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HANSARDPolice National ComputerThe process was subject to all the usual Cabinet Office rules. I do not know how much external consultants were paid; I will find out.24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerUnfortunately, as I said, this relates to the delay in the rollout of the new system. The new system was delayed because of unforeseen complexity. I should state for the record…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerI agree with my noble friend. So far, to date, the Government and Post Office have made good progress on delivering compensation to postmasters through the scheme fairly and…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerI have to say again that I think I have answered most of the noble Baroness’s question already. Fujitsu is not a preferred supplier, but it is able to enter open competitions for…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerThe Government are confident. There has been one incident of data loss, but it was a human error, as opposed to a software error and all that data has been recovered. So, yes, the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerAs I said earlier in answer to another question, it was the only viable alternative. Other companies were invited in and, for reasons most of which were around the time it would…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy noble friend is right to point out that we are trying to get to the bottom of the Horizon issue. That is why Sir Wyn Williams has been tasked to hold his statutory inquiry.…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerI understand where the noble Lord is coming from, and I commend him for his work on this and other matters. Obviously, I am here more to talk about the subject of the Question,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDViolent Crime, Gang Activity and BurglariesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Snape, for securing this debate and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in it. Tackling crime is a key priority for any…20 Oct 2022HANSARDViolent Crime, Gang Activity and BurglariesI am afraid I will have to disappoint the noble Baroness regarding the legal definition, but what I can say is that the data picture for group-based child sexual exploitation is…20 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipAs I answered to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, I will absolutely take that back to the Home Office and see what can be done.19 Oct 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: MisconductThe noble Lord asks a number of questions and invites a number of responses. I shall confine myself to the data that he asked for at the end—and I am grateful to him for giving me…19 Oct 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: MisconductMy Lords, interim findings of the review done by the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, set out worrying failures of the Metropolitan Police Service to operate effectively within the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipMy Lords, I have already stated that we are of the firm opinion that Rwanda complies with international law. I go back to my earlier answer: under the scheme I described earlier,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDCrime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 19 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 18 October19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipI understand the strength of feeling, so of course I will be more than happy to take my noble friend’s suggestion back to the department.19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipI am afraid I am not able to comment on the cost per person; as of yet no one has actually gone, as noble Lords know, so it would be premature to do so. As the noble Lord points…19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipI thank my noble friend for that question and I agree with her. The point of this policy is to break the vile criminal enterprise that operates in the channel. I think most noble…19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipAs the noble Baroness is aware, the foundation for this is a memorandum of understanding that, it is strongly believed, covers the various points that she made. I cannot answer…19 Oct 2022HANSARDRwanda Asylum PartnershipI remind noble Lords that Rwanda is a state party to the 1951 UN refugee convention and the seven core UN human rights conventions. It is also worth pointing out that, in…19 Oct 2022