City MP will chair 'wide-ranging' inquiry into week of disturbances
A Government committee chaired by Leicester East MP Keith Vaz will launch a "wide-ranging" inquiry into the riots when parliament returns in September.
The Home Affairs Select Committee said the investigation would examine the role of social networking in the disturbances, and how to deal with uninsured businesses who were targeted by looters. Mr Vaz said: "We need to look at the issues of compensation for uninsured businesses because, under the Riot Act 1886, that has to come out of the police precept.
"The police simply cannot afford to pay these claims and I am sure the committee will be very concerned about that."
Asked whether cuts to police budgets would also be considered, Mr Vaz said: "Of course, that is going to be part of the inquiry – whether police have sufficient resources."
He added that there was "no indication" from police chiefs that they did not have the resources they need.







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by 4mannion
Wednesday, August 17 2011, 7:31AM
“vazeline slides in again !
seen `nic` on another page .
appropriate.he has experience as a commitee !”
by LikeItaLot
Sunday, August 14 2011, 4:55PM
“by jimbob6163
Saturday, August 13 2011, 9:02PM
."Vazy getting his snout in the trough again,
It is because he is Chairman of the appropriate Parliamentary committee doh!”
by Opinion8ed
Sunday, August 14 2011, 12:45PM
“@ColeyRS (1pm posting Friday). Can't argue with any of the points therein. It's all well and good the politicians getting on their hind legs and posturing but it's years of mismanagement that have brought us here. Cameron has stated that some of these people wanted TVs without having to pay for them, scroll back to the MP expenses debacle!!! Only when people in authority lead by example and furthermore allow swift and appropriate retribution to be delivered by parents and teachers might we begin to get anywhere near back on an even keel.
I have no time for the thugs and criminals that made the lives of others such a misery last week but it's not hard to see how certain policies have proved such a recipe for disaster.”
by intrest
Sunday, August 14 2011, 11:27AM
“..an enquiry was commisioned..in the wake of the 1980s civil disorders...by the conservative govt of the time..these were known as the lord scarman reports.The civil disorders of 2011 appear roughly the same.In the 1980s disorders.. the follow - on of A4 reasonings were welcome.The difference today..is that civil disorders and social wakes are quantified. Perhaps then..the focus..should remain on difficult future economic issues.A raising of import taxation..would bring prices in line with europe..raise money for the treasury..and prevent unfair competition from overseas.This is what the conservatives want to achieve.I think mr vazs" report probably will reflect the same conclusions as in the lord scarman report.”
by jimbob6163
Saturday, August 13 2011, 9:02PM
“Vazy getting his snout in the trough again, try looking at why Member of Parliament fiddle the books and cheat us the public with there expenses, how about your expenses Mr Vaz are they ok.”
by Grant2010
Saturday, August 13 2011, 3:57PM
“None of the quisling (be they in the public, private or voluntary sector) supping up to the rich and powerful who manipulate governments, have any moral integrity to be critical of those rioting, be they MP's or not it's immaterial. They have been supporting sub-versive systemised theft from the poor to support the greedy, over too many years to have the right to criticize open thugs.
Over the last thirty so years the 10% with the largest incomes have been allowed to steel for themselves the whole of the increase in our Country's gross domestic product. That is some theft by any standard, be it violent or not.
That any of those quislings that have been allowing and supporting this happening, without any open opposition should feel they still have the right condemn those that steel openly, is beyond me.
Please don't say these people have not ruined lives and business with their greed, they have done both without ever being held accountable.
My point is not that we turn a blind eye to those rioting or steeling but that we also round up "the big boys" that have provided such a deplorable example to those in the lower pecking order.
Those that have behaved in a manner that was sure to incite violence at some stage are as guilty as those carrying it out and should be treated the same as those that actually carry out violent behaviour.
The rich, powerful and invariably well educated have no right to have treated others with such distain or as fools. Their riches, power and education creates a responsibility they have made no attempted to embrace and that is unforgivable. Having over the last thirty years been covering up a con-trick by increasing credit, supported by inflation they are the ones that have created the problems and as usual are now trying to blame others.
Before any one says no business or individual had to borrow, that's like telling a drowning man he does not have to involuntary choke and he could try drinking it all.”
by DonHenson
Saturday, August 13 2011, 4:46AM
“Would that Mr Vaz had been so assiduous in looking into the reasons for MPs fiddling their expenses.”
by Grant2010
Friday, August 12 2011, 10:59PM
“Hang on we and presumably business pay insurance and then when uncontrolled flooding or rioting breaks out the insurances expect governments (that means the taxpayers) to pay out. Insurances seem always to have a clause that gets them out of paying. Is it not time these clauses were made illegal. If they don't like this they could always stop giving the legal profession open cheques to find ways of not paying out on claims, finding ever more tax avoidance schemes and con's (confidence tricks). They could then invest this money into the local communities by creating real employment opportunities in the communities where they are active. Oh! and before I forget before giving donations to any political party they should have to write to every share holder in the same way as unions.
As regards the what much of the media are referring to as unemployed yobs, have they been tapping phones again and already know the individuals responsible. If the people involved in this deplorable behaviour were from the so called yob element, then the last people to be able to address the situation are those that have grabbed everything they can get and opportunity to promote their own interest. These are the very people that have promoted selfishness and greed as morally acceptable”
by Eastonian
Friday, August 12 2011, 4:26PM
“Couldn't agree more, leicesterblue, infact it's more than one generation that's been lost as no-one appears to be responsible for this one!!
Draconian measures are the way forward.”
by leicesterblue
Friday, August 12 2011, 3:48PM
“RIP Broken Britain.. You put up with MP's robbing us blind!!! You went soft on discipline!.. You went soft on immigration!You went soft on crime.. Parents were told.. 'No you can't smack the kids'....Teachers were prevented from chastising kids in schools.. The police couldn't clip a troublemaker round the ear.. Kids had rights blah blah blah.. Well done Britain..You shall reap what you sow.. We have lost a whole generation!!”