Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Sep 6
Thursday, 7 September 2017 07:02
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on International Day of
Democracy Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
(Con):...I am for more democracy, and would argue that we could
start with directly elected provosts or Police and Crime
Commissioners in Scotland following the UK Government’s
excellent example. I am not sure that I expect cross-party support
for those, however. I am very proud of this country’s role in
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Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on International Day of Democracy
(West Aberdeenshire and
Kincardine) (Con):...I am for more democracy, and would
argue that we could start with directly elected provosts
or Police
and Crime Commissioners in Scotland following the
UK Government’s excellent example. I am not sure that I expect
cross-party support for those, however. I am very proud of this
country’s role in helping to strengthen and spread democracy around
the world. The UN and Inter-Parliamentary Union International Day
of Democracy, which we debate today, does great work in attempting
to drive positive democratic change through political dialogue and
action...
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Extract from end of day
adjournment debate on knife crime
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the
Home Department (Sarah Newton):...Of course resources are
important, but let us be clear: the Government are not cutting the
money that goes to police forces. Since 2015, their money will have
been going up in cash terms, especially if they use their
precepting powers. It is not fair to say that we are cutting that
money. Police officers—police leaders, with
the Police
and Crime Commissioners—make the operational
decisions. It is the Mayor of London, working with the Metropolitan
police, who decides how London is to be policed and how communities
are to be kept safe. Of course the Home Office has a role to play
in supporting them, and, since 2016, our modern crime prevention
strategy has focused on the reduction of violent crime, including
knife crime. That strategy is very clear. When we meet the
all-party group—in the few minutes I have got this evening, I
cannot do justice to the breadth of work the Government are doing
to bear down on this issue—I will, with officials, explain to the
hon. Lady and other members of the APPG across the House who want
to come along our strategy and the actions that we are taking now.
As the hon. Lady says, the Home Secretary announced a whole series
of measures that we are about to consult on, and of course her
contribution to that will be very welcome...
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