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HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesIt would be quite wrong for Ministers to stand at the Dispatch Box and give analyses of and running commentaries on what is a sensible and important exercise to go through— […28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022Of course, the code itself will be laid before Parliament in due course and the House will have, in a session such as this, the opportunity to debate it. I can assure the hon.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022I thank the colleagues who have spoken. I acknowledge what the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire says about the importance of consultation with the devolved Administrations. To…27 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to see you in…27 Jun 2022HANSARDNational SecurityNo, I do not see a danger to journalistic freedoms. Indeed, the Government are taking stringent steps to ensure, for example, that in the Online Safety Bill journalistic rights…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNational SecurityI do not know the detailed contents of either individual’s diary. What I can tell the hon. Lady and the House is that this Government have acted on sanctions against Putin-linked…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNational SecurityMy hon. Friend is quite right that we hear plenty of opposing from the Opposition, but not much proposing: they complain, but they do not have a plan. Our partnership with Rwanda…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNational SecurityI can. May I take the opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for all his work in support of our national security while he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNational SecurityOur national security is the first responsibility and priority of the Government, and we are ensuring that our world-class security and intelligence services and counterterrorism…20 Jun 2022HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures: 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably…16 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogWhile 98.5% of UK passport applications are being processed within 10 weeks, it is clear that some of our constituents have not received the level of service that they rightly…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI think the hon. Lady will appreciate that it is impossible—literally impossible—for me to comment on the details of that case and the particular issue with the photograph and so…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022I reassure the right hon. Gentleman that such operations have extensive ministerial oversight, and rightly so. On a number of previous occasions, a well-rehearsed debate on the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022. This statutory instrument…13 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2022I thank all members of the Committee for this important scrutiny sitting and our debate. Several important points were made by the hon. Member for Halifax who speaks for the…13 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillNational security is the first and foremost responsibility of any Government, and for that reason I warmly welcome the thorough, insightful and eloquent fashion in which…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillVery briefly.06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI have not finished my speech, but go on.06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillProsecuting authorities have to make judgments. The Bill is specifically about national security, but within that it is about countering state threats. It gives us a whole new set…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillOh go on then, one last time.06 Jun 2022