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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the noble Baroness ask a question? It is getting very late at night; can we please try to focus points? We absolutely accept that we need everyone—08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is genuinely not the noble Baroness, but we also need to work together —please—to get this Bill through. It is an important Bill. All noble Lords absolutely have the right to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am sorry; I did not mean it to be about the noble Baroness.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very sorry to the noble Baroness; that was not my intention at all and I am very sorry she feels that way. It is absolutely not the case. All I can say is that we have now…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool AbsencesMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, wishes to speak virtually and it is a convenient point for me to call her.03 Feb 2022HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats and the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, wishes to speak virtually. I think this is a convenient point to call her.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I said to the noble Lord, Lord Butler, I am afraid that some of these questions are jumping ahead. What I can say is what I have already said: that the Prime Minister has said…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I have said, the Prime Minister has taken full responsibility and is working to address these issues. I cannot comment on an ongoing police investigation and am not going to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAt all times, the Prime Minister has set out his understanding of events. He has taken full responsibility and apologised. He wants to make changes to address these issues and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe Metropolitan Police put out a statement this afternoon in which it said it was working “at pace”, but it did not give a specific timescale. I am afraid that I cannot say more…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNo, the Prime Minister has been quite clear that, at the end of the process, he will ask Sue Gray to update her work in light of what has been found, and it will be published.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I have said, the Prime Minister has said that he is sorry for things that have been got wrong and for the ways that things have been handled. He understands the anger of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWe have said that the Prime Minister has apologised. He wants to look at making changes. He has taken responsibility and we are now looking at how we can implement these findings…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI am sure there will be a lot of discussions around this issue.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank noble Lords for their comments. May I first wish the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, well, and hope she gets better soon? I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for stepping in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy Lords, with the leave of the House I will now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows: “First, I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs the Statement makes clear, the Prime Minister has said to the people of this country that he knows the issue is trust and that we are a Government who can be trusted to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I have said, I cannot comment on the ongoing Met investigation, but what I can say is that the Prime Minister has said—or the Government have now said—that at the end of the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I say, the Prime Minister has apologised and said it is entirely right for the police to investigate these matters. We now need to wait for the results of that investigation.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI certainly agree with my noble friend that there should be no finger-pointing. As the Prime Minister said, we need to look in the mirror and learn for ourselves. However, I would…31 Jan 2022