Asked by: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Yorkshire Police on the recent disorder in Harehills, Leeds.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Secretary and I have been kept fully up to date by West Yorkshire Police following the disorder in Leeds last week. We have been briefed on the action they are taking and the progress of their investigations in response to the unacceptable scenes of disorder and criminality that we saw.
The Home Secretary visited the Leeds District Police Headquarters and also met with local community leaders on Friday 19th July 2024. In these meetings she has been clear that those responsible should feel the full force of the law.
I am grateful to the police for their work in reassuring local residents and managing the situation on the ground.
Asked by: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform the fire service.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Government - in partnership with the fire sector - is delivering a radical and ambitious programme of reform to make the fire and rescue service more accountable, efficient and professional than ever before. This includes: creating a new independent inspectorate; enabling police and crime commissioners to take on local fire governance; supporting commercial transformation; driving transparency; forming a professional standards body and reforming the workforce to make it more flexible, skilled and diverse.