Speeches by Johnson.

“My hon. Friend makes that point very well. These individuals are exploited by serious and organised criminal gangs, and we are going to clamp down on those gangs’ activity. New clause 53 re-enacts the offence of being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose. It will make it an offence for a person to trespass on a…”

“Absolutely. I think we will have 3,000 additional neighbourhood police officers by the end of March next year, as part of our commitment to putting in place 13,000 neighbourhood police officers by the end of this Parliament. It has been clear throughout the Bill’s passage that it commands broad support across the House…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. I probably will not have time to go into detail, but the amendment is not required because what my hon. Friend describes is not what the Bill is intended to do. I am very happy to speak to her outside the Chamber about that, but I reassure her that that is not its…”

“I am grateful to Members for setting out the case for their amendments, and I will seek to respond to as many Members as possible in the remaining time available. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers), tabled amendments 167 to 183, which echo many of the amendments considered in Committe…”

“Sadly, that is not the first time I have heard about such appalling behaviour of attacking and injuring animals using catapults. I will certainly be raising that with my counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to see what more we can do. I am aware that this issue needs to be looked at, a…”

“The right hon. Lady and I have had this discussion before, and I have made it very clear that the national insurance increases have been funded through the money that is available to police forces this year. That is in stark contrast to the situation under the previous Government, who did not make a proper allocation f…”

“I will continue, because I need to cover other amendments that have been tabled. On amendment 11, assessing the signs and indications of abuse can be complex and subjective, particularly for the very large number of non-experts that this duty will apply to, many of whom are engaging with children infrequently or irregu…”

“My hon. Friend puts that very well. Attacks on retail workers are totally unacceptable. The Co-op and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers have done important work to highlight this issue and ensure that measures on it will be enacted through the Bill. The previous Conservative Government wrote off a numb…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Ms Furniss. I start, of course, by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) for making such a passionate and eloquent speech on behalf of her constituents, and for what she said about her fight—indeed, her mission—t…”

“Thank you very much for inviting me along today. We are very clear that we are not going to be amending the Misuse of Drugs Act. We look at evidence around drug misuse from around the world. We certainly consider that. It is absolutely appropriate to look at harm reduction policies and what is happening. In terms of th…”

“Perhaps I should say that, as a former chair of a Select Committee, I am very mindful that recommendations should be considered seriously by Government Departments. I would certainly expect, in the Home Office, that we would look very carefully at any report that you produce.”

“It would seem to me that that is a matter for the Lord Advocate to make a decision on. I understand that her statement is quite specific about which offences she would not pursue prosecution under because it is not in the public interest. With the greatest respect, I would say that that is a matter for the Lord Advocat…”

“You are raising hypotheticals about what could actually be found in any evaluation in the future. Currently, under the Misuse of Drugs Act, you will know that providing drugs paraphernalia is an offence. I have repeated my very clear statement several times now, and it was in my written statement as well, that we do no…”

“On the basis that the UK Government does not support drug consumption facilities full stop, we would not support any additional facilities that were made available at the Thistle.”

“Thank you very much for that question. I have looked at this myself to check what was going on. I understand that the delays were not the result of problems in the Home Office. They were about the process that was being put forward and the onward checks that would have to be made in any drug-checking facility. However,…”

“To be very clear again, we do not support drug consumption facilities. It would be a matter for the Scottish Government and the Lord Advocate if further applications were made for additional pilots to be established, but, as I say very clearly, that is not UK Government policy.”

“As I have said, we accept and look at evidence and information that comes to the Home Office about drug policy from around the world. That is something that is absolutely the responsible thing to do.”

“You raise a very important point there. The Scottish Government and the UK Government have to work together on that issue of supply. I know that there is some very good work going on with the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland, with Border Force, because that supply issue is fundamental to this. The view of the …”

“With the greatest respect, Mr MacDonald, as a member of a party that was in Government that oversaw and joined with the Conservatives in the massive cuts to drug treatment services between 2010 and 2015, I think you should reflect on the position that Scotland is in because of the decisions that your party took at that…”

“We are going to go around in circles because I am telling you, Mr Flynn, with the greatest of respect, as a Minister of the Crown, the Government policy is that we are not going to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act. Therefore, there is no legal basis under the Misuse of Drugs Act for drug consumption facilities to operate.…”