Biography
Sarah Jones has made 25 debate speeches across crime and policing topics, with particular focus on knife crime reduction and public order legislation. Her contributions on health and social care topics are limited in the provided extracts, though she raised concerns about policing's role in responding to mental health issues rather than other emergency services. Her engagement has primarily centred on criminal justice and community safety rather than the health and social care areas listed in her topic portfolio.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…We often have a wider debate within policing about the huge quantity of time that is spent responding to mental health issues, when other services should be doing that, so there is a general nervousness about that.”
Record by topic
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Public health & prevention92nd of 68815.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
What they’ve said
“None of us would say for one second that we are anything other than appalled by what we see happening in Iran. None of us supports the Iranian Government and none of us supports the IRGC.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We are now. The time has come for the will of the elected House to prevail. We have listened and responded positively to the great majority of amendments put forward by the House of Lords. We should send these amendments back in the hope, and indeed the expectation, that it will be for the last time.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They may also extend beyond those mandated agencies to include child and adolescent mental health services, education inclusion teams, voluntary and community organisations, and local early help services.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As the hon. Gentleman said, there is a fine line to tread throughout public order legislation. We come back to these issues time and again, and it is right that we do so. As times change, the nature of protests changes and the nature of the risks changes. We have new debates about public order.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As I have said, the police have had the power to consider cumulative disruption since 1986. If right-wing protesters were protesting every day outside a mosque, that would be my definition of cumulative disruption. The police balance every day the powers they are given from the laws we pass.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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