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HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementI was not intending to attend myself. Let me reflect on the question, not least because I am not responsible for other Ministers’ diaries. However, as I have said previously, I am…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementAs the hon. Member may be aware, I am—not to the same extent as herself—intimately familiar with the connotations of the name from my previous professional experience, so I…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementMy hon. Friend makes a really important point, and I agree wholeheartedly with it. He is right about the chilling effect. It would absolutely extend to young people, as well as…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementYes, I am happy to do all the things that the hon. Lady asks. She mentioned funding. I hope that she heard the remarks that I made earlier, not least about the Government thinking…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the remarks he has made, and not just today but previously. I totally agree; he is absolutely right that words have consequences. All of us,…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementIf the right hon. Gentleman can be patient, he will hear the entirety of my response. It is not for Government Ministers to say who is going to appear at Glastonbury; it is for…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementI am genuinely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this matter, because it provides us with an opportunity to discuss these issues, which is something I have…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementHe says that he did not receive the letter. Let me say therefore that I would, of course, be very happy to meet him, and I am keen to do that as quickly as possible.29 Apr 2025HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures: 1 December 2024 to 28 February 2025Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the…25 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeTo begin on what I hope will be a point of consensus, I am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for the gratitude he expressed in general terms for the progression of this…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeMy right hon. Friend is right: border security is national security. She will know that the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has now completed its Committee stage, and…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI am reluctant to get into the specifics of the way in which particular arrangements may work, as that is not entirely helpful. However, I hear what the hon. Member has said, I…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Often where the rubber hits the road is the incredibly important work done by police officers on the beat, and I pay tribute to them and…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI always appreciate the contributions made by the right hon. Gentleman. As I have explained to the House, in addition to announcements about FIRS in a more general sense, the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeIt is good to see the right hon. Gentleman in his place. There is a relatively small band of former Security Ministers left in the House, and I think he is the only one in the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeMy hon. Friend has raised an important point, albeit one that is not often the source of much debate. This Government take our critical national infrastructure extremely…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeThe hon. Lady asked a number of questions, and I will endeavour to respond to all of them, but if I do not, I will certainly come back to her outside of the Chamber. She asked a…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the foreign influence registration scheme. FIRS is a fundamental component of the National Security Act 2023,…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI am always grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his questions. With great respect to him, I will not go into the specifics of his second point, because I am particularly keen…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeI think I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, although I would probably need to consider it for a while longer to make an authoritative judgment on whether I am…01 Apr 2025