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HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsIt is important that we condemn the comments that were made about adverts on television. We are a multicultural society. It is quite right and proper that individuals from all…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsThe short answer is no. The longer answer is we will wait for the review to see what action we will take. Again, I remind the noble Lord that the reason we are in this position in…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesI have one simple answer to the noble Lord: yes. It is vital that all children have the best start in life, and children should not be impacted by the position of their parents.…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesAgain, I find myself in the difficult position that I am not able to give details of the new child poverty strategy because it is not published as yet; it will be published very…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesThere are arguments around how we control the number of individuals, families and migrant children who come to the United Kingdom. That is an argument that we are having now to…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesThe Government are committed to tackling child poverty, and the Child Poverty Taskforce will publish its 10-year strategy to drive sustainable change later this year. The Home…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChild Poverty Strategy: Migrant FamiliesI am grateful to my noble friend. I hope that I gave her a very strong answer in my first Answer, which I hope met the objectives that she has set. Tackling child poverty is at…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsThe College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council are currently undertaking a review of non-crime hate incidents, working closely with the Home Office. The…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsThe noble Baroness makes a very sensible point. Ultimately, the bottom line is that the Government believe that we should focus on real crime as a priority. That is why we are…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. Again, I fall back on the central point, which is that we have commissioned a review, the results of which we are expecting…27 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryNo group is above the law, and this inquiry has been established for the purposes of examining the challenges that arose in certain communities with regard to child sexual abuse…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryThe noble Baroness makes a very fair point. The confidence of victims and survivors is central to the effectiveness, quality and outputs of this inquiry. As I mentioned in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI am grateful for the noble Lord’s support in this area. He is right to draw attention to the fact that the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, recommended that we should try to move away…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel. First, I say to him that when the Infected Blood Inquiry and the Covid inquiry were established, it took seven months to…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI am grateful to the noble Baroness. I refer her to the Statement that the Home Secretary made in response to the issues that arose out of yesterday’s Urgent Question in the House…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryLet me first defend the Minister for Safeguarding. I know nobody else in the House of Commons who has committed so much time, energy and passion to ensuring that these issues are…22 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementI am giving the noble Lord the answer that I will give him to whatever he has asked. I say to him now that we recognise there are certain threats in China, and certain issues with…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord. It dribbles on from day to day because Members continue to ask similar questions to those being covered, which they are entirely…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementYes. They have not been charged with or convicted of any offence; therefore, as far as the law is concerned, they are not guilty of any offence. That is the self-evident state of…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. As he knows, the Security Minister made it clear last week, on 15 October, in Parliament that Ministers were informed after the…21 Oct 2025