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HANSARDPublic OrderMy noble friend brings me two pieces of good news this morning. I am very pleased to note those statistics from the Bar of England and Wales. We do see improvements across the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderMy Lords, I should say to the noble Baroness, who is also my noble friend, that if democracy failed in Bristol, democracy is failing in Bristol and it is up to the people of…09 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsThe noble Baroness points towards the international response required here. We not only engage with our Five Eyes partners but employ technology for takedown of such images, as do…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsThe noble Lord is absolutely right to point that out. The evidence is very clear. The obligatory RSE that will start in secondary schools from September will be very helpful in…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI am one of those people who would like a summer holiday and do not know whether I will have one. As I say, we will regularly review the measures that we have in place. We want…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI thank the noble Lord for that kind remark. He mentioned trains and buses, but it is actually advised not to take public transport. On his point about the temperature test, it…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI apologise to my noble friend publicly for him not having had an answer to his email. As he knows, the rules will start from Monday 8 June, so it is perhaps not surprising that…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsWe are very concerned about some of these games and apps, particularly those with end-to-end encryption, which means that the CSPs themselves cannot see inside them. Therefore,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsEven before lockdown began, one of the things that I and other Ministers in the Home Office were most concerned about was not just domestic abuse but child sexual abuse and…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsWhen I gave evidence to HASC the other week with Caroline Dinenage, she committed towards having it before the end of the year.04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI totally concur with the points that the noble Viscount makes. Central to the Government’s strategy all along has been reducing the R rate, saving lives, protecting the NHS and,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresYes, this was the subject of a question to me a few weeks ago. There were some hiccups at the beginning of this process, and of course the media ran the odd story about the police…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, the reason why the locator form is so important is that people will be contacted and enforcement carried out to ensure that people follow the rules. However, as has been…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, that is why the UK is engaging with different countries and airlines on all sorts of considerations while it considers what the next stage of this process will be. The…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresI absolutely give that commitment to my noble friend. The sooner that these measures are lifted the better, because it means that the virus will have been completely suppressed,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, it is fair to say that SAGE advises the Government and the Government make decisions on the back of that advice; SAGE also published the minutes up to 1 May. There would…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresYes, my Lords, the Government are led by the science. It is up to SAGE if it wants to publish papers but it is absolutely not compelled to do so. It has published its minutes up…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsMy Lords, child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime and tackling it is a key priority for the Home Office. We aim to prevent offending by halting the escalation of harmful sexual…04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsI certainly will. During this lockdown period we provided funding to the NSPCC which helps parents keep their children safe online too.04 Jun 2020HANSARDChild Sex PredatorsThe delays are regrettable. We will come forward with the online harms Bill as soon as we possibly can.04 Jun 2020