Speeches by White.

“There has been an evaluation of how the previous strategies have been successful or not successful. How has that impacted the development of the current strategy?”

“I want to think about the thousands of young women and girls and the confidence that they need to have to give evidence to the inquiry. With the institutionalised nature of this, the turning of a blind eye by all elements of the state, how can they have the confidence that they will be believed and trusted when they co…”

“Thank you and welcome to our Committee. What lessons have been learned from previous Home Office violence against women strategies?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this very important parliamentary debate. NHS wheelchair services across England and Wales face serious challenges, affecting hundreds of thousands of disabled…”

“I welcome the Government’s announcement that there will be eight Best Start family hubs across Bassetlaw—including in Manton, Retford, West Bassetlaw, the Oasis community centre, Hallcroft, Harworth and Bircotes, and Misterton. That is the highest number in the country. Does the Minister agree that this will guarantee …”

“How would the police respond locally? OPAL sounds very good, but I have not seen that rolled out in my area. How would a police officer respond in my area?”

“I have met with my local police officers on this issue and have been told that analysts cost money and therefore there is a financial commitment to it. The data and information might be there in plain sight, but the finances are not there to deal with that in-depth information. What would trigger bringing the analysts …”

“Yes.”

“A local businessman in my constituency is quite good at looking at who owns property and has been using his detective skills on property ownership. He has suggested to me that there is a link between cash-intensive businesses involved in money laundering and Chinese underground banking. Would you agree with that analys…”

“What are the lessons from Operation Mechanize?”

“Like most small towns, we have seen a growth in vape shops, barber shops, and so on. How much does the NCA regard organised crime to be a city-based activity or something that is now percolating into the small towns of the north, for example?”

“Yes, I totally understand what you are saying. Obviously, you rolled out the November exercise across the country. Is that something—perhaps you cannot say—that you intend to repeat, or is it a model that you would like to institute across the whole of the country?”

“I don’t understand what you mean about you don’t dare to share. Can you explain that point?”

“The police are under a great deal of pressure about what their priorities should be, and tackling knife crime and violence against women and girls are way up there. How much priority do you think they should be giving to counterfeit crime?”

“If somebody spots something on the ground, is there a mechanism by which you can then feed it up through regional level policing to the NCA?”

“Basically, what signs are the police looking out for when a shop is potentially linked to organised crime? How do you spot that?”

“I totally understand your philosophy of threat, risk, harm and how you analyse where your actions and focus should be. Obviously, it is focused on where there is violence, where there is violence against women and girls or where somebody is at risk of serious harm. Does that mean there is a deprioritisation of investig…”

“Who would you say is responsible for maintaining those gains?”

“Q5. At a previous session of Prime Minister’s questions, I was promised a meeting with the Prime Minister for me and Arsenal hero Michael Thomas. We are still waiting, and I cannot back down. Not only have working-class footballers and others lost hundreds of millions to financial mis-selling, but the members of the V1…”

“I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests showing that, last summer, Hull Trains paid for 32 teenagers to travel to London to attend my parliamentary summer school. This time last year, I was advocating for more connectivity for my constituents by backing the application from Hull Trai…”