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HANSARDSouthport AttackI am grateful to my noble friend for his question and for the work that he has done in this field. He will know that 33 of the 34 recommendations from the Shawcross report have…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackMy noble friend has faced decisions such as those that we have faced in these past few months, and he knows the difficulty of dealing with incidents such as the one that happened…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackOn that latter point, the Government’s legal binding for this potential area of policy is signing up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We are determined…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackMy noble friend raises an important issue. This is an important part of the process that we need to review now: if individuals are being radicalised in their bedrooms in whatever…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackWe have to do two things. First, we have to look at where there is material online that breaches criminal thresholds and then work with the hosts of that material to take it down.…27 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsWe will uphold our international obligations. We have an international obligation, under international law, to accept and assess refugees. That does not decry the fact that we…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI am responsible for many things in this department but I am not responsible for the comments of the Senedd Presiding Officer or any spat that they may have had with the leader of…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe noble Baroness had a conversation with me, both in this Chamber and outside. She will know that there are occasions when Ministers can absorb views but cannot necessarily give…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe noble Lord has experience far beyond any that I could bring to this House, so I am grateful for his contribution today. He raises an extremely important point. We have…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe noble Baroness, Lady Foster, knows that I have great respect for Jim Gamble and his work. She will also know that addressing the movement to online presence, the dark web,…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for those comments. I think she will know that the Government want to put victims at the heart of the response to the…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI welcome the right reverend Prelate’s contribution. I think I can say to him that the Church has had difficulties, which he has acknowledged, and those difficulties might well…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI am grateful for the noble Baroness’s support for mandatory reporting. She participated in the debate on Friday and will know that I said from this Dispatch Box that this is an…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI say to my noble friend that my right honourable friend the Prime Minister takes a keen interest in the progress of these reports, and he will monitor and hold to account…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe noble and learned Baroness has committed a large part of her professional life to tackling this issue, and I take very much to heart her support for the Government’s stance on…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseA statutory inquiry, for which the noble Lord heckles me from a sedentary position, would mean a further five or six years before recommendations took place. Clear action was set…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI am grateful for both Front-Bench contributions. I say at the outset that I am disappointed by the tone of the first few words spoken by the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. He…20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsWe have time. As I have known the noble Lord, Lord Empey, for such a long time and worked with him in such a constructive way, and even though the clock is flashing, I will take…20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsI have sat down. The time has gone, I think.20 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for giving us an opportunity to debate this issue. We have had a number of Questions on it, but it is worthy of a debate in this…20 Jan 2025