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HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the money that is required to go to frontline services. As I indicated, the £76 million of funding that has been allocated to domestic…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy hon. Friend makes a vital point. I have seen for myself, working with refuge and other third-party organisations in the domestic abuse space, the amazing work that they do in…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When it comes to inequalities and the injustice that has been shown and felt throughout the black community in particular, there is no doubt…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Hate CrimesThe Home Office is committed to rooting out hate crime across our society, and we are in continued conversations and discussions with the police and partners across government to…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMy hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) is absolutely right.08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Hate CrimesFirst, the figures that the hon. Lady has cited are simply shocking, disgraceful and unacceptable. That speaks to a small minority of individuals and their lack of tolerance and…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Hate CrimesI thank the hon. Lady for her very important question and the points she has made. Any form of hate crime is of course completely unacceptable, and we expect the perpetrators of…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderThis weekend has shown that these protests are a threat to public health. On those grounds alone, our police officers are working night and day across the country to reiterate…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This comes back to the point that I made earlier. Many of the organisers behind these protests are not engaging with the police. Police forces…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderIt is coherent. The hon. Gentleman should understand the message of saving lives, staying alert and not participating in mass gatherings of six or more people. To do so is…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Hate CrimesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and he is right to ask about the cross-Government work that we do, and the support that we give to organisations, in the Home Office,…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderThe Government’s position on coronavirus could not be any clearer—08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderMy hon. Friend is absolutely right.08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderThe hon. Lady raised a number of issues. First, I have spoken to the chief constable of Avon and Somerset and the Policing Minister and I have had a considerable debrief on what…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderI have just been reliably told by the Policing Minister that rubber bullets are not authorised for use on the mainland.08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: QuarantineAs set out in my statement last week in the Commons, the public health measures at the border that are being introduced from today are the latest cross-Government measures in our…08 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: EnforcementAs we battle coronavirus, I am in constant contact with law enforcement leads, alongside the Policing Minister. We have listened to their needs from the start and empowered our…08 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: EnforcementFirst of all, when it comes to social distancing measures, the Government could not have been clearer that we all need, to stop the spread of the virus and control it— […08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on public order. Like all Members of this House, I was sickened at George Floyd’s tragic death. His…08 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady will be well aware, from the statement I made in the House earlier this year, that I am looking at all the recommendations in the Windrush lessons learned…08 Jun 2020