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HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI am being generous with the promoter of the Bill. Listen, we all know that in religious contexts people will pray for all sorts of things about fellow travellers in their faith,…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) for leading the debate. Frankly, this Labour party policy is a viciously cynical ploy to allow Labour to…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI thank my right hon. Friend for his hard work and genuine commitment to seriously tackling this issue, and I was pleased to work with him and CST last year. The reality is that…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I know that the Home Secretary wants to make progress, but I am grateful for the opportunity to comment. These reforms to the IPA are necessary to upgrade our world-class regime…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 11, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), which commands the support of 60 of my colleagues. I note the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am afraid that my right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that point. Article 3, and a stretched interpretation of it originating in the jurisprudence of the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will not give way. Is it a forum that does not share our values, that has made decisions time and time again that are odds with what the British people have indicated they want…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNATO is not a court. I am slightly embarrassed that I have to make that clear to the hon. Lady, as that is really elementary politics. We are being governed by a foreign court and…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will tell the hon. Gentleman where we have a problem with a foreign court. In that scenario, when English courts had refused injunctions by the migrants to get off the flight,…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Personal StatementI am very grateful for the opportunity to make this statement. I would like put on the record my wishes to Mr Speaker and hope that he makes a speedy recovery. Serving in Cabinet…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDeath of Jalal Uddin: Statutory InquiryToday I am announcing the establishment by the Home Office of a statutory inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005, to investigate the death of Mr Jalal Uddin on 18 February 2016 in…09 Nov 2023HANSARDCounter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2022I have today laid before both Houses the Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2022 (CP 954). Copies of the report will be made available in the Vote Office and online at…26 Oct 2023HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002: Appointed Person ReportToday I lay before Parliament the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Appointed Person report covering England and Wales for the period 2022-23. The Appointed Person is independent of…24 Oct 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Arrangements following Police Use of Force and Police Driving-related Incidents: TermsPolice officers across England and Wales do an incredibly difficult job, in some instances having to make life or death decisions in a split second to keep us safe. It is vital…24 Oct 2023HANSARDInquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre: Publication of ReportToday the independent inquiry into the mistreatment of individuals who were detained at Brook House immigration removal centre (IRC) between 1 April 2017 and 31 August 2017, as…19 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationThe asylum accommodation support contracts ensure the provision of safe, habitable, fit-for-purpose and correctly equipped accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. The…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationThe safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers in our care is of paramount importance at the Home Office. We expect high standards from all our providers, and we have robust…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationI have had several discussions with my right hon. Friend about the proposed asylum accommodation at Scampton. I thank him for his very energetic campaigning on behalf of his…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationI am somewhat surprised by the hon. Gentleman’s change of tune: he is on the record in the media as supporting our use of the barge, so a change of heart is welcome. We have…18 Sept 2023HANSARDRefugee and Asylum Seeker AccommodationAs I said, the safety of all of those in our care is a priority for the Home Office, and the standard of habitation—whether that is in our asylum accommodation estate more…18 Sept 2023