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HANSARDNational ResilienceI agree with the comments from the Secretary-General of NATO that the hon. Lady cited. From previous conversations that we have had, I think she understands the seriousness we…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 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 QuestionsWe recognise the serious disruption that incidents such as the attack on JLR can cause for supply chains and local economies. We continually assess the resilience of our critical…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksThe hon. Member is right that we should be—and I think are—very proud of our collective Jewish heritage. I pay tribute to her nan. I hope the hon. Member would acknowledge that…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksThe Minister for Policing and Crime, the Home Secretary and I—and all our ministerial colleagues —will do everything we need to do to ensure that the Metropolitan police and all…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksWe have invested a record amount of money in ensuring that places of worship right around the country have the support, security and defences that they require. That is a priority…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI hope that the shadow Minister will accept that the Government’s response is not about warm words, but about decisive, targeted and effective activity, and that is what we have…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for a series of entirely sensible and constructive points. He is absolutely right to raise both the abhorrent nature of the threat and the…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has raised her concerns diligently with me on a number of occasions. I had the privilege recently of visiting JW3, in her constituency, which…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for the work she does with her Select Committee, and she is right in the point she makes about the root causes. The Government have to ensure…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksOf course, I would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and the CST, which I engage with on a very regular basis. He is right to describe this as a pattern of behaviour. I hope he…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising those points. He is absolutely right that this abhorrent targeting has no place in our society—not now, not ever. Although I…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI hope that across the House there is a shared endeavour and an absolute determination to ensure that this does not become the new normal that we have to endure. None of us wants…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksAt moments like this, it can be tempting to focus on those who seek to divide our communities, but it is also important to reflect, as I have done, on the extraordinary good work…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksThis Government will take swift action. That is precisely why the Home Secretary commissioned Lord Macdonald to look at the issues that the hon. Member has raised. She will have…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI am grateful to my hon. Friend. He is right that we all have an absolute responsibility to call out racism and bigotry, wherever we experience it. He is also right that a range…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI have described the actions that we will take, but it is also important to recognise the work that the police do, often in difficult and challenging circumstances. There has been…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. I can give her an absolute assurance of the seriousness with which operational partners, including the National Crime Agency, the…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI know that my hon. Friend will understand that it is not for me as the Security Minister to set out future parliamentary business—I would get into quite a lot of trouble with the…20 Apr 2026