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HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsAs I think I made clear, I do not disagree or otherwise with the noble and right reverend Lord. He makes a perfectly reasonable point, but the Foreign Secretary is having those…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsI say to my noble friend what I said earlier: no request has come to the Home Office, and, as far as I am aware, the same goes for the FCDO and the MoD. As far as I am concerned,…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsI am very disappointed that the noble Lord the admiral does not support the Government’s position on this. An unsafe boat is an unsafe boat. He knows more about them—and ships, of…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsNo. I am rejecting it because these boats are unsafe. What I will do, however, is share a good news story from last week. The seventh convoy run by the National Fire Chiefs…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsAs I have just said and will continue to say: because the Ukrainians have not asked for them.01 May 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy Lords, the Government are steadfast in their commitment to protecting our Jewish communities, which is why we have committed further funding of £72 million for the Jewish…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the House for its consideration of this draft order, which will see the Terrorgram collective proscribed. It may be helpful if I set out some background…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024My Lords, I appreciate the sentiments behind my noble friend’s questions. I am not sure they are entirely appropriate for this format, but I will just rehash the powers conferred…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyI think I answered that in my initial remarks, in which I mentioned the funding that has been increased for the Community Security Trust to administer in the JCPS. Just to go back…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024That the draft Order laid before the House on 22 April be approved. Relevant document: 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness’s statement.25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyI think that is a deeply inappropriate question and I will not stoop so low as to answer it.25 Apr 2024HANSARDPeaceful ProtestsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for securing this debate, and indeed thank all the other Peers who have spoken. I particularly thank the noble…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024I thank the noble Lord very much indeed for his support and the support of his party. We have covered some ground here and I will do my very best to answer the questions. Why have…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy noble friend makes some good points. Of course, as has been often stated from the Dispatch Box, the Government do not comment on ongoing matters of possible proscription. The…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy Lords, we have to consider all the various aspects of policing in the round. The noble Baroness is quite right; public order policing is very complex and obviously very…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyMy noble friend from the Department for Education assures me that there is protection on British campuses. However, I also acknowledge the points that the noble Baroness made and…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyI am afraid that I do not have any statistics to hand on that. But, again, the money that we were talking about making available in my initial Answer is administered by the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDJewish Community in London: SafetyI agree with my noble friend that the police have a hugely difficult job, but obviously a police officer telling a person that being openly Jewish is provocative is clearly very…25 Apr 2024HANSARDFamily Reunion Visas: GazaIt very much depends on the circumstances and other factors. For example, there were separate arrangements made after earthquakes in places like Turkey and Syria.24 Apr 2024