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HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentOur relationship with India is clearly important. I know that the right hon. Gentleman would not expect me to go into detail about that. I note from the Annunciator ticker that we…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI was disappointed, on leaving my previous Department last night, that I would no longer be seeing the right hon. Lady across the Dispatch Box, and I am so glad that she has put…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentClearly, I cannot make commitments on behalf of my fellow Ministers, but it is a long-established practice of this House that Ministers make themselves available. I have no doubt…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his characteristically fresh approach. Members will remember that many people appointed by their respective parties have made mistakes, have…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI am not trying to present it in any way other than the known facts, as contained in the Home Secretary’s resignation letter, which set out that she had made a mistake and she…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI am unable to comment on any security matters. The right hon. Gentleman knows me well, and he knows that I would not say anything publicly in this House that I did not know. I do…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentThe ministerial code was last updated in May, so I very much doubt that a further update is likely. The ministerial code makes it clear, after a recommendation from the Committee…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentIt depends on the circumstances. If someone says that they have made a mistake, it is important that their mistake is looked at in the context of the ministerial code, which has a…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI am sure the hon. Gentleman understands that where a person has made a mistake, and accepted that they have made a mistake, the Prime Minister is entitled to re-evaluate the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI do not think there is any mystery here. The fact is that a mistake was made. The Home Secretary accepted that she made a mistake, she informed the relevant parties and her…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentThe hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I look, as to the rationale for my right hon. and learned Friend’s departure, at the text of her resignation letter, where she made it…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentBy and large, we use Government communications to conduct Government business, but, as I understand it, there is not a total ban on this; there may be certain circumstances, when…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI do not know where the hon. Gentleman has got the concept of people not having full security clearance—I do not understand where that would come from. As I have said, the Home…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentIt really does depend on the circumstances, what has happened and what other methods can be used to sanction the member of the Government concerned. There may well be…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentThe Home Secretary is clearly very aware that she has made a mistake and very aware that it can never be repeated. It is a salutary lesson not only for her but for everyone else…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI think the hon. Lady will accept that there is no suggestion here of a breach of the law. There was a mistake made by the Home Secretary, which she has accepted and apologised…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI reaffirm the point I made that the Prime Minister is keen to appoint an independent adviser, but I have to say that events in the last Administration would not be properly part…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy right hon. Friend will be aware that I am not the policing Minister. Had I been the policing Minister, I am sure that I would have talked about the operational independence of…26 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for reminding us of the real issues that underpin this Administration and are affecting our country. I am not going to set out a timetable for him, as…26 Oct 2022HANSARDNotification of Contingent Liabilities: Liquidation of UKCloud Ltd and Virtual Infrastructure GroupToday I am notifying the House of the steps taken by the Government in regards to the compulsory liquidation of UKCloud Ltd and Virtual Infrastructure Group Ltd. Throughout this…26 Oct 2022