Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Amber Rudd Excerpts
Monday 7th March 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Home Affairs Committee has produced its report on firearms generally. We are still considering the issue and will respond to the report in due course.

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con)
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Residents of Hastings and Rye warmly welcome the additional information from the crime and policing website, but is the Home Secretary aware of the additional service it provides to women who may be coming home late at night and might feel vulnerable? That is particularly important ahead of international women’s day tomorrow.

Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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My hon. Friend makes an extremely valid point. I am pleased to tell her that I was able to join the Prime Minister in meeting a group of readers from Company magazine recently who were raising exactly the problems of women walking home at night. I was able to point them to the crime maps as a useful tool.