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HANSARDCustomsNorthern Ireland is in, and remains part of, the United Kingdom’s customs territory. The protocol makes that clear. It ensures unfettered market access for goods moving from…18 Mar 2020HANSARDCustomsI do not think that anyone around the United Kingdom would thank us for extending the period. The election was very clear in giving us a mandate to deliver on our manifesto pledge…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolWe continue to consider the best way to implement the protocol, and I will be discussing that with the EU in the joint committee and specialised committees. I am in frequent…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolI always find it best not to take as writ whatever rumours may be picked up in any newspaper article. What can be taken as writ is what we have said at the Dispatch Box and what…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolObviously I talk regularly to the Northern Ireland Executive, particularly the First and Deputy First Minister. I currently speak to them several times a week on a range of…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIreland/Northern Ireland ProtocolWe are absolutely determined to make sure we deliver the protocol in a way that, as we have said, ensures we deliver on our word that Northern Ireland has unfettered access to…18 Mar 2020HANSARDLegacy IssuesToday the Government announced the introduction of legislation to provide greater certainty for service personnel and veterans who serve in armed conflicts overseas. Alongside…18 Mar 2020HANSARDTerrorismAs I have outlined at the Dispatch Box previously, the review will go ahead, and it is still the case that it will be completed in the timeframe that the Government outlined—that…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Overall funding for CT policing will grow to £906 million in 2020-21. That is a £90 million year-on-year increase. The money will support and…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismAbsolutely. I am pleased to say that in the last week we have announced that we are considering whether new legislation is required to provide additional reassurance when…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why the Government will be introducing emergency legislation in Parliament tomorrow that will end the automatic early release of…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismTerrorists are a persistent menace to our security and way of life. The nature of the terrorist threat is constantly changing, so our response must evolve as well. The safety and…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsPre-settled status is granted to people who have not been in the country for five years. By definition, an EU citizen who has been living in the country for five years or more and…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about engaging with people from communities across the country, particularly young people. We do have funds specifically focused on young…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorismThese issues are always under review. The hon. Gentleman is right that we have to be alert to and aware of extremism from any direction, including the growth in right-wing…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. It is important that we remember that people are able to reform, and we want people to reform. Obviously, we want to get the balance right,…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeThe hon. Gentleman makes a very generous but very correct statement, and I absolutely echo that. I am very fortunate and often humbled in this job on a daily basis in seeing the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point. I suspect he is also referring back to some of the difficult situations the police had to deal with not that long ago, but he is right…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeI suspect the hon. Lady has not had a chance to see the document she is referring to, because it does specifically say: “The document in question…explicitly states that many of…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeMy right hon. Friend has given a very stark and concerning example of the kind of issues and details that Prevent and indeed our police deal with. He is right to highlight the…22 Jan 2020