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HANSARDSydney Terrorist AttackThe noble Lord should know, and I think he does, that this Government condemn the attacks, condemn antisemitism and stand with the Jewish community. He asks what we are doing. We…15 Dec 2025HANSARDSydney Terrorist AttackI agree wholeheartedly with my noble friend on the bravery of that individual. I watched on television yesterday the pictures of him tackling the armed gunman, and that is bravery…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI remind the Committee that the position of any of these individuals—as the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, mentioned in her initial contribution—will be subject to consistently…15 Dec 2025HANSARDSydney Terrorist AttackMy Lords, as the Prime Minister and Home Secretary have said, the Government are appalled by this act of terrorism on Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community. It is…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchLet me, in the nicest possible way, refute exactly what the noble Baroness said. This Prime Minister is committed to rooting out and tackling antisemitism and to making sure that…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingI am grateful for the support of the noble Lord for my taking on a number of issues today. The US strategy, which I saw earlier this week, is a matter for the US Government, but,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchI am grateful to my noble friend. Let me say two things. The police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands is accountable to the people of the West Midlands for whatever…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchI have not finished yet, my Lords—we have a while to go. The Home Office is committed to full transparency regarding the intelligence used by West Midlands Police for the Aston…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingWith regard to the strikes that have recently taken place, the United Kingdom was not involved. We are committed to fighting the scourge of drugs and organised crime with our…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchMy Lords—11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentThere are two areas that we want to look at. Number one is education. All of us are the first port of call to reduce scamming, which means that we all, including young people,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingThere are long-standing intelligence and law enforcement frameworks between the UK and its Five Eyes partners: the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Those frameworks…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentIt is important that we get these things right—I say that to my noble friend in the spirit of camaraderie—and sometimes there are issues that take a while to work through. If he…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. One of the things that we are trying to do—again, trailing the fraud strategy—is to ensure that we have better criminal justice outcomes…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingIt is important that the UK independently gathers intelligence. The Five Eyes partners of the UK—Australia, Canada and New Zealand—are critical intelligence-gathering partners.…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentThe noble Lord is absolutely right. The Government have accepted that there is a challenge in that area. There are resources going into educational opportunities, particularly…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentI am grateful to the noble Lord. He is absolutely right that the banks are effectively subsidising fraud results and are leading to the repayment of an amount of the fraud that is…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentI am grateful to my noble friend for that. The Government have already signed a United Nations resolution against fraud, and we are hosting a conference in Vienna in March next…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI am grateful to the noble and right reverend Lord for his comments. The £65 million that we have allocated to the budget for this inquiry includes a range of issues to do with…11 Dec 2025