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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q But we have moved away from this literal idea of size and capacity. Debbie Bartlett: Yes.29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to follow up on thresholds. If I understand this correctly, there was previously this idea of capacity, and that has been changed to this idea of reasonable expectation.…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q Can I ask a bit more about “from time to time” and what we consider that to mean? I am thinking specifically about the fact that I have a few large churches in my constituency…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)That would be helpful. Jeremy Leggett: Almost all the village halls of that size in England, Scotland and Wales are run as unincorporated associations. The charity itself is not a…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q We have heard quite a lot today about the fiscal impact on businesses, the training and the timing, but many of the organisations the Bill will catch are run by volunteers.…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityI, too, welcome the Home Secretary’s statement and plan. Firearms officers are highly skilled specialists, and my constituents are concerned that cases like this one will…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for letting me make not just my first contribution to this House, but the first contribution from the newly formed constituency of Weald of Kent.…21 Oct 2024