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HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentI am grateful to the noble Lord. I met with Ofcom recently. I know that the facts he has laid before the House are correct, but Ofcom wishes to proceed at pace to ensure that it…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI am grateful to my noble friend. There are two issues arising out of that. The first is that I personally, as Minister, will have a responsibility for holding to account the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryThe noble Baroness invites me to come to conclusions about what the inquiry might say in any particular circumstance. Hopefully, I can reassure her by saying that the inquiry is…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSocial Media: Scam Adverts and Fraudulent ContentThe Government take seriously the criminal abuse of online advertising to promote scams, distribute malware and launch phishing attacks. All social media platforms and advertisers…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI am grateful to the noble Lord. The survivors are not a coterminous, cohesive group. They have different experiences and different views on what is happening. The noble Baroness,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for their comments. I will start with the noble Lord, if I may. I hope he…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingI can assure the noble Earl, and for once, this question does fall within my direct responsibilities. There are a number of areas where the UK Government, particularly with the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDImmigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved. Relevant document: 40th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…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 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchAgain, this is for the West Midlands Police and the police and crime commissioner, but I understand that they are undertaking their own review into what happened and how that…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingWe have common interests with the Israeli Government, and we should try to maintain that data-sharing arrangement. What they do and how they operate is a matter for them. It is…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchI am grateful to my noble friend and hope I can help her by saying that my understanding of what has been said to date is that UEFA was not directly represented at the meeting,…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchI first congratulate the noble Lord on the announcement yesterday of his retention in the House through his new peerage. I think I have already said but will re-emphasise that the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchI am grateful to the noble Lord, who knows that any suggestion that intelligence gathering or community engagement led by West Midlands Police was anything other than of the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingI am grateful to my noble friend for reminding me of my time on the Intelligence and Security Committee, and I am grateful to him for his work chairing it now. He has articulated…11 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful for that. As I said, the Home Office has examined and looked at a range of alternative methods of regulation and legislation from other countries. The issue of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am trying to think how that would impact upon the issue we are talking about today. In effect, the disregard and pardon will be automatic for people under the age of 18. I will…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick for commencing this discussion and debate. A number of views have been expressed in Committee today and some go wider…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendments 308 and 309 are closely bound with Amendment 313 tabled by my noble friend Lady Goudie. If the Committee will allow me, I will ask my noble friend Lady…09 Dec 2025