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HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesI am grateful to the noble Lord. If he will allow me, I will write to him on that point—for the simple reason that universities fall within a different department from the one…10 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026I am grateful for the detailed questions and contributions that have been made. I welcome back my noble friend Lord Stansgate following his short interregnum in parliamentary…10 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsThe United Kingdom has one of the most generous visa offers in Europe for workers in the creative industries. A large number of people, including nationals of EU member states, do…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsThe Government’s objective in all this is to ensure that we support the creative industries, that people with skills who wish to come to the UK to participate in the creative…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI will certainly look at the points that the noble Lord has mentioned. I come back to the key point: the Government have recognised that the creative industries are not just…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsThe noble Lord will know—again, for the House’s reference—that we had the immigration White Paper, we have set a direction of travel and we have announced in the King’s Speech an…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsFunnily enough, as the noble Viscount will know, sheep-shearers were not on my briefing for the creative industries. I am sure it is extremely creative and extremely high skilled,…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. Musicians, entertainers, artists and technical staff from non-visa national countries can perform in the UK for up to six…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI am grateful to my noble friend for drawing that to my attention in the Chamber today. As I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Bonham-Carter, I will look at the question of dancers…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsMy noble friend and I have had a significant correspondence on this issue over the past 12 months. I recognise that there are concerns about a labour shortage for certain skills…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI refer the noble Lord to the immigration White Paper that the Government produced last year, which will see itself translated into potential legislative proposals during the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI do not agree that all individuals who come to this country are financial burdens. People historically have made long-term contributions, paid taxes and filled vacancies.…04 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakIncidents happen, and Governments have to reflect upon what has happened as a result of those incidents. We await an IOPC investigation, and it would be wrong of me to comment on…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakThe right reverend Prelate is absolutely right, and I welcome his support for the Sikh community and for the way in which he has expressed it. As I mentioned in my initial…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakIt is an offence to have an article with a blade or point in a public place without good reason. One of the good reasons, under legislation passed, is “for religious purposes”.…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakI begin by saying that this murder was appalling. The murder is the responsibility of Vickrum Digwa, who is now facing a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years in jail. It was…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakMy noble friend brings great experience from policing to this debate. I say to him that there will obviously be an IOPC investigation that will investigate not just the issues in…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakThat is an important point, and I know that the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Government will reflect on the issues of training. However, the police still have a sacred…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakI am grateful to the noble Lord. He will know that the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which was passed under the previous Government, clarified and strengthened existing legal…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakMy noble friend speaks with an authority that nobody else in this House can match, given her experience and her understanding of how the Nowak family feel today after the verdict…03 Jun 2026