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HANSARDIranian State Threatsindicated dissent .04 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for the points he has raised, which I will endeavour to work through. First, let me agree with his characterisation of the Iranian…04 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great wisdom on these matters. I simply say that I completely agree with his analysis of the depth of the relationship with the United States. The…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHostile State ThreatsI thank my hon. Friend not just for his question but for mentioning the recent Home Office guidance, which was a crucial first step in upskilling security officials on the risks…24 Feb 2025HANSARDHostile State ThreatsThe Home Office works closely with other Departments and operational agencies to strengthen the UK’s defences against state threats. That includes continuing to implement measures…24 Feb 2025HANSARDConsumer Protection: FraudThe right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. He is right that the latest statistics show that there were 3.9 million incidents in the year ending September 2024—that is one…24 Feb 2025HANSARDConsumer Protection: FraudMy hon. Friend raises an important issue, not least that the vast majority of scams are perpetrated by criminal gangs based overseas. We need the support of overseas Governments…24 Feb 2025HANSARDConsumer Protection: FraudFraud devastates lives, and this Government are determined to meet that challenge head-on, including through the new expanded fraud strategy that we promised in our manifesto. We…24 Feb 2025HANSARDHostile State ThreatsThe hon. Gentleman has made an important point, as he always does. I can say to him that a threat is a threat, regardless of the direction from which it comes. We take all those…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the work he does on the all-party parliamentary group on anti-corruption and responsible tax. I can confirm that the Government take the threat…24 Feb 2025HANSARDHome Office Exclusion Policy: Russian StateThe Government are today announcing an important reform to the Home Office’s exclusion policy. Under new measures, the Home Office will expand the criteria for exclusion to ensure…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation MeasuresSection 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 requires the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for…24 Feb 2025HANSARDHostile State ThreatsI hope the hon. Lady will understand that I cannot comment on operational matters, and it would not be appropriate for me either to confirm or to deny the existence of any notices…24 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewThe hon. Gentleman speaks with long experience from working both at the heart of Government and in the Home Office. He makes some important points, and I assure him that I will…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewI am very grateful to my hon. Friend and I completely agree with his characterisation of Sir David as a model for all Members—he is absolutely right about that. He raises a very…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewAs always, I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his thoughtful contribution. “Best of British” is precisely the right phraseology to apply to Sir David. My hon. Friend asked an…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewI completely agree with the points that my hon. Friend makes. She is right to highlight the difference between learning lessons and implementing and acting upon them. I can give…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the publication of the Prevent learning review into the perpetrator of the attack that tragically killed Sir…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewIt may be hard for newer Members to understand how difficult this is for more experienced Members, such as the right hon. Gentleman, who spent so many years on these green…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewI am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for the points he has raised and for how he has approached the statement. He mentioned—I am pleased that he did—that he had spoken to…12 Feb 2025