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HANSARD National Security BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why the Bill has been constructed in a sensitive manner with our agencies and partners, based on expertise and insight. This is…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI thank my hon. Friend for his incredibly important question. The Bill will cover aspects of hostile state activity, and he will hear the details of that as I make progress with…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe hon. Gentleman is right to refer to what we, as a House, need to do for our country to preserve our democracy and the function of our political and democratic institutions.…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI know from our time together in the Foreign Affairs Committee of not just the hon. Gentleman’s interest in this issue, but the significance of an issue that is growing and…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillOf course I will.06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The hostile threat that our country faces comes in many forms, and is ever evolving. We must not only keep pace with such…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention on this very point. This is an area of great interest, primarily because of the type of cases we have seen. There is no question about…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillDefinitions are important, of course, but on a case-by-case basis much of the work will link to the activity and the intelligence that is provided about the individual. All sorts…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThat is exactly what I said. While these considerations are important, we should also reflect on the fact that the Bill is informed by extensive public consultation. It is…06 Jun 2022HANSARDAngiolini Inquiry: Contingent Liability for IndemnificationI today lay before the House of Commons a departmental minute giving notice of a contingent liability for the issuing of an indemnity with respect to the work of the Angiolini…24 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank my hon. Friend for his question and comments; he is absolutely right. That is the purpose of scrutiny of the Bill. We know from the past two years of protest activity that…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; her constituents are right to be outraged and concerned, and she is voicing their concerns as their representative in the House. In 2019 alone,…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, equating the actions of the Russian state to suppress the views of brave Russian citizens who speak out to oppose Putin’s brutal war with our…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillOutcomes will be for the court to decide, but it is worth noting the numbers of arrests at recent protests: more than 4,000 with Extinction Rebellion, more than 1,000 with…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillTo put this into context, I remind the House that Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services has argued that stop-and-search powers would be an…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThe right hon. Gentleman naturally raises the type of questions that will also be brought up in the Bill Committee. To use a recent example, which he may be familiar with, during…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He highlights the appalling nature of what we see. That is not peaceful protest at all, but threatening and intimidating. He will know…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillYes, and my hon. Friend highlights just some of the tactics that are used. I have seen the sheer manpower and excessive resource used by our specialist policing teams to literally…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillFirst, let me thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. If I may, I am going to offer him the chance to come and have a conversation with me about local policing in his area.…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThe hon. Gentleman highlights an absolutely appalling case of serious violence against his constituent —an appalling level of violence. No, we should not tolerate that at all. But…23 May 2022