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HANSARDChild 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 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, my noble friend is right that we will have to take all those different factors into consideration. On logistics, we will have to engage with different countries to see…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 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 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, we will not have these measures in place for any longer than we need to, and, as I say, they will be the subject of regular review. Way back, between February and March,…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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, these measures will be in place from 8 June and will of course regularly be reviewed. I totally concur with the points made by the noble Lord. The last thing that we…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy Lords, it is important to make clear at this stage that we are led by the science. SAGE, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, advises the Government, and it is for…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 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 MeasuresThese are cross-government decisions where Ministers engage with each other. I understand the huge strength of feeling in rugby, football and the many other sports which people…04 Jun 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right. Some of these people will have had the most terrible experiences. Nobody whose asylum application is complete will be asked to leave…06 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceAs I explained to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, at this point in time nobody whose case has been concluded and who is due to leave will be asked to leave. That will be the position…06 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceWe are working with accommodation providers and NGOs—and in the detention estate, as the noble Baroness outlines—to ensure that they are providing services to vulnerable asylum…06 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate for some really powerful and thoughtful contributions. Picking up on the last point from the noble Lord, Lord…06 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceMy noble friend is absolutely right that migrants arriving in the UK should be assessed. Certainly, if they are being put into accommodation, we want to ensure that they are not…06 May 2020HANSARDNational Asylum Support ServiceMy Lords, all asylum seekers currently accommodated in asylum support properties can receive advice on asylum support and associated Covid-19 guidance and signposting through our…06 May 2020