Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Anthony Mangnall Excerpts
Monday 28th February 2022

(2 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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The hon. Lady is right, and she will recognise that criminals who upload videos absolutely are pursued by the police and law enforcement agencies to bring them to justice. She asked specifically about work with technology companies and online platforms and providers. That is always ongoing, including through some of the wider work relating to the online harms Bill.

Anthony Mangnall Portrait Anthony Mangnall (Totnes) (Con)
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The increase in police officers in the south-west is welcome, but what is being done to tackle drugs, and will the Home Secretary meet me to see what we can do to stop antisocial behaviour happening in towns such as Brixham and Dartmouth?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right; drugs are a scourge across society and they blight communities. We have a great deal of work taking place on drugs, and I will happily meet him and any colleagues to discuss that. Not only do we, first and foremost, have the county lines programme, but we believe in supporting individuals who suffer from addiction, and that is exactly what Project ADDER is doing.