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HANSARDUK Counter-Unmanned Aircraft StrategyI am pleased to announce today that I am publishing the Government’s UK Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Strategy (“the strategy”). In recent years unmanned aircraft including drones…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point, but I would just say that everybody who wishes to identify, for example, as Jain in the census will be able to do so. They will be able…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am delighted to present the Bill, the purpose of which is simple: it will remove the criminal penalty for not responding…17 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks a fair question, and I will update the House: the Government encourage Departments and other institutions to fly the Union flag on designated days, but no…10 Jul 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesYes. The hon. Gentleman is right. It is for all of us to ensure we have a holistic approach to make sure nobody is ever left behind and everybody has a chance to reach their full…05 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to ensuring that all citizens feel empowered to participate in democracy. In the Cabinet Office, we have delivered projects to promote and encourage…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point. That is absolutely right, and as I say, it is why I am very proud to be the chairman of a party that has a fund, through the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. It is good for us to ensure we have candidates from all backgrounds and all abilities, with candidates with disabilities having the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. That is, of course, a matter for the Welsh Labour party in the Welsh Assembly. We have taken the view here that excluding…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesThe Government are working with disability organisations to help political parties better support disabled candidates. In December 2018, we launched the £250,000 EnAble fund,…05 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensI thought that I had answered the question by making the point that local elections, European elections and general elections follow the same process of financing. Of course, at…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensI thank the hon. Lady for raising this issue. It is important that we ensure that everyone is aware of what they can do to ensure they are able to exercise their right to vote,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensThe reason we are in this position is that on 29 March too many Members of Parliament did not vote to leave the European Union. However, I agree with the hon. Lady that EU…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensAs my hon. Friend knows well, I often agree with and enjoy his direct, cutting-through remarks, which he has just demonstrated again on the Floor of the House, getting to the core…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensI am answering the right hon. Lady’s questions. She asked several and I have just covered some of them. On her final question about EU citizens who wish to stand as candidates in…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensI have a couple of things to say to the hon. Lady. First, we obviously would not be in this position if she and more of her colleagues had voted for the deal on 29 March, because…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensThe advice from the Electoral Commission to EROs is that they should follow the same processes. Everything will be exactly the same as it was in 2014, so there will be no…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensOn one of the hon. Lady’s last points—I invite her to look at the form later in the Library—I am not sure how the form could be simplified any further. It literally takes 30…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensMy understanding from the Electoral Commission is that it has. I hear the right hon. Lady saying that it has not; I will look into that straight after this urgent question and…25 Apr 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration: EU CitizensObviously, I share my hon. Friend’s view that nobody who voted in 2016, on either side of the debate, ever expected to vote in a European election again once they saw that result.…25 Apr 2019