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HANSARDFraudI can confirm to the hon. Lady that we are making constant improvements to Action Fraud through the City of London police, and are also investing in a wholly new Action Fraud…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFraudFraudsters should have no space to operate, and later this year we will publish our renewed strategy on how we protect the public and businesses, reduce the impact on victims, and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Airport Passport Control DelaysI reassure my hon. Friend that, in spite of the fact that there has been a surge in demand, as she would expect considering the patterns that we have seen in the past couple of…25 Apr 2022HANSARDComputer Misuse Act 1990I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I shall add that to my bedtime reading list, which is not uncrowded at present. I will look forward to getting to that. In the last year, we saw a…19 Apr 2022HANSARDComputer Misuse Act 1990It is a pleasure to serve under your expert chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis) for securing today’s debate and bringing this…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right, and we share her constituents’ concern. We are looking constantly to upgrade and improve Action Fraud, and I encourage her constituents to carry on…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI understand my hon. Friend’s point. In 2010, the coalition Government established the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission, chaired by Lord Hutton of Furness. The…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI am grateful for that clarification, and I will come on to that point in a moment. My hon. Friend has spoken movingly of the sad circumstances of the case of Ms Melanie Perry,…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. There is some limited ability under the rules for fire authorities to exercise some discretion on some decisions. That would…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt) on securing this debate. I am grateful to her, and I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of the review of the Computer Misuse Act. Since my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary launched that review last year, a…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI welcome this important debate. I thank the Opposition for securing it, and I am grateful for the manner in which the shadow Foreign Secretary opened it, the manner in which the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI am not making an announcement today on the programme of debates and legislation in this House. We are committed to these measures, and I will say a little more about them. The…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceJust a moment. We want innovators to invest in Britain, and the replacement visa programme will be about creating a positive economic impact, not just volume of cash. I was about…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceUnfortunately we are overrunning, and I will not get through responding to the points made in the debate if I take a lot of interventions. I can do either, but I think it is…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceWe will work together in lockstep with our friends and allies around the world. I will not go into detail now about what future designations might be or the precise nature of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Again, I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their presence here today and for, I hope, their support for the regulations, which will ensure the continued provision of…02 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. I thank all right hon. and hon.…02 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am conscious of the statement to follow, but my hon. Friend is right that those are concerning matters. In truth, they are not restricted to a single British politician or a…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right about the scourge of fraud and its prevalence online. We brought fraud into scope for the draft Online Safety Bill. I am conscious of the issues that she…17 Jan 2022