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HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Gentleman is right; we need to show leadership. If we see racism or antisemitism in our ranks, we should deal with it. If we see Islamophobia in our ranks, we should deal…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe strategy for dealing with terrorism is the Contest strategy. If the hon. Lady reads that, she will realise that it is a well-polished strategy started under the previous…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe communications service providers around the world need to get the message that we know that they seem to manage to do something when they really want to. We know that their…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismAs I said earlier, one of the reasons that some of these things remain online is that the servers of the companies are often abroad and out of our jurisdiction. We are seeking the…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMy hon. Friend is right. As I said in my statement, as the threat moves, we will tack with it. The Home Secretary’s first point of call is within the Department and then it is the…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMy hon. Friend knows all too well the cost of terrorism and indeed, in the society in which he lives, the cost of division. We have offered to the New Zealand authorities any help…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismFirst, in the Metropolitan police, there are counter-terrorism security advisers who will come out to any mosque, or any place, to help to advise on what steps can be taken to do…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMy understanding is that matters relating to places of worship are devolved to Scotland. However, I am always in contact with officials and ministerial counterparts in Scotland,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI condemn Islamophobia. It is racism; it is like any other type of racism. We should not even subdivide it. It is what it is. It is racism, just as antisemitism is racism. I do…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI feel that the best way for us to deal with Prevent is to publish the statistics about who is referred, how it works and what the outcomes are. No doubt when there is an…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady will know, as I met her recently, that a number of colleagues across the House are feeling intimidated, bullied and threatened on a regular basis in our inboxes and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismIt is tempting to say that my right hon. Friend is asking the wrong person. As Security Minister, I see daily how paedophiles, organised crime, groomers and terrorist recruiters…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. and learned Lady makes some good points. On her point about Islamophobia, I have publicly spoken out for many years about the fact that Islamophobia exists. It exists…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMy hon. Friend makes the strongest point of all, which is that we will defeat this challenge through peer group pressure and by coming together to show what is unacceptable. The…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI will get to that, but the hon. Gentleman did mention the Prevent review. I want the person reviewing Prevent to be as free as possible to examine people’s views, perceptions and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Gentleman makes many points with which I agree. Tolerance, respect and the underpinning of the British values of democracy and the rule of law are vital in our society,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMy hon. Friend, as a New Zealander and a Brit, makes a valid point about the strength of the New Zealand nation. He makes the correct observation that the gun laws in this country…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady makes some very valid points. First, on the money to protect vulnerable places—whether places of worship, schools or large public areas where people might gather—we…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady presents one of the biggest challenges of today—18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismAs guided by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, we will do whatever monitoring and investigation we need to, where that is proportionate and necessary, to head off any terrorism…18 Mar 2019