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HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI pay tribute to the noble Baroness for all the work she has done in this area. I hope that the progress we have made on this is some comfort after seven decades of inequality…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI do. I think that finally having a Government who acknowledge what went on over seven decades provides a real impetus. I find that we are one of the most tolerant countries in…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI agree with the noble Viscount that we can learn from the past in order to make our future world better. This cohort of people who have been systematically failed by successive…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary has said she is going to come back to the House before the Summer Recess to outline progress and give more detail on some…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI share my noble friend’s anxiety that people who could make money from Windrush might be trying to get involved and get a cut of what might be someone’s award. We have engaged…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI thank the noble Baroness for making that point. We have got to get a balance on streamlining the process on often quite complicated situations. Yesterday my right honourable…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI think the noble Lord may be referring to the asylum process, where, yes, a high degree of claims are upheld on appeal. Part of that is because new information comes to light…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for those points. I join the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, in paying tribute to the Windrush generation, two days on from the anniversary…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI think the noble Baroness will be very pleased to know that we do have a member of the Windrush generation—or their descendant, I think—on the advisory group. They must be front…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I am going to desist from making a cheap point about “hostile environment” and where it originated. I know that the noble Baroness will have heard my right honourable…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeNow and in the future, we want to ensure that the people who receive compensation get the full amount to which they are entitled. The compensation scheme is very broad, so I agree…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy noble friend is absolutely right to highlight the other issues. This is not just about money; it is about a whole-of-government approach to looking at the wider inequalities…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI apologise to the right reverend Prelate because the line was not entirely clear. There was a little bit of feedback. I think he talked about the groups complementing each other…24 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI wholeheartedly agree with my noble friend. He is right: intelligence is not an easy science at all. If we think about the 25 terrorist attacks thwarted, we can imagine what…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI join both noble Lords in expressing condolences to the families of those killed and in wishing a speedy recovery to those injured. I also join them in praising our emergency…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackThe Government have been very clear that we will engage with people and communities that share our common values and wish to see a society that is safe for everybody. The…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMy Lords, I have already gone through the figures for CT policing and for policing in general. I am sure the noble Baroness will have heard them. I am confident that our security…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI am sure that the noble Lord will realise that I cannot talk about any details of this case. On the terrorist threat, the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, asked about additional money…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackThe answer to the first question is yes; the CT budget is always ring-fenced. I do not know whether the right reverend Prelate saw last night on the television the solidarity with…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI join the noble Baroness in offering condolences to the families and those who have lost loved ones. She talked about an issue which crosses society, religion and all sorts of…23 Jun 2020