Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Kate Green Excerpts
Monday 12th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert)
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I will certainly look into the matter that my hon. Friend raises and I am happy to discuss it further with him. Police co-operation in all matters is, of course, desirable.

Kate Green Portrait Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)
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T6. Tomorrow, the Howard League for Penal Reform will publish a report showing that about 50,000 children, including about 10,000 girls, spent the night in police custody in both 2009 and 2010. Will the Home Secretary look urgently at the inappropriate and overuse of the detention of children overnight? What can she do to improve processes between local authorities and the police?

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait Nick Herbert
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I note the hon. Lady’s point and we will study the report when it is produced by the Howard League tomorrow.