Extract from oral
answer (Lords) on Rural Crime
(Con): My Lords, will the
Government encourage the very innovative ideas to combat rural
crime already being pursued by some Police and
Crime Commissioners to be taken up in other areas
of the country that are not at the moment following the example
of the commissioners who are doing an excellent job on this
front?
(Con): I agree; it may
be that Police and Crime
Commissioners should share their views on how to
deal with these things during the different kinds of
get-togethers that they have. That is something that I completely
agree with.
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Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road
Bikes
(Croydon Central)
(Lab):...People across the country raise the issue of off-road
bikes, which has a pernicious impact on communities. The vehicles
are loud and driven at great speed, causing great danger to other
people and to those riding them. They spray mud and dirt, upset
communities and ruin green spaces. It is a problem in the
north-east, which I visited with and , Labour’s excellent
Police and Crime
Commissioners there. There are also real problems with
stolen bikes, and the police are concerned that not enough is
being done to help them attack that crime. It appears that
off-road bikes are easy to steal, and police tell me their
frustrations about the fact that claims on off-road bikes are
paid out even if the key is in the ignition. It is quite a niche,
technical issue, but if people can leave the key in the ignition
and get paid the insurance, it is quite easy for people to steal
the bikes, which seems to happen in a lot of areas...
The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire ():...I congratulate my hon.
Friend the Member for Stockton South () on securing the debate on
this extremely important topic, which is a Government priority
and always has been. We have heard some commentary about
resourcing, and it is important that the police have the
resources that they need to keep the public safe from antisocial
behaviour and crime more widely. To put the record straight on
police funding, therefore, the police settlement for the current
financial year is £17.2 billion. That is higher than it has ever
been at any time in history. Police and Crime
Commissioners specifically, who fund frontline policing
in our constituencies, have £550 million—more than half a billion
pounds—more this year, compared with last year...
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