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HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me give the hon. Gentleman, his constituents and all public health workers in that category reassurance. Some very fast work is taking place at the Home Office right now to…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have daily conversations across the entire policing network throughout the country with regard to the resources that they need at this incredibly challenging time. The…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me repeat to the right hon. Lady the comment that I made earlier. This is work that is taking place across Government, not just in the Home Office. We are engaging with the…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe answer is yes.23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. We have never said that people at lower skill levels are unimportant. As we know, throughout this crisis everybody is making a…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Today we have spoken clearly about policing and the daily calls we have with the police, but there is a similar system with the fire service,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise her concerns, which have been echoed in the House today. She does have a beautiful constituency and an incredible police force, which I…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working with the Department for Transport and across Government on screening, but it is important that the House recognises that where there is proper scientific evidence,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an essential question about the safety and security of the public and our communities at this time. It is fair to say that we have seen incredible resilience…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFines will be put in place, but licensees also run the risk of losing their licence and their livelihood.23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn police officers in particular, the numbers of frontline staff are proving to be very resilient, but my hon. Friend makes an important point about those who are abroad and how…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are going to announce changes we will make very soon. I will write to my hon. Friend and all colleagues about how we will enable extensions.23 Mar 2020HANSARDVulnerable Persons Relocation SchemeAll right hon. and hon. Members will associate themselves with your remarks, Mr Speaker. It is vital that we help those in greatest need, including those requiring medical…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderI know that, at this particular time of emergency, the public are incredibly anxious about the provision that is in place. However, I can assure my hon. Friend that my priority as…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderMy hon. Friend asks an important question, and he is right. The police are doing an excellent job when it comes to providing public confidence, as well as protecting the public.…23 Mar 2020HANSARDVulnerable Persons Relocation SchemeMy hon. Friend asks an important question and makes a very important point about the vulnerable persons relocation scheme He will know, as will all Members, that our ODA budget is…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. I can categorically say that work is already taking place across Government on suspending the tax and pensions disincentives—because…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and his comments. He is absolutely right. He and the public have observed very clearly the type of behaviour that happened over the…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Law and OrderThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; the work of the police is crucial, and I am aware of the briefings that he and others have received. PPE is vital for all frontline…23 Mar 2020HANSARDIndependent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Report: Operation in 2018 of the Terrorism ActsJonathan Hall QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has prepared a report on the operation in 2018 of the Terrorism Acts. In accordance with section 36(5) of the…19 Mar 2020