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HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI said I would give way to the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes). I will then come to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill has the wholehearted support of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and, I hope, the whole House.…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAs my hon. Friend will know, the prevention of future deaths report from the London bridge and Borough market inquests called for clarity of responsibility for venue operators…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and I know there will be many detailed discussions on that in Committee. Since the original draft legislation was published, we have…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWe are being clear that it is not for the Government to specify precise arrangements for every venue. I do not think it would be appropriate to do so. Arrangements will vary…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right. That is why one of the things we would expect is that premises have proper search measures, and particularly to ensure that there are security…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe right hon. Member makes an important point and I thank him for his long-standing interest in the issue. Those responsible for premises and events in the enhanced tier will be…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI thank the right hon. Member for her tributes to David Amess and Jo Cox, and I join her in those tributes. David’s family will be very much in our hearts as we remember him…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe hon. Member is right that there has been considerable work by many venues and premises in Northern Ireland to respond to the kinds of threats and risks that, sadly,…14 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Review of Forensic PathologyToday I am publishing the report of an independent review of the forensic pathology response to the Hillsborough disaster, conducted by forensic science expert Mr Glenn Taylor.…11 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend is exactly right. He speaks strongly for the people of Sunderland, who came together. Volunteers ensured that the citizens advice bureau could keep working to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderThere is an important point here, which is that the social media companies and their owners need to take some responsibility for the criminal content that appears on their…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend is right: we have seen deliberate attempts to radicalise people or promote extremism online, including on social media platforms, and we have seen illegal content…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderI am glad to hear my hon. Friend’s description of the way in which communities come together to celebrate. It is distressing to hear about the fear that was created and the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the tradition of British policing, of which I think we should feel proud. The idea that the police should operate without fear or…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the emergency procedure that we brought in to accelerate support and security provisions for mosques. Frankly, everybody has the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend makes an important point and speaks powerfully for his constituency. I am so sorry that his constituent was affected by the violence in that way. He is right to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Police officers in this country take an oath when they become officers to operate without fear or favour. They work immensely hard, right…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderMy hon. Friend is right. That is why the Deputy Prime Minister is taking forward work around community cohesion. We should also recognise that, right across the country, the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderThere will be many opportunities in this House to talk about the details of immigration policy—I will certainly do that—and I am very happy to discuss further with the hon.…02 Sept 2024