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HANSARDVictims of Crime: Mobile Phone DataThe noble Lord takes us back some years—we spoke about it earlier—to when judges or lawyers might refer to the clothes that somebody was wearing almost as evidence that they had…08 May 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime: Mobile Phone DataThe noble Lord makes an important distinction between trawling social media and identifying evidence that could be used in a trial. As I said to the noble and learned Lord, Lord…08 May 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsI thank the noble Lord very much for raising that. I do not disagree with him that BAME representation, not only in organisations but also on things such as FTSE 100 boards and…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementI am speaking on a range of matters today, actually. The noble Lord is talking about election law, which precludes certain EU members from voting in local elections.08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementMy Lords, information on the different types of free movement rights available within the European Economic Area can be found on the European Commission website. The Office for…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementMy Lords, the noble Lord strays into another department again with election law. Election law is quite firmly fixed. I would have to refer to—08 May 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime: Mobile Phone DataFirst, I commend the noble and learned Lord. Despite his efforts the other day, he was not able to get in when I answered the Urgent Question—or it may have been a Statement.…08 May 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime: Mobile Phone DataMy Lords, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Crown Prosecution Service consulted a number of stakeholder organisations on the development of a national consent form. The…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementThe noble Lord has asked me a question that is a little out of the Home Office’s purview. Until a deal is done, it is very difficult to tell what the future economic landscape…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementThe noble Lord is right: it is absolutely clear that we need an environment friendly to businesses both at home and abroad, and “abroad” will include the EU when we leave it. Our…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementObviously the tourism industry is incredibly important, particularly where we sit in London. It is hugely vibrant. As I said, we consulted the MAC on longer-term migration. There…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementI am not sure what the question was there. As for stealing UK citizens’ rights, from a UK point of view we have made provision for EU citizens’ rights in the UK. It is clearly up…08 May 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime: Mobile Phone DataI thank my noble friend for raising this point, because victims coming forward is at the heart of what we are trying to encourage in such a sensitive area as sexual assault.…08 May 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsAs I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, the EHRC has enforcement powers if people are misreporting or not reporting at all. Although the story so far has been very good, with…08 May 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsMy Lords, we are thrilled that over 10,000 employers have published their gender pay gap reports for a second year, but what matters now is the action that they take to close that…08 May 2019HANSARDFreedom of MovementI am speaking for the Government on Home Office matters.08 May 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapsThe noble Lord has raised this before. There is not agreement across the House about such intrusion into people’s personal data. We often talk about data protection and privacy of…08 May 2019HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Protective Security FundingI was trying to be helpful to the noble Baroness but the noble Lord makes a perfectly reasonable point. The funding has taken slightly longer to come on-stream than we anticipated…07 May 2019HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Protective Security FundingThe noble Lord precisely lays out some of the training being done and that will be offered over the next three years. It is not just putting CCTV on buildings. He is absolutely…07 May 2019HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Protective Security FundingMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement given by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary in the other place about security in our places of worship:…07 May 2019