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HANSARDSpending Round 2019My hon. Friend is right on every count; it has been delivered by Scottish Conservatives, and may I take this opportunity to thank him for all the representations that he made to…04 Sept 2019HANSARDJustice and Home Affairs CouncilAn informal meeting of EU Interior and Justice Ministers took place on 18 to 19 July in Helsinki, Finland. The Home Office Europe Director, Chris Jones, represented the UK for…24 Jul 2019HANSARDTerrorism Threat Level SystemI am today announcing changes to the terrorism threat level system. As recommended in the operational improvement review, the joint terrorism analysis centre have taken an…23 Jul 2019HANSARDImmigrationI am today making an announcement on a number of issues related to immigration. These include an expansion of the shortage occupation list (SOL) in line with the recommendations…23 Jul 2019HANSARDPolice Remuneration Review Body 2019: Government ResponseThe fifth annual report of the Police Remuneration Review Body was published today. In line with our letter setting the body’s remit it has made recommendations on pay and…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: ReappointmentI am pleased to announce that Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been reappointed to the ACMD both as a member and as its Chair. This re-appointment is for a three-year term, beginning on 1…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures: 1 March to 31 May 2019Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable…22 Jul 2019HANSARDExtremist ViewsOur £63 million “Building a Stronger Britain Together” programme provides funding to local community groups that seek to challenge extremist views. Since 2016, we have supported…15 Jul 2019HANSARDExtremist ViewsMy right hon. friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. We have often talked at the Dispatch Box about, for example, the importance of the Prevent programme, which is…15 Jul 2019HANSARDExtremist ViewsThe hon. Gentleman should know that we have done a great deal since 2000 to support community projects, including youth community projects. I mentioned earlier the £63 million…15 Jul 2019HANSARDHostile State ActivityAs my right hon. Friend says, I will not comment on any sensitive intelligence matter, but he is right to be concerned about the rise in hostile state activity. There is ongoing…15 Jul 2019HANSARDHostile State ActivityWhen it comes to hostile state activity, it is not that police numbers are unimportant, but actually, the key is intelligence and support for our intelligence services, especially…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend my hon. Friend for the huge amount of work he has done on tackling homelessness and rough sleeping; I saw that as Communities Secretary as well. The Government believe…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend knows, asylum seekers can work in jobs on the shortage occupation list if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months. I know that she will agree that…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI appreciate the right hon. Gentleman’s interest in this issue and the work that he is doing through the all-party parliamentary group that he chairs and helped to set up. We have…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very sympathetic to what my hon. Friend has said. I think that is exactly the kind of change we should be looking at. It is not the policy of the current Cabinet, but, as he…15 Jul 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceOn 1 April 2019 the Government published a consultation paper on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. The consultation…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to fight serious violence and support our world-class police. Yesterday I announced a new legal duty on public bodies to prevent and tackle serious violence, which…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not going to comment on an ongoing police investigation—I hope my right hon. Friend understands that—but the person who leaked the document should, of course, face the…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend my right hon. Friend for the work he has done in this space, especially on tackling unauthorised encampments. He will know that the Home Office has identified a set of…15 Jul 2019