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HANSARDCost of Living Payments: Isle of WightMy hon. Friend is always a passionate advocate for people on the Isle of Wight, raising the issues and concerns that are relevant to them. We have a Prime Minister who has…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living Payments: Isle of WightWe published an impact analysis for the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill, which estimated that, in the Isle of Wight constituency, 18,300 families are eligible for the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for the constructive way in which he has approached the issue. I will be very happy to contact him if he shares the details of the case with me. What I…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly agree. Programmes such as the Access to Work scheme have supported the Government in meeting five years early their commitment to see a million more disabled people in…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for making that argument. As my colleagues and I have said consistently at the Dispatch Box, we will not provide a running commentary ahead of…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this point about the interaction with the banking system. What I do know is that the CMS ensures that there is no unwanted contact…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is an honour to speak in this important debate and to assume my new ministerial responsibilities that so directly relate to bettering people’s…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillMy hon. Friend asks a very good question, and I am keen to obtain an answer for him on that point. He will appreciate that I am only a few hours into the role and this is quite an…28 Oct 2022HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RuleMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. The changes include the Afghan relocations and assistance…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Campsfield House Immigration Removal CentreI have listened with close interest to the debate today, and I thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for setting out her case in the way she did, albeit…23 Sept 2022HANSARDKnife Crime and Serious ViolenceThe Government take a dual approach, combining tough enforcement with programmes that steer young people away from crime. Since 2019, we have invested £170 million in the areas…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsI would of course be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to talk about this issue in more detail. Monkey dust is a street name for certain cathinones. The Government recognise the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsThrough our drugs strategy, we are investing up to £145 million in the county lines programme to tackle ruthless gangs harming our communities. That includes providing specialist…05 Sept 2022HANSARDKnife Crime and Serious ViolenceI think it is fair to say that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, who I believe has done a sterling job in the role, can be proud of seeing burglary down by 24% nationally,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsI thank my right hon. Friend for the way she approaches this issue and her positive advocacy for that initiative, which we are committed to. It is about continuing to roll out the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsI thank the hon. Lady for approaching this issue so constructively, because the matter of county lines gangs is of huge concern to communities both urban and rural, as she alludes…05 Sept 2022HANSARDPolice Officer Recruitment: London RegionAs I said earlier, data to 30 June shows that 2,952 additional officers have been recruited by the Metropolitan Police Service as part of the police uplift. In addition, City of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course, as well as the additional police funding that has been made available for my hon. Friend’s force area, and the additional officer numbers through the uplift programme,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDKnife Crime and Serious ViolenceI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. We do have Ministers who are joint between the Home Office and the MOJ, which means that we have been able to look at some of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsIt is fair to say that what is happening in London is a considerable increase in police officer numbers, running at nearly 3,000 already recruited through the uplift programme, as…05 Sept 2022