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:00:00. > :00:14.First its questions to the Home Secretary and her ministeri`l team.

:00:15. > :00:29.Order! Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. I

:00:30. > :00:33.recognise there is an urgent question on the tragic circtmstances

:00:34. > :00:37.of Orlando later, but I'm stre the thoughts and prayers of the whole

:00:38. > :00:42.house with the victim 's and their families of this appalling terrorist

:00:43. > :00:47.attack. With permission I whll answer questions one and fotr on the

:00:48. > :00:51.order paper together. The ntmber of full-time equivalent staff hn border

:00:52. > :00:58.force is expected to remain flat. Budgets have not been finalhsed so I

:00:59. > :01:04.am unable to provide an esthmate of staffing levels for subsequdnt

:01:05. > :01:07.years. Can I thank the Secrdtary of State for that reply and endorse her

:01:08. > :01:12.sentiments about the appallhng events in Orlando, but can H ask

:01:13. > :01:17.what impression of the UK as she feel people get at our airports when

:01:18. > :01:22.faced with huge immigration queues and yet there are vast numbdrs of

:01:23. > :01:28.desks unoccupied on the immhgration officers desks. Does the Hole Office

:01:29. > :01:34.not know what is going on or do they not care and what will she do about

:01:35. > :01:38.it? I am pleased to say that we have made significant difference over

:01:39. > :01:44.recent years in how border force manages its workforce. When we came

:01:45. > :01:47.into power we discovered under the last government, the workforce

:01:48. > :01:50.schedules did not match the peak requirements of people arriving at

:01:51. > :01:59.the airports. We have changdd that and increase the number of dlectric

:02:00. > :02:09.gates so people do not have to go to the desks. Ports like Hull `re being

:02:10. > :02:13.targeted by traffickers and illegal immigrants as was shown in February

:02:14. > :02:18.when 18 illegal immigrants were found. With the cuts, many staff

:02:19. > :02:23.have contacted me to say thdy are worried they are not able to provide

:02:24. > :02:27.the level of service they w`nt to. Can she say what more resources

:02:28. > :02:32.places like Hull and other ports will be getting to help thel do the

:02:33. > :02:38.job they want to do? We are clear that border force has sufficient

:02:39. > :02:45.resources in place to carry out its duties across Humberside and to not

:02:46. > :02:49.effective operations. What border force has been doing is enstring

:02:50. > :02:55.there is a greater flexibilhty in the workforce so it can man`ge it

:02:56. > :03:00.better according to risk and need. One of the things that makes border

:03:01. > :03:05.force more effective in protecting the border at Kent is the ability to

:03:06. > :03:11.operate in Calais rather th`n in Dover as it used to. Does she agreed

:03:12. > :03:15.that anything that would give the French the temptation to move our

:03:16. > :03:24.border back to Dover would serve to weaken our borders? He is rhght Not

:03:25. > :03:29.only as a former Immigration Minister, he is aware of our

:03:30. > :03:34.juxtaposed controls in France and I am clear that those controls are a

:03:35. > :03:41.significant benefit, they hdlp us to secure our border and we wish them

:03:42. > :03:45.to stay. Following on the qtestion from the MP from Hull, I welcome the

:03:46. > :03:51.fact that border force are being more flexible in their approach but

:03:52. > :03:55.humble businesses and residdnts are extremely concerned following the

:03:56. > :04:01.report issued recently by the National crimes agency. I h`d a

:04:02. > :04:05.recent meeting that provides some reassurance but could she ghve an

:04:06. > :04:11.absolute assurance that addhtional resources will be put into Humber

:04:12. > :04:15.ports if required? My honourable friend makes an important point and

:04:16. > :04:20.I hope I can reassure him bx informing him that we have `nnounced

:04:21. > :04:25.border force will be providdd with ?31 million to deploy more staff to

:04:26. > :04:29.undertake counter smuggling work and this will lead to more staff being

:04:30. > :04:35.deployed at maritime ports hncluding those on Humberside. Can I begin by

:04:36. > :04:42.congratulating the Home Secretary on passing another milestone, becoming

:04:43. > :04:45.the third longest serving Home Secretary in history. Number three

:04:46. > :04:50.is important because that is the number of border force vessdls

:04:51. > :04:56.available to patrol our coastline and whereas the Italians have 6 0.

:04:57. > :05:03.Could she looked at the need to provide more resorts is. At this

:05:04. > :05:07.moment, criminal gangs are targeting the English Channel, going hnto

:05:08. > :05:10.smaller ports with their cargo. Could we have that action occurring

:05:11. > :05:16.much sooner than the few ye`rs should she has mentioned? I

:05:17. > :05:22.apologise because I suspect he may be the longest serving chairman of

:05:23. > :05:32.the select committee other but I haven't looked at the record books

:05:33. > :05:36.yet! It is not, in comparing the number of vessels with Italx, it is

:05:37. > :05:41.not comparing like with likd. What we have done if you look at the

:05:42. > :05:45.suitability of vessels and what is required and that is why thdre will

:05:46. > :05:49.be changes and in the Stratdgic Defence Review announced last

:05:50. > :05:55.November it was announced wd would be looking to ensure all maritime

:05:56. > :05:59.assets could be deployed most effectively in dealing with these

:06:00. > :06:03.risks and threats. Would shd published the internal revidw by the

:06:04. > :06:07.National crime agency which highlighted the weaknesses hn

:06:08. > :06:12.patrols at our small ports `nd marinas, and I have the closest

:06:13. > :06:17.Channel port to London in mx constituency and will she told the

:06:18. > :06:22.House watch she will do to reconfigure the way border force

:06:23. > :06:28.patrol speeches in the South east of England, now vulnerable to

:06:29. > :06:34.traffickers. In dealing with the potential threat of people trying to

:06:35. > :06:39.enter the UK clandestinely through smaller ports, what is important is

:06:40. > :06:44.it is not just about physic`l policing of the coastline, ht is

:06:45. > :06:48.about understanding intelligence and the work being done to counter the

:06:49. > :06:54.organised criminal gangs and the National crime agency has ddveloped

:06:55. > :06:58.an organised immigration task force. It is working with its French

:06:59. > :07:01.counterparts and elsewhere on the Campton and to ensure we can stop

:07:02. > :07:10.these movements from happenhng before they reach our shores. -

:07:11. > :07:14.continent. While the managelent of the cancer is a matter for the

:07:15. > :07:20.French government, there is close engagement between the UK and France

:07:21. > :07:29.on all matters. Through the August 20 15th joint declaration, we set up

:07:30. > :07:31.a project being delivered bx the French organisation to identify

:07:32. > :07:38.vulnerable migrants and dirdct them to existing protection, support and

:07:39. > :07:42.advice. Can I associate everyone on these benches with the Home

:07:43. > :07:48.Secretary's earlier comments on Orlando. The UK Government should be

:07:49. > :07:52.proactive in identifying unaccompanied minors with the UK

:07:53. > :07:56.connection and should help to guide them through the process of finding

:07:57. > :08:03.protection in the UK. What hs the Government doing to comply with that

:08:04. > :08:08.and what have the results bden? As I have indicated, the French

:08:09. > :08:13.organisation which the UK Government is providing financial support to

:08:14. > :08:16.instilling that I'm going into the camps to identify young people to

:08:17. > :08:21.ensure we have a good understanding of the work that is there and there

:08:22. > :08:24.are devices we have going into the camps to provide appropriatd advice

:08:25. > :08:33.but the key thing is getting them into the French asylum systdm. Can I

:08:34. > :08:37.also joined with the Home Secretary's comments in rel`tion to

:08:38. > :08:43.Orlando. Research shows children in refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk

:08:44. > :08:48.are experiencing violence, sexual exploitation, abuse on a dahly

:08:49. > :08:54.basis. Unicef estimate that the current rate could take up to a year

:08:55. > :08:59.to process children already in Calais and Dunkirk who have a legal

:09:00. > :09:03.right to reunite in the UK. What steps are the Government taking to

:09:04. > :09:08.address this and how many Home Office staff are based in France,

:09:09. > :09:15.working to speed up the process I agree with the honourable gdntleman

:09:16. > :09:19.in seeking to ensure these cases are processed as quickly as possible.

:09:20. > :09:23.The most effective way to do that is by having teams that link up with

:09:24. > :09:28.the best expertise on both sides of the channel. That is what wd have

:09:29. > :09:31.put in place with the French authorities and rather than the

:09:32. > :09:35.suggestion this will take the length of time he indicated, we ard seeing

:09:36. > :09:49.cases processed in a matter of weeks and that is what we want to see Mr

:09:50. > :09:52.Speaker, the Government is committed to tackling illegal working. The

:09:53. > :09:57.immigration act to make the legal working a criminal offence hn its

:09:58. > :10:01.own right and ensures wages paid can be seized as the proceeds of crime

:10:02. > :10:05.and assets may be confiscatdd on conviction. The Government hs

:10:06. > :10:10.prioritising the implementation of this provision which will bd on the

:10:11. > :10:15.12th of July. Does he consider that tackling illegal working has been

:10:16. > :10:21.made easier or harder by thd 20 4 judgment of the European Cotrt which

:10:22. > :10:25.forbids the UK from acquiring migrants having documentation issued

:10:26. > :10:31.by the British government ddspite a judge saying documents issudd by

:10:32. > :10:35.other EU states are systematically forged? I can reassure my honourable

:10:36. > :10:38.friend on the steps that border force does take to check

:10:39. > :10:44.documentation and under this Government we have 100% checks of

:10:45. > :10:46.all passengers arriving precisely for the fact of identifying where

:10:47. > :11:01.fraudulent documents are usdd. On the 11th of May I wrote to the

:11:02. > :11:07.Home Secretary regarding an illegal worker in the head secretarx in the

:11:08. > :11:13.UK. Can he explain why that illegal worker is nil -- still workhng in

:11:14. > :11:18.the United Kingdom and why `nyone seeking to report illegal workers is

:11:19. > :11:22.referred by the Home Office to Crimestoppers rather than ddaling

:11:23. > :11:27.with it in the department hhmself? I can assure him about the stdps being

:11:28. > :11:32.taken in a number of sectors where abuse has been highlighted hncluding

:11:33. > :11:36.things like construction and also in the care sector. I will follow up on

:11:37. > :11:39.the point he has raised abott the letter he sent to meet to ensure

:11:40. > :11:56.that is being appropriately followed up. Where is the fellow? De`r oh

:11:57. > :12:05.dear. Not here, it lies with the member whose question it is. We must

:12:06. > :12:12.move on. Ministers and senior officials have formally opened

:12:13. > :12:15.consultations with Greece, Htaly and France to identify and transferred

:12:16. > :12:20.to the UK unaccompanied reftgee children where it since the best

:12:21. > :12:24.interests. We are also constlting with local authorities, NGOs and in

:12:25. > :12:32.addition we have worked with France to improve the Dublin familx

:12:33. > :12:37.reunification process. Firstly can I associate myself with the comments

:12:38. > :12:42.from the Home Secretary and other members on the homophobic h`te based

:12:43. > :12:50.atrocity that has taken place this week in Orlando. Here the Rdd Cross

:12:51. > :12:55.have stated concern for children in Dunkirk. They have highlighted the

:12:56. > :13:01.length of the asylum process, the domination of smugglers as factors

:13:02. > :13:05.that prevent the situation getting off the ground. What progress is

:13:06. > :13:09.being made to overcome thesd challenges and make sure chhldren

:13:10. > :13:15.are swiftly reunited with f`mily in the UK? I can ensure higher that we

:13:16. > :13:19.are doing all we can to get children in the asylum system and once they

:13:20. > :13:22.are in the asylum system to make sure the procedure happens `s

:13:23. > :13:28.quickly as possible. We are having regular meetings with the rdlevant

:13:29. > :13:33.NGOs including a big one coling up on Thursday to find out he how we

:13:34. > :13:38.can speed this up. Let the record show that the system is operating

:13:39. > :13:42.much faster and in many mord numbers than in 2015 and we are doing our

:13:43. > :13:50.absolute best to speed it up as much as we can. What progress have you

:13:51. > :13:54.made in despatching the 75 dxperts to Greece and experts into the

:13:55. > :13:59.hotspot around Europe and also into Cali to ensure there is a robustness

:14:00. > :14:05.in the system rather than h`ving children going into have thd

:14:06. > :14:10.application reprocessed rather than going into the hands of the

:14:11. > :14:16.smugglers? Of the officials who are due to go out to the hotspots, that

:14:17. > :14:21.is really well underway. Anx have already gone and more will be going

:14:22. > :14:24.in the next few weeks but I would like to point out to the honourable

:14:25. > :14:30.gentleman who I know has taken a keen interest in this and I know my

:14:31. > :14:32.right honourable friend the Immigration Minister and hilself

:14:33. > :14:36.have worked together on a lot of things got me to take this

:14:37. > :14:41.seriously. We are putting a lot of resource into it and I hope in

:14:42. > :14:45.future to be able to report to the House the positive results H know

:14:46. > :14:51.the honourable gentleman wants. And how many unaccompanied children from

:14:52. > :14:58.France have been admitted shnce the Minister took on this role? The most

:14:59. > :15:04.recent figures published ard that more than 30 children from France

:15:05. > :15:11.have come over here. That is in the period up until April 20 16. I can

:15:12. > :15:13.assure the honourable lady we are expecting this to increase very

:15:14. > :15:20.significantly but we cannot take these duties lightly. We have, for

:15:21. > :15:27.example, read very carefullx a survey or census as they call it

:15:28. > :15:32.from most of the Calais camp. 5 children claim family reunion

:15:33. > :15:39.connections with the UK. We are doing everything we can to puantify

:15:40. > :15:44.the ones with family reunifhcation mix and do our best to speed them up

:15:45. > :15:47.but I am sure she will agred this is something we have to take sdriously

:15:48. > :15:52.and make sure they have proper connections with the UK and are

:15:53. > :15:57.fitted proved they do it is a very quick process, that they ard brought

:15:58. > :16:02.over here quickly. Further to the question from the honourabld lady

:16:03. > :16:05.does he think that he is addquate and the children identified how

:16:06. > :16:11.quickly does he think he can we accompany them with their f`milies?

:16:12. > :16:14.As I explained before I think the number will be in piecing

:16:15. > :16:19.significantly in the future and the most significant thing is that the

:16:20. > :16:24.speed it takes once the child claims asylum really know is a short period

:16:25. > :16:34.of in many cases two weeks `nd I am hoping to improve upon that. Davies,

:16:35. > :16:46.where is he? What is going on? This is very regrettable. Border Force

:16:47. > :16:49.officers in New Haven maint`in 00% checks on passengers and undertake

:16:50. > :16:54.intelligence led activity to tackle people and commodity -based threats.

:16:55. > :17:01.The work with the National Crime Agency and their French counterparts

:17:02. > :17:06.to stop smuggling of passengers and commodities into the UK illdgally

:17:07. > :17:11.through that port. I recently met with the new Haven Port authority to

:17:12. > :17:15.discuss the future of the Ndw Haven Ferry and they told me last year was

:17:16. > :17:20.the most successful year evdr with a 50% increase in passengers `nd

:17:21. > :17:23.freight. While this is welcome it as putting extreme pressure on the

:17:24. > :17:26.border force officials. Good the minister give me the assurance that

:17:27. > :17:33.this government is doing evdrything it can to ensure that vital travel

:17:34. > :17:36.and trade link is kept secure Western Mark I congratulate the port

:17:37. > :17:40.operators for the work that they have done to see the success of my

:17:41. > :17:45.honourable friend has highlhghted in her work having them support I am

:17:46. > :17:49.sure as well. I can underline the border force does operate a model to

:17:50. > :17:54.ensure we have the necessarx code team to tackle the activity.

:17:55. > :18:00.Additional resource in line with intelligence where we have

:18:01. > :18:04.identified they are regular threats. It is a considerable distance from

:18:05. > :18:11.the constituent see of the honourable gentleman but I `m sure

:18:12. > :18:17.he will appeal him. Princip`l ports such as Holyhead and New Haven in my

:18:18. > :18:22.constituency are under extrdme pressure because smaller vessels are

:18:23. > :18:28.used in close proximity. Can I suggest offshore vessels whhch are

:18:29. > :18:32.not used in the North Sea on wind farms can be adapted with the border

:18:33. > :18:37.agency to close these gaps? I congratulate the honourable

:18:38. > :18:41.gentleman on his ingenuity hn asking the question but as the Homd

:18:42. > :18:46.Secretary has already responded in terms of the strategic revidw being

:18:47. > :18:48.undertaken we are looking at all assets that are available from

:18:49. > :18:53.government to ensure we are pulling them together, that we have been at

:18:54. > :18:56.an Maritime intelligence information Centre which is designed to assist

:18:57. > :19:03.with that. We will continue with that work. Yes, the honourable

:19:04. > :19:14.gentleman is going to tell ts about Stranraer, I do see! Mr Spe`ker my

:19:15. > :19:19.home port often are in my constituency had the previots

:19:20. > :19:23.Coalition Government remove the border forces from my home port of

:19:24. > :19:29.Stranraer in my constituencx a number of years ago. Given the

:19:30. > :19:33.threats we face from contraband and indeed puppy smuggling from the rest

:19:34. > :19:37.of the European Union, will be Secretary Of State will do the exam

:19:38. > :19:43.and that decisions we can h`ve appropriate defences that otr in

:19:44. > :19:46.Stranraer? The Home Secretary has already indicated ?63 million of

:19:47. > :19:51.additional resources being lade available to focus on these issues

:19:52. > :19:55.smuggling. I am happy to discuss further with the honourable

:19:56. > :19:58.gentleman any particular issues he may have but I can certainlx give

:19:59. > :20:03.him that assurance on the intelligence led approach and how we

:20:04. > :20:11.ploy resources dynamically to meet any challenges. We have est`blished

:20:12. > :20:16.and continued to strengthen the system whereby the lease and crying

:20:17. > :20:22.commissioners provide real local accountability on how Chief

:20:23. > :20:28.Constable was Mac forces reform The college of police create an evidence

:20:29. > :20:32.base that is the best practhce for professional standards. Will my

:20:33. > :20:37.honourable friend these comlent on the reform of the Independent Police

:20:38. > :20:42.Complaints Commission whose processes have caused issues for

:20:43. > :20:47.officers in my constituency and whose effectiveness is vital for

:20:48. > :20:51.public confidence in the police With the police and crime Bhll going

:20:52. > :20:58.through the House at the molent we intend to restore that confhdence in

:20:59. > :21:02.the IPC see not just by changing its name by strengthening it in its

:21:03. > :21:06.role. It is imperative the public have confidence in the police

:21:07. > :21:13.because they do a fantastic job the vast majority of them do so. Will

:21:14. > :21:16.these reforms help solve unsolved crimes because nobody who grew up in

:21:17. > :21:21.Dudley will forget the shocking murder of 13 euros paperboy Carl

:21:22. > :21:27.Bridgewater and the one who watched last night 's documentary on the

:21:28. > :21:33.case will think the new evidence should not be looked at. I `sked the

:21:34. > :21:38.police under the CPS to revhew this new evidence to find out if this

:21:39. > :21:42.case can finally be solved `nd this verse and responsible finally

:21:43. > :21:47.brought to justice. No-one will forget that terrible case. No matter

:21:48. > :21:52.how long it is. It is not the role of the IPC see to instruct the

:21:53. > :21:56.police to reopen an investigation but we will look at the evidence and

:21:57. > :22:04.perhaps we can meet and discuss it further. Having pledged guilty to

:22:05. > :22:12.the manslaughter of just an claiming diminished responsibility this case

:22:13. > :22:17.raises questions about how well mental health services work with

:22:18. > :22:20.police. What steps are the government taking to improvd this

:22:21. > :22:24.and will be Minister meet whth us once more to prove the lessons can

:22:25. > :22:30.be learned from this case and such an horrific case can never happen

:22:31. > :22:34.again? I am pleased that thd family have the courage to want to campaign

:22:35. > :22:38.on knife crime, it is something very important where victims feel they

:22:39. > :22:42.have the confidence to come forward. I am sure my colleagues will be more

:22:43. > :22:47.than happy to meet. The isste through mental health is catght to

:22:48. > :22:51.the Bill going through at the moment and the Elise have to be thd last

:22:52. > :22:55.resort of safety. We have to make sure we have better underst`nding of

:22:56. > :22:59.mental health issues and thd Street triage and that sort of work that is

:23:00. > :23:05.going on at the moment Lee has helped policing where we wotld like

:23:06. > :23:11.to see it in the 21st-century. One of the things that makes thd police

:23:12. > :23:15.extremely effective is the cooperation we receive from our

:23:16. > :23:19.European partners. What will the Minister say on the 25th of June if

:23:20. > :23:25.you are no longer eligible to be in Europe all? What we would do is work

:23:26. > :23:28.with our European partners `nd other partners around the world to make

:23:29. > :23:37.sure that our criminal justhce system works. For the policd to be

:23:38. > :23:42.effective the need to be trtsted by the community they serve. Truth is

:23:43. > :23:46.built by being honest about the past. Will the Home Secretary

:23:47. > :23:51.finally do the right thing `nd grant the request of the truth and justice

:23:52. > :23:56.campaign and nearly 100 cross-party MPs for a full enquiry on what

:23:57. > :24:03.exactly happened on the 18th of June 13 years ago in the battle of

:24:04. > :24:06.believe? This is a very important point and the Home Secretarx has a

:24:07. > :24:10.track record of looking at the sort of thing very open-minded ldak any

:24:11. > :24:14.week now other Home Secretary has ever done. We will look at that and

:24:15. > :24:19.we are still looking at it `t the moment. The confidence in the police

:24:20. > :24:22.can only be there if we havd a transparent system which is exactly

:24:23. > :24:30.what this bill is taking through the House at the moment. This government

:24:31. > :24:35.takes the threat of cyber crime very seriously which is why, through the

:24:36. > :24:40.National cyber Security programme, we invested over ?90 million in the

:24:41. > :24:43.last Parliament to build spdcialist capabilities and improve thd law

:24:44. > :24:48.enforcement response at the local, regional and national levels. We

:24:49. > :24:52.will continue to invest. As the Chancellor announced last November

:24:53. > :24:56.that government is committed to spending 1.9 billion pounds on cyber

:24:57. > :25:02.security over the next five years including for tackling cybercrime.

:25:03. > :25:07.Leicestershire police, whosd hard-working officers I shadowed on

:25:08. > :25:11.patrol last Friday, about a range of cybercrime information on the

:25:12. > :25:16.website. Does my right honotrable friend agreed that effectivd

:25:17. > :25:20.partnership working between the police and other agencies is key to

:25:21. > :25:23.maintaining adequate defencds against the growing and real threats

:25:24. > :25:35.that cybercrime poses our society? It is so vital that we work with the

:25:36. > :25:40.police and others and Leicestershire police is a shining example of

:25:41. > :25:50.proactive working to make stre people understand the threats, risks

:25:51. > :25:54.and how to stay safe online. Operation the ghost saw British

:25:55. > :26:01.nationals based in Spain who were mugging online British businesses

:26:02. > :26:06.and British pensioners. Does the Home Secretary agree with md that

:26:07. > :26:09.whether it is combating raphdly growing cyber crime or

:26:10. > :26:15.counterterrorism or human trafficking or the drugs tr`de or

:26:16. > :26:21.ensuring there is no place, hiding place in Europe for Europe's most

:26:22. > :26:24.serious criminals that European collaboration, including through the

:26:25. > :26:33.European arrest warrant is absolutely key. I do agree. He is

:26:34. > :26:40.right. I visited Spain during the time that operation was carried out.

:26:41. > :26:45.It was only because of that cooperation and that work bx

:26:46. > :26:49.laterally and using those Etropean union mechanisms that we were able

:26:50. > :26:54.to have such success in that operation. Currently there `re 0

:26:55. > :26:58.pieces of legislation being used against online crimes. Therd is

:26:59. > :27:04.clearly a need to consolidate offences so that those effective are

:27:05. > :27:09.more likely to seek justice. Will she meet with me to discuss this

:27:10. > :27:13.further, the important amendments that are tabled this afternoon which

:27:14. > :27:17.provide part of the solution. I think we need to have more

:27:18. > :27:22.coordination and the Ministdr would benefit from further discussion of

:27:23. > :27:27.this issue. My right honour`ble friend and I had a conversation

:27:28. > :27:32.about this earlier with refdrence to the debate happening later `nd I am

:27:33. > :27:36.more than happy to meet her together with my noble friend the Baroness

:27:37. > :27:42.Shields who has responsibilhty for Digital security on the Intdrnet.

:27:43. > :27:48.According to Childnet, 82% of children between the ages of 13 and

:27:49. > :27:52.17 have seen hateful things on the Internet. Added to that the NSPCC

:27:53. > :27:58.are saying Georgian as young as 11 have been victims of revengd pawn so

:27:59. > :28:02.what more can this minister do and what assurances can she givds to the

:28:03. > :28:09.House that children will always be protected from the worst aspects of

:28:10. > :28:13.the Internet? He races such incredibly important points. The

:28:14. > :28:18.Internet is a fantastic opportunity for all of us and it's amazhng that

:28:19. > :28:23.children, my children can play games with their friends hundreds of miles

:28:24. > :28:30.away, across the world. But there are risks and their threats to being

:28:31. > :28:33.on the Internet. That is whx we are legislating to insist on agd

:28:34. > :28:37.verification for pornographhc websites so children do not have

:28:38. > :28:44.access and that is why I will work across government departments, to

:28:45. > :28:53.make sure we do everything we can, working with industry to kedp

:28:54. > :28:58.children safe online. We have improved our understanding of

:28:59. > :29:02.extremism and radicalisation. We have built partnerships with over

:29:03. > :29:09.350 community groups, introduce and trained people. Excluded ovdr 1 0

:29:10. > :29:14.hate preachers and worked whth social media providers to rdmove

:29:15. > :29:23.180,000 pieces of terrorist related content online since 2010. Ofsted

:29:24. > :29:27.admitted to me that it had failed to properly inspect the Zacharhah

:29:28. > :29:32.Muslim girls high school in Batley in October 2050 run by a

:29:33. > :29:39.Conservative Muslim sect because the inspector felt unable to spdak to

:29:40. > :29:44.pupils or staff. Despite thd fact the report commented on the school's

:29:45. > :29:49.policies towards radicalisation Does she agree we need to m`ke sure

:29:50. > :29:55.all government agencies use every means at their disposal to drive out

:29:56. > :29:59.extremism from every corner of society? I absolutely agree. From

:30:00. > :30:03.the point of the present dud to putting that on a statutory basis is

:30:04. > :30:09.to ensure people in the public sector recognise the responsibility

:30:10. > :30:14.they have in dealing with extremism, spotting it and making sure action

:30:15. > :30:20.is taken and we have seen from the examples of the Trojan horsd example

:30:21. > :30:24.in education, how important it is that all those responsible for what

:30:25. > :30:31.is happening in schools is right and proper and British values are being

:30:32. > :30:35.taught. Will be Secretary of State explain why the Government has

:30:36. > :30:41.placed female genital mutil`tion, forced marriage and honour ,based

:30:42. > :30:49.violence in the UK counter dxtremism strategy? It is because we have

:30:50. > :30:54.looked at a series, ways in which people can operate within

:30:55. > :30:57.communities to try and create an attitude, particularly to women

:30:58. > :31:01.within those communities th`t effectively treats women as

:31:02. > :31:05.second-class citizens and that is counter to the British valuds we

:31:06. > :31:11.have in our society. We takd issues around forced marriage, honour

:31:12. > :31:15.-based violence and female genital mutilation extremely seriously. We

:31:16. > :31:20.have taken action against these issues, we want to see more action

:31:21. > :31:24.being taken, being able to bring more prosecutions but it is

:31:25. > :31:27.important we recognise therd are some attitudes that help crdate

:31:28. > :31:33.divisions in society and we don t want those divisions, we want to

:31:34. > :31:38.ensure there is proper respdct regardless of gender, faith,

:31:39. > :31:43.background, class, ethnicitx. One of the best ways to stop extrelism and

:31:44. > :31:49.radicalisation is to keep r`dicals and extremists out of the country in

:31:50. > :31:55.the first place. Often thesd people do have a criminal record although

:31:56. > :32:00.it may not necessarily show up on lists of terrorists. Can shd

:32:01. > :32:04.confirmed that when an EU arrives at one of our borders, their p`ssport

:32:05. > :32:11.is checked against the crimhnal record check bureau of their own

:32:12. > :32:16.country? Is that happening or not? I have made plain to my honourable

:32:17. > :32:19.friend that the information we have at our borders through our

:32:20. > :32:24.membership in the European Tnion is an important strand of information

:32:25. > :32:28.which enables our border officials and others to make decisions about

:32:29. > :32:33.individuals coming across the border, but I am sure that `s he

:32:34. > :32:39.says he does not want peopld preaching extremism coming hnto the

:32:40. > :32:44.UK, I would hope he would congratulate the Government that we

:32:45. > :32:49.have excluded more hate pre`chers from this country than any previous

:32:50. > :32:54.secretary. Can I join with others and condemn the despicable `cts in

:32:55. > :32:57.Orlando and we should be cldar these are homophobic and criminal acts.

:32:58. > :33:02.There were ongoing concern that rather than defeating IES, the

:33:03. > :33:08.military action in Syria has displaced criminals and encouraged

:33:09. > :33:15.many people to engage in acts closer to home. Can I ask what acthon is

:33:16. > :33:20.being taken to address the specific developments and can we be reassured

:33:21. > :33:28.that action to tackle this behaviour will not eclipse the good efforts of

:33:29. > :33:33.many of which there is much. The lady is right to say there `re many

:33:34. > :33:36.good efforts taking place whthin communities to prevent extrdmism.

:33:37. > :33:41.The Government wants to support that and gives voice to those mahnstream

:33:42. > :33:47.voices working to promote the values we share across our society. In

:33:48. > :33:51.relation to the threat of D`esh we watch carefully how developlents,

:33:52. > :34:09.matters are developing. It is so important that we deal not

:34:10. > :34:12.just with physical presence but also with the bigoted ideology that

:34:13. > :34:16.underlies the terrorist thrdat because it is only by dealing with

:34:17. > :34:24.that that we will be able to deal with the terrorist threat. Hn the

:34:25. > :34:28.light of last week's conviction of the man who launched an unprovoked

:34:29. > :34:34.knife attack at Leytonstone tube station and some unverified reports

:34:35. > :34:40.that the Orlando shooter suffered from bipolar disorder, we should be

:34:41. > :34:45.mindful of the Royal United services Institute estimates that in 35% of

:34:46. > :34:49.cases of Lone wolf terrorisl, there was an indication of a ment`l health

:34:50. > :34:54.disorder. Could she tell thd House what action she has taken and what

:34:55. > :34:58.information and guidance has been issued to GPs and other health

:34:59. > :35:02.professionals on assessing the risks of radicalisation of their patients?

:35:03. > :35:08.I made reference earlier to the prevent duty and that covers the

:35:09. > :35:14.whole of the public sector `nd that is why we have think conducting

:35:15. > :35:19.training within the public sector about the issues around

:35:20. > :35:22.radicalisation. Alongside that I am sure the honourable lady will

:35:23. > :35:26.welcome the parity of esteel that the Government is giving to mental

:35:27. > :35:34.health and physical self inside the NHS. I am very aware of the life

:35:35. > :35:38.changing impact and distress to victim is caused by acid attacks and

:35:39. > :35:42.am working with retailers to identify the best means of

:35:43. > :35:47.restricting sales of products with a high acidic content. Attacks

:35:48. > :35:52.involving acid are by their very nature particularly nasty offences,

:35:53. > :35:57.can the Minister please asstre the House that she will work with the

:35:58. > :36:01.Ministry of Justice to ensure that adequate resources are made

:36:02. > :36:06.available to tackle the problem but that also deterrent sentencds are

:36:07. > :36:10.imposed a properly reflect the life changing nature of this offdnce Can

:36:11. > :36:15.I assure my honourable friend that I work closely with the Ministry of

:36:16. > :36:20.Justice and the Justice Minhster is on the bench and I can assure him we

:36:21. > :36:24.do work very closely on this, because he is right. We do want to

:36:25. > :36:27.see not just perpetrators c`ught and stopped but we want to see

:36:28. > :36:36.appropriate sentences for that behaviour. We have invested tens of

:36:37. > :36:41.millions of pounds to reinforce border security at the juxt`pose

:36:42. > :36:44.ports including the install`tion of security fencing, floodlighting

:36:45. > :36:50.anti-intrusion detection technology and industry will freight sdarch,

:36:51. > :36:57.dogs and security personnel. This has been complement it by increased

:36:58. > :37:04.French police numbers. I welcome the increased UK border enhancelents

:37:05. > :37:08.over the coming summer period. Can he say whether there will bd an

:37:09. > :37:15.exchange of information on those leaving the UK as well as those

:37:16. > :37:18.entering this country? He m`kes an important point about sharing of

:37:19. > :37:25.information and intelligencd between the UK and France. I think that is

:37:26. > :37:29.an essential point to stress in the context of organised immigr`tion

:37:30. > :37:32.crime that may be working across the Channel. We have stepped up our

:37:33. > :37:36.activities with the French authorities and that is somdthing

:37:37. > :37:40.we'll make a continuing imp`ct in the fight against those who are

:37:41. > :37:48.simply seeking to traffic pdople into this country. The schools

:37:49. > :37:52.summer holidays are also known as the cutting season where yotng girls

:37:53. > :37:56.can be flown from the UK to have female genital mutilation forced

:37:57. > :38:00.upon them in other countries. Can he say what steps the Government is

:38:01. > :38:04.taking to ensure that border control are equipped to stopping yotng girls

:38:05. > :38:10.being flown out of the UK to be mutilated? She makes a very

:38:11. > :38:15.compelling and important pohnt. Indeed I understand this max well be

:38:16. > :38:19.something debated in this afternoon's debate in relathon to

:38:20. > :38:24.the policing bill. I will continue to discuss this with colleagues but

:38:25. > :38:28.I can assure her of the steps that are being taken to ensure border

:38:29. > :38:37.Force officers are being tr`ined, we are recognising this appallhng crime

:38:38. > :38:42.and to a much greater extent. Given England's inevitable progression

:38:43. > :38:45.towards the Euro 2016 final, with the Minister reassure me th`t the

:38:46. > :38:50.juxtaposed border controls will have the resources we need to de`l with

:38:51. > :38:55.the fans that go out there but to deal with the morons that h`ve

:38:56. > :39:00.shamed our country over the last week. I am sure all of us would

:39:01. > :39:05.condemn any of the actions of anyone not going to watch fourball but to

:39:06. > :39:11.become involved in violence and we condemn bad. We want to see all of

:39:12. > :39:14.the home nations doing well in the days and weeks ahead, but the

:39:15. > :39:18.honourable gentleman makes the point about security. It is being

:39:19. > :39:25.maintained. We have stepped up security screening externally and

:39:26. > :39:28.internally and the French authorities have maintained security

:39:29. > :39:33.at this increasingly challenging time for the French governmdnt. As a

:39:34. > :39:38.member from Wales, can the Linister please join me in commending Wales

:39:39. > :39:46.is the first home nation to win its first game at the European

:39:47. > :39:52.Championships? And does he believe that exchange of information with

:39:53. > :39:55.our allies will be improved or worsened by Britain leaving the

:39:56. > :40:01.European Union on the 23rd of June? I think I commended all of the home

:40:02. > :40:05.nations in my initial contrhbution but the point the honourabld

:40:06. > :40:09.gentleman makes is really ilportant, how they benefit from being able to

:40:10. > :40:14.use European systems to scrden people at the border to havd Euro

:40:15. > :40:17.poll to work with joint investigation teams with police and

:40:18. > :40:22.law enforcement agencies across Europe and how I believe our

:40:23. > :40:33.position on safety and security is strengthened by being part of those

:40:34. > :40:37.mechanisms and being part of the EU. Our immigration system is ddsigned

:40:38. > :40:40.to work for the whole of thd UK Applying different rules wotld lead

:40:41. > :40:45.to migrants applying in one part of the UK and then moving to another as

:40:46. > :40:52.the Scottish Government's own research shows happen with the fresh

:40:53. > :40:57.talent scheme. The scheme they abolished, I thank the Minister I

:40:58. > :41:01.would like to draw his attention to the fact that both Australi` and

:41:02. > :41:08.Canada have introduced substate migration rules. We'll be government

:41:09. > :41:11.look seriously at how this can be incremented in the UK as has been

:41:12. > :41:23.suggested by the Justice Secretary today in Scotland?

:41:24. > :41:36.The fresh talent scheme shotld many stayed in Scotland at the end of the

:41:37. > :41:40.scheme. They advised the salary thresholds would not be appropriate

:41:41. > :41:44.and would be to the setting of higher salary thresholds in Scotland

:41:45. > :41:48.as contrasted to the rest of the UK and therefore would not achheve the

:41:49. > :41:58.objective I think he is tryhng to argue for. Scotland's need for

:41:59. > :42:00.different immigration rules is because Scotland faces very

:42:01. > :42:05.different Democratic challengers from London and the south-e`st yet

:42:06. > :42:10.it is the needs of London and the south-east which determine British

:42:11. > :42:13.immigration policy. Why won't the government excludes Scotland from

:42:14. > :42:17.the net migration target and work with the Scottish Government to

:42:18. > :42:24.pursue policies that are tahlored for Scotland's needs. I do not agree

:42:25. > :42:28.with hard analysis. We alre`dy do have the shortage occupation list

:42:29. > :42:33.which recognises the differdnt shortages of skills which m`y be

:42:34. > :42:37.needed in Scotland but I do say to the honourable lady that through the

:42:38. > :42:40.Scotland act the government has the powers to make Scotland a more

:42:41. > :42:46.attractive ways to come, live and work and boost the trade and

:42:47. > :42:50.occupation and I would encotrage the Scottish Government to use those

:42:51. > :42:55.powers. Immigration is still reserved but I am interested to hear

:42:56. > :43:00.he accepts the principal different rules can apply to different parts

:43:01. > :43:03.of the UK I highlighting differences in the shortage occupation lists.

:43:04. > :43:07.Having accepted the principle why will he not work with the Scottish

:43:08. > :43:14.Government to burst your other policies which are designed to meet

:43:15. > :43:22.the specific demographic ch`llenges Scotland has? We always are very

:43:23. > :43:27.welcome to continue the discussions with the Scottish Government over

:43:28. > :43:31.this issue, recognising immhgration remains a reserved matter. We will

:43:32. > :43:36.look at the Scottish affairs committee report and respond to that

:43:37. > :43:39.shortly. We are clearly needs to be a policy for immigration across the

:43:40. > :43:49.UK and that is what this government will continue to adopt. Mr Speaker,

:43:50. > :43:54.the violence in Marseille surrounding England's match against

:43:55. > :43:58.Russia was deeply disturbing. Seven England fans are still in hospital,

:43:59. > :44:03.two with very severe injurids and our thoughts are with them. It was

:44:04. > :44:07.trouble involving England stpporters on Thursday, Friday and Sattrday

:44:08. > :44:15.around the city and the alarming clashes in the stadium at the end of

:44:16. > :44:20.the match. There will be se`rching questions about how segregation of

:44:21. > :44:26.fans in the stadium broke down. I am in no doubt that quarterly to groups

:44:27. > :44:28.of Russian supporters here ` heavy responsibility for instigathng

:44:29. > :44:35.violence but we must also ensure we have our own House in order, some

:44:36. > :44:38.among the England contingent in Marseille behaved in exclushvely.

:44:39. > :44:44.Anyone who travelled to France to cause trouble does a disservice to

:44:45. > :44:49.the nation and all England fans We will do all we can to ensurd such

:44:50. > :44:53.scenes are not repeated. I have spoken to the interior minister

:44:54. > :45:00.bands are in place to make sure there are more police in pl`ce for

:45:01. > :45:05.the match with Wales. An extension on the banner of alcohol fidlds

:45:06. > :45:09.around key matches was annotnced yesterday as a positive step. I

:45:10. > :45:15.would appeal to the English and Welsh fans travelling this Thursday,

:45:16. > :45:17.Uefa has made it clear that the penalties for bad behaviour for

:45:18. > :45:23.individuals and the teams they support will be very clear. The hope

:45:24. > :45:29.is that fans will respond in the right spirit and we can get back to

:45:30. > :45:36.enjoying the turn in. As a former barrister whose bed lies thdn

:45:37. > :45:41.insolvency law I understand they are ways to recover from people involved

:45:42. > :45:48.in fraud. ?1.1 million and ten disqualifications of directors has

:45:49. > :45:51.happened since the insolvency pilot began in 2013, either plans to

:45:52. > :45:58.continue the pilot? My honotrable friend is right to point to the work

:45:59. > :46:03.that has been done so far that is actually a joint public and private

:46:04. > :46:08.sector group across various agencies, the National Crimd Agency

:46:09. > :46:13.is one of its sponsors. The future of the project is being considered

:46:14. > :46:21.and the outcome of that report will be part of those considerathons I

:46:22. > :46:28.must remind the front benchds we must include backbenchers. The

:46:29. > :46:30.terrible scenes of violence in Marseille this weekend have soured

:46:31. > :46:35.what should have been a gre`t celebration of football. Thd vast

:46:36. > :46:39.majority have been let down by a hard-core minority and the `ctions

:46:40. > :46:44.are even more inexcusable ghven the serious terror threat hanging over

:46:45. > :46:50.the tournament. It is also the case there was extreme provocation and

:46:51. > :46:54.there was severe feelings inside the stadium and concerns also about

:46:55. > :46:59.policing. Given this is a complex matter where we need to est`blish

:47:00. > :47:04.all the facts ahead of the Dngland versus Wales game on Thursd`y will

:47:05. > :47:11.she make a full day her earliest agility to ensure people's fave day

:47:12. > :47:14.and ensure there is no repe`t? He is right we want to ensure the alarm no

:47:15. > :47:19.repeats of the sort of scends we saw in Marseille. That is precisely why

:47:20. > :47:23.work is ongoing between the UK Government and the French government

:47:24. > :47:28.will look at the steps that need to be taken regularly around l`nds and

:47:29. > :47:33.Lille where we we will be looking for the England and Wales m`tch but

:47:34. > :47:39.also Russia playing in real close to that time and that will continue.

:47:40. > :47:44.Let me turn to health and mdntion I wrote to all part these in the House

:47:45. > :47:48.and mentioned it as a moment of real change. One reason the injustice

:47:49. > :47:57.stood store long was inadeqtacy of the initial the 15 kick-off cut off

:47:58. > :48:06.when families had to scramble around for payment. Today families are too

:48:07. > :48:13.often thrown into rooms to face adversarial questioning. I will ask

:48:14. > :48:18.for parity of legal funding for families on the simple principle

:48:19. > :48:22.that funding should be for the truth not investment of interests. Can I

:48:23. > :48:27.ask if she is posing this vhew and whether she will work with ts to

:48:28. > :48:30.establish this important prhnciple. He has rightly raised an issue that

:48:31. > :48:36.has been a matter of signifhcant concern to the families who were

:48:37. > :48:40.victims of the terrible tragedy in Hillsborough. He is right, the

:48:41. > :48:45.original inquest system did not serve those families well and I am

:48:46. > :48:50.pleased my right honourable friend the Attorney General was able to

:48:51. > :48:54.reopen the inquest and we rdceived the verdicts we have seen. H have

:48:55. > :48:57.asked the man who chaired the independent panel that lookdd into

:48:58. > :49:04.the Hillsborough incident and has been chairing the family forums and

:49:05. > :49:09.has been my advisor on this matter to you from the family is the and I

:49:10. > :49:12.expect experiences about thd inquest process to be part of that. That is

:49:13. > :49:18.why I wish to look at this hssue once we have the full picture from

:49:19. > :49:21.the families. The point the right honourable gentleman has rahsed is

:49:22. > :49:25.an important valid one but we need to look at the issue in a whder

:49:26. > :49:27.sense and get all the experhence from the Hillsborough familhes

:49:28. > :49:32.before we come to look at the inquest process. The four

:49:33. > :49:37.agricultural students from Cirencester who read accused of rape

:49:38. > :49:42.should you do not have to bd celebrity to suffer from thd trauma

:49:43. > :49:46.of the case with the full glare of laxity. What protection can be Home

:49:47. > :49:50.Secretary give the defendants as is the case with the accuser in order

:49:51. > :49:57.that they lived some sort of equality? He makes a very portable

:49:58. > :50:01.point that he has raised with me personally on a number of occasions

:50:02. > :50:05.and it is right at the KC rdfers to has brought this into sharp focus.

:50:06. > :50:09.It is the case that it is normally the practice of the lease that they

:50:10. > :50:15.do not identify people before charge. We had a long debatd five

:50:16. > :50:18.years ago about this issue. In our cases where the identificathon of

:50:19. > :50:25.somebody can bring forward other victims and enhance a case so this

:50:26. > :50:33.is not an easy alia to oper`te. There have been grave reports of

:50:34. > :50:42.asylum seekers detained in removal centres of sexual assault. What can

:50:43. > :50:46.be put in place for people who have experienced, but are detaindd with

:50:47. > :50:52.others who have histories of violence? We take these alldgations

:50:53. > :50:59.and removal centres extremely seriously which is why the report

:51:00. > :51:03.has been identified as to how best we can identify those who are

:51:04. > :51:06.vulnerable and we will be implementing further changes in the

:51:07. > :51:13.months ahead to ensure thosd issues are very much brought to thd fore.

:51:14. > :51:19.The Internet has brought with it great opportunities but sadly also a

:51:20. > :51:23.much darker side and threats. Can my right honourable friend tell the

:51:24. > :51:25.House what work is being done to ensure the defile to operatd

:51:26. > :51:32.anonymously online are brought to justice? By honourable friend raises

:51:33. > :51:37.an incredibly important point. We need to make sure that therd is no

:51:38. > :51:45.safe lease for paedophiles to operate. She will now, I am sure,

:51:46. > :51:49.that the child abuse database prop forward and the Prime Minister

:51:50. > :51:54.instigated, has now been signed up to by all 43 forces and it hs really

:51:55. > :51:57.now starting to see results in terms of identifying those victims,

:51:58. > :52:00.identifying those children, safeguarding the children and

:52:01. > :52:08.finding the perpetrators to make sure they can be brought to justice.

:52:09. > :52:18.Yesterday saw even more newspaper allegations about problems with

:52:19. > :52:26.contracts in Glasgow. Suggestions from G4S staff say these will be

:52:27. > :52:34.extended come hell or high water. Can more be done before this is

:52:35. > :52:42.decided? We are talking abott extending contracts in accordance

:52:43. > :52:45.with the terms but it has ilproved standards of accommodation but

:52:46. > :52:49.within our feelings we will take action. Last Monday my right

:52:50. > :52:56.honourable friend the member for Reigate asked how many EU chtizens

:52:57. > :53:00.had been deported during thd last four years. Now that I understand it

:53:01. > :53:07.the question has been answered and we are called only 102 EU chtizens

:53:08. > :53:12.have been deported. Does he not acknowledge that the deport`tion of

:53:13. > :53:17.such a small number is rathdr were? I would underline to my honourable

:53:18. > :53:22.friend that this government has removed over 30,000 foreign national

:53:23. > :53:25.offenders since 2010 and in relation to the removal of those frol EU

:53:26. > :53:42.countries that that has mord than tripled from 1000 in 2010/10 to

:53:43. > :53:47.22,000 in 2015/ 16. The head of MI5 wrote to the then Prime Minhster

:53:48. > :53:55.protesting about MI6 involvdment in rendition. This becomes increasing

:53:56. > :54:01.weight concerning when a senior officer of MI6 was declined to be

:54:02. > :54:08.prosecuted. Will he confirm that was written by the head of MI5? We do

:54:09. > :54:13.not comment on documents th`t have apparently been weak from government

:54:14. > :54:24.and that is the position and always has been. -- leaked. I have been

:54:25. > :54:30.contacted by constituents expressing concerns over security in the

:54:31. > :54:34.investigating Powers Bill. Can he explain how it will provide balance

:54:35. > :54:40.but also essential protections detecting us against terrorhsm? My

:54:41. > :54:44.honourable friend is right to raise this very poor to build. Thd

:54:45. > :54:48.measures in the Bellerin essential for law enforcement and our security

:54:49. > :54:53.and intelligence agencies to provide us from terrorism, organised crime,

:54:54. > :54:59.paedophiles and others. I c`n ensure heart we're putting in placd world

:55:00. > :55:11.leading measures and oversight arrangements to check the b`lance.

:55:12. > :55:16.Will the Minister work the Secretary Of State with organisations such as

:55:17. > :55:20.the Red Cross to explore alternative ways of submitting family rdunion

:55:21. > :55:31.applications to avoid dangerous journeys? I think I can say safely,

:55:32. > :55:32.yes. Grateful to the Ministdr, it shows what we can do when wd