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HANSARDHigh Streets Organised Crime UnitWe are certainly starting on that long road to making all our communities safe. We have made good progress so far in this Parliament, with knife crime and knife homicides down…13 Jul 2026HANSARDHigh Streets Organised Crime UnitI pay tribute to the work that is happening in my hon. Friend’s local area. I reassure him that we in the Home Office are working very closely with our colleagues in the Ministry…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When people arrive through controlled, safe routes, when we have made a decision to allow people to enter, and when we are in control and not…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeMy hon. Friend is right that we must ensure that people are not either driven out of politics or put off entering political life at all. It is incumbent on us all to work together…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillAs the right hon. Gentleman well knows, the Bill is specifically about the changes we are making to our asylum system, to human rights laws, and to the approach that the…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI have already answered the point about proposals around indefinite leave to remain; I remind the right hon. and learned Lady, and the House, that it has been settled Government…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI remind my hon. Friend that, as he knows, we have paused family reunification, and the Government have said that we will bring forward further proposals for our approach to that.…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillIndefinite leave to remain, and the Government’s proposals on earned settlement, will be settled policy later this year when the Government respond to the earned settlement…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeI assure my hon. Friend that that is one of the issues I will pick up, as I said in answer to a question from an Opposition Member a little earlier in this statement. I shall…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeIt is incredibly important that nobody indulges in speculation of any kind, and we should collectively call out those who do. People should exercise caution before they comment on…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeGiven the sheer range of threats that have been made to the Mother of the House personally, it is a testament to her personal bravery that she has continued to be an active…13 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis weekend an event in Suffolk was due to be attended by over 10,000 Muslims. Instead, it ended early, because the police became aware of a credible threat to the lives of those…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillOh, the right hon. Gentleman tempts me with some attractive bait, but I will resist the temptation! I am sure that once the events of 20 July have taken place, all these matters…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI thank my hon. Friend for what he said. He is absolutely right: we need to reduce the pressure in local communities as much as possible. He knows that dispersal accommodation has…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeI thank the shadow Home Secretary for his remarks and memories of Ann Widdecombe and for his questions. He asked about the new information that has come to light and the progress…13 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is rather desperate from the shadow Home Secretary. He knows that the position is exactly as was set out in the consultation, which was published by the Government. We…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeWith permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the death of Ann Widdecombe. It is with great sadness that I say those words. My thoughts today are with her family,…13 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his contribution. The Government have passed new legislation to allow for the designation of the organisations that the Minister for Security…13 Jul 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI recognise the strength of feeling and the experiences of all these victims and survivors of the most appalling abuse. I am pleased that justice was sought through the criminal…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeThe right hon. Gentleman makes wise points about the safety of MPs’ home addresses, and in my work alongside Mr Speaker on lessons to be learned from the circumstances of Ann’s…13 Jul 2026