Speeches by Rand.

“In terms of Ministers getting a grip particularly, you saw in the questioning of Chief Constable Harrington that he said he thought there was an appropriate level of intrusion, with the shape and direction of what the response was in terms of the summer disorder. Has that informed the approach that you and the Home Sec…”

“Minister, I wanted to pick up on a couple of the points from your dialogue with Paul. We heard a lot from the previous panel about the importance of a tailored local response in many instances. Obviously we have talked about IT, information, aviation and a drive for more national collaboration and perhaps national stan…”

“Thank you for that eloquent explanation of some of the complexities, Assistant Commissioner. Do you think the police make that explanation as much as perhaps it could be made and state that as much as it could be stated, including to local communities?”

“Thank you. That is very useful.”

“Thank you. It is good to hear you feel that there was an appropriate balance in terms of questioning and direction, while at the same time maintaining operational independence. Turning to you, Emily, I wondered whether you could perhaps comment on the role that police and crime commissioners played at that time, at tha…”

“Thank you, that is useful to know. To go back to some of the points you made, Chief Constable Harrington, you talked about intrusion; I think that was the word you used. I just wanted to pick up on that. As the Home Secretary herself has said and as we all agree, operational independence is a fundamental principle of B…”

“It is good to hear about that strong sense of co-ordination and working together. I suppose seeing people involved brought swiftly to justice was also something that, to an earlier point, hopefully will help rebuild trust in policing.”

“Chief Constable Harrington, we saw in response to the summer disorder—I think it is fair to say, quite correctly—a desire from the Government, in the words of the Home Secretary, for a strong and determined response, and indeed for a swift response. We had the meeting on 1 August in Downing Street with police chiefs in…”

“All right. That is useful.”

“Okay, and we can infer from the length of that meeting that there was a robust exchange of views from both sides?”

“The specific focus on that—”

“To clarify, you said a couple of times that it was a 90-minute meeting, obviously at a critical and stressful juncture. That was a 90-minute meeting just on that one point?”

“In terms of Ministers getting a grip particularly, you saw in the questioning of Chief Constable Harrington that he said he thought there was an appropriate level of intrusion, with the shape and direction of what the response was in terms of the summer disorder. Has that informed the approach that you and the Home Sec…”

“Thank you for that eloquent explanation of some of the complexities, Assistant Commissioner. Do you think the police make that explanation as much as perhaps it could be made and state that as much as it could be stated, including to local communities?”

“Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe progressive muscle-wasting disease that affects around 2,500 people in the UK, including Felix from my constituency. Felix’s mum, Lisa, has told me about Givinostat, a promising new treatment that could be transformative. However, not all NHS trusts are signed up to the early acc…”

“I echo the congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) on introducing this important debate, and to all the campaigners who work tirelessly on this issue. I thank everyone who signed the petition, especially the 124 people in my constituency of Altrincham and Sale West: we contributed mo…”

“In a week where much has been said about protecting children, it is great to see the Government acting on the safety and wellbeing of children. For children to be safe, they need to be visible. A situation where children can fall off the radar of the authorities tasked with protecting them is clearly unacceptable, but …”

“Recently, a civil court judge found that Paula Leeson was unlawfully killed by her husband on a holiday abroad. That was a different verdict to that reached in a criminal trial in 2021, with significant new evidence having emerged. Paula’s brother, my constituent, is now pushing for a retrial. Paula died in horrific ci…”

“Last year, there were 3,366 hours of sewage dumping into the rivers and streams of Altrincham and Sale West, leaving Sinderland brook, the Bollin and other waterways in a terrible condition. Will the Secretary of State outline further how the Government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill will ensure the end of sewage dump…”

“7. What progress he has made on reducing pollution in waterways.”