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HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me start by offering the Home Secretary a belated congratulations on her appointment. Having been a Minister in that Department, I know how difficult her job is and I…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIntelligence SharingI am sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with the families of the Reading victims and the victims of other terror attacks. Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am asking the Home Secretary about her record. I am asking the Home Secretary why small boat crossings have gone up during her time in office. Perhaps it is because, as the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeWhen?25 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (Sir Gavin Williamson) on securing this urgent question. He is right to raise this issue. As…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformLet me welcome the Policing Minister to her role; she is succeeding me in the job that I did in the last Government. I genuinely wish her well in the job, and I hope that she…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseOn the misidentification rate, I think the Bridges court case set a standard of a false positive rate of one in 1,000: out of every 1,000 people stopped, 999 are the people the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseNone more so than me. I will conclude by saying that this is an important technology: it takes people off the streets who would otherwise not be caught. The Minister has my…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. I would like to add some context to the question of racial bias. There were allegations of racial bias a few years…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI thank the hon. Lady for giving way; I am looking forward to this debate and to concluding it for the Opposition later. On the question of changing the burden of proof or…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseThat is a good point; we must ensure that the operating procedures are adhered to, and I will come on to that a little later. However, to be absolutely clear, if someone is…13 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat Crossings(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the recent increase in dangerous, illegal and unnecessary channel crossings by…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsShadow Home Secretary; thank you, Mr Speaker. I am afraid the Government’s actions belie the reality. Since they came to office, 17,520 people have crossed the English channel,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House provide us with the forthcoming business?31 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMr Speaker, I echo your thanks and congratulations to Robin James, who retires today after 40 years of service. In this House, we all rely on the service of the Clerks, and I know…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House update the House on the forthcoming business?24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is rather telling that only one Government Member appears to be excited about the prospect of the Budget next week. They obviously know what is coming. Let me start by…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI will not detain the House long, Members will be delighted and relieved to hear—I can see that is a popular position. I simply echo the sentiments that the Leader of the House…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Voting by ProxyOnce again, I find myself in agreement with the Leader of the House on the substance of this issue. Perhaps it will become a habit; I do not know. The Opposition support the…23 Oct 2024