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HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeI certainly take on board that point and give that undertaking. We are determined to protect workers from abuse and to crack down on employers who try to profit from exploiting…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen. Hon. Members may wonder what the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, who is also the Minister with…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his cheekiness. I certainly undertake to ensure that the Leader of the House is aware of his intervention. I will seek to reassure the hon.…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeI am certainly happy to look at giving that undertaking, and I totally accept the point my right hon. Friend makes about the opportunity to learn from best practice. Clearly, she…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeI certainly note that point, and I quite understand where it comes from, given the constituency my hon. Friend represents. I will ensure that the Immigration Minister takes that…12 Feb 2019HANSARDNational DNA Database Strategy Board Annual ReportMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following written ministerial statement: The Secretary of State for the Home…12 Feb 2019HANSARDBiometrics and Forensics Ethics GroupMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following written ministerial statement: On 20 July 2017, the Home Secretary…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportDuring this vigorous debate, I have clung to the message from Her Majesty the Queen about the need, in these divided times, to try to seek the common ground. That is relevant…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportI am not going to give way. I am delighted that police and crime commissioners up and down the country intend to use the settlement to do what the public want, which is to recruit…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportDivisions do exist. Labour is desperate to assert its narrative that cuts have consequences. On this side of the House, we know that the cuts were the consequence of a Labour…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I congratulate—05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportI could not agree more with my right hon. Friend, and of course the Labour party has no interest in how our money is spent. After eight years of austerity, we can still find…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportThis settlement demonstrates our recognition that our police system needs additional support. We have one of the best police systems in the world and we are determined to keep it…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant Reportindicated dissent .05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportAs I have said, I am more than happy to meet the Merseyside MPs, but this settlement is set up to increase public investment in our police service by up to £970 million. If it is…05 Feb 2019HANSARDNational Crime AgencyThe National Crime Agency (NCA) leads the fight against serious and organised crime. It has the power to task other law enforcement partners and a capability, with local to…24 Jan 2019HANSARDPolice Grant Report: England and Wales 2019-20The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid), has today laid before the House, the Police Grant Report (England and…24 Jan 2019HANSARDSurveillance Camera Commissioner: Annual ReportMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying a copy of the 2017-18 annual report of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner before the House, as required by section 35 of…22 Jan 2019HANSARDFire ServicesResponse times to fire have increased gradually over the last 20 years. At the same time, as the hon. Lady knows, the number of fires and deaths from fire has, thankfully, fallen.…21 Jan 2019HANSARDFire ServicesI would say to the hon. Lady that we have fewer firefighters because we have had 46% fewer fires over the past decade. What I would also say to her, which I said to all the fire…21 Jan 2019