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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI will just finish my point. Protections for those who do not apply by the June 2021 deadline are already built into the agreements. There will be no cliff edge for vulnerable…07 Jan 2020HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019My right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely correct about the group’s original purpose, and people may make the fair argument that one reason why the group became defunct was…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019Let me respond to some of the points raised by the hon. Member for Torfaen. In our assessment, the LIFG has been defunct and not in existence since around 2010 or 2011. He is…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019. The draft order was laid before the House…31 Oct 2019HANSARDG6 MunichMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following written statement: The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers held…31 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemePeople do not have to do things digitally. They can speak to people or they can send things in. We also have several hundred centres that people can go to. Perhaps the hon.…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. We are working with voluntary groups and through the EU settlement resolution centre to ensure that we reach all those vulnerable and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCounter-terrorismMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. He was instrumental in the introduction and delivery of the Prevent duty, to the benefit of everybody. There is obviously work for…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe short answer is yes. Just to give a bit of flavour to that, there are no delays with the EU settlement scheme; the right hon. Lady conflated two completely different schemes…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCounter-terrorismIt is crucial that our security and law enforcement organisations have the tools needed to keep our people safe. A review of powers was undertaken as part of Contest, our updated…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCounter-terrorismI am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues did not vote for the programme motion the other day, so that we could actually have got on with the withdrawal…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are determined and focused in making sure that we do everything we can to ensure that we keep all our citizens safe. He rightly…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have an ambitious programme of work for our future security arrangements. Other countries, such as the United States, have a relationship with Europol —in fact, I think the…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe Home Office is undertaking a programme of work through voluntary organisations, and the £3.75 million scheme includes working with people at pop-up events. I visited one in…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. Yes, the Home Secretary has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to look at a future points-based immigration system that is…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemePeople applying through the settlement scheme obviously get an email confirming that the application has been processed and dealt with. The process is being done digitally as we…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe EU settlement scheme is designed to be simple and straightforward for people to apply to. The Government are also putting in grant support for a wide range of voluntary and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe hon. and learned Lady should not be using that kind of language. There is no reason for anybody to have any concerns or be unsettled. We have been clear that we want EU…28 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: ImmigrationThe Government priority remains to leave the European Union on the basis of the draft withdrawal agreement reached on 17 October 2019. However, it is appropriate that we also…24 Oct 2019HANSARDUK-US Access AgreementDuring the passage of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act earlier this year, the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend (Mr Wallace), the previous Minister of…21 Oct 2019