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HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI reiterate my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady May of Maidenhead, for establishing the inquiry in the first place. She was right to do so, and in due course I want to do…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe Government believe that a mandatory reporting mechanism will help the system, which is why we will introduce it.08 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse Inquiry: RecommendationsWith due respect, I appreciate the noble Lord’s question but the leader of Reform can do what he wishes. We are the Government, and we are trying to take sensible approaches and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the bill in the following order:…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions in the House today. There has been a great deal of expertise and reflection shown, and the serious issues that have been…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.07 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open this debate on the first Home Office Bill to come before this Parliament under the current Government. I want to start with why we are here…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceIf the noble Lord will allow me, I cannot confess at this Dispatch Box to be an expert on current defamation laws, but I understand, potentially, where he is coming from on this…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI hope I can help my noble friend by saying that there is a dual approach to this. Safeguarding is obviously important. There are many young people who can be drawn into potential…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceIt is a continuing process and, as the noble Lord will know, the task force was established when his Government were in office and continues now. It is an ongoing process; we are…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceAgain, I hope I can assure my noble friend that the Government take the issue of deepfakes, AI and misrepresentation extremely seriously. We will be looking at that as part of the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThe task force is looking at a whole range of issues, not just foreign interference and interference in elections; it is also looking at intimidation and actions at general…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceAs a resident of Wales, I endorse the comments made about Baroness Randerson and her service to Wales and the Wales Office in particular. The counter-extremism review concluded…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI say on behalf of the Government that we condemn the events in New Orleans and, indeed, the events that took place in Germany over the period. Those types of events can happen…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI pay tribute to my noble friend’s experience in this area when he held the post in the previous Government. We will keep under examination the impact of the changes in Syria. We…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThe Government keep under review at all times the influence and threats from foreign powers. I will reflect on the particular point the noble Lord mentioned, but we are very clear…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThe Speaker’s Conference is a matter for the parliamentary authorities, and we will feed into that as a Government. The Defending Democracy Taskforce is very clear that we need to…06 Jan 2025HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI am grateful to my noble friend for the question. We will examine the points that he has made, and I will write to him about the detail of the potential Home Office response on…19 Dec 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeWe have received more than 9,300 claims, and decisions have been made on 8,448 of them. Some claims have been turned down, which means that it is a bureaucratic process by its…19 Dec 2024HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI second my noble friend’s welcome for Christmas and new year—in fact, I third his welcome, because I think we are all ready for that break in due course. He mentioned the…19 Dec 2024