:00:08. > :00:25.Order! Order. On the front page of today's order paper, it is noted
:00:26. > :00:30.that on the 4th of September 1916, Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Frederick
:00:31. > :00:38.Campbell, Duke of Wellington's raging -- Regiment, West riding,
:00:39. > :00:45.North Ayrshire, wounded at a battle in 1914 and again on the Western
:00:46. > :00:55.front in 1916, died from his wounds in Suffolk. We remember him today.
:00:56. > :01:07.Hear, hear! Questions for the Home Secretary. Amber Rudd. This is a
:01:08. > :01:14.voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept
:01:15. > :01:21.refugees on a voluntary basis. Up to 2016, June, 2046 people were
:01:22. > :01:26.resettled across 186 different authorities. There are sufficient
:01:27. > :01:30.pledges of places across the UK to resettle 20,000 vulnerable Syrians
:01:31. > :01:38.and we will continue to work closely with them to turn these pledges into
:01:39. > :01:43.places. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I'm grateful for that answer and I
:01:44. > :01:48.welcome this government's record in supporting the people of Syria. And
:01:49. > :01:54.also many councils who are taking in refugees and encouraging -- I am
:01:55. > :02:00.encouraging my local authorities to do that but they need support. Would
:02:01. > :02:03.the Secretary of State update the House as to what support as well as
:02:04. > :02:10.encouragement she is giving to local authorities. I ask my honourable
:02:11. > :02:14.friend to pass on my congratulations to his local authority for their
:02:15. > :02:19.support. It is essential that this is done on a voluntary basis. We
:02:20. > :02:25.provide support over a five-year period and it is tapered. But we
:02:26. > :02:28.recognise that it is essential to provide central financial support to
:02:29. > :02:34.the local authorities who are supporting these people. Can I
:02:35. > :02:37.welcome the Home Secretary to her first Home Office questions and wish
:02:38. > :02:42.her well in the job and welcome the job that the local authorities are
:02:43. > :02:46.doing. She will know that some of us met a few weeks ago with a Syrian
:02:47. > :02:53.teenager in Calais whose family are here in Britain, who was given a
:02:54. > :02:59.take charge and leave two months ago but is still in Calais, alone, in
:03:00. > :03:05.dangerous conditions. He has now been given a transfer date of later
:03:06. > :03:09.this week but only because three MPs and two national newspapers
:03:10. > :03:15.intervened. There are hundreds more children and teenagers in Calais in
:03:16. > :03:18.awful conditions. Will she intervene urgently and speed up the
:03:19. > :03:23.bureaucracy and a sort these cases out? I recognise the excellent work
:03:24. > :03:28.that the Right honourable lady delves in this area in drawing
:03:29. > :03:34.attention to these people indicate camp. I would point out to her, and
:03:35. > :03:39.to the general public, that this is French territory. It is French law
:03:40. > :03:43.that we have to engage with in order to help these people. We are
:03:44. > :03:47.identifying the children that we can help and we are now able to speed up
:03:48. > :03:54.that process and will continue to watch it carefully. Thank you, Mr
:03:55. > :04:01.Speaker. Would the Secretary of State commend me -- join me in
:04:02. > :04:04.commending local groups who has set up their own initiatives and
:04:05. > :04:09.liaising with local councils to make sure that new people coming over,
:04:10. > :04:15.these are vulnerable Syrian refugees are locally welcomes in our
:04:16. > :04:20.communities? I do join my honourable friend in making that point, how
:04:21. > :04:25.important it is for families to be welcomed by the community. These are
:04:26. > :04:28.not families being foisted on the communities, it is communities
:04:29. > :04:33.saying they want to welcome them. I commend what is being done in
:04:34. > :04:35.Richmond and I know other communities and individuals are
:04:36. > :04:42.volunteering to help and some of them are going on the website, help
:04:43. > :04:50.refugees in the UK, to find out how they can help. Mayor welcome the
:04:51. > :04:56.Home Secretary to her first Home Office questions and I welcome the
:04:57. > :05:01.announcement that there will be enough places for 20,000 Syrians by
:05:02. > :05:08.2020. I am sure she will wish to congratulate Scotland for welcoming
:05:09. > :05:14.1000 of those refugees, more than one third of the total in the UK.
:05:15. > :05:18.But will she now commit to extending the government's resettlement
:05:19. > :05:24.programme past 2020 and opening it up to other refugees? I do join the
:05:25. > :05:33.honourable and learn as Lady in congratulating Scotland for the work
:05:34. > :05:37.they have done and who can forget the early pictures of the refugees
:05:38. > :05:42.arriving on the Isle of Bute. There is still work to do to welcome the
:05:43. > :05:46.20,000. I was pleased to announce over the weekend additional funding
:05:47. > :05:55.for language courses. For now we won't go further but we will keep it
:05:56. > :05:59.under review continually. I welcome my right honourable friend to her
:06:00. > :06:05.moored than deserved place. I'm sure the whole house will welcome the
:06:06. > :06:12.four Syrian families who are housed in my constituency and congratulate
:06:13. > :06:18.my counsel for their hard work. What assurances can be Home Secretary
:06:19. > :06:22.gave local councils that financial support will extend for as long as
:06:23. > :06:28.it takes to keep people safe in our country? I congratulate Broxtowe
:06:29. > :06:34.Council in the work they have done to welcome those families. I can
:06:35. > :06:39.reassure her and those councils that the funds are in place for the five
:06:40. > :06:45.years, that are tapered. And I note the request -- the increase funding
:06:46. > :06:50.for English language courses which are important to allow the families
:06:51. > :06:54.to form part of the community. I commend the Home Secretary for the
:06:55. > :06:58.early initiative she has taken. But she will be aware that there are
:06:59. > :07:02.many local authorities which have not been required to take refugees
:07:03. > :07:07.and others who are taking in the would take more. Does that
:07:08. > :07:12.willingness to take in refugees not indicate the target of 20000 by 2020
:07:13. > :07:19.was an unnecessarily modest ones and could now be revisited? I am not
:07:20. > :07:24.ready yet to say that the 20,000 is not enough. We have worked
:07:25. > :07:28.incredibly hard to make sure that that 20,000 is welcomed, will be
:07:29. > :07:32.properly looked after. The modern thing is to concentrate on making
:07:33. > :07:37.sure that everyone of those 20,000 to get the proper support from the
:07:38. > :07:41.communities in which they are housed and get the language lessons. So I
:07:42. > :07:50.would ask for his patients, making sure that we support those 20,000.
:07:51. > :07:53.It is not just a matter of numbers. I'm glad that we're bringing them in
:07:54. > :07:58.for the Middle East rather than from Calais. I congratulate my local
:07:59. > :08:04.councils who had taken on refugees. But it is not just a question of the
:08:05. > :08:08.people, it is a question of finding health care, social care, education
:08:09. > :08:12.and other infrastructure in the area and jobs for them as well. Not just
:08:13. > :08:17.bringing them in and leaving them to it. My honourable friend is
:08:18. > :08:25.absolutely right which is why we are taking these families through these
:08:26. > :08:30.UNHCR who set them carefully so we get the people who are most in need.
:08:31. > :08:35.It is the local authorities who can decide whether they have the
:08:36. > :08:39.capacity, in terms of health places, school places, and I think we are
:08:40. > :08:43.very fortunate in this country that we do have sufficient authorities
:08:44. > :08:46.who have come through to volunteer to help. It is testament to the
:08:47. > :08:57.strength and generosity of the British people. Mrs Baker, with
:08:58. > :09:02.permission I will answer questions two and six together.
:09:03. > :09:06.-- Mr Speaker. We continue to work with the French and Italian
:09:07. > :09:10.authorities to improve processes for unaccompanied children. We have
:09:11. > :09:13.facilities in Greece and we are working in Italy and we are sending
:09:14. > :09:18.officials to the French interior ministry. Request under the Dublin
:09:19. > :09:24.regulation are processed within ten days in general and children
:09:25. > :09:29.transferred within weeks. 120 children have been accepted for
:09:30. > :09:32.transfer within Europe this year. There are literally hundreds of
:09:33. > :09:38.children in Calais as we speak who have a legal right to be reunited
:09:39. > :09:43.with their families in this country. Literally, those children are trying
:09:44. > :09:47.to put their lives at risk by jumping on trains and lorries. I
:09:48. > :09:52.want to know specifically what the government is doing to help those
:09:53. > :09:59.children in Calais? The honourable gentleman will be aware that we have
:10:00. > :10:03.an obligation which we are acting on to work with the authorities in
:10:04. > :10:07.France to remove the children who have a family representatives in the
:10:08. > :10:14.UK under the Dublin obligation. We have since May, since the
:10:15. > :10:18.immigration Acts, taken 30... We have agreed to take 30 of which we
:10:19. > :10:23.have taken approximately half. We have taken under and 20 this year. I
:10:24. > :10:27.don't think he should underestimate the difficulty in making sure we do
:10:28. > :10:33.what is lawful under French law and EU law at the same time. The Home
:10:34. > :10:38.Secretary will be aware of significant concern on this issue
:10:39. > :10:42.from humanitarian organisations. With the onset of winter just a
:10:43. > :10:45.couple of months away, and the time it is taking, will she commit
:10:46. > :10:48.additional resources and to come back in the next couple of months
:10:49. > :10:54.and tell us how many children she will be taking?
:10:55. > :10:59.We are aware of the humanitarian need and that is why the Government
:11:00. > :11:03.is so committed to making sure that we do work in the best interests of
:11:04. > :11:06.the children. I would say to the honourable gentleman we are always
:11:07. > :11:12.going to work in the best interests of the children who are there and
:11:13. > :11:17.always make sure that it is within French and EU law. I welcome any
:11:18. > :11:21.sense of urgency that comes from the Home Secretary, the members for
:11:22. > :11:25.Southgate and Castleford and myself visited Calais just two weeks ago
:11:26. > :11:28.and were disappointed yet again to find those young vulnerable children
:11:29. > :11:31.there with nobody to support them or look after them. What can the
:11:32. > :11:34.Minister tell me about whether we can have safeguarding put in place
:11:35. > :11:37.there when we have identified them, when we have had that take charge
:11:38. > :11:43.request to look after them there and have a Home Office official based
:11:44. > :11:49.there, not in Paris? I would like to tell my honourable
:11:50. > :11:52.friend that I met with my French counterpart last week and also met
:11:53. > :11:56.with our representatives who do attend the camp. I am sure she is
:11:57. > :12:01.aware, as many members of the House are aware who have visited the camp,
:12:02. > :12:04.that it is a fine line between wanting to help and safeguard those
:12:05. > :12:09.children and making sure that we do not encourage the traffickers to
:12:10. > :12:12.bring more children to the camp and thereby make more children more
:12:13. > :12:15.vulnerable. We are doing our best to tread that fine line and make sure
:12:16. > :12:20.we always support those vulnerable children. But it is not as simple as
:12:21. > :12:26.she tries to pretend. I understand the natural inclination to look at
:12:27. > :12:29.one's interlocketer but if the Home Secretary and other ministers could
:12:30. > :12:33.address the House that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. May
:12:34. > :12:36.I tell the Home Secretary that the situation in the jungle which I
:12:37. > :12:41.visited recently is truly horrific. Can I invite her to join me to visit
:12:42. > :12:44.Dover and Calais to see the situation in the jungle, the evil
:12:45. > :12:48.activities of the people traffickers and will she work with me to do our
:12:49. > :12:53.best with Britain and France to end the evil trade of modern slavery
:12:54. > :12:56.these people traffickers are pursuing? Thank you, I am grateful
:12:57. > :13:00.to the honourable gentleman and the work that he does to keep me
:13:01. > :13:04.informed and to support what the Government does to make sure that
:13:05. > :13:07.there is for instance not just a smooth traffic going through Dover
:13:08. > :13:10.and Calais but we are always well informed of what is happening there.
:13:11. > :13:15.Of course I will work with him to make sure that we do our best and
:13:16. > :13:19.the real criminals here are the traffickers who do their terrible
:13:20. > :13:25.violent work and take advantage of families. Children arriving at
:13:26. > :13:28.Greece seeking to be reunited with families in the UK are forced into
:13:29. > :13:32.immigration detention which is a breach of their human rights. Can
:13:33. > :13:35.she assure the House that she's in discussion with Greek counterparts
:13:36. > :13:38.as to how to do that because that will prevent more children having to
:13:39. > :13:43.come to Calais in the first place? Well, I can tell the honourable
:13:44. > :13:48.gentleman that we have a sonnedee, in Greece we are wo working closely
:13:49. > :13:56.with the Greek Government and we are in fact - we have identified some
:13:57. > :14:01.children who we think we can assist. We anticipate the first arrivals to
:14:02. > :14:04.the UK this month. The point of those young people and have been
:14:05. > :14:08.accepted and have family here waiting for them to arrive here.
:14:09. > :14:11.Surely when we talk about fine lines the fine lines for these young
:14:12. > :14:15.people where we have accepted - the fine line they're taking at risk of
:14:16. > :14:19.attack as we saw from young people, risk of exploitation and trafficking
:14:20. > :14:22.surely the line has been crossed, we have a responsibility to ensure they
:14:23. > :14:27.get back to family here and avoid being in a position where they're
:14:28. > :14:30.not safe and let's make them safe rather than risk of exploitation and
:14:31. > :14:34.trafficking they're facing at the moment. My honourable friend is
:14:35. > :14:39.right to refer to the fine line. He is right to refer to the fact that
:14:40. > :14:42.the camp is a place of terror and of danger and we will follow up on our
:14:43. > :14:46.obligations and as I said in an earlier answer to a question we are
:14:47. > :14:50.now managing to move more quickly but I would ask him not to
:14:51. > :14:54.underestimate the difficulties sometimes of dealing with French law
:14:55. > :14:57.and EU law, we can not simply move in and take action. We have to act
:14:58. > :15:03.within the law which is what is always in the best interests of the
:15:04. > :15:06.child. Can I welcome the Home Secretary and tell her I was in
:15:07. > :15:12.Calais this weekend, the second time I went over, both times I have met
:15:13. > :15:14.some of those 800 young unaccompanied children who are in
:15:15. > :15:19.that camp, children who told me they have not spoken in many months
:15:20. > :15:22.they've been there to a single Government official. A pregnant
:15:23. > :15:26.woman who said she had tried to claim asylum in France but the
:15:27. > :15:29.system is so broken she was told it could be months before they would
:15:30. > :15:34.even begin to process her application. These people are living
:15:35. > :15:38.in hell because of a lack of bureaucracy. My colleague is right.
:15:39. > :15:42.They need our safeguarding because they're sleeping in tents with men,
:15:43. > :15:46.strange men, will she meet with me and other MPs affected by this and
:15:47. > :15:51.concerned to discuss how we can change that? I would point out to
:15:52. > :15:55.the honourable lady that the French have already dispersed 5,000 people
:15:56. > :16:00.from the camp. The interior Minister has already said that he has plans
:16:01. > :16:03.by the end of the year to make sure that the camp is phased out so that
:16:04. > :16:07.everybody can be rehoused. It is important for the children to know
:16:08. > :16:11.as the adults do know that they are not forced to come to the UK to find
:16:12. > :16:17.a bed. They can claim asylum in France. The French Government is
:16:18. > :16:22.willing to do that. The honourable lady should have a care not to
:16:23. > :16:28.encourage unwittingly the traffickers to bring more children
:16:29. > :16:34.to the camps. Number three, MrSpeaker. Thank you. With your
:16:35. > :16:38.permission I will answer questions three and nine together. PCSOs have
:16:39. > :16:41.been playing a key role in policing our communities over recent years
:16:42. > :16:45.and they should play a greater role in the future and that's why the
:16:46. > :16:48.police and Crime Bill sets out a series of reforms that will allow
:16:49. > :16:54.Chief Constables to designate them with a wider range of powers.
:16:55. > :16:58.Obviously decisions on the size and composition of a police force's work
:16:59. > :17:05.force are individual police and crime commissioners. Thank you. The
:17:06. > :17:09.Minister in his former role as housing Minister, St Ives will be
:17:10. > :17:14.known to you and I am sure you are glad to be rid of that role, this is
:17:15. > :17:17.a new problem for St Ives. There is a neighbourhood popular police
:17:18. > :17:21.officer and valued member of the policing team in St Ives. There are
:17:22. > :17:26.5,000 people who are in support of his current role and yet he has been
:17:27. > :17:30.moved by Devon and Cornwall Police to an effective back office role
:17:31. > :17:35.soon. What can the Minister do to support local community policing in
:17:36. > :17:40.St Ives and safeguard front line policing roles? Well, I congratulate
:17:41. > :17:43.my friend in highlighting an issue that's clearly important enough to
:17:44. > :17:48.his constituents to have so many get in behind what must be an impressive
:17:49. > :17:53.PCSO to get that many people signing his form. Obviously those kind of
:17:54. > :17:56.operational decisions are for the force's Chief Constable but I will
:17:57. > :18:00.be visiting my honourable friend's area soon and I hope I will get a
:18:01. > :18:03.chance to meet a sergeant who can indefiniter to get that kind of
:18:04. > :18:10.support for his community. In Wrexham town centre we have fewer
:18:11. > :18:13.police and more antisocial behaviour under this Government. Police
:18:14. > :18:17.community support officers introduced by a Labour Government
:18:18. > :18:22.are very welcome and perform a very valuable role but there is a
:18:23. > :18:27.disturbing lack of understanding and clarity about their powers so will
:18:28. > :18:32.the review that the Government should undertake make clear to the
:18:33. > :18:37.general public and to offenders how important police community support
:18:38. > :18:40.police officers are? Well, the honourable gentleman makes an
:18:41. > :18:45.important point in terms of community support officers - they do
:18:46. > :18:48.play a key role. They've increased by about 40% in his part of the
:18:49. > :18:51.world. It's important in the bill we are giving that power to Chief
:18:52. > :18:56.Constables to look at what is right for their area to have the power to
:18:57. > :19:00.give those powers to the people, PCSOs and other volunteers to do the
:19:01. > :19:07.work needed appropriate for their area. I was with one of the few
:19:08. > :19:11.remaining PCSOs on Friday for a walk about in the town, it would appear
:19:12. > :19:17.were it not for the funding provided by the council there would now be no
:19:18. > :19:21.PCSOs in the Borough at all. Does the Minister agree that PCSOs are
:19:22. > :19:24.vital for developing the intelligence picture locally and
:19:25. > :19:29.without them it's difficult to see how frontline officers can do that?
:19:30. > :19:35.Well, my honourable friend makes a very good point in a sense that when
:19:36. > :19:38.I was a council leader myself and PCSOs first came in my council
:19:39. > :19:42.funded them back then and they do play an important part as part of
:19:43. > :19:45.the remit of powers that the Chief Constables and the PCCs do have to
:19:46. > :19:50.make sure they're gathering intelligence to prevent crime which
:19:51. > :19:56.obviously is our first priority. The Minister must be aware of the survey
:19:57. > :20:01.conducted by Unison which says 78% of PCSOs have said they've become
:20:02. > :20:05.less visible, that their units have got smaller and they've stopped
:20:06. > :20:08.doing that patrolling preventive work but are actually doing
:20:09. > :20:14.callbacks on crime for other police officers. Isn't it true that PCSOs
:20:15. > :20:19.are no longer doing what we created them for, and as a result our
:20:20. > :20:23.communities feel abandoned by the police. I would disagree with the
:20:24. > :20:26.honourable lady. I would say what she needs to think about is yes
:20:27. > :20:31.crime is changing and the way police forces fight crime needs to be
:20:32. > :20:35.reflective of the modern world we live in. That's why it's right this
:20:36. > :20:38.Government has moved crime fighting to being locally driven with PCCs
:20:39. > :20:45.and the Chief Constables have the powers they need to fight crime
:20:46. > :20:49.locally in the way they see best. Number four, MrSpeaker. We continue
:20:50. > :20:54.to strengthen our counter terrorism powers. The 2015 counterterrorism
:20:55. > :20:58.security act provided the police with new powers and created a
:20:59. > :21:03.general duty on public bodies to prevent people being drawn into
:21:04. > :21:06.terrorism. To apprehend terrorist suspects the police and security
:21:07. > :21:09.agencies need to collect intelligence to support arrests and
:21:10. > :21:15.develop evidence to secure prosecutions. I am grateful for that
:21:16. > :21:18.answer. A major terror threat to the United Kingdom comes from people
:21:19. > :21:20.trafficked into this country and it's vital we maintain the strongest
:21:21. > :21:24.intelligence sharing relationships and agreements with other nations.
:21:25. > :21:27.What steps will the Home Secretary be taking to ensure these agreements
:21:28. > :21:33.are prioritised and protected following the vote to leave the
:21:34. > :21:36.European Union? Well, I thank my honourable friend
:21:37. > :21:39.for that important question and I am aware of his expertise as a former
:21:40. > :21:43.police officer himself and I would like to reassure him that we are
:21:44. > :21:46.leaving the EU but our co-operation on security with our European and
:21:47. > :21:51.global allies will be undiminished. We are about to begin negotiations
:21:52. > :21:55.and it would be wrong to set out uni lat ram positions in advance but I
:21:56. > :21:59.share his view on this important matter. Thank you, MrSpeaker. Could
:22:00. > :22:04.I warmly welcome the Home Secretary to her post. I hope she has a long
:22:05. > :22:10.and successful term as Home Secretary. As she knows earlier this
:22:11. > :22:16.year - left the country having not handed over his passport to local
:22:17. > :22:21.police officers and he went to fight for Daesh. Her predecessor, the
:22:22. > :22:25.Prime Minister, changed the police and Crime Bill to make the situation
:22:26. > :22:31.tougher for those who seek to go abroad. Will she follow the advice
:22:32. > :22:34.of the head of counterterrorism and expect suspects to hand over their
:22:35. > :22:39.passports as a precondition for bail?
:22:40. > :22:43.Well, I thank the right honourable gentleman for raising this very
:22:44. > :22:49.important matter. It was a very distressing case where he was able
:22:50. > :22:54.to go away on bail and go away to do such damage and create such - join
:22:55. > :22:56.Daesh in Syria. He is absolutely right, this is something that the
:22:57. > :23:00.former Home Secretary addressed and we are looking at the best way to
:23:01. > :23:05.implement it and may well be following the particular route he
:23:06. > :23:09.has said. Rest assured that we do take it very seriously. I
:23:10. > :23:12.congratulate the Home Secretary on her new role. Will she agree that
:23:13. > :23:17.the investigatary powers bill is Nell if the intelligence services
:23:18. > :23:20.are to retain their existing capability to collect - it's crucial
:23:21. > :23:24.in detecting terrorism and serious crime?
:23:25. > :23:28.I thank my right honourable friend for that question and she will know
:23:29. > :23:30.from her former role as Secretary of State in Northern Ireland how
:23:31. > :23:35.important being able to collect that information is. She's absolutely
:23:36. > :23:38.right the powers bill is critical to making sure our police and security
:23:39. > :23:42.services and intelligence services generally have the tools they need
:23:43. > :23:46.to get to the convictions they hope they will have. Thank you very much.
:23:47. > :23:49.Can I on behalf of my party welcome the Home Secretary and the entire
:23:50. > :23:53.team to their role. In Northern Ireland we know the true benefits of
:23:54. > :23:58.both the police and security services working together. If we can
:23:59. > :24:02.take the local case of my constituent who was murdered this
:24:03. > :24:05.year, the chief suspect in his murder has been bailed and despite
:24:06. > :24:09.having breached bail twice still remains at large. When the police
:24:10. > :24:12.and security services succeed can the Home Secretary advise what
:24:13. > :24:15.conversations she will have with the justice department to make sure that
:24:16. > :24:18.the judiciary play their part as well?
:24:19. > :24:22.Well, I thank the honourable gentleman for that question. I would
:24:23. > :24:26.like to point out it's a matter for the judiciary in Northern Ireland
:24:27. > :24:29.but rest assured it's a matter we take very seriously. In welcoming
:24:30. > :24:35.the Home Secretary to her new role, may I ask her whether she has had a
:24:36. > :24:38.chance to see to what extent profiling of those who commit
:24:39. > :24:43.terrorist atrocities has been examined by her department, by the
:24:44. > :24:48.police and by the security services. People such as the journalist Peter
:24:49. > :24:52.Hitchins have noted a Coralation between drug abuse and the
:24:53. > :25:00.commission of atrocities which is rather greater than at any link
:25:01. > :25:04.between there having a Muslim faith background than one would normally
:25:05. > :25:10.expect. Therefore, is profiling is to be carried out successfully will
:25:11. > :25:15.the appropriate effort be invested? Thank you. I thank my honourable
:25:16. > :25:19.friend for that question. We do have a behavioural unit in the Home
:25:20. > :25:23.Office which does try to look at types of behaviour which may lead to
:25:24. > :25:28.certain actions and rest assured now he has raised that question I will
:25:29. > :25:31.look at it more seriously. In Birmingham we are only too aware
:25:32. > :25:35.that terrorism is not something that has recently been on our shores and
:25:36. > :25:41.I wanted to welcome the Home Secretary and ask her does she agree
:25:42. > :25:46.with me and most of Birmingham that the relatives of the victims of the
:25:47. > :25:49.1974 Birmingham pub bombings should be treated equally and with parity
:25:50. > :25:54.to the relatives of the Hillsborough disaster? And be provided with the
:25:55. > :26:00.access to legal representations so that they can effectively pass to
:26:01. > :26:03.say paint in the inquests into the murder of their -- participate into
:26:04. > :26:06.the inquests into the murder of their loved ones. The honourable
:26:07. > :26:10.lady has raised this with me before, I know about the campaigning she has
:26:11. > :26:14.done on behalf of her constituents and the city in general and I don't
:26:15. > :26:16.know whether she is aware but I am seeing representatives of the
:26:17. > :26:18.Birmingham families this evening and I will follow up with more
:26:19. > :26:32.information after that. Number five, Mr Speaker.
:26:33. > :26:36.Mr Speaker, protecting the public is a priority for this government and
:26:37. > :26:40.it is important that checks undertaken are thorough. I visited
:26:41. > :26:43.the Metropolitan Police Service last week to see the work they are
:26:44. > :26:52.undertaking to tackle the delays and I will be visiting the DBS in the
:26:53. > :26:55.near future. I will continue to maintain a close interest in
:26:56. > :27:01.disclosure turnaround times and be DBS.
:27:02. > :27:05.I welcome the honourable lady but she is taking on intractable
:27:06. > :27:12.problems in seeing the Metropolitan Police dealing with checks in good
:27:13. > :27:15.time. I have had cases in the 12 months prior including teachers
:27:16. > :27:21.unable to get their checks done in time to start work. I wish every
:27:22. > :27:24.power to her elbow but it has been going on for nearly a decade and
:27:25. > :27:30.what practical steps is she going to take? I share the honourable lady's
:27:31. > :27:35.frustration with the delays in the Met police but I can assure based on
:27:36. > :27:39.my visit last week that the DBS have increased resources made available
:27:40. > :27:44.to the police and in the last six months alone, over 100 new members
:27:45. > :27:48.of staff have been recruited. They have made improvements to the
:27:49. > :27:51.processes that they are undertaking and I'm looking at weekly
:27:52. > :27:55.performance statistics and she can be assured that I will be doing
:27:56. > :28:01.everything in my power to speed up the processing of this very
:28:02. > :28:05.important service. You must try to speed up as we have a lot to get
:28:06. > :28:13.through and I would like to accommodate colleagues. Jack Dromey.
:28:14. > :28:22.Number seven, Mr Speaker. Minister Wallace. As crime falls, we as no
:28:23. > :28:29.that it is changing. The Internet offers criminals new opportunities
:28:30. > :28:33.to commit fraud and cybercrime. We welcome reporting of this which has
:28:34. > :28:38.trebled. Collating data with the ONS means that we can better map trends
:28:39. > :28:46.and cyber security and take steps to combat cybercrime. On the day
:28:47. > :28:50.Parliament went into recess, the Office for National Statistics
:28:51. > :28:54.confirmed that there had been 8.9 million incidents of cybercrime in
:28:55. > :28:59.the last 12 months affecting one in ten of the population. This means
:29:00. > :29:04.that crime has near doubled. Does the Home Secretary agree that the
:29:05. > :29:10.legacy of her predecessor, now the Prime Minister, is one of 20,000
:29:11. > :29:15.fewer police and soaring crime? Mr Speaker, I don't think that is much
:29:16. > :29:20.of a proper point. Under his government, there was no proper
:29:21. > :29:26.reporting mechanism for fraud. We set up Action Fraud. That has seen a
:29:27. > :29:33.300,000 referrals and the best advice we can give our constituents,
:29:34. > :29:39.rather than play politics, is to say that GCHQ advise that if you change
:29:40. > :29:47.your passwords regularly, and have up-to-date software you will cut
:29:48. > :29:51.your exposure to cybercrime. This government has an excellent record
:29:52. > :29:55.both in tackling crime and cybercrime by setting up the
:29:56. > :29:59.national cybercrime unit. I wonder whether the new minister, who I
:30:00. > :30:04.warmly welcome to his position, will use his imagination and energy to
:30:05. > :30:07.consider a bespoke career path for people and graduate level entering
:30:08. > :30:11.the police force because those people need different skills from
:30:12. > :30:15.the police we have relied on hitherto before the growth of
:30:16. > :30:20.digital crime. Yes, we are working on that and we are working on direct
:30:21. > :30:25.recruitment to enable the police and NCA get the skills they need. We
:30:26. > :30:31.have invested in upscaling members of the NCA who host the National
:30:32. > :30:35.cybercrime unit but it is important that we make everybody understands
:30:36. > :30:39.that everybody can play a role in defending against cybercrime and
:30:40. > :30:45.then if they follow the advice of GCHQ, we will go far. If the
:30:46. > :31:01.Minister satisfied by the support being given to social media
:31:02. > :31:04.companies and the police to prevent radicalisation online. The police
:31:05. > :31:08.get the corporation and we would like to see more and we will keep
:31:09. > :31:12.pressing because it is important that we protect vulnerable people
:31:13. > :31:17.from the effects that the Internet can have in turning them to
:31:18. > :31:21.terrorism. Given the increase in cybercrime, will the new Minister
:31:22. > :31:24.commits to investigate the stories of these hardware and ethical
:31:25. > :31:29.concerns that destruction orders on hardware containing child
:31:30. > :31:33.pornography can be successfully challenged by offenders in court? I
:31:34. > :31:38.think it is important that we make sure that the data is always there
:31:39. > :31:43.to help people would be convicted of their crime and it cannot be put
:31:44. > :31:47.aside. I hope the macro will support the investigatory Powers Bill when
:31:48. > :31:57.it returns to the House because that is one of the best ways to prevent
:31:58. > :32:00.cybercrime. For clarity, nobody, particularly a child, facilitates
:32:01. > :32:05.being trafficked. The Minister will know that online child abuse has
:32:06. > :32:09.reached unprecedented levels and is increasing. The Internet Watch
:32:10. > :32:22.foundation says there has been a an increase in child images. However,
:32:23. > :32:26.children and parents are woefully underprepared to recognise or
:32:27. > :32:31.prevent abuse and exploitation online, despite the fact 65% of 12
:32:32. > :32:35.to 15-year-olds own a smartphone. What does the Minister plan to do to
:32:36. > :32:42.prevent child abuse other than changing their password? The obvious
:32:43. > :32:46.answer to that is first of all that what we need to do is continue to
:32:47. > :32:49.educate children and parents either in its goal-setting or at home to
:32:50. > :32:58.make sure that they operate certainly when surfing the net --
:32:59. > :33:01.either in a school setting. The National crime agency make sure
:33:02. > :33:05.there are guidelines online for everyone to follow. The National
:33:06. > :33:15.cybercrime unit is responsible. They are responsible to make sure we
:33:16. > :33:23.catch people abroad or at home. Whatever side of the channel they
:33:24. > :33:28.are on. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will answer questions eight and 17
:33:29. > :33:33.together. The latest figures show the attempts we have made to prevent
:33:34. > :33:38.abuse. Reducing the number of migrants coming to the UK will be a
:33:39. > :33:47.priority for negotiations to leave the European Union. I welcome my
:33:48. > :33:52.honourable friendfriend to his new role which must be one of the most
:33:53. > :33:55.challenging in government. The most recent figures demonstrate that
:33:56. > :34:02.despite their steps already taken by the government, we urgently need
:34:03. > :34:05.new, clear, workable and effective policies so can my honourable friend
:34:06. > :34:11.set out when he intends to bring these policies before the House? We
:34:12. > :34:15.are committed to ringing down net migration to sustainable levels as
:34:16. > :34:19.soon as possible. That will take time because until we leave the
:34:20. > :34:23.European Union we will still be affected by the free movement rules.
:34:24. > :34:27.But we are doing everything we can to ensure the numbers come down. At
:34:28. > :34:33.every step, we will make sure we get the best possible outcome for the
:34:34. > :34:38.British people and it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in
:34:39. > :34:41.advance of that. The Minister has formally got the
:34:42. > :34:47.most difficult job in government and he will be a national hero when he
:34:48. > :34:52.reduces immigration to the tens of thousands... Could you tell the
:34:53. > :35:00.House how he is going to work with the Ministry for excepting the
:35:01. > :35:06.European Union? -- for the exit from the European Union? We may have been
:35:07. > :35:10.on different sides of the campaign but we are one the same side in
:35:11. > :35:13.delivering net result for the British people. The Home Office will
:35:14. > :35:16.be the lead department in the biggest nations but forward to
:35:17. > :35:20.working with the Brexit department and I think the Prime Minister may
:35:21. > :35:28.be taking an interest given her experience the Home Office. Angela
:35:29. > :35:32.Eagle. In China, the Prime Minister has unilaterally announced that
:35:33. > :35:37.Britain will not be adopting the points-based system which the Leave
:35:38. > :35:40.campaign put so much emphasis on giving the referendum but we will be
:35:41. > :35:48.doing something more effective. Can you tell us what it is? When the
:35:49. > :35:53.Labour Party introduced a points-based system, the numbers
:35:54. > :35:56.went straight up. In Australia, they have such a system and they have
:35:57. > :36:03.higher in interrogation per capita than Britain. It points -- higher
:36:04. > :36:18.immigration. An immigration system that works for Britain would decide
:36:19. > :36:24.who can come into the country. The practices, GP practices in my
:36:25. > :36:31.constituency have sponsored students from Beirut for a four-week learning
:36:32. > :36:35.experience. This week's student, a Syrian national, has been refused
:36:36. > :36:40.entry although he has come on the same basis as previous applicants.
:36:41. > :36:48.Woody Home Secretary -- with the Minister review of this with me as
:36:49. > :36:52.he is due to arrive shortly. It is true that those who want to come to
:36:53. > :36:56.our blue-chip universities can come and study and understand there are
:36:57. > :37:00.particular cases and I will come with the honourable lady and try and
:37:01. > :37:04.facilitate this particular case. Can I welcome my honourable friend to
:37:05. > :37:09.his post. Would he agree with me that while it is essential that our
:37:10. > :37:13.excellent universities continue to attract universities from all over
:37:14. > :37:17.the world, it is not sustainable to go on with a situation where almost
:37:18. > :37:24.two thirds of all non-EU students who come into this country, stay. Al
:37:25. > :37:28.existing rules need to be enforced. It is certainly very important that
:37:29. > :37:32.when people come here to study from abroad that given the qualification
:37:33. > :37:36.they get, they can take those back to their country and improve the
:37:37. > :37:41.development of those countries from where they came. It is not intent on
:37:42. > :37:47.getting a place from the University in the UK is a licensed estate in
:37:48. > :37:53.the UK for ever. It decade ago, Labour introduced a points-based
:37:54. > :38:00.system and in the referendum campaign, many MPs pledged to extend
:38:01. > :38:03.it. Today, without consultation or debate, the Prime Minister ruled it
:38:04. > :38:07.out and failed to tell us what would come instead. This comes as the
:38:08. > :38:14.Italian government gave his warning, the more they limit people in the
:38:15. > :38:22.UK, the more we will emit goods. Just as country -- -- we will limit
:38:23. > :38:30.goods. The country lacks leadership. Can we finally have a proper debate
:38:31. > :38:38.about what Brexit means for Britain? He may have heard somebody this
:38:39. > :38:43.morning saying this morning -- that this poison a system is not a
:38:44. > :38:53.panacea. The system is broken, people were allowed to, were allowed
:38:54. > :39:01.to enter and search parties were sent out... A complete nonanswer.
:39:02. > :39:05.People at home wondering why we are getting no answers and it is because
:39:06. > :39:12.they told the civil service not to plan for Brexit. But he could
:39:13. > :39:17.address the situation of EU nationals in Britain. This is
:39:18. > :39:21.causing uncertainty and hostility to some nationals. The whole country
:39:22. > :39:26.was appalled by the attack in Harlow in late August which led to the
:39:27. > :39:31.death of a Polish national. It is in the Home Secretary's gift to change
:39:32. > :39:36.this climate. Will they respect the unanimous vote of the House and
:39:37. > :39:42.confirm the status of all EU nationals already here? We have
:39:43. > :39:45.already made clear that the status of EU nationals is not under threat
:39:46. > :39:50.at all and indeed, we have always made the point that during the
:39:51. > :39:54.negotiations, so long as those same protections are available to British
:39:55. > :39:58.nationals abroad, then those protections would be there for those
:39:59. > :40:06.who come from the rest of Europe. I would commend the contribution made
:40:07. > :40:09.by the British economy for those from further afield. Want to attract
:40:10. > :40:16.the brightest and best but we will curtail those who come.
:40:17. > :40:20.Cooperation between the European Union and European member state has
:40:21. > :40:25.continued after the referendum results, including on European
:40:26. > :40:29.arrest warrants. We are exploring opportunities for further
:40:30. > :40:34.cooperation once the UK has left the EU. We will do what is necessary to
:40:35. > :40:39.keep people safe but it would be wrong to set out unilateral
:40:40. > :40:43.positions before the negotiations. But the Brexit secretary has always
:40:44. > :40:46.campaign for us to leave the European Arrest Warrant and so has
:40:47. > :40:50.the Foreign Secretary. Does she agree with them or does she agree
:40:51. > :40:56.with her predecessor, now the Prime Minister, who, when we debated this
:40:57. > :41:01.in this House, said that there were 901 suspected serious criminals,
:41:02. > :41:05.including paedophiles, rapists and murderers, who were extradited out
:41:06. > :41:08.of this country thanks to the European Arrest Warrant. Would it
:41:09. > :41:13.not be better for her to say that now she would -- say that she will
:41:14. > :41:14.protect British people by ensuring we remain within the European Arrest
:41:15. > :41:24.Warrant. We know how important it has been to
:41:25. > :41:27.keep people safe. When people voted to leave the European Union, they
:41:28. > :41:31.did not vote for a less safe country. We will make sure that
:41:32. > :41:34.whatever the outcome of the negotiations are that we protect
:41:35. > :41:39.people and we do so in a way that is as effective as with the European
:41:40. > :41:42.arrest warrant. I too welcome the Home Secretary to her first
:41:43. > :41:46.questions but I do hope we will get better answers than the ones we just
:41:47. > :41:50.had the immigration Minister. I will give it one more go. This time on
:41:51. > :41:54.security. Last week in relation to the discussions with the French
:41:55. > :41:59.Government about Calais a senior Government source bereaved the Times
:42:00. > :42:03.that the UK might withdraw co-operation on counterterrorism if
:42:04. > :42:09.it doesn't get its way, references the Nice attack. At a time when
:42:10. > :42:12.France is facing an unprecedented terror threat this is utterly crass
:42:13. > :42:18.but it is also counterproductive as the same networks that threaten
:42:19. > :42:23.France could have Lynx here. Will she today distance herself from this
:42:24. > :42:26.and commit to maintaining co-operation with our EU
:42:27. > :42:30.counterparts including to maintain our involvement in the European
:42:31. > :42:34.arrest warrant. MrSpeaker, there are something
:42:35. > :42:37.differently derisory with the right honourable gentleman trying to
:42:38. > :42:40.lecture this side of the House on security measures when we know how
:42:41. > :42:46.divided his shadow front bench is with a leader of his party that
:42:47. > :42:48.refuses to defend this country with a Shadow Chancellor who calls for
:42:49. > :42:53.the disbandment of the police and does not support MI5. This side of
:42:54. > :42:57.the House is absolutely clear that we will do what is right to support
:42:58. > :43:02.this country and to protect this country and he is right on one
:43:03. > :43:05.element, which is when I had my many conversations with European
:43:06. > :43:11.counterparts I always said to them that we will work with them,
:43:12. > :43:16.irrespective of Brexit to ensure our joint security. Thank you,
:43:17. > :43:21.MrSpeaker. The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect
:43:22. > :43:25.the status of EU nationals here. The only circumstances I have already
:43:26. > :43:29.said in which that would not be possible is if British citizens
:43:30. > :43:34.rights in other EU member states were not protected in return. Thank
:43:35. > :43:39.you. In the two months since the EU referendum the EU citizens in my
:43:40. > :43:42.conconstitute yens sri have become increasingly anxious, they lie
:43:43. > :43:45.awaits at nights wondering if they're still going to be able to
:43:46. > :43:49.call my constituency their home. Can the Home Secretary do the decent
:43:50. > :43:53.thing and guarantee that no EU citizens will be used as bargaining
:43:54. > :43:57.chips in the forthcoming negotiations following the
:43:58. > :44:02.triggering of Article 50? Can I repeat again that there is no change
:44:03. > :44:06.in the status of EU nationals living and working in the UK. But the issue
:44:07. > :44:09.is not sichlly about the immigration status of an individual, EU
:44:10. > :44:13.citizens' rights are far broader than just the right to reside in the
:44:14. > :44:16.UK, the right to work, entitlement to benefits and pensions, rights of
:44:17. > :44:19.access to public services as well as the ability to be joined by family
:44:20. > :44:24.members from countries outside the EU. All these need to be discussed.
:44:25. > :44:28.The Minister will be aware that the NHS would currently not be able to
:44:29. > :44:33.function without the input of skilled migrants from across the
:44:34. > :44:37.world. Indeed there are presently 236 known non-Irish EU migrants
:44:38. > :44:42.employed by the health board in North Wales alone. What assurances
:44:43. > :44:46.can he give about the status of existing EU migrants working within
:44:47. > :44:49.the NHS and post Brexit how does he see future migration policy taking
:44:50. > :44:54.into account the needs of the health service? Well, I hope I have already
:44:55. > :44:57.made that clear. I do recognise that EU citizens make an invaluable
:44:58. > :45:01.contribution to our economy, our society and our daily lives. They
:45:02. > :45:05.provide vital services, including in the NHS where almost one in ten
:45:06. > :45:10.doctors and one in 15 nurses are from an EU country. That is why the
:45:11. > :45:17.Government will seek an early resolution to this issue. Thank you,
:45:18. > :45:21.MrSpeaker. Last week in a statement issued by the Scottish Conservative
:45:22. > :45:25.and unionist party press office a Conservative member of the Scottish
:45:26. > :45:30.parliament, Alexander Burnett, questioned the rights of EU citizens
:45:31. > :45:35.resident in Scotland to participate in Scottish politics. This has
:45:36. > :45:38.caused great concern in Scotland. Will he unreservedly condemn this
:45:39. > :45:45.statement and give EU citizens resident in Scotland and indeed
:45:46. > :45:48.across the UK, the assurance they are still welcome to participate in
:45:49. > :45:52.politics? So long as we are members of the EU the status of those
:45:53. > :45:57.citizens does not change. We are running late and I fear colleagues
:45:58. > :46:05.are making up for unspoken words in August with spoken words in
:46:06. > :46:08.September. That said I am very keen to accommodate two further
:46:09. > :46:12.inquiries. Thank you, MrSpeaker. Fraud is a behindous crime that can
:46:13. > :46:14.have a devastating effect on individuals, families, the most
:46:15. > :46:18.vulnerable members of society. That's why this Government launched
:46:19. > :46:22.a joint fraud task force last February with law enforcement and
:46:23. > :46:28.banks and has committed is spending ?1. 9 billion over the next five
:46:29. > :46:31.years on cyber security including tackling cyber enabled fraud. I
:46:32. > :46:36.thank my honourable friend for that answer. Can I ask what assessments
:46:37. > :46:40.he has made of fraud in my area? The joint fraud task force will cover
:46:41. > :46:43.all the UK and the members of the banks etc who are on that will be
:46:44. > :46:46.involved in making sure when people commit fraud they can't take the
:46:47. > :46:50.money out of the country and we at least give time for people to track
:46:51. > :46:54.it back. I would also like to congratulate the Dorset Police who
:46:55. > :47:02.launched a fraud prevention campaign in 2015 after reports in his County
:47:03. > :47:06.had lost over ?1 million to fraud. I am still not cop Vinced about what
:47:07. > :47:10.the Home Secretary said about European co-operation. Could the
:47:11. > :47:17.Minister confirm we will remain members of euro poll which will
:47:18. > :47:22.tackle fraud across Europe. I think you might have to wait for the
:47:23. > :47:27.answer, because the Home Secretary and the colleague are meeting with
:47:28. > :47:30.Europol. What we continue to do is to continue with Interpol and all
:47:31. > :47:35.the other forces of the European Union to make sure this country is
:47:36. > :47:41.safe and secure. Thank you. Question 13. Thank you. The police and Crime
:47:42. > :47:45.Bill will introduce statutory safeguards to the precharge balance
:47:46. > :47:48.process including time limits and judicial - will increase
:47:49. > :47:55.accountability and scrutiny in a way that's manageable for the courts as
:47:56. > :47:59.well. I have met with a 18-year-old conconstitute yept in Lincoln and
:48:00. > :48:05.his family, there has been no admission of guilt nor the police or
:48:06. > :48:08.CPS in a charge to charge or take my constituent to charge. I am aware
:48:09. > :48:12.this is an operational matter for the police but my constituent's
:48:13. > :48:17.right to a family life and education are being severely detrimental
:48:18. > :48:20.impacted but what I feel is the police's underfunded and
:48:21. > :48:22.understaffed investigation. Will my honourable friend agree to meet to
:48:23. > :48:26.discussion the situation and how best for police forces across the
:48:27. > :48:30.country to avoid lengthy periods of precharge bail for particularly
:48:31. > :48:34.young suspects. My honourable friend makes an important point and it's
:48:35. > :48:38.not right some people can spend months or years on precharge bail
:48:39. > :48:41.with little safeguards. I am happy to meet to discuss how reforms in
:48:42. > :48:44.the case he talks about and we will be bringing forward further
:48:45. > :48:48.amentments to the police and criminal evidence ability of 1984 to
:48:49. > :48:52.ensure 17-year-olds are treated as children and safeguarded as such.
:48:53. > :48:57.Topical questions. Number one, MrSpeaker. Thank you, MrSpeaker. We
:48:58. > :49:01.are meeting this September after terrible events over the summer in
:49:02. > :49:05.Nice, Normandy and Munich and we must step up international efforts
:49:06. > :49:09.to keep our people safe and tackle violent extremism. I have spoken to
:49:10. > :49:13.a number of my counterparts other the summer, not least the French
:49:14. > :49:17.interior Minister and they all agree that the UK must not step back from
:49:18. > :49:22.international co-operation on security and counterterrorism and we
:49:23. > :49:25.will not shirk from that. In 2015 Northumbria Police were involved in
:49:26. > :49:29.13 extraditions. If the Home Secretary is unable to commit to
:49:30. > :49:31.retaining the European arrest warrant and I listened to her
:49:32. > :49:35.earlier answers which didn't offer a great deal of comfort, can she set
:49:36. > :49:39.out in much more detail how she will make sure that we will continue to
:49:40. > :49:42.have the powers that we need to tackle cross-border crime, keep our
:49:43. > :49:48.country safe and bring criminals to justice? Can I remind the honourable
:49:49. > :49:51.Rab lady that nothing has changed yet. -- we will still have the
:49:52. > :49:56.European arrest war apt in place. The Prime Minister has said she will
:49:57. > :49:59.not be triggering Article 50 until next year. I would urge her to work
:50:00. > :50:05.with her police force and to reassure them that nothing has
:50:06. > :50:08.changed for now. We can carry on with the European arrest warrant. I
:50:09. > :50:13.am assisting a constituent who has been the victim of a fraudulent scam
:50:14. > :50:19.losing over ?30,000 of their life savings. The case has been referred
:50:20. > :50:22.to action fraud. The Minister spoke about an increased referrals to
:50:23. > :50:26.action fraud but it's result that is matter. The cases I have dealt with
:50:27. > :50:33.show poor results. What action is being taken to ensure that action
:50:34. > :50:35.fraud improve their performance? First of all, through further
:50:36. > :50:41.investment we are investing in a new software programme for action fraud
:50:42. > :50:45.that not only will improve the and lips of crimes reported to it but
:50:46. > :50:50.also will allow victims of fraud to task their case in lifetime online.
:50:51. > :50:54.I have also asked officials in response to my honourable friend's
:50:55. > :50:56.concerns to look at how action fraud communicate with members of the
:50:57. > :51:01.public because it's really important that we remember these people are
:51:02. > :51:05.victims, very often they've done nothing brong whatsoever and have
:51:06. > :51:11.been prayed upon by some of the worst people in society. Thank you,
:51:12. > :51:15.MrSpeaker. The Home Secretary will be aware of continuing concerns
:51:16. > :51:20.about the historical conduct of South Yorkshire Police. I understand
:51:21. > :51:25.she's meeting the troous and justice campaign next week to discuss a call
:51:26. > :51:28.for a public inquiry. Is she also aware of the tragic case of Terry
:51:29. > :51:33.Coles, a Swansea City supporters who have trampled to death by a police
:51:34. > :51:37.force at a football match in 2,000? Would she agree to look at the
:51:38. > :51:43.evidence and accept that unless we have the truth about all these past
:51:44. > :51:46.injustices we won't be able to restore trust in South Yorkshire
:51:47. > :51:50.police? I thank the honourable lady for the question. She's right I am
:51:51. > :51:54.meeting with the truth and justice and look forward to having that
:51:55. > :51:57.opportunity to hear from them. This Government has not shirked at
:51:58. > :52:00.looking at historical cases and if she wants to bring any other to my
:52:01. > :52:06.attention I will certainly look at them. Thank you, MrSpeaker. Red dish
:52:07. > :52:11.Borough council for welcoming five Syrian re-tees and families into our
:52:12. > :52:16.town, over a third more promised than the County of Worcestershire.
:52:17. > :52:19.Would she update the House on progress being made to follow they
:52:20. > :52:23.follow the example of Redditch Borough council? Can I thank my
:52:24. > :52:28.honourable friend for that question. It's local authorities leading by
:52:29. > :52:31.example and showing how to welcome families into their community. I
:52:32. > :52:37.particularly welcome Redditch council for leading ahead of the
:52:38. > :52:41.pack and doing so. 188 councils so far are participating. We hope that
:52:42. > :52:45.number will grow. Given the level of public concern about British
:52:46. > :52:49.citizens who travel to fight with Daesh and attempt to return to this
:52:50. > :52:52.country, can a Minister tell me when the numbers of those attempting to
:52:53. > :52:59.return will actually be published and what action will be taken to
:53:00. > :53:02.keep us safe in this country? It's incredibly important that when
:53:03. > :53:05.people return and we hope that they do return, that they are properly
:53:06. > :53:10.managed back into Saturday, not only if they pose a threat, that that
:53:11. > :53:14.threat is managed but if they can be removed from radicalisation we take
:53:15. > :53:16.the right steps to do so. I will certainly review her request to
:53:17. > :53:19.publish the numbers of passports etc that have been with held from
:53:20. > :53:23.individuals but first and foremost what I can assure the honourable
:53:24. > :53:26.lady is that we have steps in place to make sure that these people are
:53:27. > :53:30.not just left alone or indeed that we lose track of them so that
:53:31. > :53:35.further risk can be put to the British people. Thank you, Mr
:53:36. > :53:37.Speaker. Fraud and Scrams have a huge impact upon individuals,
:53:38. > :53:41.particularly the elderly who are seen as easy pray. Does my right
:53:42. > :53:46.honourable friend welcome the debate which I am leading this Thursday on
:53:47. > :53:52.scams and commit to review what more can be done to tackle this rank
:53:53. > :53:56.criminality? Can I congratulate the member for his leadership he has
:53:57. > :53:59.shown, both on fraud but also on consumer rights and making sure that
:54:00. > :54:03.the vulnerable in society are not taken advantage of. That's why we
:54:04. > :54:07.set up the joint fraud task force and have invited people like Age
:54:08. > :54:11.Concern to make sure the elderly, for example, are protected and we do
:54:12. > :54:16.more to make sure in future the people that commit those crimes are
:54:17. > :54:22.caught and the elderly are defended from unscrupulous behaviour. Thank
:54:23. > :54:25.you, MrSpeaker. One of my constituents has recently returned
:54:26. > :54:28.from Greece, she was work as a volunteer in a refugee centre and
:54:29. > :54:32.brought back harrowing accounts of conditions facing in particular
:54:33. > :54:36.young unaccompanied refugees. What steps is the Secretary of State
:54:37. > :54:39.taking to make sure young unaccompanied refugees if they have
:54:40. > :54:43.a right to move to the UK with families are allowed to do so
:54:44. > :54:47.without any delay? Well, I thank the honourable gentleman for that
:54:48. > :54:51.question. We take very seriously our obligations under the Dublin
:54:52. > :54:55.agreement and will always look at how we can help unaccompanied
:54:56. > :54:59.refugees, we have sonneded officials working with Greece, Italian and
:55:00. > :55:04.French counterparts and hope to be able to speed up the process going
:55:05. > :55:09.forward. Thank you, MrSpeaker. The Minister will be aware that the
:55:10. > :55:12.Police Federation called for a review of the position regarding
:55:13. > :55:16.police officers and visible. Will the Minister be able to give me
:55:17. > :55:20.assure and shoons the Home Office has no intention of relaxing the
:55:21. > :55:23.current guideline as soon as I thank my honourable friend for that
:55:24. > :55:26.question and decisions on wlp to recruit are for the chief officer of
:55:27. > :55:32.the police force kerbed and each case should be treated on its
:55:33. > :55:36.merits. We have no plans to change guidance and the guidance is clear,
:55:37. > :55:43.should not have tattoos that can cause offence or undermine the role
:55:44. > :55:46.of a police constable. Leading os such as freedom from torture are
:55:47. > :55:54.very concerned that the definition of torture used in imnebt statutory
:55:55. > :55:58.guidance of adults at risk in immigration and detext should be
:55:59. > :56:04.wide enough to cover. Will she agree to meet to discuss these concerns
:56:05. > :56:07.urgently? I am more than happy to meet with the honourable member. I
:56:08. > :56:14.understand exactly the point he makes where groups like Daesh and
:56:15. > :56:16.the Taliban can be indulging in terrible acts and we need to make
:56:17. > :56:30.sure we address that situation. With the minister be willing to meet
:56:31. > :56:38.with the Metropolitan Police and why they are not prepared to meet with
:56:39. > :56:41.people who prevented -- presented a dossier about Tower Hamlets which
:56:42. > :56:47.showed a damning dossier of coronal intent on why this has not been
:56:48. > :56:56.taken forward by the police? From -- criminals tend. I would be
:56:57. > :57:02.willing to meet with Councillor Peter goals. This is an ongoing
:57:03. > :57:08.situation and questions have been put in to investigate.
:57:09. > :57:12.Can I understand from the Home Secretary's earlier answer is that
:57:13. > :57:16.it is her intention that the relatives of those killed in the
:57:17. > :57:21.Birmingham pub bombings should have access to legal representation at
:57:22. > :57:25.the fresh inquest? I'm afraid the honourable gentleman has got a
:57:26. > :57:30.little ahead of the meeting I am having this afternoon in order to
:57:31. > :57:36.address exactly that proposal. No decision has been made yet. Better
:57:37. > :57:42.to be a head than behind! The general consensus on that point. Sir
:57:43. > :57:49.David Amis. I recently visited a UN gift box event organised by a
:57:50. > :57:52.charity. Will my honourable friend agree with me that the general
:57:53. > :57:57.public should do everything they can to cooperate with the police and
:57:58. > :58:06.other authorities to stamp out this terrible trade. I agree entirely.
:58:07. > :58:11.The public has a vital role in tackling this horrendous crime and
:58:12. > :58:16.in July 2015, the Home Office ran an online campaign and on TV and radio
:58:17. > :58:19.raising awareness around human trafficking and those campaign
:58:20. > :58:29.materials are available on the website. A UN resolution in May, the
:58:30. > :58:34.targeting of medical facilities of the Syrian government has
:58:35. > :58:38.exacerbated the refugee crisis will be Home Secretary work with
:58:39. > :58:43.colleagues across government to prevent this despicable targeting of
:58:44. > :58:49.hospitals by Syrian government and international law is complied with.
:58:50. > :58:54.The honourable lady raises a valuable point and yes, I will, we
:58:55. > :58:56.will do everything we can to help the people of Syria who are
:58:57. > :59:02.undergoing those terrible circumstances. Tragically,
:59:03. > :59:11.ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson recently died outside his father's
:59:12. > :59:18.house outside his father 's -- in my constituency after eight days was
:59:19. > :59:22.used. Body cans were not being used, with the police -- body cameras were
:59:23. > :59:32.not be in use, with the Minister agree that they should be? The
:59:33. > :59:35.deployment of body cameras is matter for the police but it is
:59:36. > :59:44.inappropriate for me to comment as there is an inquest. I have a young
:59:45. > :59:49.couple in my constituency from Slovakia to have been in Scotland
:59:50. > :59:55.for 15 years and began the process of applying for citizenship after
:59:56. > :00:00.the Brexit diverge. The first stage is permanent right of residence. The
:00:01. > :00:04.lady in this couple was refused and I cannot understand, when the Home
:00:05. > :00:08.Secretary describes that nothing has yet changed, how and EU National
:00:09. > :00:16.could be refused residency after living here for 14 years? It is a
:00:17. > :00:20.difficult to comment on individual situations like that. But I will ask
:00:21. > :00:26.the honourable lady issue will invite my department to have a look
:00:27. > :00:29.and I would ask her and other honourable members to reassure their
:00:30. > :00:38.constituents that at the moment, nothing has changed. There is no
:00:39. > :00:42.point in naming the French for the mess in Calais if we continue to be
:00:43. > :00:49.a magnet for illegal migrants. We grant asylum to more it legal --
:00:50. > :00:57.illegal migrants and deport fewer than France. Half applications were
:00:58. > :01:02.granted and of the ones refuse, only half were deported. With the Home
:01:03. > :01:06.Secretary take steps to deal with illegal migration? I'm always keen
:01:07. > :01:10.to take action to follow the law where it is appropriate. I would say
:01:11. > :01:15.to the right honourable gentleman, there are many reasons why we are
:01:16. > :01:22.more popular than other countries for asylum seekers. It is often to
:01:23. > :01:25.do with language, family, it is not the whole process around asylum
:01:26. > :01:32.seeking. But we take it seriously to get those numbers down. As the Home
:01:33. > :01:37.Secretary seen the report from the NSPCC that suggests that people as
:01:38. > :01:52.young as 11 are becoming the victims of revenge attacks. When will the
:01:53. > :01:59.Department do something to stop this because these pictures get out and
:02:00. > :02:04.become a child abuse images. The government has brought in
:02:05. > :02:08.legislation to make new offensive and also educate young people and
:02:09. > :02:13.their families of the risks they are taking in sharing images of
:02:14. > :02:16.themselves online. We will everything we can do to protect
:02:17. > :02:25.young people. We must move on. Argent question, Mr
:02:26. > :02:28.Hilary Benn. Will the Secretary of State for foreign and, love affairs
:02:29. > :02:32.make a statement on government assessments of breaches of
:02:33. > :02:40.international humanitarian law in the Yemen? I call the Minister at
:02:41. > :02:47.the Foreign Commonwealth Office, Mr Tobias Ellwood. I would like to
:02:48. > :02:50.thank the honourable member for raising this issue and pay tribute
:02:51. > :02:56.to him for the work that he does in keeping the House up-to-date in
:02:57. > :03:02.these matters. Recognising the importance of this, my honourable
:03:03. > :03:06.friend the Foreign Secretary that adds a written statement to update
:03:07. > :03:12.Parliament on the situation in Yemen. It includes references to
:03:13. > :03:16.international humanitarian law. We are aware of reports of alleged
:03:17. > :03:21.violations of international humanitarian law by parties to
:03:22. > :03:22.conflict. And as I have said on many occasions,