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HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsAs I outlined in my statement to the House on 20 February, we are taking increasing steps to address the threat from Iran—but, I should make clear, not to address the welcome we…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will well know that the work we have been doing against the Iranian threat in the United Kingdom has not diminished—in fact, it has increased in recent months. He…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. What we have seen from the Iranian regime, sadly, is that overlap of crime, state threats and the use of terrorism to threaten the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI inform the House that Mr Paludan has been added to the warnings index. Therefore, his travel to the United Kingdom would not be conducive to the public good, and he will not be…20 Mar 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsYes, is the answer. The reality is that state-based threats have increased in the last few years, and we know the obvious sources of such aggression—sadly, they have been written…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI welcome that question. No, I am not satisfied; the reality is that there is more to do. That is exactly why the Prime Minister asked me to set up the taskforce; the Prime…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that there is more we can do, and I am very glad the NUJ is supporting this. The NUJ has formerly worked extremely closely with groups like…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I answer for the Home Office, not the Foreign Office, so I will not give an assessment of Iran other than to say that that brutal regime…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsThe hon. Member will understand that I am not going to list all those that are linked to the Khamenei authority, but he can be assured that the Islamic Centre of England is not…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI want to update the House on steps that the Home Secretary and I have been taking to address the concerning activities of the Iranian regime and its operatives in the United…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. She is absolutely right to press me on those issues, because it is absolutely true that this has been ongoing. She is also aware that…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI hope my right hon. Friend will invite me to his committee, where I will be able to answer these questions more fully. He will understand that I cannot address them on the Floor…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI thank the hon. Member for the tone in which she has approached this. She is absolutely right, of course, that anybody in the United Kingdom—whether they are in Gloucester or in…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. When he was Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, he was exemplary in supporting media freedom around the world. I…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsMay I first pay tribute to the hon. Lady and her constituents for their work supporting Iran International? She will be aware of the site and its peculiarities, and therefore the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that those in Iran deserve the same protection. It is absolutely wrong to target the families of journalists who happen to be still in that…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI spoke to the head of MI5 only this afternoon; I will leave it to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to answer for the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsMy right hon. Friend will understand that I would rather answer that question before the Committee on which he sits than comment on the Floor of the House, but he will be aware…20 Feb 2023HANSARDComputer Misuse Act 1990: ReviewThe Government are reviewing the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA/the Act) and this statement provides an update on the progress of the review. It is essential that the UK has the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to ask the question, because fraud has been a blight on too many communities. I assure him that the fraud strategy that many of us have been working…06 Feb 2023