundly with his description of Jane Kennedy’s comments as “scaremongering”. The impact on Merseyside of the proposed changes to the police grant will be very damaging. Will he meet her and Merseyside Members to …..."Stephen Twigg - View Speech
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