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HANSARDCounter-terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2024I have today published the Counter-terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2024 (CP 1463). The report has been laid before Parliament and copies will be available in the Vote Office…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Foreign InterferenceThat is an entirely fair challenge. Like every Member of this House, I suspect, I would like social media companies to do more. I am working closely, through the defending…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Foreign InterferenceI am grateful to the hon. and gallant Member. I would gently say that his intervention is not in keeping with the tone of what has been a good-natured and constructive debate, but…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Foreign InterferenceThis has been an excellent debate. I extend my gratitude to the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary) for securing this debate on the pervasive challenge of foreign…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUK Anti-corruption StrategyToday the Government have published the UK anti-corruption strategy 2025, setting out the Government’s response to tackle the harm that corruption causes to our growth, security…08 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed Chinese EmbassyI reiterate the point that the Government have considered the breadth of national security considerations. Both the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary have been clear about…04 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed Chinese EmbassyI can say to the Father of the House that national security is the first duty of this Government, and has been a core priority throughout this process. We have considered the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed Chinese EmbassyThe decision to call in the planning application for the proposed Chinese embassy was made by the former Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for…04 Dec 2025HANSARDFood SecurityMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority on these matters. The Cabinet Office is strongly supportive of the work that DEFRA is undertaking on food security, including mapping…04 Dec 2025HANSARDFood SecurityThrough the national security risk assessment, the Cabinet Office engages closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to continuously assess risks to the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryThat is an entirely reasonable challenge, and I can give the hon. Gentleman the assurances that he seeks.04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryThe hon. Lady raises an entirely reasonable point. She will understand that I will not want to get too much into the detail of that. We look at these matters carefully, and we…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryThe right hon. Gentleman knows the very high regard in which I hold him. He has asked me some important questions, but they are not necessarily questions that it would be in the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI am grateful to the hon. Member for his comments, and I can give him the assurances that he seeks. As he will acknowledge, the report was published less than a couple of hours…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI am grateful to the hon. Member for the very sensible and constructive nature of his remarks. I recognise his service as a Wiltshire MP and his obvious constituency interest in…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI completely agree with my hon. Friend, who puts it very well. The greatest legacy, as well as remembering the tragic loss of life in this case, would be to ensure that our…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI am, as always, grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for the expertise and experience that he brings to these matters, not least given his very long-standing service on two…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI commend the right hon. Gentleman for the dignified and diligent way in which he represented his constituents and his constituency at the time, and for his service since,…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the threat. It is not a distant matter; it quite literally impacts the lives of our citizens every single day. I give him an assurance of…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the importance of keeping our country safe. I assure him that we take that incredibly seriously. We will of course look very carefully…04 Dec 2025