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HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersI am grateful to the noble Lord for his helpful intervention. I say quite simply again that 3D-printed firearms are captured by existing firearms legislation. If a 3D-printed…10 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersI can tell my noble friend that it is an offence to manufacture and distribute a prohibited weapon, such as a handgun or semi-automatic rifle, however it is manufactured. That…10 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersI am pleased to tell my noble friend that no viable fully 3D-printed firearms have been found by law enforcement in the United Kingdom. In 2023, there were 25 instances where…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister has already committed in the House of Commons, in a Statement repeated in this House, to increase dramatically the number of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityIf the noble Viscount will allow me, those matters are slightly beyond my remit. I would not wish to commit the Government to any particular course of action on that, but I will…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. Individuals can always choose to return if the situation in their home country that they were fleeing and seeking asylum from…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityAgain, I hope I can help the noble Lord, but this is a very fast-moving situation; we were not here this time last week. There are challenges in Syria, with people moving back…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityOn the first point, I hope that I can reassure the noble Baroness that the purpose of the Government discussing this aspect with the Migration Advisory Committee is to look at the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 October be approved.10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025I am grateful for the contributions from His Majesty’s Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat Benches. I am grateful for the Opposition’s support for both orders, which are…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025In moving this Motion, I also ask that the House approves the National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2025. Both these instruments,…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityThe noble Viscount makes an extremely important point. The Government have put in place an £11 million fund to support humanitarian aid. The Foreign Secretary has met his Turkish…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityMy noble friend makes an extremely important point on which the Government are not only reflecting but taking action. The slowness of asylum appeals, the poor quality of some…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 October be approved.10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI am grateful to the noble Lords. I do not know where the noble Lord, Lord Murray, has been for the past 14 years, but I do not think he has been in the same place that I have…10 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI think there is a different type of deterrent from that which the noble Viscount would wish to exercise, and which I am guessing he supported when the noble Lord, Lord Murray,…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentIf I recall, the Mayor of London found the confidence of the people of London—not everybody did in that election. The Mayor of London had the confidence of the people of London,…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy noble friend makes some important points. The police landscape has changed dramatically since 1997, in that we now have police and crime commissioners, who have a…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentThe Government have a strong commitment to halve the level of violence against women and girls over a 10-year period. We had a Statement last week on some aspects of that in this…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentIt is important that we have stability. Very often, when I was a Member of Parliament, the police chief in the local area would be in post for two years and he or she would either…10 Dec 2024