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HANSARDIllegal MigrationI have huge confidence in our world-leading plan with Rwanda. As my hon. Friend will know, that plan was endorsed by the High Court in a legal challenge at the end of last year.…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI thank the right hon. Lady again for her extensive words. The theatrics get even more colourful every time we meet. I say “words” because, as ever, that is all we get from the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about the progress of the Government’s plan to stop the boats. This is a complex and enduring problem, which we must tackle on…05 Jun 2023HANSARDImmigration UpdateThe Government committed to bringing net migration down in the 2019 manifesto and remain committed to doing so. In December 2020, we ended decades of uncontrolled migration from…23 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportWe accept the meaning and significance of recommendation 7, to which the hon. Member refers, on the registration of staff working in care roles in children’s homes. We are…22 May 2023HANSARDPolice Covenant Annual ReportI am today laying before Parliament the first annual report concerning the police covenant. The report will also be available on www.gov.uk. There are few jobs that are as…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportMay I put on record my sympathies to the family of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents? When it comes to the child protection authority, we absolutely agree that we need a sharper…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportThe issue that the hon. Gentleman raises is precisely the reason why I am a passionate supporter of independent sexual violence advisers, as well as independent domestic violence…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI want to move as quickly as possible as well, and I want to get it right. For example, with the redress scheme, we have the very helpful starting point of Professor Jay’s…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully, and I pay tribute to him for all his campaigning on behalf of his constituents on this very serious issue. The reports relating to Rochdale,…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportMy hon. Friend speaks with expertise, and she raises a very important point with which I agree: the ubiquity, as she puts it, of online pornography and its accessibility by…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI thank my hon. Friend for his very important campaigning on this issue and for his advocacy for victims. I found it incredibly powerful to visit him in his constituency and to…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI think the amendment to the Children Act to give parity of legal protection to children in care is the recommendation to which the hon. Member refers, and we accept in spirit the…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportChild sexual exploitation is abhorrent, and this is part of our response in stamping it out. Since the inquiry published its final report, we have published our Victims and…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI am very cognisant of that risk, and the one thing I want is to be held to account for my words today. I want another update to this House on progress—on delivery of our…22 May 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that the rapid pace of development in technology is a challenge to grapple with when it comes to protecting children online. I pay…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, in the summer I was speeding. I regret that I was speeding. I accepted the points and I paid the fine. At no point did I seek to avoid the sanction. What I find…22 May 2023HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Prime Minister and I are determined to stop the boats—we are doubling the number of UK-funded personnel in France, and for the first time…22 May 2023HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. The British people would be forgiven for failing to keep up with changing Labour policy. On the one hand, Labour Members opposed our Public…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have made clear, last summer I was speeding, and I regret that I was speeding. I was notified of the matter, I paid the fine and I took the points. At no point did anything…22 May 2023