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HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI must be careful about how I answer that question, because it relates very much to security matters, but I think I can say that the hon. Gentleman is correct in assuming what he…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachIf the hon. Lady would kindly nod to indicate whether she means in the last couple of weeks— [ Interruption. ] I am afraid I will have to come back to her with that answer, if I…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI personally agree entirely with the first part of what the hon. Lady has said. Policing should be much more normalised in Northern Ireland, as, indeed, life should be. However,…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his wise question, and I can give him that assurance. The processes behind the issuing of freedom of information answers have been…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI will happily find out the appropriate way of reporting, as the hon. Lady suggests. As I have said, I think this is going to have a very long tail, so the ramifications as it…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. That is why I detailed the meetings of officials in the Cabinet Office, who have chaired a large number of regular operational meetings…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI did not know that the hon. Gentleman was such an expert in Excel. I am certainly not, so I am happy to be corrected by him on the detail of that, but I think my statement was…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his urgent question. As you know, Mr Speaker, I was keen to do a statement on the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s data breach on 8…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI like to feel that I have considerable influence in Government, but I am not sure that is completely correct. However, I will use the influence I have to do the right thing by…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his place and look forward to working with him. As I mentioned outside the Chamber, I will happily brief him on any aspects and will arrange…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. I hope he will forgive me for pushing back slightly, but I think I have been particularly clear on this, and all of this could…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI think that the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson) referred to it in his question as a “self-inflicted” wound, and it surely was. To be frank, checks…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and for the way he puts it. We are currently at a stage where officers and staff who have a concern are reporting it to their senior…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachDuring a conversation I had with the hon. Gentleman last week, he talked about the Patten reforms and 50:50 recruitment, and said it had been a backward step to depart from that…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI have not yet spoken to the Catholic Police Officers Guild personally, but my officials have done so on a number of occasions and I am very happy to do so. Initially, we were…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He talks about the additional security funding that the Government put in. The UK Government’s contribution to the financial year…04 Sept 2023HANSARDPolice Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection BreachI thank the right hon. Gentleman again for the urgent question and for the various questions he has posed. Officials in the Cabinet Office have chaired regular operational…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI do not have those figures with me, but I will get them from my officials and give them to the hon. Gentleman when, with the leave of the House, I reply to the debate later.…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 20.18 Jul 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI am a great believer in short and honest answers to such questions, and the answer is yes. I now turn to the conduct of reviews by the commission and, in particular, Lords…18 Jul 2023