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HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI thank the Father of the House for his kind words. He is absolutely right. I remember hearing as a child about the murder of Airey Neave, and it marked me then, and it marks me…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI am slightly surprised by the hon. Lady’s comments. My prime duty to this House, and to those who elected me to serve them here, is to be honest. There is no point in lying to…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesMy right hon. Friend has made her point extremely clear, and it is one I would support.29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the security of elected representatives. This House brings together our nation. People from every part…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI thank the hon. Lady. May I be clear that her family, if threatened, are covered? There is no question about that. The programme is based on the threats faced, not what position…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesMay I likewise thank the hon. Lady for the approach that she and many Members of her party have taken? She is right about Police Scotland funding. Any extra requirements, and the…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI am sure that no one in this House would judge the hon. Lady for missing one hustings out of nine. We are all in the process of training and strengthening up to get ready for…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. It will surprise nobody in the House that he quite correctly raised the fact that we must not put ourselves above our constituents.…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI thank the hon. Lady for the feedback on that letter. I will ensure that that clarity is given. This statement absolutely applies to whole of the United Kingdom, as I have said,…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI am enormously proud of the British people. I have always been proud to be British and I will remain so until the day I die. This is the most remarkable country. My grandfather…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesI thank the hon. Lady for the question. We are not abandoning our work on hate crime. May I just cover some of those issues in order? First, I was talking about a definition of…29 Feb 2024HANSARDTransnational Repression by Hostile StatesI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She is aware that the Government are continually assessing the potential threats to individual rights and freedoms and to safety across the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTransnational Repression by Hostile StatesLet me be completely clear: if there are any specific threats against any British citizen by any foreign power, we will take immediate action. The Sikh community should be as safe…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTransnational Repression by Hostile StatesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The review is under way, and it includes many different elements from communities from around the world who are now settled happily in…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a brief statement. Over the past few weeks, we have seen disgraceful attempts to intimidate this House, to undermine the democratic…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the past year this Government have increased the funding to the Community Security Trust by around £3 million, taking the total to around £18 million. We have spent a similar…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWithin 24 hours of those words being used, this Prime Minister took immediate action by removing the Whip from that individual. If only all leaders of every political party were…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry that the right hon. Lady does not see the action as clearly as others in this House. The Whip was removed immediately because anti-Muslim hatred is wrong. There is no…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. Fraud is a blight on our society and leaves many people feeling vulnerable and extremely nervous about using online…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillAt the risk of being corrected by officials, I am going to say that clearly this is about the match ticket, not about the car park ticket. The reason is that the match ticket…23 Feb 2024