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HANSARDKnife CrimeAs my noble friend will know, the picture of knife crime is not a simple one. Many factors drive the use of knives, both as regards victims and perpetrators, but there is no doubt…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeThat should be a worry for us all, not only in terms of the risk of getting involved in knife crime, but also the risk to their education getting far behind—perhaps safeguarding…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeIf police forces decide to do such things as stop showing pictures of knives, that is entirely a matter for them. Of course, we support whatever works—sometimes showing pictures…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeI very much remember that meeting and the professor’s very forensic detailing of exactly where crime hotspots were occurring. Of course, local forces will determine the risks in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeThe noble Lord is absolutely right in what he says, and we know that engaging in education is one of the strongest protective factors against violence. That is why we have…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeI was pleased to be able to read about the scheme and to see the multiagency approach it is taking, trying to intervene before young people get involved in criminality. I am…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, we have made £130.5 million available this year to tackle serious violence. This includes funding for violence reduction units, which draw key partners together to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeI am sure that the noble and learned Baroness knows about some of the youth interventions we are putting in place, including in youth opportunities. We are investing £200 million…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, the Home Secretary did state, in her evidence to HASC on 2 February, that while some aspects of crime are going down, not all aspects are. The Home Office press release…09 Feb 2022HANSARDKnife CrimeI agree with the noble Lord that VRUs are a very valuable tool in early intervention. We have provided £35.5 million this year to fund them. They are commissioning a range of…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy brain has also gone to mush—let us all just reveal here—but I thought that she originally asked about the purpose of the provision, and I thought I was answering that.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAs I have just said, I will not go any further than my honourable friend did in the House of Common, save to say that people who—08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank both the right reverend Prelate and the noble Baroness for those points. Generally, in the asylum system in the UK, when someone is about to turn 18, their status changes.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will not take the intervention just yet. I do not generally make misleading comments standing at the Dispatch Box. I will further write.08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I will start with Amendment 125. I agree with the need to protect those acting with good and honest intentions in bringing asylum seekers to the UK and to see that they…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will probably refer to my colleagues in the FCDO for further information on that, but I shall certainly take those points back. It is important at this stage to take into…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMaybe I was not being clear, but I was trying to describe the law as it currently stands. I have just repeated twice to my noble friend Lady McIntosh that, as it currently stands,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWhat I encouraged noble Lords to come up with at Second Reading were solutions, not new routes. I have consistently said, and written to noble Lords on this, that we have a number…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI will go on to explain that in just a minute, if my noble friend will bear with me. In fact, I will explain it now. When do you arrive in the UK? Basically, it happens when you…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI have said I will write, but to be more explicit than my honourable friend was in the Commons might risk exploitation on routes taken by children. Therefore, this is as far as I…08 Feb 2022