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HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments and suggestions. He is correct in the proposition he has spoken of; there is much more to do. That is partly the purpose of my…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman raises a number of important points, including on today’s ruling from the European Court of Human Rights in relation to the assassination of Alexander…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. Today’s judgment and ruling from the ECHR is important and significant, particularly in the context of what we are speaking about.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateI thank the right hon. Lady for her questions and remarks. She is right to point to the whole area of the tier 1 investor visa route, which, historically, as the whole House is…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We know that the Russian state targets its perceived enemies at home and abroad, and we have seen far too much of that. We will always…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments and for the reflective way in which he has responded to today’s statement. It is correct that the charging announcement is the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on today’s announcement by Counter Terrorism Policing that the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges against a…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateIf I may, I refer the hon. Lady to my earlier comments on that. Work is taking place across Government—not just from a Home Office perspective but involving the FCDO, too—and much…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, as have been many other right hon. and hon. Members, to touch on the cyber-security threat to our country. Of course, cyber-threats manifest…21 Sept 2021HANSARDSalisbury Incident 2018: UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the need to work with other countries and, as I said earlier, to use every diplomatic lever we have. Post the appalling Salisbury…21 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice LeadershipI am pleased to inform Parliament that Her Majesty the Queen has granted a two-year extension to the appointment of Dame Cressida Dick DBE QPM, Commissioner of Police of the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDShootings in PlymouthIn the wake of the tragic shootings in Plymouth on 12 August, my heartfelt condolences are with the family and friends of those who lost their lives—Maxine Davison, Lee and Sophie…18 Aug 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentFrom today, I will be granting indefinite leave to remain to refugees resettled under our world-leading resettlement schemes, giving them the vital freedom to succeed from the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentFrom October , I will be granting indefinite leave to remain to refugees resettled under our world-leading resettlement schemes, giving them the vital freedom to succeed from the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002: Appointed Person ReportsThe Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—POCA—appointed person reports covering England and Wales for the period 2017-18 to 2020-21 are today being laid before Parliament. The appointed…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNew Plan for ImmigrationOn 6 July, the Government introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill in Parliament. This is part of the Government’s new plan for immigration, delivering the most comprehensive…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentAnyone who arrives in the UK via a safe third country may have their claim declined and be returned to a country they arrived from or a third safe country. [Official Report, 19…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentAnyone who arrives in the UK via a safe third country may have consideration of their claim declined and be returned to a country they arrived from or a third safe country.22 Jul 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentThe Bill raises the minimum sentence for any foreign criminal who returns to the UK in breach of a deportation order from six months to five years. [Official Report, 19 July 2021,…22 Jul 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentThe Bill raises the maximum sentence for any foreign criminal who returns to the UK in breach of a deportation order from six months to five years.22 Jul 2021