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HANSARDMigrants: Safe and Legal RoutesSafe and legal routes relate to those who we would accept as refugees before they enter this country, in order to drive down the number of people who seek to enter the country…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMigrants: Safe and Legal RoutesThe first point to acknowledge is that this country will always offer sanctuary to those fleeing danger, but the public rightly expect a system that is fair and that restores…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMigrants: Safe and Legal RoutesHundreds of individuals involved in organised crime groups have already been pursued through law enforcement. There have been 4,000 disruptions of organised crime group operations…05 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation Report 2024Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threats legislation, has prepared a report on the operation of state threats legislation in 2024. In accordance with part 3 of…16 Dec 2025HANSARDTerrorism Legislation: Report of Independent ReviewerIn accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has prepared a report on the operation in 2023 of the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the independent inquiry into grooming gangs, the appointment of its chair and panel, and the inquiry’s terms…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI thank the shadow Secretary of State for his remarks. He read out excerpts from some of the court transcripts that have been made public, and like other hon. Members, I have read…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her long work exposing many of the issues herself in her area, which will now be the subject of the national inquiry. She is right: it is…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesman for his remarks. Let me reassure him that the track records of the chair and the two panel members speak for themselves. These are three…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryOn my hon. Friend’s point about cross-border offending, I can absolutely reassure him that it will not be allowed to slip through the net. The chair and her panel members have…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI thank the Chair of the Committee for her comments and question. I assure her that victims and survivors will be at the heart of the inquiry; that is clear in the draft terms of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I strongly endorse every point he just made. There will be no place to hide for those who hurt these girls, those who let them down, and…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryIt is difficult to find oneself the spokesperson for billions of people around the world, but let me respond to the right hon. Gentleman from my personal perspective, based on my…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI am sure that the chair and panel have heard my hon. Friend’s request that they visit the area. She will understand that I will not speak for the chair and the panel members, but…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryOn the hon. Lady’s second point, let me provide reassurance that the data is to keep children safe. We have a duty to children in our country, and the recommendation on data…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMatters pertaining to local authorities and police forces are, of course, devolved, so a large part of the inquiry is necessarily only on devolved territory, but it will make…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI thank the right hon. Member for his questions. I have heard much the same complaint from Asian men in my constituency who are not Muslim or of Pakistani heritage but are of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy hon. Friend is right about the need for victims and survivors to be at the heart of the process; that is clear from the draft terms of reference. To begin with, the chair and…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryThe hon. Member has made a strong and powerful case for the inclusion of Bradford and Keighley in the inquiry as one of the areas for a local investigation. I hope he will…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI believe my hon. Friend has already met the Minister for Safeguarding, but she has just told me that she is happy to meet him again. I am sure that that meeting will take place…09 Dec 2025