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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Antony Higginbotham Excerpts
Monday 25th April 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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The hon. Gentleman makes very important points. I am happy to pick that up directly with him. I do not have time to give him a full answer now, but I will happily speak to him about it.

Antony Higginbotham Portrait Antony Higginbotham (Burnley) (Con)
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T6. In recent months, we have seen an increase in totally unacceptable antisocial behaviour in Burnley and Padiham town centres, as well as dirt bikes racing up and down the Padiham Greenway. Will the Home Secretary meet me in Padiham to talk to businesses and residents about what more we can do to tackle that issue?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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I would be delighted to come to his constituency to do exactly that. Perhaps we can have a conservation about the safer streets fund, which will certainly assist with that issue.