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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. In protecting people from being groomed and exploited, we all have concern about three main areas. In communities, we need to make sure that…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillThe hon. Gentleman is right: this will be a public review and we will be able to debate its results in the House and ask for contributions from colleagues and members of the…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillWe have not formed the terms of reference. The timescale is six months; within that period we will appoint an independent reviewer. I am incredibly happy to take suggestions on…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillThe UK was the first country in the world to set up a counter-terrorism referral unit. It is in the Met police and has taken down over a quarter of a million pieces of material…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillThe decision that we took around this offence is that it is not a permission—something that you obtain in advance. As the hon. Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds) pointed…22 Jan 2019HANSARDOnline Crime: Company ResponsibilityTackling serious crime online is one of our highest priorities. We are increasing our investment in law enforcement and will set out plans to legislate in the online harms White…21 Jan 2019HANSARDOnline Crime: Company ResponsibilitySir Tim Berners-Lee is ultimately right in the sense that, yes, if communications service providers fail to respond to abuse of the internet, they will need to see an increase in…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEconomic CrimeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to clarify some of his remarks. First, those orders were not introduced—enacted—until April last year, so they…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEconomic CrimeThe Government have concentrated on bringing law enforcement together alongside regulators to focus ruthlessly on tackling dirty money and economic crime. In the next 18 months,…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEconomic CrimeYes, I agree with my hon. Friend. It is in all our interests to ensure that our financial sector and country tackle financial crime. The global scale of it demands that all of us…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillI am today placing in the Library of the House the Home Office’s analysis on the application of Standing Order 830 of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons relating to…17 Jan 2019