Live Home Office Questions House of Commons

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Don't forget to join me for a round about the date at 11pm tonight.

First its questions to the Home Secretary Theresa May at her

ministerial team. Order order. Questions to the

Secretary of State for the Home Department. Number one. Looking

closely at European and African partners to address illegal

migration to the European Union. The members for the letter summoned...

As current chair for the cartoon to process the government takes a

leading role in driving forward projects to combat peoples bungling

and trafficking from Africa. Focusing on capacity building

training and communications. Just before Easter weekend, 52 suspected

migrants, many of North African descent were held after two lorries

were stopped, given Kent is on the front line in the desperate attempts

to my right honourable friend, but additional support can be provided

to our regions police and border guards to prevent these clandestine

actions. My noble friend raises an important issue and I recognise the

role that can't plays in these matters. As she says being on the

front line. There is a dedicated unit in cans and specialist he

refers to support police to gather further intelligence to deal with

this vile trade. Importantly we want to stop people from arriving in the

UK clandestinely and that is the work that we doing with the French

government to improve security at the juxtaposed controls at Calais

and elsewhere. Also, the board of the national crime agency,

immigration enforcement, and the crime command, dealing with other

partners and in Africa to break these criminal gangs and to stop

this trafficking and its people smuggling taking place. The deal

with Turkey was brokered after intense negotiations which seems to

be lacking in respect of what is happening in North Africa. I hear

but he -- she says about the cartoon process, but the numbers increased

by 80% over the last year. President Obama said that Libya was the worst

mistake of his presidency. Italy faces a summer of crisis. Does the

Home Secretary agreed that the way to this -- extend this is to enable

international law to enable boats to enter international waters to

intercept this criminal gangs to stop them from making innocent

people put their lives at risk. The honourable gentleman is right to

look very carefully at what has happened last summer for people

coming into the beer from and build -- Italy. But also what could happen

now the spring months are upon us and is better. It is not just about

boats entering into Libyan waters United Nations has discussed the

action that can be taken in relation to these matters but it is also

about working upstream. It is about working with the source countries to

ensure that people have less incentive to be moving away. That is

where our development aid work is part digitally imported. Also

working with transit countries to break the model of the smugglers and

the people traffickers that people see that thinking this dangerous

journey does not enable settlement in Europe. The Home Secretary may

remember that our last question Time but we discussed this I asked a

specific question about whether we were searching for Lloris and she

told me that I had misunderstood the situation. Only half the lorries are

being searched. Many people are stowing away in there and are

arriving here and there never being sent back. It is making a mockery of

our immigration rules. Will she get a direct answer to a direct

question, will they all be searched at Calais? I apologise to my

Honorable friend if there was any misunderstanding any answer I grave

-- gave last him around. We do search them. The point of having the

controls is that it does enable us to do more, it is the question of

using various techniques to try and to do more to ensure we are enabled

to do clandestine ones that are a boring lorries. The actor security

measures that we have taken particularly at Calais. We see it is

much harder for people to get on at this places. We have to work with

the French government, it is not just about searching them for

working upstream as well. Trying to identify this places further a field

where people are trying to get on them so we can catch them at that

stage rather than relying on searches or techniques used at the

border. She will be aware that organizations like Unicef and save

the children are urging the British Government to do more and to help

refugees and those accompanying children. She has been to the people

trafficking and people traffickers and stopping the organised gangs,

but of course there is a very real risk of child explication with these

vulnerable children travelling across to Europe. What more is she

and the government doing to make sure that this problem is tackled?

We are very conscious to -- of the issues that could arise to the

children. Particularly how they could be traffic and exploded. That

is why the expertise of the independent anti-slave commissions,

he has already had discussions with those in Calais. You will be

visiting hotspots in Europe in the coming weeks to ensure that he can

both help identify these issues but also share his expertise that others

are able to identify those who might be excluded. Number two. With kind

permission I will answer questions number two and five on the paper

together. Government is opposed to relocation proposals. They do

nothing to address the underlying issues that the EU is facing, they

simply move the problem around Europe. Our focus should be securing

the external border, make sure there are no rights in the EU, and so that

people no longer feel that they have no choice to travel to Europe. At

the weekend it was reported that the children of the commission had

reported to the French government urging to speed up a some claims and

children in refugee camps help relatives in the UK. Children that

much be petrified, they are completely isolated and vulnerable.

We would not have the situation for our level. This is a critical need

to get these poor children safely reunited with their families in the

UK. The Home Secretary and colleagues have had regular

discussions with the French counterparts on this matter to speed

up the process and in deed I can report it has been a significant

report of the last few weeks and the time it takes to process these

applications. Charity workers at Calais have deep concerns of the 129

missing children following dismantling parts of the jungle.

Does he agree that more must be done by authorities and make

representations by the French authorities but are generally seen

as children out and determined with haste which of these children are

able to come to Scotland in the rest of the UK? I would like to report

the Begu the discussions on this matter between the Home Secretary

and French colleagues. It was recently announced that the

provision of ?10 million process to help unaccompanied children in

Europe. How it is going to be allocated will be announced very

soon. Far from lagging behind the European Union on this issue, the UK

is doing far more than any other country in Europe with massive

support for the camps for the refugees. Also settling the most

vulnerable refugees from the cancer the UK. Yes my Honorable friend

makes an extremely good point. The government believes that making --

relocating children around Europe is not the answer. I was keen to

relocate the most vulnerable people from the countries around Syria, 51%

of the people that brought children, and I would hope most people on both

sides of the house would accept that this is a well measured, well

carried out scheme. It has led to many children's lies being

significantly improved. Nevertheless thousands of children are still

waiting to be resettled. We have had this debate for weeks, and months. I

am ashamed when I listen to the European public debate. I hear

concern and compassion, something that seems to be missing in this

place. I am sure the Honorable Lady is aware that we have shown in our

resettlement scheme that many children have been resettled. More

than 50% of those coming here have been children. I remind her and

other Honorable members that UNHCR's policy is to keep children in the

areas around Syria where have been very successful and identifying

children with greater families to make sure they have a good chance of

a better life the future. Will the government expand the current

definition to include de facto family members so that vulnerable

children can come here much more quickly than is currently the case?

The honourable gentleman will be aware that the government is

currently looking at reports from UNHCR on precisely the issue of

unaccompanied children. I would hope you would agree that lots of efforts

are actually on the way. The government is right and made a big

deal about the Syrian conference. The UN HCR has said financial

solidarity is not enough so why won't the government listen and step

up to responsibilities to help more? On behalf of the government I was at

the Geneva conference and night would like to put on record that the

British Government was committed by other governments for the work it

has done. It has certainly programmed to resettle them has

insignificantly greater than all of the other countries in the European

Union put together. At Easter I and three other Scottish MPs, during

those days we met many refugees with strong ties to the United Kingdom.

Why is the government record on take charge request for those with strong

ties to the UK so poor and what exactly will the government do to

make sure there is greater awareness of and a faster process for these

take charge request. The Honorable Lady were quickly mentions that

the... Is our government policy to make sure that the convention works

properly. So officials have been seconded, not just in Calais but in

other places in Europe. To make sure that what she asks for happens and

that is speeded up significantly. I'm afraid that the answer is not

good enough, there was no evidence of any Home Office presence in any

of those camps. What is happening to children in those camps is utterly

disgraceful. In one camp, I met a 16, while if I'm allowed to speak I

will try to. The honourable Tillman welcomes your opinion, his opinion

is not enhanced by simply winking at me. LAUGHTER The Honorable Lady is a

distinguished advocate and she must be hard, even if she were not she

should still be heard. It is not a laughing matter and it is not up to

the French were the children's have connections to the United Kingdom.

That is my point. I met a 16-year-old girl who was working

hard for exams from a pop-ups school in a tent. She made the journey from

northern France on her own. Her father is in the United Kingdom but

due to an absence of guidance from the French authorities any failure

of our government to act she was stuck in limbo and uncertain of her

future. Children like her are very vulnerable in these camps. It is

time for the Home Secretary to show leadership. Would she give her a

commitment that her department will make sure those with a right to join

their families in the UK are granted that right urgently? Albertine ... I

must reiterate that the children are in France and they are the

responsibility of the French government. We are working with them

very closely by pressing officials with them. The children in question

have a very clear path, they should claim asylum which they are

perfectly allowed to do. Then it is a responsibility of the Home Office,

the British Government, to make sure that those asylum claims are

speedily and effectively produce. If they do have the relationship with

family in the UK, I can assure her that the process is very much

speedier and more efficient than it used to be. Question number three.

While overall crime has fallen, is changing. It is critical to reform

our response to cyber crime, that is why statistics have been published

for the first time. Based on the culinary field trial. They estimate

to .5 million estimates of computer crime every year. They estimate

about 5.1 additional incidents of crime which adds about 40% to the

headline baseline figure in the UK. Would the Minister said that crime

would appearing to be go up instead of down. I think Ryan is changing

and the Honorable friend is right, it is about skill, which was why we

established the national cyber crime unit. It is about resources which is

why we funded ?1.9 billion into this. It is also about recognising

that many of these crimes can be prevented by straightforward to

practice by citizens. I always think that the question should have a

purpose beyond the challenge of government, they should actually

deliver positive results for members. I will write to him and the

whole house with details of what he can advise his businesses and his

constituents on how they can prevent these kinds of cyber crimes. The

West of England is leading the way in tackling cyber crime following on

from the 1.9 billion investment from our Chancellor last year. Given the

atrocities in Brussels last month Kenny Mr give an update to this

house about what work he is doing to work with our allies in order to

tackle cyber crime? What is critical to tackling cyber crime is the issue

and the private and public sector. Which is why the Home Secretary

launch a joint task force to look at how allies, comrades, and friends

and others can work together to tackle this issue. It is important

also to emphasise that they say 80% of these crimes can be prevented by

the kind of straightforward good practice that identified earlier.

Precisely why I take this matter so seriously and wide public

information is the heart of it. For five years the alibi of the

government was to say we can't police but we can't crime. By the

police minister has told sky that citizens are more likely to have a

crime perpetrated against them on their computers while they are

asleep. They're more likely to be marked online the street. Can I ask

the Minister this, with the cyber crime statistics centre near double

the national crime rate, will the Minister finally admit that that far

from alibi of the last five years crime is not falling, crime is

changing and that the truth will be told that crime is rising? Is always

unfortunate when a shadow minister prepares his question in advance and

does not listen to what has been said before hand. I did say in my

very first answer that crime was changing. It is falling, but it is

also changing. Because it is changing we need the additional

skills and resources and approaches that I described to the gentleman. I

also referred, because I want to help him as much as I can, given the

fact that he has made this question, I want to help him. I also referred

him to the two sets of guidance that we published which I will happily

furnish him with following questions. LAUGHTER Question for

sir. Mr Speaker, for rescue authorities have delivered

significant savings since 2010. Fire and death into the streets are at

historic lows. They can still work smarter and reduce costs. Between

2009 and 2000 14 and 15. They rose by 136% to ?561 million. Those

results should be targeted to achieving long-term efficiencies. An

on-duty firefighter took his own bridge at the fire station citing a

number of workplace pressures, and it normally high number of suicides

by firefighters the last two years. The job of a firefighter is clearly

now even more demanding. Work in the Home Secretary say to me to reassure

me that the home offers take the pressure by firefighters seriously

and to make sure that firefighters work in a safe and well supported

environment to do the job but they do. Can I say to the honourable

gentlemen, my condolences to the family and the firefighter in his

constituency. The suicide of any firefighter is a great tragedy. Of

course we recognise the pressures and the difficult job that

firefighters do, but it is right that the number of fires that they

are having to be called to has been reducing, the number of fire deaths

and injuries is now at historic lows. The job of being a firefighter

has been changing over the years, they are now doing more work for

example in fire prevention. That is very valuable for the community. As

look forward to greater collaboration between them and

deeply service I we can have a better service provider for the

communities. On attachment for the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue

Service, we proceeded increasingly close way, how the police and Fire

Service are working together to deliver for effective emergency

services. With the Home Secretary take this opportunity to

congratulate them both for the innovative and enthusiastic way

they're facing the challenges? I am very happy to join my Honorable

friend in doing exactly that. We see Northamptonshire a very good example

of the benefits of collaboration that he can bring. My honourable

friend was in Northampton last week opening a joint fire station and

PlayStation. -- police station. Fire Services for the six largest have

had their budgets cost by half. Thousands of firefighters will have

lost their jobs, many fire stations closed and dark firefighters do a

superb job, but can he Home Secretary say honestly that city is

not being cover mice eyes and less a bit lost as a direct result of the

cuts is there's been a decline of 42% of the decade from 2000 52 2015.

As indicated in response to the question earlier from his honourable

friend, the job of firefighters while they do still find themselves

being called to fires, a lot of their work as well is around other

services to the community, they're doing an excellent job but we want

to see how that can be done even better and how that can work a

better collaboration with the police in places select North in the

future. They have already cost 6700 front-line firefighters, cuts the

police have already cost 12,000 from police officers. As the Home

Secretary and other knows there can only be so much. With the Home

Secretary admit that her cynical plan to merge both services want to

protect or restore a single police officer or firefighter to the front

mind or make a single member of the public safer? I say to the

honourable lady that yet again the Labour Party goes down this road

thinking the only thing that matters is the number of police officers on

a number of firefighters that are available. Tonight paid tribute

actually, can I pay tribute to those people that volunteer at

firefighters in those communities. There often overlooked. What matters

is not just the number of people that you have, what matters is how

you are spending the money and how you are deploying your resources.

That is why the efficiencies we have seen, the collaboration we have

seen, with results not just in savings but in a better service to

the public. Question number six please. The Home Office provides

financial support by meeting additional cost to those local

authorities taking on responsibility care of unaccompanied asylum seeking

children. The immigration bill will underpin arrangements between local

authorities. I think the Minister for that answer but given the number

of cases where people over the age of 18 are pertaining to children

what can local authorities do to make sure that resources are being

best directed to these very vulnerable children? Can I thank my

Honorable friend for his question, also the work for Northamptonshire

as well in dealing with the pressures they have experienced any

way have they have approached this. There are clearly age assessment

test taken to ensure that support is provided to those required and not

to those that don't. I would also add that it will be writing to all

local authorities this week with an update on the progress to the

national transfer scheme. Can the Minister say just how much money in

the overseas but it has been used to help authorities resettle

asylum-seekers? I think the honourable gentleman is effectively

asking about not the unaccompanied asylum seeking children but a

broader question in the Syrian resettlement scheme. We have sent

out the mechanisms to those that are resettled and some of that is

vulnerable through overseas development aid. That is how we are

looking to ensure their great Added the Minister would agree that

we can only perform our duty as a country in all areas take there is

possibilities. It is good to hear his answer. Can I ask him about

education support? Jozefzoon who are vulnerable to not lose the chance of

a future, so how are local authorities with experience in

helping asylum seeking children going to support those would lengthy

experience in educating the children? I can say to her that

we've had discussions with the Department for Education and local

Government Association. In relation to the dispersal arrangements that

voluntary, that we want to see. But undermanned by the immigration bill

currently in the other place. It is these elements on how this is

implemented that we will continue to have that dialogue and how we can

learn from the expertise of those authorities that have a greater

involvement with these issues. During the recess,... And Company

children being forced to share best space with adults that are not

related to. That is very troubling and is a serious matter. That the

Home Secretary that the government is doing enough to support the

children and in the time to step up and do more? We are working very

closely with the French government. We have had somebody working in the

conference to speed up the process in relation to those children who

are identified as having links to family here in the UK. Equally

different government itself is putting greater support to a

specific charity to increase awareness and identify to do better

to give him the help that they require. It is good to see the

Honorable member back in its place. -- in his place. We Home Office

works closely at ministerial and official level with the Parmesan on

all significant changes to migration policy. Therefore if we do not have

been collectively agreed and cannot also welcomed the honourable

gentleman to this place also. -- cannot. Can I say thank you to all

colleagues who have sent their messages, while taking my

involuntary absence. But I am back. And I have to minister to explain

how it is that his department is putting forward a ?35,000 limit in

terms of salary level but which will have a detrimental impact in many

areas where we have a shortage occupation. Can he also explained

why the initial priority list for jobs did not include NHS nurses? And

I know from personal experience I was treated by nurses from all over

the world, including some from the European Union country. And lemon,

there will be a major problem of recruitment. We cannot provide

enough nurses already far NHS and if we take away the opportunities for

NHS Trust in London and elsewhere, we will have major shortages. It is

great to see him back fighting fraud. On the issue of the 35,000

threshold, that is to gain settlement for people to extend the

time in the UK. Would it take to consider advice for the migration

advisory committee at the time. That was sent back in 2011 and employers

have five years to prepare for that change. I would also say on the

list, including nurses and other shortages, are included from that

requirement. We are taken very careful consideration of the

independent advice that we have had for the migration committee on the

support issue. Had the Home Office assessed the impact of the changes

on the Scottish economy? Isn't it the case that this new target,

combined with the abolition of work to do, stops Scottish -- Scotland

from retaining the best at the wall has to offer? Why to prioritising

political interest "Our economy? That's why to govern. I am afraid

she had the wrong. The government is very clear that the UK remains open

for business. I will say to her that we do take a bus on the migration,

the as experts who have advised against different salary threshold

in UK countries and regions. Our thresholds are based on UK wide data

and salaries in Scotland, are slightly higher than the UK average.

The best apportionments, it may lead to higher salary threshold in

Scotland. I will answer questions eight, nine,

an 11 under the order paper together. Let the police commission

are provided and accountable leadership in making a real

difference to pollution locally. Overall, PCs have presided over a

reduction in time of more than a quarter centre introduction. --

sensor and Jozefzoon. Conservative that the grade that big push across

Commissioner is putting resources away from rural areas. What

assurances can be Home Secretary give me the police and crime

commissioners will be held accountable by the government for

failure to spend adequately in rural areas? I think one of the changes

that have been brought about edible gold of Exodus and police and crime

commissioners is that we have has seen a greater focus on areas on

brutal crimes, though the national worldwide network -- rule crime. It

is an issue I was discussing with the PCC end of the palace and

farming representatives when I was in the mid Wales a few weeks ago. I

think this is now able in some pleas for serious to assure PTCs are

planning to write focus on crime, but added that they do have the

right policing crime commissioners elected. Commissioners provide a

crucial element to the accountabilities within our, justice

is done. They assure the public have a direct input into how they local

suitably. Will the secretary agreed that now is the time to look to

widen the scope and the work of PCC, to see where else in the, justice

system they can have contributions? I think he makes a very important

point. He is right. With how to build police and crime commissioners

because when we set above, without they have a wider ball. I'm pleased

to tell my honourable friend of the Lord Chancellor and Justice

Secretary and I have commission were to look at the issue that he has

read. What else can it be doing in the, justice system and what other

responsibilities can do can't to providing better services to

communities. Crime is down... And managed to get more cards to double

police officers onto the beat. It is a conservative commission that we

need to keep crime down 80 by committee say. That's and Kate. I

commend the work that has been done by John Dwyer at the first place,

Commissioner for Cheshire. I think he had done excellent job and

getting and managing the budget well at the same time. Crime is down. I

think he had done a excellent job. A conservative Commissioner after the

fifth election will continue to do that excellent job and provide

excellent service for local people. It is is a aware that in areas such

as wind and North Wales, the commissioners had to butt of the

precept more than the rates of inflation to compensate for Tory

government central cuts? Is that a fair use of taxpayer resources to

compensate for cuts imposed by this government? He knows well that we

have protecting budgets. Which is in sharp contrast to the proposals from

his own province, wanted to cut police budgets by 10%. The Secretary

might know that we're very pleased our Police Commissioner and West

Yorkshire. But is she picking up from commissioners the problems with

intelligence gathering and sorry communities? Due to their language

and culture, and having great difficulty penetrating organised

gangs. There are challenges in relation to Dublin with the

communities with organised gangs. I think there are many ways

commissioners are finding ways around that. Looking at the

recruitment policies, looking at how volunteers and special constables

can be used to assure that the light was still available is a very good

idea which is being done by some commissioners about the country. --

around the country. On Friday, the South Yorkshire PCC announced the

loss of 850 fully staffed because the government cuts. Also lastly,

the National Crime Agency application to the Home Office for

support for the hundred 14 victims of child abuse rejected. I would be

to bring down child sexual exploitation with the government is

cutting the police resources? That's how are we to bring down. Government

is protecting police budgets when precept to take into account. We

have also made money available to the national policing league around

this issue of child sexual abuse and actualization. And ensuring that the

National Crime Agency had the resources to do this job. The lady

has an excellent record in dealing with this issue. Her constituency

has faced challenging times at a result of this question of child

sexual exploitation and I can assure her that I and other ministers take

this issue very seriously. That is why we have done things by setting

up the inquiry and made money available to the national policing

click in order to better organise the work that is done in this area.

The French and UK governments have put in place a programme run by the

NGO friends is identified but that's a bit of trafficking in the camps

around Calais. Abdomen onset and pretenses, the company refugee

children and friends should claim asylum there. That is the best way

to ensure they receive the protection and support they need. It

also provides a legal and safe through to the UK for those with

close families in the UK. As we know from the other questions, there are

129 missing children who are those most at risk at this kind of

exploitation. I had a very welcome letter recently from her colleague,

the Immigration Minister about the situation of children in the camps

and he said that the cases are being given priority so that the chosen

candidacy the protection and support that they need and have reunited as

soon as possible within a close family members in the UK. How many

happened? -- happened? She knows we are not giving a running commentary

on numbers, but I can assure her that the work is taking place and

any unaccompanied children and friends should claim asylum there

with the support of the NGOs and if they have family in the UK, we will

reunite them. -- in France. John McCain can afford private as

prostitution, follow the check by the government, criminalizing sex...

The similar changes in Sweden and Norway is a go which reduce

trafficking substantially, women should agree this is something we

should be looked at in this country? She takes a cane issue -- cane issue

of. I am aware of the home affairs select committee's inquiry into this

matter at the moment and I look forward to seeing the evidence. This

government has committed to spending ?1.9 billion on cyber security over

the next five years. Including for tackling cyber crime. Our response

to online child sexual explication includes bomb forced taking action

against online offenders, finding executive victims, and working with

the Internet industry to remove illegal images. We await the new

child and possession was not in it. Pan-Am and should help that this

agenda will was though an abrupt change, not just bring a business to

justice but working with parents and community to school to provide the

skills and understanding and competence of children to keep

himself safe online? I thank him for his support for the response unit,

which will deliver significant benefits by assisting local areas

expressing issues and or high volumes of title and location cases

by offering a range of support, including advice from expert

practitioners who have first-hand experience of tackling child's

sexual explication. -- application. Jeffrey drugs across county lines.

What more can be done to ensure that police forces were together, sharing

information on this missing children to combat it, no explication of

young people? She had the equities and this area, and she is right.

Many police forces to take this seriously and recommend a missing

child of the child who exploited while they are missing and a

fantastic opportunity for an intelligence gathering and

safeguarding the children. Ongoing missing in the future. Best to stop

ongoing missing. One of the proposed measures to tackle games online is

the investigative power bill, which sources blind tomorrow. The main

concerns that we have outlined in the bill as currently drafted into

the polls test that does would undertake... -- a judge limited. And

the evidence to the committee, just before Easter, Lord judge told the

committee that judicial review is not a sufficient test to apply and

the government to look at this again. Given that somebody of his in

your TM respect feels that the test is not good enough, will the

government to reconsider the wording and the current bill in relation to

judicial review? He has great expertise in that area, but I am not

sure if I agree with the comments he makes. That is a double block and it

is about necessity and proportionality. He is right to make

the point that the aikido is incredibly important when it comes

to protecting children, was with a point made by the MS during the

evidence they gave to... Bandar Abbas against women and girl sat

published last without animation programme by ?80 million to make

tackling these kinds everybody business and server to get the

support they need and bring the perpetrators to justice. We've also

introduced a new domestic abuse to capture benefits of the new measures

to protect victims of stalking. Last month, on a base file is charity

less by my constituency that I'm proud to be a trustee of, would

recognise with the charity status. Cammarata buffer and epic the house

our department's progress in tackling violence. I commend the

gentleman, and the charity. It is an important issue. We have government

already stripping blond and forced marriage. They been issuing a

branded materials to support professionals, including any

statutory multi agency guidance, and are forced marriage units are

carrying out ongoing programmes about race. It is important that we

have you to identify where young people may be subject to either

forced marriage or female mutilation and take appropriate action. Violent

crime is 25% lower than it was in June 2010, according to the

independent crime survey for well. On a minor crime prevention strategy

includes actions to tackle aberrant occurrence, including violent and

night-time. -- knife crimes. But, no who was treasurer to my constituency

went really from prison, because the papers did a for him cannot be said.

He is now back in prison at the to hurt people. What authorities in

Stockton, if any, were told about this dangerous man in our area? To

and when I cannot comment on specifics of case, but I will write

him. In 25 days' time, the public will go to vulnerable to for

representatives of local authorities. -- we'll go to vote. We

have a great jazz tradition of accountability in this country, and

I'm proud on the 5th of May, that principle will also be extended to

the leasing for the first time since we introduced them in 2012, the

public will be held to hold the High Commissioner to account for the

record in office. It's easy to forget what came before the PCC, the

unelected police authorities, which nobody knew existed. Today a

majority know about Debbie cc, at the cc have been associated with

greater clarity of leadership, and heightened accountability by the

home affairs select committee. Even the Labour Party and the Liberal

Democrats, but supportive role and that nominated candidates. PCC have

worked hard over the last three and half years to keep the community

site and I hope the house will join me in congratulating the first the

cc on the successes and encourage the public to hold them to account

for the most powerful way possible and develop box on the 5th of May.

Levels of violent crime and domestic abuse remained high in accordance.

DeBoer was hit hard and the price in 2011. It is very wearing that

according to want to want to lose a third of our manning a third of our

manning up and the price in 2011. It is very boring but according to lose

a third of our romantic neighbourhood policing bases, losing

83% of my PCS cells. -- Croydon. Deductions that are much higher than

the average in London. With the Home Secretary made with me to discuss

grilled public concerns that these cuts will damage the fight against

crime and Croydon? I will remind him that the government has protected

police budgets over the spending review period when presented is

taken into account. It is indifference to what is his first

French objected and times are cutting it by 10%. That's what his

front bench. I'm participating in the police called that's probably

mature skin, Singh had excellent work of Greater Manchester Police.

They asked my friend, was she doing to ensure adequate and low-level

community policing and my constituency? -- can I ask. I

congratulate our Honorable members to take part in this game. I would

also recommend that buyers can as well. -- Fierstein. To protect the

budgets, seven to the precept but I'll say once of the thing. If you

have a conservative PCC, you have a better chance of having more offices

on the beat. -- officers. In the aftermath of attacks on Brussels and

Paris, security of the UK border is up in peoples mind. And to the new

financial year, and the Home Secretary is still too big to have a

questions on the budget for the butterfly. A whistle-blower say

staffer told her we should go to expect front line cuts of 6%. Since

media reports of this, we had the Home Office have been backpedaling.

I hope the secretary is backing down because our borders cannot basic

cuts on the scale. I invite her to clear it up today. What is the

20,016 - 17 budget for the border force and is it up or down a

lecture? -- on lecture. I say to him, the Home Office budget was

published on the cynic would do. It was normal as a leftover. As with

the rest of the government, individual allocations within

departments are not within the published. But what matters, he is

right we have a secure border. That is why we have a confirmation plan

would border force. Why we have changed border force over the last

few cures from the dysfunctional United Kingdom borders agency that

we inherited from the last labor government. They wanted the house

noticed that she has not answered the question. -- it will not escape

the house. We know financial chapters in this government don't go

very well together. What are they trying to hide on the border? I hope

the delay in publishing the budget is the fact that she is listening to

us and is backing down on the 6% cut. On another area, where she is

moving on the labor pressure. Police developer terror suspects. I have

called on the government to close a loophole that allowed individuals on

Bill to lead the country for Syria. -- Bill. I welcome the fact that the

government indicated last week that it is prepared to move others, but

I'm worried that they are not far enough. That the secretary agreed

the passport and travel documents to the chagrin of as a condition of

release from police custody and was she would deliver to amend the crime

build to this effect? -- work with police. We have been looking at this

issue. We have decided that we will bring an amendment through to the

policing and crime bill. It is important that the police continue

to have a degree of operational judgement about the conditions that

they wish to put ambulation to Bell. The Taco Bell that he is talking

about is precharge Bell. A situation where somebody has not yet been

charged with an offence. Will be taken as they in the case by

individual police officers to the conditions that should be applied

and I will continue to be the case. That that will. How many of the

approximate 800 British citizens that have joined militant groups in

Serbia have returned and how many of them are back and communities?

Around half of those who have travelled to Zarina had turned. --

to Zarina. For those return, they are considered on a case-by-case

basis to sort of action that might be necessary to consider the soda

activities that they may have been involved in an Zarina and to

consider whether intervention is necessary. -- surreal. Asher and the

frigid did. This header start of the danger. Many refugees afford to

take, one with the government open of family opportunities to citizens

so that they would prevent just like that from happening again? I think

the Honorable gentleman highlights some of the appalling risk that some

people have put themselves on the two try and get do some of the

security. Our could message to the people that they should claim asylum

in France, in relation to the issue of resettlement, we are making the

process clever and working with Red Cross and others in relation to the

guide is that is provided. Have a cam had time to reflect on the

extraordinary energy to motion to condemn the... With the ministers

agree with me that we all have a responsibility to do all the can to

prevent young people from bank engaged in terrorism or extremism?

And that spirit, the prevent teen missions teachers to identify those

vulnerable young people and to safeguard them from being drawn into

chemical. Schools are stepping up to that mark because they note that

students at best, and they are well-equipped, well prepared, and RS

securing our future. Thank you for the monocots of Ruskin. -- reminded

of. The Home Secretary recently said that the conservative government has

protected police funding for the next four years. However, the chair

of the UK Statistics Authority has confirmed the House of Commons

Library search, which shows that forces are saying ?160 million cuts

next year alone. And a lot of this, and with the importance of the

upcoming elections, with the Home Secretary admit that funding for our

police forces have not been protected and is being cut again for

each of the next four years? But we can save -- say if you take the

precept that they are protected. The one person not listen to what the

Labour Party, and the Minister because he wanted to cut it by 10%.

Had he outlined what successive government has had Amber to month

and departing over stairs who have been working here illegally? All

underlined the important aspects and taken in confronting conflict of

those working illegally. And together fitting, over 30,000 people

were removed or deported from the UK, including a 20% increase about

her return. -- 2015. Canada ask the Secretary of State of ministers with

discussion about chief constables about the growing menace of scandal

of virus being written recklessly and arose, targeting the

actions for, I had the discussions and would vote two. A license and

unauthorised and unsafe vehicles. The powers of that is going to the

house at the mode provides important capabilities, along with new

safeguards to tackle cyber crime. Could the Minister of big house on

how changing crime is being bought by this new bill? -- bing five. The

motives of terrorist, paedophile, he did whatever occurs may differ but

there may did the same and to take advantage of the Internet. This bill

will provide power to the police that is necessary to keep us safe.

Powerful new measures, determination, and an hybrid will

mark I would do. I noticed an issue the honourable

gentleman has raised previously and I am very happy to continue to

discuss this with him in the all party elementary group, clearly

there are other mechanisms that are available but we will continue to

ensure the high-quality visa service. He is right that police are

given more powers in relation to stop and search, in the bill, but

with greater power should, greater responsibility. Can the Home

Secretary confirmed the house that proper safeguards will remain in

place to ensure the police will have the support of the general public? I

am happy to give that assurance, but there realistic -- relation to the

powers bill at the double lock that will be available to the most

intrusive powers but also the work that we have done introducing stop

and search, to ensure stop and search is properly used and

targeted, and the work we have done the Chief Constable David Shaw to

identify how better Tatars are being used and restraint are being used.

The police need the sensitive powers. Over the past 12 months a

further 39 police officers have been lost from any field street while

violent crime including assault and possession of it dangerous weapon

has increased by 13%. Ten days ago there was an attempted drive-by

shooting in my constituency. This situation and a London suburb is

very frightening. Neighborhood policing is putting public safety at

risk. But does the Minister intend to do about the situation? We're

going to make sure that Metropolitan Police got the funding that they are

asking for, not cut funding by 10% that the Labour Party ask for.

Neighborhood policing is a matter for the commissioner and the mayor.

If you look at the statistics, if you want more police on the beat

vote conservative. As part of special branch, they provide

protection across our borders, such as project cracking, when my

honourable friend confirm that this is protected under current reforms?

My honourable friend raises a very important point and shows the

variety of tasks and skills and operation capabilities that our

police force need. Requirements in Hampshire in relation to the Marine.

To determine how they spend the budget and what they do that on.

What is crucial is that my right honourable friend the Chancellor has

insured that we can't protect place budgets when it is taken into

account of the next four years. Two weeks ago one for my colleagues and

I were in Calais, the French authorities tear gassed the camp

David because a protest was going on outside the camp,. Does she approve

the measures and as she agreed with me that refugees should be treated

humanely, will she contact the French counterpart express the

concerns of this Parliament? I was in Calle last week having

discussions with the French authorities and relation to these

issues, and a very clear message is that those who are there should

claim asylum, that is the best and most effective way to get the help

they need. Statement, the Prime Minister. Thank you Mr Speaker.

Hear,