Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Bryant Excerpts
Monday 6th February 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp
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Yes, we agree entirely. That is why my hon. Friend’s county and his town have had safer streets funding, and why they are getting extra police officers. The Government completely agree that zero tolerance to ASB is exactly what we need.

Chris Bryant Portrait Sir Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)
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The biggest criminal in Europe, with the most blood on his hands, is Vladimir Putin. We have frozen his Russian state assets in the UK; will the Home Secretary support my Bill tomorrow to allow us to seize those assets and give them to the Ukrainian people, so that they can rebuild their country?

Tom Tugendhat Portrait Tom Tugendhat
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Going from freezing to seizing, as the hon. Gentleman knows, is a slightly difficult procedure under our laws, due to the rights that people have. We have looked at that matter with partners, particularly in common law jurisdictions, and I hope to have further conversations on the subject with the United States when I go there tomorrow.