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HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI will give way one more time, to my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb), then I will make some progress and give way again later.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI very much understand everything that my hon. Friend said, and I obviously cannot speak for the views of the official Opposition. They will get an opportunity in a moment to set…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI will make some progress and give way in a moment. This is why I am laying this order to proscribe Hezbollah in its entirety and crack down on several other terror organisations.…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy).26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI can tell the hon. Gentleman that a number of groups are already proscribed—well over 70—including, of course, a number of terrorist groups related to Northern Ireland terrorism.…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI give way to the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley).26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI welcome my right hon. Friend’s support. To answer his question, that is something that we monitor with the help of Home Office officials. If that does happen, we will bring a…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI beg to move, That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 25 February, be approved. The UK has often…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingThe right hon. Lady will know that I cannot comment on any individual case and that, in order to protect our national security, Home Secretaries have the power to strip British…25 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingFirst, the hon. Gentleman will know that ultimately how violence is treated and whether charges are brought is a decision for the police and the courts, but I take his broader…25 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingI am sure the whole House will join me in paying tribute to Sir Charles Farr, an outstanding public servant who dedicated his life to national security. Yesterday, we marked the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI absolutely share the hon. and learned Lady’s concerns. It might be useful to point out that we can guarantee people’s rights through secondary legislation, which would be much…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeThe hon. and learned Lady will know that the Prime Minister is not able to speak on behalf of the EU; she can speak only on behalf of the UK. She is not able to force the EU to…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeYes, I can give my hon. Friend that reassurance. That is a very important point: we want to make sure that we are reaching not just people in rural communities outside our big…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI could not be clearer: the rights of all EU citizens who are here in the UK prior to exiting the European Union will absolutely be protected. We will do everything we can,…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI have been very clear, and I am very happy to say so again to my right hon. Friend, that we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to guarantee the rights of EU…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeAs the right hon. Lady will know, we want to make sure that all EU citizens who are here know exactly how the process works for them to stay. We want them all to stay and we want…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI am very happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. It is vital that we give people full reassurance that their rights will be protected as we leave the EU, which is why we…25 Feb 2019HANSARDWindrush Generation: CompensationSuccessive Governments have failed the Windrush generation, but it remains this Government’s priority to put those wrongs right. On 8 February, I issued a written ministerial…25 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Platforms: Extremist ContentThe Government are acting now. For example, last year I made two visits to meet the online giants in the United States. One of those was for the Global Internet Forum to Counter…25 Feb 2019