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HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanThat would be a question for West Midlands police, but my hon. Friend is right. There obviously is a role for artificial intelligence in many areas of public life, including…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. He makes an incredibly important point, which was really the basis of many of the questions that the Committee put when we took…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanI thank the shadow Secretary of State for his question, and I agree with what he said. I will give the Minister for Policing and Crime, who was new in her post, credit for coming…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanMy hon. Friend is right that sport has a role to play in bringing us together. We have just seen at the winter Olympics the joy that the athletes feel and the sense of pride in…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting this statement. The banning of away fans at football matches is highly unusual in this country. The imposition of…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Electronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsI cannot be the only Member of this House with constituents who are dual nationals for whom the information and data requirements are making it difficult to get hold of passports…25 Feb 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering: High Street BusinessesOrganised criminality is behind much of the money laundering that we see on our high streets, which is why my Committee last week launched an inquiry looking at organised…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI rise with incredulity, having learned that there was not a requirement to dispose of the interest. I recall going through ethics and propriety when being made a Minister, and I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureWe all look forward to whatever it is that the Government have decided to change here, but can I ask the Minister to look at two points? First, can he look at when appeals can be…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a fellow west midlands MP, the Home Secretary will be aware that policing in her constituency is incredibly different from policing in Staffordshire Moorlands. Can she confirm…05 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI can see how frustrated the Minister is, and I share her frustration. The Home Affairs Committee stands ready to work constructively with her. I gently say that I can imagine…15 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI thank the Home Secretary for her statement, and I welcome the appointment of the noble Baroness Longfield as chair of the panel. She has a great track record. I have worked with…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI would be grateful if the Minister could share any correspondence she has with the Committee because we are keen to get full transparency on this issue. Does the Minister share…08 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMay I add my support for my hon. Friend’s opposition to compulsory reorganisation, which local authorities simply do not want? The people of Staffordshire Moorlands do not want to…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanWill the Minister provide any information about the work done by the Home Office from the point that it found out that the away fans may be banned to when the decision was…24 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseDoes the Minister consider that China represents a current threat to this country? Will he also expand on the work his officials are doing with the Members and Members’ Staff…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI am sure that my Committee will want to look closely at the very significant number of announcements that the Home Secretary has made today. She referred on a number of occasions…17 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI very much look forward to the new violence against women and girls strategy. Can the Minister give us a bit more of a clue as to when we might see it? Will it include a single…17 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and associate myself with the tributes to the emergency services and the train crew. Our thoughts are with the victims. When we have…03 Nov 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and for advance sight of it. While I am very supportive of the work that is being done to increase security at Jewish synagogues and…13 Oct 2025