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HANSARDIstanbul Convention: Article 59I welcome the noble Lord to his post as a shadow Home Affairs Minister. I have been here for only four months, but I already feel like a veteran. It is a pleasure to see him on…12 Nov 2024HANSARDIstanbul Convention: Article 59I think this is important. On the firewall between police and immigration not being implemented, I put it to the right reverend Prelate that an external firewall would not…12 Nov 2024HANSARDIstanbul Convention: Article 59I hear what the noble Lord has powerfully mentioned. As I have indicated, a review is being undertaken by my honourable friend the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against…12 Nov 2024HANSARDIstanbul Convention: Article 59The question of the expiry of Article 59 is part of the review. I find myself in the difficult position of repeating myself: a review is being undertaken and its outcome will be…12 Nov 2024HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 12 September and 16 October be approved. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…12 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI am still getting used to this. I agree wholeheartedly about special constables. When I was last Police Minister 14 and a half years ago, there were 15,505 special constables in…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesThe noble Lord makes a valuable point; I re-emphasise that we are trying to give discretion to local forces, chief constables and PCCs to determine their priorities. It is a…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI agree with the noble Earl that—11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI am grateful to the noble Baroness for those comments. She will know that one of the manifesto commitments of this incoming Government was to look at how we could improve…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI welcome the noble Lord to his new responsibilities. On behalf of myself and my team, I ask him to pass on my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, for the work that he…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI thank my noble friend for his question. I find it impossible to believe that that was 54 years ago; he must have been a very young man at the time. He makes a very valuable…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesIt is slightly outside my scope of responsibility, but I give credit to the noble Lord for the fact that the RAF, Army and Navy cadets are all very valuable. Only this weekend, we…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI am afraid that is a no for the noble Lord.11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesAs I just mentioned, police cadet funding is the responsibility of the police and crime commissioner and chief constable in each local area. There is no direct funding from this…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesI am grateful to my noble friend for his questions. I am very proud of the fact that, when I was the Police Minister, we had the largest number of police officers on the beat in…11 Nov 2024HANSARDCriminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024.11 Nov 2024HANSARDCriminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to be here today, with the interest in the instrument before us, and I am pleased to see members of the Front Benches here with us this afternoon. I shall give a…11 Nov 2024HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, this order has been laid to introduce a power to charge a fee for UK visa qualification equivalency and English language proficiency assessment services, and to set the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…11 Nov 2024HANSARDCriminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024I am grateful for noble Lords’ contributions. I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Murray, to his new position. I wish him well—as well as I can do in government. I hope that he enjoys…11 Nov 2024