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HANSARD Protest MeasuresMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. Sadly, as is quite frequently the case, on the more serious occasions it would not be just one offence that was brought. I think this…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresThese are police powers, so the enforcement or application of them is operationally independent and down to the discretion of officers and chief constables as appropriate. That is…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point and if I may, I will build on it in combination with an earlier point. There are many people who served our country in various…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI am sure the hon. Member was not one of them; there is absolutely no suggestion that he could ever be one of them. I think that would surprise quite literally everyone in this…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresThere will be amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill, which can be scrutinised on Report. I understand the hon. Member’s comments. These are limited and minor amendments, as he…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI can honestly say that I am sorry, but not entirely surprised, that the SNP is choosing to make divisive politics out of what has been a moment of national unity. At many of…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresFirst, I thank the Father of the House for his support for these important measures, and indeed for his entirely correct observation that protest is not only necessary but…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresAs the Scottish nationalists who are represented in Parliament today have chosen to make a point out of this issue, I will just say that many people have protested across the…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI thank my hon. Friend—and he is my hon. Friend—for his support and comments. He is quite right that protecting peaceful protest and the right of free citizens to express their…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on new Government measures to tackle unacceptable behaviour at protests. In the aftermath of the horrific attacks on 7…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is exactly why the Home Secretary has already been speaking with police chiefs in the United Kingdom about the powers that will be…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI greatly welcome the hon. Member’s comments, but he will know that, perhaps not so often in Strangford, but some people did wear balaclavas in the protests that I saw in Northern…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and he is absolutely right that the level of antisemitism we have seen has been utterly unacceptable and the fear that has been spread,…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI pay tribute to the right hon. Lady’s work on the policing of protests. Her Committee has already had some important evidence sessions, which I have listened to in part, not in…08 Feb 2024HANSARDUddin Inquiry: Terms of ReferenceOn 9 November 2023, the Government announced the establishment of a statutory inquiry, to investigate the death of Mr Jalal Uddin in Rochdale, greater Manchester. A copy of the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Public ConsultationToday the Government have launched a public consultation on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill. The Bill is also known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute to Martyn Hett, who…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023I am grateful to the Labour and SNP spokesmen for their comments, especially my friend the hon. Member for Barnsley Central, who correctly set out the reason why oversight is so…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023I pay huge tribute in particular to Viscount and later Earl of Kilmuir, David Maxwell Fyfe, who was not only the first Home Secretary to have MI5 reporting to him rather than the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023When we make it clear that the work we do, necessarily in secret, is supervised and checked against a legal basis, it hugely reassures our friends and partners. It assures them as…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. The…23 Jan 2024