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HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman did not ask me about FIRS, because he has consistently done so and I always enjoy our exchanges. He will understand that I have come here…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and his Committee for the important work that they do, and I am grateful for their report. He will have seen the comprehensive response from the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsOn the hon. Gentleman’s first point, he will understand that membership of a Select Committee is not a matter for the Government, but Mr Speaker will have heard the point he…04 Mar 2026HANSARDUnexplained Wealth Orders Annual Report 2024-25Today, the unexplained wealth order report for the period 2024 to 2025 will be laid before Parliament. The unexplained wealth order report details the number of unexplained wealth…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe Government’s first duty, as I hope any Government’s would be, is to keep the country safe. We are absolutely committed to taking all necessary measures to expose and disrupt…23 Feb 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe Government’s first duty, as I hope any Government’s would be, is to keep the country safe. We are absolutely committed to taking all necessary measures to expose and disrupt…23 Feb 2026HANSARDIntegrated Security FundI wish to update the House on the Government’s plans for the integrated security fund and how funding will be allocated over the next three years—2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29—to…10 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyThe hon. Member has only just entered the Chamber, but in an act of generosity, I will give way.09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for introducing this debate. He did…09 Feb 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsWe work very closely with our allies, but EU designations are a matter for the EU. It is the Government’s long-standing position not to comment on the detail of intelligence and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyI am grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention and for his important work on the Joint Committee. I welcome the scrutiny that it provides, and I assure him of the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering: High Street BusinessesI am grateful to the Chair of the Committee for setting out the work it will be doing. I have long believed in the importance of working closely with the National Crime Agency to…09 Feb 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering: High Street BusinessesWe are taking more steps. The new high streets taskforce will look at whether the current data sharing between agencies in supporting enforcement teams is appropriate in order to…09 Feb 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsWe are very grateful to Jonathan Hall for the work that he has done. We are taking forward all his recommendations on strengthening our state threats powers, including the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope the hon. Gentleman will understand if I do not get into the specifics—we do not comment on individual cases—but I can tell him that the Home Secretary will use all the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering: High Street BusinessesMy hon. Friend is a great champion for Huddersfield’s high street, and I am pleased to be able to tell her that tackling money laundering is key to delivering on this Government’s…09 Feb 2026HANSARDState Threat Prevention and Investigation Measures: 20 September 2025 to 19 December 2025Section 55(1) of the National Security Act 2023 requires the Home Secretary to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe defending democracy taskforce is the fulcrum point that co-ordinates activity across Government. We work very closely with other Departments specifically on the issue of…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyThe hon. and gallant Member makes an important point. I hope that Mr Rycroft is listening, because that is something that he will want to consider. I give an assurance that I will…09 Feb 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy hon. Friend is right to raise his concerns in the way that he does. I can inform him and the House that on 13 January the Foreign Secretary set out the action that the…09 Feb 2026