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HANSARDImmigration SystemMy hon. Friend is right that international students make a huge contribution to our country and our economy and that universities are often very important to the local economy as…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemOn training, this Government are already going considerably further than the previous Government, who allowed training to be cut, including in adult education and adult skills, at…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemI welcome what my hon. Friend has said. There have been shameful examples of exploitation, which all of us have probably come across in our constituencies, involving the social…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemAs I pointed out in my statement, the number of care workers recruited from abroad has fallen since the initial big increase, and it is important to prevent such an increase…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemI strongly value international students’ contribution to our economy. My hon. Friend is completely right to say how important international students are, but we also need to make…12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemWhere universities are already meeting high standards of compliance, as most of them are, that is very welcome, but those that do not currently meet them will need to raise their…12 May 2025HANSARDPolice Accountability and VettingIn my statement to the House on 23 October 2024, I announced a number of reforms in relation to police accountability and misconduct, and set out the further work that the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSouthport InquiryOn 29 July 2024, a brutal attack took place at a children’s dance club in Southport. Tragically, the perpetrator murdered three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva…07 Apr 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI thank the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee for her questions. We are currently drawing up a strategy on violence against women and girls, which will be published before the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI join the Immigration Minister in wishing Mr Speaker well for his important trip to Ukraine. The Government have set an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and…31 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday we are hosting in London the first ever international summit on organised immigration crime and border security, bringing together source, transit and destination countries…31 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend will know that there is a court case under way in Romania and that issues around prosecution and extradition decisions are matters for the police and the Crown…31 Mar 2025HANSARDOff-road BikesThe hon. Member is right that there are many different forms and changes to the kinds of vehicles, bikes and scooters being used. The legislation applies not just to off-road…31 Mar 2025HANSARDOff-road BikesMany of us will know from our constituencies the havoc that can be caused in communities by the dangerous and deafening antisocial use of off-road bikes. That is why this…31 Mar 2025HANSARDOff-road BikesMy hon. Friend is right, and people in Mansfield should not be terrorised by deliberate harassment by people on off-road bikes. That is why we are strengthening the law through…31 Mar 2025HANSARDOff-road BikesI agree with my hon. Friend and I am sorry to hear about the appalling incident he describes. This is a challenge for us in many of our constituencies. My constituents in Airedale…31 Mar 2025HANSARDOff-road BikesThe hon. Member makes an important point. Often, particularly for older people, the way in which the bikes are used is just dangerous. The deliberate ramping up of the noise to…31 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI can tell my hon. Friend that we take the Sullivan review extremely seriously. It is important to recognise the difference between biological sex and gender and to make sure that…31 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsMeasures in the Online Safety Act 2023 are being implemented over the course of this year. That includes the introduction this summer of measures expected to ensure that stronger…31 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member will know that we have increased the return and removal of foreign national offenders significantly since the election. Deportations, returns and removals…31 Mar 2025