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HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI beg to move, That this House has considered police use of live facial recognition technology. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I am grateful for…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI certainly agree that more assurances need to be given. That is actually one of the purposes behind requesting this debate. The hon. Lady is right that concerns have been…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI agree with my right hon. Friend. The problem at the moment is that we do not even have national guidelines. There is a complete absence, which I will come to later. I will give…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseAs I understand it, the number of false positives recorded depends to some extent on the threshold at which the technology is set.13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseThe hon. Lady is completely right. I think the police are generally being responsible in its use and setting the threshold as recommended, but that is another example where there…13 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The investment summit announced a lot of investment for which the Conservative Government were actually responsible. Let us wait and see. The Budget was yesterday. Businesses will…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Every country in the world faced enormous challenges. The record of the Conservative Government in tackling those challenges bears comparison with any other country. That cannot…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dagenham and Rainham (Margaret Mullane), who made an excellent speech. She spoke with knowledge and passion about her constituency…31 Oct 2024HANSARD International EngagementMay I ask the Minister about another of the Foreign Secretary’s recent visits, to the Republic of Korea? Does she agree that the agreement to strengthen the defence and security…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Sanctions: IranI strongly welcome the regulations. As my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns) and the Minister have made clear, Iran is a malign influence that is…23 Oct 2024HANSARDAdult Social CareThe Labour manifesto spoke of the need for a consensus on social care, and the Secretary of State has said that he wants to reach out across the political divide—although the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The A12 is the major artery between London and the east coast, yet it is already busier than most motorways and suffers from horrendous congestion and delays. Will the…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Universities: Freedom of SpeechThe Secretary of State has said that she wants to listen to different views and the Minister has talked about the number of meetings that have taken place, so will she commit to…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Film IndustryI welcome the statement, but does the Secretary of State recognise that investment in the film industry depends on confidence and certainty, not least in the copyright protection…09 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Does the Secretary of State accept that the only way we will both meet our net zero targets and keep energy bills down is by pressing ahead with a new generation of nuclear…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastAs well as the terrible loss of life of Israeli, Palestinian and Lebanese citizens, a shocking number of journalists have been killed or wounded while covering events in the…07 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineLast week’s attack on Ukraine by Russian missiles and drones was the biggest since the Russian invasion started. Can the Minister make it crystal clear that Ukraine’s right to…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Building HomesAn additional 3,000 homes are currently being built in Maldon and Heybridge in my constituency, and Liberal Democrat-controlled Chelmsford city council wants to build another…30 Jul 2024HANSARDRussian Sanctions RegimeI thank the Foreign Secretary for his early statement calling on the Russian Government to release the British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza. Will he look at what further sanctions…30 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformI congratulate the Minister and his Front-Bench colleagues on their appointments. I welcome the suggestion that the Government are considering the possibility of a royal…23 Jul 2024