Extracts from Commons proceedings - June 18
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 08:20
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on House of Lords:
Abolition Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston)
(Lab):...Appointment does not guarantee effective independence and
expertise any more than an election would preclude those qualities.
Crucially, all the positive qualities of the other place are
fatally compromised by the lack of democratic accountability. We
are saying to the public, “We trust you to decide our future
relationship with Europe; we trust you to elect MPs,...Request free trial
Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on House of Lords: Abolition
(Ellesmere Port and Neston)
(Lab):...Appointment does not guarantee effective
independence and expertise any more than an election would preclude
those qualities. Crucially, all the positive qualities of the other
place are fatally compromised by the lack of democratic
accountability. We are saying to the public, “We trust you to
decide our future relationship with Europe; we trust you to elect
MPs, councillors, Police
and Crime Commissioners and mayors, but we do not
think you are up to the job of electing an upper House.”
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Extract from Delegated
Legislation committee consideration of the Draft Police and
Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes
C, E, F, and H) Order 2018
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the
Home Department (Victoria Atkins):...The hon. Member for
Lincoln asked a question about resources that was echoed by the
hon. Member for Harrow West. I know that the order is not focused
on police resources, but with your consent, Mr Austin, I want to
talk about the fact that we have protected police funding since
2015. This year, after the Policing Minister spoke to every local
police force in the country, we have secured up to £460 million
more, with the help of Police and Crime Commissioners, to help
the police. The Home Secretary has announced his intention to look
at police resources as part of the comprehensive spending
review...
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