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HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful for the points that my hon. Friend has raised, and for his reference to the importance of remembering the victims of terrorism. It is an important part of my…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityMy hon. Friend has been a diligent representative of his constituency, and I know that he takes these matters incredibly seriously. I hope that he understands this Government’s…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityMy hon. Friend raises a very important point, and I can give him the assurances that he seeks. He will have heard in my introductory remarks that the Chinese ambassador has been…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his points, and for his acknowledgment of our intention to introduce legislation that would allow the UK Government to proscribe…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Member and he is right: I believe that this is a shared endeavour across the House and across our country. I was pleased to discuss these matters…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Member for his continued advocacy of FIRS. It is an important operational tool. It is still relatively new—it will be a year old on 1 June—and it is the…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Lady, as I always am, for the points that she has made. She mentioned the Chinese embassy, so I hope she will forgive me if I seek to provide her with a…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityMy hon. and gallant Friend has asked an astute question. He obviously heard my reference to the initiation of an internal piece of work, and a review of the national terrorism…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Member for his questions. I agree with the concerns that he rightly expressed about antisemitic activity in our country. He will have heard the points…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on recent national security developments, including the increase in the national terrorism threat level. The events of the…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI feel that fear, as I think we all do in this place. The hon. Gentleman has assiduously represented the concerns of Jewish communities in his constituency. I knew that he would…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityThe hon. Lady makes an important and helpful point. I can give her an assurance that I discuss these matters with policing colleagues regularly. I hope she will understand that it…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Member, as I always am. He has a very long and proud record of standing against terrorism—he knows a lot about it from his experiences in Northern…14 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who makes an important point. The relationship with local government is absolutely mission critical, and I work very closely with not only local…14 May 2026HANSARDState Threat Prevention and InvestigationSection 55(1) of the National Security Act 2023 requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant…29 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the national security strategy, the Government made an historic commitment to spend 5% of our GDP on national security by 2025. That includes funding to protect critical…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Member would like to write to me, I would be happy to look at the details of what she has raised. She will understand that I do not want to get into the detail of it…23 Apr 2026HANSARDNational SecurityThe Cabinet Office is driving implementation of the national security strategy. At CyberUK yesterday, I called on AI companies and innovators to work with the Government to build…23 Apr 2026HANSARDNational SecurityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that important point. The UK’s defence industry is a cornerstone of our national security and an engine for growth. We are committed to…23 Apr 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceThe Government are taking decisive steps to strengthen our national resilience, as set out in the resilience action plan. Building on the findings of Exercise Pegasus, the…23 Apr 2026