Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Emma Hardy Excerpts
Wednesday 31st January 2024

(10 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies
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My hon. Friend makes a good point. The Government have looked carefully at this, and very little steel being produced by Port Talbot is going into the defence industry, but the defence industry is being supplied with steel from an electric arc furnace by Sheffield Forgemasters. There is absolutely no reason why an electric arc furnace built at Port Talbot, using UK Government support, cannot help support our defence industry in the years to come.

Emma Hardy Portrait Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab)
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9. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting victims of crime in Wales.

Fay Jones Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Fay Jones)
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I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a range of topics including on justice matters. The Government are committed to supporting victims. By 2025, we will have quadrupled funding in England and Wales for victim and witness support services from 2010 levels.

Emma Hardy Portrait Emma Hardy
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Nine in 10 crimes went unsolved in Wales in the last six months. What does the Minister say to the victims of the 82,000 unsolved crimes?

Fay Jones Portrait Fay Jones
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I would point to the Government’s record on crime. Last week’s Office for National Statistics crime survey shows drops in all major crime types, with an average reduction of about 50%. Violent crime is down by 51%, neighbourhood crime is down by 48%, and theft is down by 46%. That is due in part to the fact that the Government have met their commitment to provide 20,000 extra police officers. My own force, Dyfed-Powys, has now got an extra 143 officers.