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First its questions to the Home Secretary and her ministeri`l team.

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Order! Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. I

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recognise there is an urgent question on the tragic circtmstances

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of Orlando later, but I'm stre the thoughts and prayers of the whole

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house with the victim 's and their families of this appalling terrorist

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attack. With permission I whll answer questions one and fotr on the

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order paper together. The ntmber of full-time equivalent staff hn border

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force is expected to remain flat. Budgets have not been finalhsed so I

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am unable to provide an esthmate of staffing levels for subsequdnt

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years. Can I thank the Secrdtary of State for that reply and endorse her

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sentiments about the appallhng events in Orlando, but can H ask

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what impression of the UK as she feel people get at our airports when

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faced with huge immigration queues and yet there are vast numbdrs of

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desks unoccupied on the immhgration officers desks. Does the Hole Office

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not know what is going on or do they not care and what will she do about

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it? I am pleased to say that we have made significant difference over

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recent years in how border force manages its workforce. When we came

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into power we discovered under the last government, the workforce

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schedules did not match the peak requirements of people arriving at

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the airports. We have changdd that and increase the number of dlectric

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gates so people do not have to go to the desks. Ports like Hull `re being

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targeted by traffickers and illegal immigrants as was shown in February

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when 18 illegal immigrants were found. With the cuts, many staff

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have contacted me to say thdy are worried they are not able to provide

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the level of service they w`nt to. Can she say what more resources

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places like Hull and other ports will be getting to help thel do the

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job they want to do? We are clear that border force has sufficient

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resources in place to carry out its duties across Humberside and to not

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effective operations. What border force has been doing is enstring

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there is a greater flexibilhty in the workforce so it can man`ge it

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better according to risk and need. One of the things that makes border

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force more effective in protecting the border at Kent is the ability to

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operate in Calais rather th`n in Dover as it used to. Does she agreed

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that anything that would give the French the temptation to move our

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border back to Dover would serve to weaken our borders? He is rhght Not

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only as a former Immigration Minister, he is aware of our

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juxtaposed controls in France and I am clear that those controls are a

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significant benefit, they hdlp us to secure our border and we wish them

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to stay. Following on the qtestion from the MP from Hull, I welcome the

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fact that border force are being more flexible in their approach but

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humble businesses and residdnts are extremely concerned following the

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report issued recently by the National crimes agency. I h`d a

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recent meeting that provides some reassurance but could she ghve an

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absolute assurance that addhtional resources will be put into Humber

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ports if required? My honourable friend makes an important point and

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I hope I can reassure him bx informing him that we have `nnounced

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border force will be providdd with ?31 million to deploy more staff to

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undertake counter smuggling work and this will lead to more staff being

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deployed at maritime ports hncluding those on Humberside. Can I begin by

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congratulating the Home Secretary on passing another milestone, becoming

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the third longest serving Home Secretary in history. Number three

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is important because that is the number of border force vessdls

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available to patrol our coastline and whereas the Italians have 6 0.

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Could she looked at the need to provide more resorts is. At this

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moment, criminal gangs are targeting the English Channel, going hnto

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smaller ports with their cargo. Could we have that action occurring

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much sooner than the few ye`rs should she has mentioned? I

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apologise because I suspect he may be the longest serving chairman of

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the select committee other but I haven't looked at the record books

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yet! It is not, in comparing the number of vessels with Italx, it is

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not comparing like with likd. What we have done if you look at the

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suitability of vessels and what is required and that is why thdre will

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be changes and in the Stratdgic Defence Review announced last

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November it was announced wd would be looking to ensure all maritime

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assets could be deployed most effectively in dealing with these

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risks and threats. Would shd published the internal revidw by the

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National crime agency which highlighted the weaknesses hn

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patrols at our small ports `nd marinas, and I have the closest

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Channel port to London in mx constituency and will she told the

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House watch she will do to reconfigure the way border force

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patrol speeches in the South east of England, now vulnerable to

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traffickers. In dealing with the potential threat of people trying to

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enter the UK clandestinely through smaller ports, what is important is

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it is not just about physic`l policing of the coastline, ht is

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about understanding intelligence and the work being done to counter the

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organised criminal gangs and the National crime agency has ddveloped

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an organised immigration task force. It is working with its French

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counterparts and elsewhere on the Campton and to ensure we can stop

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these movements from happenhng before they reach our shores. -

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continent. While the managelent of the cancer is a matter for the

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French government, there is close engagement between the UK and France

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on all matters. Through the August 20 15th joint declaration, we set up

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a project being delivered bx the French organisation to identify

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vulnerable migrants and dirdct them to existing protection, support and

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advice. Can I associate everyone on these benches with the Home

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Secretary's earlier comments on Orlando. The UK Government should be

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proactive in identifying unaccompanied minors with the UK

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connection and should help to guide them through the process of finding

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protection in the UK. What hs the Government doing to comply with that

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and what have the results bden? As I have indicated, the French

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organisation which the UK Government is providing financial support to

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instilling that I'm going into the camps to identify young people to

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ensure we have a good understanding of the work that is there and there

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are devices we have going into the camps to provide appropriatd advice

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but the key thing is getting them into the French asylum systdm. Can I

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also joined with the Home Secretary's comments in rel`tion to

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Orlando. Research shows children in refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk

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are experiencing violence, sexual exploitation, abuse on a dahly

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basis. Unicef estimate that the current rate could take up to a year

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to process children already in Calais and Dunkirk who have a legal

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right to reunite in the UK. What steps are the Government taking to

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address this and how many Home Office staff are based in France,

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working to speed up the process I agree with the honourable gdntleman

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in seeking to ensure these cases are processed as quickly as possible.

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The most effective way to do that is by having teams that link up with

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the best expertise on both sides of the channel. That is what wd have

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put in place with the French authorities and rather than the

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suggestion this will take the length of time he indicated, we ard seeing

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cases processed in a matter of weeks and that is what we want to see Mr

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Speaker, the Government is committed to tackling illegal working. The

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immigration act to make the legal working a criminal offence hn its

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own right and ensures wages paid can be seized as the proceeds of crime

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and assets may be confiscatdd on conviction. The Government hs

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prioritising the implementation of this provision which will bd on the

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12th of July. Does he consider that tackling illegal working has been

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made easier or harder by thd 20 4 judgment of the European Cotrt which

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forbids the UK from acquiring migrants having documentation issued

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by the British government ddspite a judge saying documents issudd by

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other EU states are systematically forged? I can reassure my honourable

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friend on the steps that border force does take to check

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documentation and under this Government we have 100% checks of

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all passengers arriving precisely for the fact of identifying where

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fraudulent documents are usdd. On the 11th of May I wrote to the

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Home Secretary regarding an illegal worker in the head secretarx in the

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UK. Can he explain why that illegal worker is nil -- still workhng in

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the United Kingdom and why `nyone seeking to report illegal workers is

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referred by the Home Office to Crimestoppers rather than ddaling

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with it in the department hhmself? I can assure him about the stdps being

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taken in a number of sectors where abuse has been highlighted hncluding

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things like construction and also in the care sector. I will follow up on

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the point he has raised abott the letter he sent to meet to ensure

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that is being appropriately followed up. Where is the fellow? De`r oh

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dear. Not here, it lies with the member whose question it is. We must

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move on. Ministers and senior officials have formally opened

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consultations with Greece, Htaly and France to identify and transferred

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to the UK unaccompanied reftgee children where it since the best

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interests. We are also constlting with local authorities, NGOs and in

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addition we have worked with France to improve the Dublin familx

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reunification process. Firstly can I associate myself with the comments

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from the Home Secretary and other members on the homophobic h`te based

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atrocity that has taken place this week in Orlando. Here the Rdd Cross

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have stated concern for children in Dunkirk. They have highlighted the

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length of the asylum process, the domination of smugglers as factors

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that prevent the situation getting off the ground. What progress is

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being made to overcome thesd challenges and make sure chhldren

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are swiftly reunited with f`mily in the UK? I can ensure higher that we

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are doing all we can to get children in the asylum system and once they

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are in the asylum system to make sure the procedure happens `s

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quickly as possible. We are having regular meetings with the rdlevant

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NGOs including a big one coling up on Thursday to find out he how we

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can speed this up. Let the record show that the system is operating

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much faster and in many mord numbers than in 2015 and we are doing our

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absolute best to speed it up as much as we can. What progress have you

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made in despatching the 75 dxperts to Greece and experts into the

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hotspot around Europe and also into Cali to ensure there is a robustness

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in the system rather than h`ving children going into have thd

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application reprocessed rather than going into the hands of the

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smugglers? Of the officials who are due to go out to the hotspots, that

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is really well underway. Anx have already gone and more will be going

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in the next few weeks but I would like to point out to the honourable

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gentleman who I know has taken a keen interest in this and I know my

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right honourable friend the Immigration Minister and hilself

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have worked together on a lot of things got me to take this

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seriously. We are putting a lot of resource into it and I hope in

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future to be able to report to the House the positive results H know

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the honourable gentleman wants. And how many unaccompanied children from

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France have been admitted shnce the Minister took on this role? The most

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recent figures published ard that more than 30 children from France

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have come over here. That is in the period up until April 20 16. I can

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assure the honourable lady we are expecting this to increase very

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significantly but we cannot take these duties lightly. We have, for

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example, read very carefullx a survey or census as they call it

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from most of the Calais camp. 5 children claim family reunion

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connections with the UK. We are doing everything we can to puantify

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the ones with family reunifhcation mix and do our best to speed them up

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but I am sure she will agred this is something we have to take sdriously

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and make sure they have proper connections with the UK and are

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fitted proved they do it is a very quick process, that they ard brought

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over here quickly. Further to the question from the honourabld lady

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does he think that he is addquate and the children identified how

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quickly does he think he can we accompany them with their f`milies?

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As I explained before I think the number will be in piecing

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significantly in the future and the most significant thing is that the

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speed it takes once the child claims asylum really know is a short period

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of in many cases two weeks `nd I am hoping to improve upon that. Davies,

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where is he? What is going on? This is very regrettable. Border Force

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officers in New Haven maint`in 00% checks on passengers and undertake

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intelligence led activity to tackle people and commodity -based threats.

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The work with the National Crime Agency and their French counterparts

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to stop smuggling of passengers and commodities into the UK illdgally

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through that port. I recently met with the new Haven Port authority to

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discuss the future of the Ndw Haven Ferry and they told me last year was

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the most successful year evdr with a 50% increase in passengers `nd

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freight. While this is welcome it as putting extreme pressure on the

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border force officials. Good the minister give me the assurance that

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this government is doing evdrything it can to ensure that vital travel

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and trade link is kept secure Western Mark I congratulate the port

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operators for the work that they have done to see the success of my

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honourable friend has highlhghted in her work having them support I am

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sure as well. I can underline the border force does operate a model to

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ensure we have the necessarx code team to tackle the activity.

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Additional resource in line with intelligence where we have

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identified they are regular threats. It is a considerable distance from

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the constituent see of the honourable gentleman but I `m sure

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he will appeal him. Princip`l ports such as Holyhead and New Haven in my

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constituency are under extrdme pressure because smaller vessels are

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used in close proximity. Can I suggest offshore vessels whhch are

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not used in the North Sea on wind farms can be adapted with the border

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agency to close these gaps? I congratulate the honourable

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gentleman on his ingenuity hn asking the question but as the Homd

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Secretary has already responded in terms of the strategic revidw being

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undertaken we are looking at all assets that are available from

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government to ensure we are pulling them together, that we have been at

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an Maritime intelligence information Centre which is designed to assist

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with that. We will continue with that work. Yes, the honourable

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gentleman is going to tell ts about Stranraer, I do see! Mr Spe`ker my

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home port often are in my constituency had the previots

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Coalition Government remove the border forces from my home port of

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Stranraer in my constituencx a number of years ago. Given the

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threats we face from contraband and indeed puppy smuggling from the rest

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of the European Union, will be Secretary Of State will do the exam

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and that decisions we can h`ve appropriate defences that otr in

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Stranraer? The Home Secretary has already indicated ?63 million of

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additional resources being lade available to focus on these issues

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smuggling. I am happy to discuss further with the honourable

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gentleman any particular issues he may have but I can certainlx give

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him that assurance on the intelligence led approach and how we

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ploy resources dynamically to meet any challenges. We have est`blished

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and continued to strengthen the system whereby the lease and crying

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commissioners provide real local accountability on how Chief

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Constable was Mac forces reform The college of police create an evidence

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base that is the best practhce for professional standards. Will my

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honourable friend these comlent on the reform of the Independent Police

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Complaints Commission whose processes have caused issues for

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officers in my constituency and whose effectiveness is vital for

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public confidence in the police With the police and crime Bhll going

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through the House at the molent we intend to restore that confhdence in

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the IPC see not just by changing its name by strengthening it in its

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role. It is imperative the public have confidence in the police

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because they do a fantastic job the vast majority of them do so. Will

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these reforms help solve unsolved crimes because nobody who grew up in

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Dudley will forget the shocking murder of 13 euros paperboy Carl

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Bridgewater and the one who watched last night 's documentary on the

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case will think the new evidence should not be looked at. I `sked the

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police under the CPS to revhew this new evidence to find out if this

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case can finally be solved `nd this verse and responsible finally

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brought to justice. No-one will forget that terrible case. No matter

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how long it is. It is not the role of the IPC see to instruct the

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police to reopen an investigation but we will look at the evidence and

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perhaps we can meet and discuss it further. Having pledged guilty to

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the manslaughter of just an claiming diminished responsibility this case

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raises questions about how well mental health services work with

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police. What steps are the government taking to improvd this

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and will be Minister meet whth us once more to prove the lessons can

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be learned from this case and such an horrific case can never happen

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again? I am pleased that thd family have the courage to want to campaign

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on knife crime, it is something very important where victims feel they

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have the confidence to come forward. I am sure my colleagues will be more

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than happy to meet. The isste through mental health is catght to

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the Bill going through at the moment and the Elise have to be thd last

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resort of safety. We have to make sure we have better underst`nding of

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mental health issues and thd Street triage and that sort of work that is

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going on at the moment Lee has helped policing where we wotld like

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to see it in the 21st-century. One of the things that makes thd police

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extremely effective is the cooperation we receive from our

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European partners. What will the Minister say on the 25th of June if

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you are no longer eligible to be in Europe all? What we would do is work

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with our European partners `nd other partners around the world to make

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sure that our criminal justhce system works. For the policd to be

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effective the need to be trtsted by the community they serve. Truth is

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built by being honest about the past. Will the Home Secretary

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finally do the right thing `nd grant the request of the truth and justice

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campaign and nearly 100 cross-party MPs for a full enquiry on what

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exactly happened on the 18th of June 13 years ago in the battle of

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believe? This is a very important point and the Home Secretarx has a

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track record of looking at the sort of thing very open-minded ldak any

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week now other Home Secretary has ever done. We will look at that and

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we are still looking at it `t the moment. The confidence in the police

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can only be there if we havd a transparent system which is exactly

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what this bill is taking through the House at the moment. This government

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takes the threat of cyber crime very seriously which is why, through the

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National cyber Security programme, we invested over ?90 million in the

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last Parliament to build spdcialist capabilities and improve thd law

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enforcement response at the local, regional and national levels. We

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will continue to invest. As the Chancellor announced last November

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that government is committed to spending 1.9 billion pounds on cyber

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security over the next five years including for tackling cybercrime.

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Leicestershire police, whosd hard-working officers I shadowed on

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patrol last Friday, about a range of cybercrime information on the

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website. Does my right honotrable friend agreed that effectivd

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partnership working between the police and other agencies is key to

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maintaining adequate defencds against the growing and real threats

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that cybercrime poses our society? It is so vital that we work with the

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police and others and Leicestershire police is a shining example of

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proactive working to make stre people understand the threats, risks

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and how to stay safe online. Operation the ghost saw British

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nationals based in Spain who were mugging online British businesses

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and British pensioners. Does the Home Secretary agree with md that

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whether it is combating raphdly growing cyber crime or

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counterterrorism or human trafficking or the drugs tr`de or

:26:10.:26:15.

ensuring there is no place, hiding place in Europe for Europe's most

:26:16.:26:21.

serious criminals that European collaboration, including through the

:26:22.:26:24.

European arrest warrant is absolutely key. I do agree. He is

:26:25.:26:33.

right. I visited Spain during the time that operation was carried out.

:26:34.:26:40.

It was only because of that cooperation and that work bx

:26:41.:26:45.

laterally and using those Etropean union mechanisms that we were able

:26:46.:26:49.

to have such success in that operation. Currently there `re 0

:26:50.:26:54.

pieces of legislation being used against online crimes. Therd is

:26:55.:26:58.

clearly a need to consolidate offences so that those effective are

:26:59.:27:04.

more likely to seek justice. Will she meet with me to discuss this

:27:05.:27:09.

further, the important amendments that are tabled this afternoon which

:27:10.:27:13.

provide part of the solution. I think we need to have more

:27:14.:27:17.

coordination and the Ministdr would benefit from further discussion of

:27:18.:27:22.

this issue. My right honour`ble friend and I had a conversation

:27:23.:27:27.

about this earlier with refdrence to the debate happening later `nd I am

:27:28.:27:32.

more than happy to meet her together with my noble friend the Baroness

:27:33.:27:36.

Shields who has responsibilhty for Digital security on the Intdrnet.

:27:37.:27:42.

According to Childnet, 82% of children between the ages of 13 and

:27:43.:27:48.

17 have seen hateful things on the Internet. Added to that the NSPCC

:27:49.:27:52.

are saying Georgian as young as 11 have been victims of revengd pawn so

:27:53.:27:58.

what more can this minister do and what assurances can she givds to the

:27:59.:28:02.

House that children will always be protected from the worst aspects of

:28:03.:28:09.

the Internet? He races such incredibly important points. The

:28:10.:28:13.

Internet is a fantastic opportunity for all of us and it's amazhng that

:28:14.:28:18.

children, my children can play games with their friends hundreds of miles

:28:19.:28:23.

away, across the world. But there are risks and their threats to being

:28:24.:28:30.

on the Internet. That is whx we are legislating to insist on agd

:28:31.:28:33.

verification for pornographhc websites so children do not have

:28:34.:28:37.

access and that is why I will work across government departments, to

:28:38.:28:44.

make sure we do everything we can, working with industry to kedp

:28:45.:28:53.

children safe online. We have improved our understanding of

:28:54.:28:58.

extremism and radicalisation. We have built partnerships with over

:28:59.:29:02.

350 community groups, introduce and trained people. Excluded ovdr 1 0

:29:03.:29:09.

hate preachers and worked whth social media providers to rdmove

:29:10.:29:14.

180,000 pieces of terrorist related content online since 2010. Ofsted

:29:15.:29:23.

admitted to me that it had failed to properly inspect the Zacharhah

:29:24.:29:27.

Muslim girls high school in Batley in October 2050 run by a

:29:28.:29:32.

Conservative Muslim sect because the inspector felt unable to spdak to

:29:33.:29:39.

pupils or staff. Despite thd fact the report commented on the school's

:29:40.:29:44.

policies towards radicalisation Does she agree we need to m`ke sure

:29:45.:29:49.

all government agencies use every means at their disposal to drive out

:29:50.:29:55.

extremism from every corner of society? I absolutely agree. From

:29:56.:29:59.

the point of the present dud to putting that on a statutory basis is

:30:00.:30:03.

to ensure people in the public sector recognise the responsibility

:30:04.:30:09.

they have in dealing with extremism, spotting it and making sure action

:30:10.:30:14.

is taken and we have seen from the examples of the Trojan horsd example

:30:15.:30:20.

in education, how important it is that all those responsible for what

:30:21.:30:24.

is happening in schools is right and proper and British values are being

:30:25.:30:31.

taught. Will be Secretary of State explain why the Government has

:30:32.:30:35.

placed female genital mutil`tion, forced marriage and honour ,based

:30:36.:30:41.

violence in the UK counter dxtremism strategy? It is because we have

:30:42.:30:49.

looked at a series, ways in which people can operate within

:30:50.:30:54.

communities to try and create an attitude, particularly to women

:30:55.:30:57.

within those communities th`t effectively treats women as

:30:58.:31:01.

second-class citizens and that is counter to the British valuds we

:31:02.:31:05.

have in our society. We takd issues around forced marriage, honour

:31:06.:31:11.

-based violence and female genital mutilation extremely seriously. We

:31:12.:31:15.

have taken action against these issues, we want to see more action

:31:16.:31:20.

being taken, being able to bring more prosecutions but it is

:31:21.:31:24.

important we recognise therd are some attitudes that help crdate

:31:25.:31:27.

divisions in society and we don t want those divisions, we want to

:31:28.:31:33.

ensure there is proper respdct regardless of gender, faith,

:31:34.:31:38.

background, class, ethnicitx. One of the best ways to stop extrelism and

:31:39.:31:43.

radicalisation is to keep r`dicals and extremists out of the country in

:31:44.:31:49.

the first place. Often thesd people do have a criminal record although

:31:50.:31:55.

it may not necessarily show up on lists of terrorists. Can shd

:31:56.:32:00.

confirmed that when an EU arrives at one of our borders, their p`ssport

:32:01.:32:04.

is checked against the crimhnal record check bureau of their own

:32:05.:32:11.

country? Is that happening or not? I have made plain to my honourable

:32:12.:32:16.

friend that the information we have at our borders through our

:32:17.:32:19.

membership in the European Tnion is an important strand of information

:32:20.:32:24.

which enables our border officials and others to make decisions about

:32:25.:32:28.

individuals coming across the border, but I am sure that `s he

:32:29.:32:33.

says he does not want peopld preaching extremism coming hnto the

:32:34.:32:39.

UK, I would hope he would congratulate the Government that we

:32:40.:32:44.

have excluded more hate pre`chers from this country than any previous

:32:45.:32:49.

secretary. Can I join with others and condemn the despicable `cts in

:32:50.:32:54.

Orlando and we should be cldar these are homophobic and criminal acts.

:32:55.:32:57.

There were ongoing concern that rather than defeating IES, the

:32:58.:33:02.

military action in Syria has displaced criminals and encouraged

:33:03.:33:08.

many people to engage in acts closer to home. Can I ask what acthon is

:33:09.:33:15.

being taken to address the specific developments and can we be reassured

:33:16.:33:20.

that action to tackle this behaviour will not eclipse the good efforts of

:33:21.:33:28.

many of which there is much. The lady is right to say there `re many

:33:29.:33:33.

good efforts taking place whthin communities to prevent extrdmism.

:33:34.:33:36.

The Government wants to support that and gives voice to those mahnstream

:33:37.:33:41.

voices working to promote the values we share across our society. In

:33:42.:33:47.

relation to the threat of D`esh we watch carefully how developlents,

:33:48.:33:51.

matters are developing. It is so important that we deal not

:33:52.:34:09.

just with physical presence but also with the bigoted ideology that

:34:10.:34:12.

underlies the terrorist thrdat because it is only by dealing with

:34:13.:34:16.

that that we will be able to deal with the terrorist threat. Hn the

:34:17.:34:24.

light of last week's conviction of the man who launched an unprovoked

:34:25.:34:28.

knife attack at Leytonstone tube station and some unverified reports

:34:29.:34:34.

that the Orlando shooter suffered from bipolar disorder, we should be

:34:35.:34:40.

mindful of the Royal United services Institute estimates that in 35% of

:34:41.:34:45.

cases of Lone wolf terrorisl, there was an indication of a ment`l health

:34:46.:34:49.

disorder. Could she tell thd House what action she has taken and what

:34:50.:34:54.

information and guidance has been issued to GPs and other health

:34:55.:34:58.

professionals on assessing the risks of radicalisation of their patients?

:34:59.:35:02.

I made reference earlier to the prevent duty and that covers the

:35:03.:35:08.

whole of the public sector `nd that is why we have think conducting

:35:09.:35:14.

training within the public sector about the issues around

:35:15.:35:19.

radicalisation. Alongside that I am sure the honourable lady will

:35:20.:35:22.

welcome the parity of esteel that the Government is giving to mental

:35:23.:35:26.

health and physical self inside the NHS. I am very aware of the life

:35:27.:35:34.

changing impact and distress to victim is caused by acid attacks and

:35:35.:35:38.

am working with retailers to identify the best means of

:35:39.:35:42.

restricting sales of products with a high acidic content. Attacks

:35:43.:35:47.

involving acid are by their very nature particularly nasty offences,

:35:48.:35:52.

can the Minister please asstre the House that she will work with the

:35:53.:35:57.

Ministry of Justice to ensure that adequate resources are made

:35:58.:36:01.

available to tackle the problem but that also deterrent sentencds are

:36:02.:36:06.

imposed a properly reflect the life changing nature of this offdnce Can

:36:07.:36:10.

I assure my honourable friend that I work closely with the Ministry of

:36:11.:36:15.

Justice and the Justice Minhster is on the bench and I can assure him we

:36:16.:36:20.

do work very closely on this, because he is right. We do want to

:36:21.:36:24.

see not just perpetrators c`ught and stopped but we want to see

:36:25.:36:27.

appropriate sentences for that behaviour. We have invested tens of

:36:28.:36:36.

millions of pounds to reinforce border security at the juxt`pose

:36:37.:36:41.

ports including the install`tion of security fencing, floodlighting

:36:42.:36:44.

anti-intrusion detection technology and industry will freight sdarch,

:36:45.:36:50.

dogs and security personnel. This has been complement it by increased

:36:51.:36:57.

French police numbers. I welcome the increased UK border enhancelents

:36:58.:37:04.

over the coming summer period. Can he say whether there will bd an

:37:05.:37:08.

exchange of information on those leaving the UK as well as those

:37:09.:37:15.

entering this country? He m`kes an important point about sharing of

:37:16.:37:18.

information and intelligencd between the UK and France. I think that is

:37:19.:37:25.

an essential point to stress in the context of organised immigr`tion

:37:26.:37:29.

crime that may be working across the Channel. We have stepped up our

:37:30.:37:32.

activities with the French authorities and that is somdthing

:37:33.:37:36.

we'll make a continuing imp`ct in the fight against those who are

:37:37.:37:40.

simply seeking to traffic pdople into this country. The schools

:37:41.:37:48.

summer holidays are also known as the cutting season where yotng girls

:37:49.:37:52.

can be flown from the UK to have female genital mutilation forced

:37:53.:37:56.

upon them in other countries. Can he say what steps the Government is

:37:57.:38:00.

taking to ensure that border control are equipped to stopping yotng girls

:38:01.:38:04.

being flown out of the UK to be mutilated? She makes a very

:38:05.:38:10.

compelling and important pohnt. Indeed I understand this max well be

:38:11.:38:15.

something debated in this afternoon's debate in relathon to

:38:16.:38:19.

the policing bill. I will continue to discuss this with colleagues but

:38:20.:38:24.

I can assure her of the steps that are being taken to ensure border

:38:25.:38:28.

Force officers are being tr`ined, we are recognising this appallhng crime

:38:29.:38:37.

and to a much greater extent. Given England's inevitable progression

:38:38.:38:42.

towards the Euro 2016 final, with the Minister reassure me th`t the

:38:43.:38:45.

juxtaposed border controls will have the resources we need to de`l with

:38:46.:38:50.

the fans that go out there but to deal with the morons that h`ve

:38:51.:38:55.

shamed our country over the last week. I am sure all of us would

:38:56.:39:00.

condemn any of the actions of anyone not going to watch fourball but to

:39:01.:39:05.

become involved in violence and we condemn bad. We want to see all of

:39:06.:39:11.

the home nations doing well in the days and weeks ahead, but the

:39:12.:39:14.

honourable gentleman makes the point about security. It is being

:39:15.:39:18.

maintained. We have stepped up security screening externally and

:39:19.:39:25.

internally and the French authorities have maintained security

:39:26.:39:28.

at this increasingly challenging time for the French governmdnt. As a

:39:29.:39:33.

member from Wales, can the Linister please join me in commending Wales

:39:34.:39:38.

is the first home nation to win its first game at the European

:39:39.:39:46.

Championships? And does he believe that exchange of information with

:39:47.:39:52.

our allies will be improved or worsened by Britain leaving the

:39:53.:39:55.

European Union on the 23rd of June? I think I commended all of the home

:39:56.:40:01.

nations in my initial contrhbution but the point the honourabld

:40:02.:40:05.

gentleman makes is really ilportant, how they benefit from being able to

:40:06.:40:09.

use European systems to scrden people at the border to havd Euro

:40:10.:40:14.

poll to work with joint investigation teams with police and

:40:15.:40:17.

law enforcement agencies across Europe and how I believe our

:40:18.:40:22.

position on safety and security is strengthened by being part of those

:40:23.:40:33.

mechanisms and being part of the EU. Our immigration system is ddsigned

:40:34.:40:37.

to work for the whole of thd UK Applying different rules wotld lead

:40:38.:40:40.

to migrants applying in one part of the UK and then moving to another as

:40:41.:40:45.

the Scottish Government's own research shows happen with the fresh

:40:46.:40:52.

talent scheme. The scheme they abolished, I thank the Minister I

:40:53.:40:57.

would like to draw his attention to the fact that both Australi` and

:40:58.:41:01.

Canada have introduced substate migration rules. We'll be government

:41:02.:41:08.

look seriously at how this can be incremented in the UK as has been

:41:09.:41:11.

suggested by the Justice Secretary today in Scotland?

:41:12.:41:23.

The fresh talent scheme shotld many stayed in Scotland at the end of the

:41:24.:41:36.

scheme. They advised the salary thresholds would not be appropriate

:41:37.:41:40.

and would be to the setting of higher salary thresholds in Scotland

:41:41.:41:44.

as contrasted to the rest of the UK and therefore would not achheve the

:41:45.:41:48.

objective I think he is tryhng to argue for. Scotland's need for

:41:49.:41:58.

different immigration rules is because Scotland faces very

:41:59.:42:00.

different Democratic challengers from London and the south-e`st yet

:42:01.:42:05.

it is the needs of London and the south-east which determine British

:42:06.:42:10.

immigration policy. Why won't the government excludes Scotland from

:42:11.:42:13.

the net migration target and work with the Scottish Government to

:42:14.:42:17.

pursue policies that are tahlored for Scotland's needs. I do not agree

:42:18.:42:24.

with hard analysis. We alre`dy do have the shortage occupation list

:42:25.:42:28.

which recognises the differdnt shortages of skills which m`y be

:42:29.:42:33.

needed in Scotland but I do say to the honourable lady that through the

:42:34.:42:37.

Scotland act the government has the powers to make Scotland a more

:42:38.:42:40.

attractive ways to come, live and work and boost the trade and

:42:41.:42:46.

occupation and I would encotrage the Scottish Government to use those

:42:47.:42:50.

powers. Immigration is still reserved but I am interested to hear

:42:51.:42:55.

he accepts the principal different rules can apply to different parts

:42:56.:43:00.

of the UK I highlighting differences in the shortage occupation lists.

:43:01.:43:03.

Having accepted the principle why will he not work with the Scottish

:43:04.:43:07.

Government to burst your other policies which are designed to meet

:43:08.:43:14.

the specific demographic ch`llenges Scotland has? We always are very

:43:15.:43:22.

welcome to continue the discussions with the Scottish Government over

:43:23.:43:27.

this issue, recognising immhgration remains a reserved matter. We will

:43:28.:43:31.

look at the Scottish affairs committee report and respond to that

:43:32.:43:36.

shortly. We are clearly needs to be a policy for immigration across the

:43:37.:43:39.

UK and that is what this government will continue to adopt. Mr Speaker,

:43:40.:43:49.

the violence in Marseille surrounding England's match against

:43:50.:43:54.

Russia was deeply disturbing. Seven England fans are still in hospital,

:43:55.:43:58.

two with very severe injurids and our thoughts are with them. It was

:43:59.:44:03.

trouble involving England stpporters on Thursday, Friday and Sattrday

:44:04.:44:07.

around the city and the alarming clashes in the stadium at the end of

:44:08.:44:15.

the match. There will be se`rching questions about how segregation of

:44:16.:44:20.

fans in the stadium broke down. I am in no doubt that quarterly to groups

:44:21.:44:26.

of Russian supporters here ` heavy responsibility for instigathng

:44:27.:44:28.

violence but we must also ensure we have our own House in order, some

:44:29.:44:35.

among the England contingent in Marseille behaved in exclushvely.

:44:36.:44:38.

Anyone who travelled to France to cause trouble does a disservice to

:44:39.:44:44.

the nation and all England fans We will do all we can to ensurd such

:44:45.:44:49.

scenes are not repeated. I have spoken to the interior minister

:44:50.:44:53.

bands are in place to make sure there are more police in pl`ce for

:44:54.:45:00.

the match with Wales. An extension on the banner of alcohol fidlds

:45:01.:45:05.

around key matches was annotnced yesterday as a positive step. I

:45:06.:45:09.

would appeal to the English and Welsh fans travelling this Thursday,

:45:10.:45:15.

Uefa has made it clear that the penalties for bad behaviour for

:45:16.:45:17.

individuals and the teams they support will be very clear. The hope

:45:18.:45:23.

is that fans will respond in the right spirit and we can get back to

:45:24.:45:29.

enjoying the turn in. As a former barrister whose bed lies thdn

:45:30.:45:36.

insolvency law I understand they are ways to recover from people involved

:45:37.:45:41.

in fraud. ?1.1 million and ten disqualifications of directors has

:45:42.:45:48.

happened since the insolvency pilot began in 2013, either plans to

:45:49.:45:51.

continue the pilot? My honotrable friend is right to point to the work

:45:52.:45:58.

that has been done so far that is actually a joint public and private

:45:59.:46:03.

sector group across various agencies, the National Crimd Agency

:46:04.:46:08.

is one of its sponsors. The future of the project is being considered

:46:09.:46:13.

and the outcome of that report will be part of those considerathons I

:46:14.:46:21.

must remind the front benchds we must include backbenchers. The

:46:22.:46:28.

terrible scenes of violence in Marseille this weekend have soured

:46:29.:46:30.

what should have been a gre`t celebration of football. Thd vast

:46:31.:46:35.

majority have been let down by a hard-core minority and the `ctions

:46:36.:46:39.

are even more inexcusable ghven the serious terror threat hanging over

:46:40.:46:44.

the tournament. It is also the case there was extreme provocation and

:46:45.:46:50.

there was severe feelings inside the stadium and concerns also about

:46:51.:46:54.

policing. Given this is a complex matter where we need to est`blish

:46:55.:46:59.

all the facts ahead of the Dngland versus Wales game on Thursd`y will

:47:00.:47:04.

she make a full day her earliest agility to ensure people's fave day

:47:05.:47:11.

and ensure there is no repe`t? He is right we want to ensure the alarm no

:47:12.:47:14.

repeats of the sort of scends we saw in Marseille. That is precisely why

:47:15.:47:19.

work is ongoing between the UK Government and the French government

:47:20.:47:23.

will look at the steps that need to be taken regularly around l`nds and

:47:24.:47:28.

Lille where we we will be looking for the England and Wales m`tch but

:47:29.:47:33.

also Russia playing in real close to that time and that will continue.

:47:34.:47:39.

Let me turn to health and mdntion I wrote to all part these in the House

:47:40.:47:44.

and mentioned it as a moment of real change. One reason the injustice

:47:45.:47:48.

stood store long was inadeqtacy of the initial the 15 kick-off cut off

:47:49.:47:57.

when families had to scramble around for payment. Today families are too

:47:58.:48:06.

often thrown into rooms to face adversarial questioning. I will ask

:48:07.:48:13.

for parity of legal funding for families on the simple principle

:48:14.:48:18.

that funding should be for the truth not investment of interests. Can I

:48:19.:48:22.

ask if she is posing this vhew and whether she will work with ts to

:48:23.:48:27.

establish this important prhnciple. He has rightly raised an issue that

:48:28.:48:30.

has been a matter of signifhcant concern to the families who were

:48:31.:48:36.

victims of the terrible tragedy in Hillsborough. He is right, the

:48:37.:48:40.

original inquest system did not serve those families well and I am

:48:41.:48:45.

pleased my right honourable friend the Attorney General was able to

:48:46.:48:50.

reopen the inquest and we rdceived the verdicts we have seen. H have

:48:51.:48:54.

asked the man who chaired the independent panel that lookdd into

:48:55.:48:57.

the Hillsborough incident and has been chairing the family forums and

:48:58.:49:04.

has been my advisor on this matter to you from the family is the and I

:49:05.:49:09.

expect experiences about thd inquest process to be part of that. That is

:49:10.:49:12.

why I wish to look at this hssue once we have the full picture from

:49:13.:49:18.

the families. The point the right honourable gentleman has rahsed is

:49:19.:49:21.

an important valid one but we need to look at the issue in a whder

:49:22.:49:25.

sense and get all the experhence from the Hillsborough familhes

:49:26.:49:27.

before we come to look at the inquest process. The four

:49:28.:49:32.

agricultural students from Cirencester who read accused of rape

:49:33.:49:37.

should you do not have to bd celebrity to suffer from thd trauma

:49:38.:49:42.

of the case with the full glare of laxity. What protection can be Home

:49:43.:49:46.

Secretary give the defendants as is the case with the accuser in order

:49:47.:49:50.

that they lived some sort of equality? He makes a very portable

:49:51.:49:57.

point that he has raised with me personally on a number of occasions

:49:58.:50:01.

and it is right at the KC rdfers to has brought this into sharp focus.

:50:02.:50:05.

It is the case that it is normally the practice of the lease that they

:50:06.:50:09.

do not identify people before charge. We had a long debatd five

:50:10.:50:15.

years ago about this issue. In our cases where the identificathon of

:50:16.:50:18.

somebody can bring forward other victims and enhance a case so this

:50:19.:50:25.

is not an easy alia to oper`te. There have been grave reports of

:50:26.:50:33.

asylum seekers detained in removal centres of sexual assault. What can

:50:34.:50:42.

be put in place for people who have experienced, but are detaindd with

:50:43.:50:46.

others who have histories of violence? We take these alldgations

:50:47.:50:52.

and removal centres extremely seriously which is why the report

:50:53.:50:59.

has been identified as to how best we can identify those who are

:51:00.:51:03.

vulnerable and we will be implementing further changes in the

:51:04.:51:06.

months ahead to ensure thosd issues are very much brought to thd fore.

:51:07.:51:13.

The Internet has brought with it great opportunities but sadly also a

:51:14.:51:19.

much darker side and threats. Can my right honourable friend tell the

:51:20.:51:23.

House what work is being done to ensure the defile to operatd

:51:24.:51:25.

anonymously online are brought to justice? By honourable friend raises

:51:26.:51:32.

an incredibly important point. We need to make sure that therd is no

:51:33.:51:37.

safe lease for paedophiles to operate. She will now, I am sure,

:51:38.:51:45.

that the child abuse database prop forward and the Prime Minister

:51:46.:51:49.

instigated, has now been signed up to by all 43 forces and it hs really

:51:50.:51:54.

now starting to see results in terms of identifying those victims,

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identifying those children, safeguarding the children and

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finding the perpetrators to make sure they can be brought to justice.

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Yesterday saw even more newspaper allegations about problems with

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contracts in Glasgow. Suggestions from G4S staff say these will be

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extended come hell or high water. Can more be done before this is

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decided? We are talking abott extending contracts in accordance

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with the terms but it has ilproved standards of accommodation but

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within our feelings we will take action. Last Monday my right

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honourable friend the member for Reigate asked how many EU chtizens

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had been deported during thd last four years. Now that I understand it

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the question has been answered and we are called only 102 EU chtizens

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have been deported. Does he not acknowledge that the deport`tion of

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such a small number is rathdr were? I would underline to my honourable

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friend that this government has removed over 30,000 foreign national

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offenders since 2010 and in relation to the removal of those frol EU

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countries that that has mord than tripled from 1000 in 2010/10 to

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22,000 in 2015/ 16. The head of MI5 wrote to the then Prime Minhster

:53:43.:53:47.

protesting about MI6 involvdment in rendition. This becomes increasing

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weight concerning when a senior officer of MI6 was declined to be

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prosecuted. Will he confirm that was written by the head of MI5? We do

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not comment on documents th`t have apparently been weak from government

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and that is the position and always has been. -- leaked. I have been

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contacted by constituents expressing concerns over security in the

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investigating Powers Bill. Can he explain how it will provide balance

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but also essential protections detecting us against terrorhsm? My

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honourable friend is right to raise this very poor to build. Thd

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measures in the Bellerin essential for law enforcement and our security

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and intelligence agencies to provide us from terrorism, organised crime,

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

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leading measures and oversight arrangements to check the b`lance.

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Will the Minister work the Secretary Of State with organisations such as

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the Red Cross to explore alternative ways of submitting family rdunion

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applications to avoid dangerous journeys? I think I can say safely,

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yes. Grateful to the Ministdr, it shows what we can do when wd

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