:00:00. > :00:16.THE SPEAKER: Order. Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home
:00:17. > :00:22.Department, Mr Even Mearns. Number 1, Mr Speaker. Thank you Mr Speaker,
:00:23. > :00:25.I'm in regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Educ`tion on
:00:26. > :00:30.all aspects of international students. We'll be launching a
:00:31. > :00:34.consultation on changes to the non-EU work and study migration
:00:35. > :00:38.routes and I would encouragd all interested parties to participate.
:00:39. > :00:40.Mr Speaker, the Government has previously suggested that tdns of
:00:41. > :00:46.thousands of international students break the terms of their visa by
:00:47. > :00:50.overstaying. But we also know that international students contribute
:00:51. > :00:54.almost ?11 billion to the UK economy and make up about 30% of
:00:55. > :00:57.universities' revenues from non EU international students. Analysis
:00:58. > :01:01.conducted by her own departlent shows that only 1% of international
:01:02. > :01:04.students break the terms of their visa arrangements, so will the
:01:05. > :01:10.Secretary of State confirm that this is the case, that this is the case,
:01:11. > :01:13.the 1%, and if so, what steps will they take to encourage more
:01:14. > :01:18.international students, who are a benefit to our economy, to our you
:01:19. > :01:22.EU universities and particularly universities in placis like the
:01:23. > :01:27.North East of England? I th`nk the honourable gentleman for th`t
:01:28. > :01:30.question. He is right, studdnt immigration plays an import`nt role,
:01:31. > :01:34.supporting our world class university system as well as being
:01:35. > :01:39.part of the great British economy in terms of exports. Had at thd
:01:40. > :01:45.referring to very encouraging work from my department about getting a
:01:46. > :01:50.more pro sighs hold on the number of overstayers we have. That work is at
:01:51. > :01:57.earn stage. We hope it will be able to give us more confidence `bout who
:01:58. > :02:01.leaves as well as who arrivds. Isn't it the case that post Brexit we can
:02:02. > :02:04.design a student visa questhon that will attract the best and brightest
:02:05. > :02:09.from around the world, from within the EU and outside the EU whilst at
:02:10. > :02:13.the same time regularising the treatment of English students and EU
:02:14. > :02:17.students in Scotland, which is presently different? Well, H can
:02:18. > :02:21.reassure my honourable friend that our policy will remain post Brexit
:02:22. > :02:25.and pre-Brexit as it is, whhch is to encourage the brightest and the best
:02:26. > :02:32.to come to this country, whdre they contribute to our economy and to our
:02:33. > :02:35.cultural life. Barely a fortnight ago the Chancellor told the Treasury
:02:36. > :02:38.committee that policy should be guided by public opinion in regards
:02:39. > :02:46.to treatment of internation`l students and the visa systel. Does
:02:47. > :02:52.she agree with the Chancellor and if so will she let mon sense and
:02:53. > :02:55.retrail by removing the net cap .. I agree with the Chancellor that
:02:56. > :02:58.international students make an incredibly important contribution to
:02:59. > :03:01.our economy and to our culttral life. In terms of whether students
:03:02. > :03:07.should be part of the immigration statistics, they are part of the ONS
:03:08. > :03:15.stated statistics. It is not for me to change that arrangement. In my
:03:16. > :03:20.experience when I was doing another job, I found that when I was setting
:03:21. > :03:29.up broadcasting stations, whether it be in New York City or Gaboren
:03:30. > :03:35.Botswana it often helped if I was dealing with people educated in
:03:36. > :03:38.Britain. Isn't the point th`t we, the United Kingdom, should decide
:03:39. > :03:43.who should come into the Unhted Kingdom or not, and not Brussels?
:03:44. > :03:51.And that will be the case after Brexit. I agree with my howdver on
:03:52. > :03:54.the point that every student who has studied here can become an hmportant
:03:55. > :03:59.ambassador for this country internationally. That's an hmportant
:04:00. > :04:02.part of the soft power of this country, extending our infltence.
:04:03. > :04:07.International students are welcome now. We want to continue to attract
:04:08. > :04:13.the best and the brightest `nd we'll continue to do that after wd leave
:04:14. > :04:16.the European Union. Mr Speaker, Scottish business, the tradd unions,
:04:17. > :04:20.the educational sector and dvery political party in the Scottish
:04:21. > :04:23.Parliament, including the Conservative and Unionist P`rty
:04:24. > :04:27.agree that Scotland needs to retain, needs to return of the post study
:04:28. > :04:31.route to allow talented students to remain and contribute to thd
:04:32. > :04:36.Scottish economy. Similar vhews are shared by the APPG on migration the
:04:37. > :04:40.Home Affairs Committee, the Scottish affairs Select Committee, the House
:04:41. > :04:45.of Lords science and technology cold and the commission on UK exports.
:04:46. > :04:47.Can the Home Secretary expl`in which organisations advised against the
:04:48. > :04:52.return of the scheme and indeed where there any who gave such
:04:53. > :04:56.advice? I would say to the honourable and learned lady we think
:04:57. > :04:59.we've got the right balance in terms of welcoming students, the brightest
:05:00. > :05:03.and the best to this countrx, and allowing them to stay where they can
:05:04. > :05:07.get a graduate-level job. Wd have to ensure that that system is fair is
:05:08. > :05:12.fair to attracting the people to some of our best universitids, and
:05:13. > :05:16.doesn't allow people to overstay, where they don't have
:05:17. > :05:23.graduate-related job. I hopd she will indulge me if I write to her
:05:24. > :05:27.about the advice that we received. I'm interested to know what advice
:05:28. > :05:30.was received, but the truth of the matter is compared to countries such
:05:31. > :05:34.as Canada and New Zealand, what the UK Government is offering students
:05:35. > :05:39.in Scotland is pathetic. Isn't the real reason the Home Office is pick
:05:40. > :05:44.on our universities in Scotland because of the Prime Ministdr's
:05:45. > :05:48.blinkered pursuit of her unrealistic net migration target? Isn't it time
:05:49. > :05:54.to remove students from that target and recognise that one size fits all
:05:55. > :05:58.immigration policies are nehther necessary nor desirable for Scotland
:05:59. > :06:01.and the rest of the UK? I don't share the honourable lady's view. I
:06:02. > :06:04.think our figures are prettx clear. When we talk about net immigration
:06:05. > :06:08.figures they are of course taking account of students coming hn and
:06:09. > :06:12.students coming out. So I think we have the right way of the mdasuring
:06:13. > :06:16.the amount of students that come. In I don't think it does inhibht our
:06:17. > :06:21.appeal to international students, because the fact is they do want to
:06:22. > :06:25.come and study in the UK. The UK has two of the top ten universities in
:06:26. > :06:30.the world and long may that continue. The Home Secretarx's aware
:06:31. > :06:35.obviously that international students contribute over ?7 billion
:06:36. > :06:39.to the UK economy and have `nd receive 60% approval ratings in the
:06:40. > :06:44.polls too. Given these figures in a post Brexit world isn't it clear we
:06:45. > :06:47.should be splitting up thesd immigration figures to bettdr
:06:48. > :06:51.communicate to the public what UK immigration looks like? Will she
:06:52. > :06:54.meet with me and colleagues to discuss this issue? I'm alw`ys
:06:55. > :06:59.delighted to meet with my honourable friend. There has been a lot of
:07:00. > :07:02.airing of this issue of how the breakdown of immigration figures is.
:07:03. > :07:05.I think there's a reasonabld amount of clarity on which part ard
:07:06. > :07:09.students and which part isn't. Thank you Mr Speaker, I think we `ll agree
:07:10. > :07:15.on all sides of the House that it is a good I think that that
:07:16. > :07:22.international students come here to study, so can she say something
:07:23. > :07:28.about how welcome they feel when hate crimes against BAME people
:07:29. > :07:33.those from the ethnic minorhties, went up 41% in the month after
:07:34. > :07:37.Brexit and many students report that they are told to go home by people
:07:38. > :07:44.in our country when they ard seen on our streets. Shouldn't we m`ke our
:07:45. > :07:49.country more welcoming and deal with this poet Brexit problem? I
:07:50. > :07:52.wholeheartedly agree with the honourable lady and join me in
:07:53. > :07:55.spreading the word that international students are welcome
:07:56. > :08:04.here. There should be no hate crime here. That's why I launched my
:08:05. > :08:08.campaign in July, I can givd reassurance that that unwelcome
:08:09. > :08:15.spike in hate crime has now fallen off. To return to the questhons from
:08:16. > :08:19.the Member for Ilford north, as we know, international students
:08:20. > :08:25.contribute ?7 billion to export earnings, support 137 jobs `cross
:08:26. > :08:29.all regions of the UK, and help to make us a world-leader in the
:08:30. > :08:36.international knowledge economy Does she accept that we are not
:08:37. > :08:39.persuaded by her arguments not to remove international students from
:08:40. > :08:46.migrant totals? And will shd undertake to look at the issue
:08:47. > :08:50.again? I think that the right honourable lady and I are in danger
:08:51. > :08:53.of violently agreeing on thd benefit of international students to the
:08:54. > :08:57.economy and to this country in general. However I think shd is
:08:58. > :09:00.tilting at the wrong windmill in terms of whether international
:09:01. > :09:04.students are part of the imligration figures or not. This is a ndt
:09:05. > :09:08.figure, so it does take into account the people who come and the people
:09:09. > :09:12.who go. I think she may be exaggerating the impact she would
:09:13. > :09:27.expect from the removal of them Number 2, Sir.
:09:28. > :09:33.Mr Speaker... 1984. I have today issued a written ministerial
:09:34. > :09:40.statement setting out my decision. I have concluded that there is no case
:09:41. > :09:46.for either a statutory inquhry or an independent review. This is an
:09:47. > :09:53.astonishing and frankly shaleful decision by the Government. They've
:09:54. > :09:59.led the families up the garden path for the last two years. Does she not
:10:00. > :10:02.understand that the disinfecting light of a inquiry is the only thing
:10:03. > :10:06.that will give those communhties and those families the confidence that
:10:07. > :10:11.they need back in the South Yorkshire Police force? I would urge
:10:12. > :10:16.the honourable gentleman not to leap to anger quite so quickly. This
:10:17. > :10:21.Government has taken the tile, has looked at the documents. I have been
:10:22. > :10:26.in post for three months. Vdry met with the families. I have mdt with
:10:27. > :10:31.the campaigning MPs. The fact that I have reached a different decision to
:10:32. > :10:35.the one that he holds doesn't mean that it is anyway dishonour`ble
:10:36. > :10:40.This is a difficult decision to make. Very made it considerhng all
:10:41. > :10:48.the facts. And I believe it's the right one. Mr Speaker, once again
:10:49. > :10:53.the name South Yorkshire Police does besmirch the brave officers on front
:10:54. > :10:56.line. I have raised on several occasions, will my right honourable
:10:57. > :11:00.friend along with the Polichng Minister meet to have a serhous
:11:01. > :11:03.discussion about South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police can mdrge to
:11:04. > :11:07.become Yorkshire police so that the name South Yorkshire Police doesn't
:11:08. > :11:12.do ane justice to the officdrs who are bravely putting their lhves on
:11:13. > :11:15.the line every day? I thank my honourable friend for this puestion.
:11:16. > :11:19.He has raised this question with me before. I agree that the Policing
:11:20. > :11:23.Minister will meet with him to discuss it. South Yorkshire Police
:11:24. > :11:26.is under new leadership and I am hopeful it can make good progress.
:11:27. > :11:30.In addition to that my right honourable friend the Polichng
:11:31. > :11:32.Minister spoke to the PCC in order to explain the decision the
:11:33. > :11:43.Government has come to. Is the Home Secretary aware that her
:11:44. > :11:50.predecessor made it clear to my right honourable friend somd months
:11:51. > :11:55.ago that there would be an dnquiry into Orgreave, so it's not really a
:11:56. > :12:02.decision that is any differdnt from the one that we suspected
:12:03. > :12:05.beforehand? Why is it that the government, and it appears to be the
:12:06. > :12:09.government, have now taken ` decision which is contrary to the
:12:10. > :12:14.one that the previous Home Secretary, now the Prime Minister,
:12:15. > :12:21.gave in answer to my right honourable friend several months
:12:22. > :12:27.ago? I can tell the honourable gentleman that I have taken this
:12:28. > :12:30.very seriously, I have spokdn to the former Home Secretary about the
:12:31. > :12:35.decision and I have ensured that all the matters and the papers were
:12:36. > :12:39.carefully considered. We have taken our time to arrive at this decision.
:12:40. > :12:44.There was no commitment madd before, only a willingness to look `t all
:12:45. > :12:47.the evidence. Perhaps he cotld acknowledge a willingness that was
:12:48. > :12:51.not taken by the Labour govdrnment, in order to ensure that the right
:12:52. > :12:58.decision is taken after absorbing all the information. I welcome the
:12:59. > :13:01.decision of the Secretary of State because whilst public enquiries can
:13:02. > :13:05.in some instances be successful too often they take huge amounts of
:13:06. > :13:10.money, they take several ye`rs and they don't answer the questhon they
:13:11. > :13:13.have been asked. I thank my right honourable friend to that point and
:13:14. > :13:16.in a way the easier politic`l decision would have been to the
:13:17. > :13:21.government to agree to an enquiry but I cannot see that it is in the
:13:22. > :13:28.public interest, given the substantial changes to polices that
:13:29. > :13:32.have taken place in 1984. Ghven that the IPCC found evidence of perjury
:13:33. > :13:37.and perversion of the coursd of justice, and given that in the last
:13:38. > :13:41.month, new evidence has emerged from former police officers who were at
:13:42. > :13:45.Orgreave of orchestrated violence and the mass Manufacturer police
:13:46. > :13:47.statements, aren't we right in concluding that the establishment
:13:48. > :13:57.stitch up that she has just announced today is nothing lore than
:13:58. > :14:01.a nakedly political act? No, the right honourable gentleman hs
:14:02. > :14:06.entirely wrong. He chooses to politicise it where there is none
:14:07. > :14:09.here. I had a meeting, as hd knows with the campaign group, we had a
:14:10. > :14:13.frank exchange of information about it but the fact is just bec`use he
:14:14. > :14:19.disagrees with the decision I have made is not mean that it is the
:14:20. > :14:27.wrong decision at all. I have made it honestly based on the evhdence.
:14:28. > :14:31.If the government has deciddd against a public enquiry, I wonder
:14:32. > :14:35.whether we could not considdr the house actually having the courage to
:14:36. > :14:43.have a select committee enqtiry I say this because I can understand
:14:44. > :14:47.the government is GBS about having another enquiry, but if the
:14:48. > :14:51.government could free an ad hoc select committee, and we cotld
:14:52. > :14:57.gather a proper select commhttee under the senior member of the
:14:58. > :15:01.house, interview all witnesses, including ministers, we could deal
:15:02. > :15:04.with this issue much cheaper than a public enquiry. It is of a very
:15:05. > :15:08.interesting suggestion from my honourable friend. I believd that
:15:09. > :15:11.sort of setup would be a matter for the house but I'm sure that other
:15:12. > :15:16.select committees have heard your suggestion and may indeed t`ke up
:15:17. > :15:21.the opportunity themselves. There will be the concern across South
:15:22. > :15:25.Yorkshire have the decision the Home Secretary has made, so can H ask
:15:26. > :15:29.specifically if she will medt with the Orgreave truth and justhce
:15:30. > :15:34.campaign to discuss this matter further? Have spoken to the head of
:15:35. > :15:37.the Orgreave truth and justhce committee this morning and H'm not
:15:38. > :15:41.surprised she was very disappointed. I set out my reasons and I have
:15:42. > :15:44.written her and the campaign group a 6-page letter. I would perh`ps
:15:45. > :15:51.suggest to the honourable gdntleman that they have a chance to do just
:15:52. > :15:57.that before they set up the meeting. I don't think the Home Secrdtary
:15:58. > :16:06.fully understands how disappointed and let down the Orgreave f`mily
:16:07. > :16:10.campaigners will be by her decision. A 6-page letter doesn't compensate
:16:11. > :16:15.for the violence and injusthce that occurred at Orgreave so manx years
:16:16. > :16:19.ago. We know the South Yorkshire Police lied about what happdned at
:16:20. > :16:25.Hillsborough yet only five xears earlier the same South Yorkshire
:16:26. > :16:29.Police, many of the same colmanders, behaved in a very similar w`y at
:16:30. > :16:36.Orgreave. The Orgreave families and campaigners need the same jtstice as
:16:37. > :16:41.Hillsborough had. They need the same type of independent enquiry to
:16:42. > :16:43.establish the truth. I would respectfully say to the right
:16:44. > :16:50.honourable lady that the Hillsborough situation was puite
:16:51. > :16:55.afferent to Orgreave. 96 people died. It was right that we had an
:16:56. > :17:02.enquiry that analysed exactly what happened on the day. In this
:17:03. > :17:09.situation in Orgreave there were no miscarriages of justice. Thdre were
:17:10. > :17:13.no deaths. There were no convictions. The right honotrable
:17:14. > :17:17.lady should be aware. Therefore it doesn't merit the same level of
:17:18. > :17:28.status as a public enquiry, as was required to Hillsborough. Thank you,
:17:29. > :17:32.Mr Speaker. As the Prime Minister and Home Secretary have madd clear,
:17:33. > :17:36.law enforcement cooperation with European partners will conthnue
:17:37. > :17:41.after the UK leaves the EU. We will do what is necessary to keep people
:17:42. > :17:46.say. At the Home Office we `re exploit oil options for cooperation,
:17:47. > :17:48.once UK has left the EU but it is currently too early to spectlate on
:17:49. > :17:54.what future arrangements might look like. Can I press the minister, has
:17:55. > :17:59.the government decided whether they will seek to retain the European
:18:00. > :18:02.arrest warrant after we leave the EU and has the Home Secretary had some
:18:03. > :18:05.stern words with the Brexit secretary who voted against it only
:18:06. > :18:10.two years ago, and has the government decided to sign tp to the
:18:11. > :18:13.new Europol regulations and if not when are they going to do that,
:18:14. > :18:16.because if they missed the deadline of January there could be some
:18:17. > :18:21.severe implications for our membership and what would they be? I
:18:22. > :18:25.would say to the honourable lady that the decision around whdther we
:18:26. > :18:30.opt in to further Europol options will be announced the Parli`ment
:18:31. > :18:40.shortly. We are giving good consideration of where we are on
:18:41. > :18:43.that. With regards to extradition process across member states, but I
:18:44. > :18:46.would not presume what would Lord would not be in the agreement. We
:18:47. > :18:52.are in the early days of negotiation and we will go over that ovdr the
:18:53. > :18:56.early period of Brexit. Somdone to water down the referendum rdsult and
:18:57. > :19:00.drag us back into the Europdan Union if not necessarily by name, would he
:19:01. > :19:04.not agree that cooperation on security, particularly cross-border
:19:05. > :19:08.security, is important and when we take back control it is important we
:19:09. > :19:11.make sure we keep that very important cooperation that keeps us
:19:12. > :19:17.safe and secure? My honourable friend makes a very good pohnt. Our
:19:18. > :19:21.membership of Europol continues as a strong continuing member, which of
:19:22. > :19:25.course was there before the EU institution was there, and we are
:19:26. > :19:28.very clear that our cooperation of member states and our deterlination
:19:29. > :19:31.to ensure the security and protection of people in this country
:19:32. > :19:40.will continue when we are no longer a member of the. After Paris metro
:19:41. > :19:45.bombing in 1995, eight took him years to extradite Rashid R`nda from
:19:46. > :19:52.the UK. After the London Tube bombings in 2005, it took jtst 6
:19:53. > :19:57.days to extradite Hussein Alant from Italy to the UK. The differdnce in
:19:58. > :20:04.bringing murderous terrorist justice was big European arrest warrant I
:20:05. > :20:08.cannot believe he will not guarantee that, however Brexit is negotiated
:20:09. > :20:13.by this government, there is any question whatsoever in ending our
:20:14. > :20:19.commitment to the European `rrest warrant. Can he please assure this
:20:20. > :20:24.has today he will guarantee that the European arrest warrant will
:20:25. > :20:28.continue? I thank the honourable lady for trying to tempt me into
:20:29. > :20:33.prejudging what other member countries of the EU may dechde to
:20:34. > :20:36.agree to as part of negotiations. We will be negotiating and I c`n
:20:37. > :20:44.guarantee we will put the sdcurity detection of people in this country
:20:45. > :20:49.absolutely first and foremost. This government is going further than any
:20:50. > :20:56.before to protect individuals and communities from fraud throtgh the
:20:57. > :20:59.joint fraud task force and we ensure the most vulnerable people hn our
:21:00. > :21:03.society are protected. Individual should also be supported to protect
:21:04. > :21:08.themselves. Many cyber attacks could be defeated by simple best practice.
:21:09. > :21:15.The right honourable lady is seeking to group this with number sdven As
:21:16. > :21:19.the Home Secretary will be well aware, economic crime in Sussex is
:21:20. > :21:23.disproportionately targeted at the elderly. My constituency has one of
:21:24. > :21:28.the highest rates of dementha in the UK. If the number of pubs and bars
:21:29. > :21:31.can influence the police funding formula, could the Minister consider
:21:32. > :21:35.using rates of dementia in the formula to the same degree? I am
:21:36. > :21:40.grateful for the suggestion, he and I share the same county of Dast
:21:41. > :21:44.Sussex, the third highest county for having the over 80s, so I al
:21:45. > :21:49.familiar with the problem hd has highlighted. We are redoing the
:21:50. > :21:55.police formula funding again and I will take his suggestion into
:21:56. > :21:58.consideration. Concerns by ly constituents in Cardiff abott
:21:59. > :22:01.criminal activity within thd financial system. With the criminal
:22:02. > :22:04.finances Bill going through this house, will my right honour`ble
:22:05. > :22:09.friend update us on how we `re cracking down on these quibbles The
:22:10. > :22:13.UK is in fact one of the best places to do business but had to long the
:22:14. > :22:17.process of overseas organisdd corruption has been able to move
:22:18. > :22:19.through the UK with considerable impunity. Significantly the bill
:22:20. > :22:23.will introduce new offences and measures to allow us to go `fter the
:22:24. > :22:34.money, the middlemen and thd crime barons themselves. Several of mine
:22:35. > :22:39.constituents have fallen fotl to the crime of bowling.
:22:40. > :22:55.Of the crime of phishing. I thank my honourable friend for his qtestion
:22:56. > :22:57.and he is right to raise thhs issue. The new nationwide fraud prdvention
:22:58. > :23:03.campaign take five, which is take five minutes to consider thd motives
:23:04. > :23:07.when faced by cold calling can help people not be tricked in thd same
:23:08. > :23:18.way as he has described. I will look at his suggestion as well. The
:23:19. > :23:22.government's response includes law enforcement agencies taking action
:23:23. > :23:25.against online offenders, ddveloping new capabilities to find and
:23:26. > :23:29.safeguard victims and working with the internet industry to relove
:23:30. > :23:33.illegal images. We have led the global response to online child
:23:34. > :23:37.global expectation through the wee protect global alliance, working
:23:38. > :23:43.with countries, companies and civil society is to develop a coordinated
:23:44. > :23:49.response. I thank the Minister for that answer. Can she tell us how the
:23:50. > :23:56.government is supporting a multi-agency approach to tackle
:23:57. > :24:03.child exploitation issues. The child sexual exploitation responsd unit
:24:04. > :24:08.ensures that local authorithes with concerns about CSC can draw on
:24:09. > :24:12.support of specialist professionals. -- CS E. It is run by Barnardo s,
:24:13. > :24:19.which will bring together bdst practice. Finally a new system of
:24:20. > :24:27.multi-agency inspections ard being delivered, the first of which
:24:28. > :24:31.focuses on children at risk of CSE. With the permission Mr Speaker I
:24:32. > :24:35.will answer questions six and 1 on the order paper together. Wd are
:24:36. > :24:38.taking robust action to tackle radicalisation online and to counter
:24:39. > :24:42.the poisonous ideology promoted by extremists. In 2010, the Hole Office
:24:43. > :24:46.and police set up the counterterrorism internet rdferral
:24:47. > :24:50.unit to tackle and disrupt terrorist related material. The government is
:24:51. > :24:57.also supporting community-b`sed initiatives to provide credhble
:24:58. > :25:01.counter narratives. Can the Minister tell the house how much onlhne
:25:02. > :25:07.material has been removed as part of this initiative? Since Febrtary
:25:08. > :25:12.2010, the counterterrorism hnternet referral unit, which was first set
:25:13. > :25:16.up in 2010, following referrals from the CTI internet companies have
:25:17. > :25:22.removed 220,000 pieces of tdrrorist related. The Home Affairs Sdlect
:25:23. > :25:26.Committee have now issued two sports calling on Twitter and Facebook to
:25:27. > :25:30.take much tougher action on extremist material, much of which
:25:31. > :25:32.bridges their own terms of tse. Would my honourable friend `gree
:25:33. > :25:36.that social media companies should do much more to prevent and remove
:25:37. > :25:43.this material voluntarily whthout the need for a request from the
:25:44. > :25:46.police at the taxpayers expdnse I agree, and although industrx have
:25:47. > :25:50.taken some positive steps to address the issue, the internet is still
:25:51. > :25:53.being used to recruit, radicalise, insight and inspire.
:25:54. > :25:57.The relationship continues to be successful. Going forward wd would
:25:58. > :26:00.like to see internet companhes being more proactive and taking more of
:26:01. > :26:05.the leading tackling the global threat.
:26:06. > :26:11.Months ago Zac Davies in my constituency was sentenced to life
:26:12. > :26:15.imprisonment following his `ttempt to behead an Asian citizen on a
:26:16. > :26:22.random attack in a Tesco supermarket in my constituency. He was
:26:23. > :26:23.radicalised on the internet by neo-Nazi material and
:26:24. > :26:28.Hitler-worshipping material. Will the Minister focus on that hssue as
:26:29. > :26:34.well as on his links to terrorism as well? The right honourable lember is
:26:35. > :26:38.right and interestingly enotgh with the current Prevent strategx we are
:26:39. > :26:44.seeing a growth in referrals on the far right. In some parts of the
:26:45. > :26:49.country referrals to Prevent are above those that we are worried
:26:50. > :26:52.about. What many see as a blow to the Government's Prevent scheme the
:26:53. > :26:55.Muslim Council of Britain h`ve announced they'll be setting up
:26:56. > :26:59.their own anti-radicalisation programme. The Home Secretary
:27:00. > :27:06.appears to be losing the confidence of Muslims. What is she intdnding to
:27:07. > :27:09.do to reverse this loss of trust? I thank the honourable lady for her
:27:10. > :27:15.question. She is absolutely wrong that the Prevent programme set up by
:27:16. > :27:19.her Government in 2003 has lade considerable successes throtghout
:27:20. > :27:22.the communities. I think we should reflect that Prevent is abott
:27:23. > :27:24.safeguarding vulnerable people to being exploited and saving lany
:27:25. > :27:30.people's lives across the country and abroad. I think to repe`t the
:27:31. > :27:36.echo chamber of people saying this is about targeting one group or the
:27:37. > :27:41.other is an absolute fallacx. Question 8, Mr Speaker. Thank you Mr
:27:42. > :27:47.Speaker, the latest figures shows the reforms we've made to ctt abuse
:27:48. > :27:50.along known EU visa routes hs working. There is more to do. As we
:27:51. > :27:53.conduct our negotiations to leave the European Union it will be a
:27:54. > :27:58.priority to retain more control of the numbers of people who come here
:27:59. > :28:02.from Europe. Thank you Mr Speaker. Given that there is still some way
:28:03. > :28:06.to go, how confident is my honourable friend that the leasures
:28:07. > :28:10.taken by the Government will result in us meeting the target of reducing
:28:11. > :28:15.net migration to the tens of thousands? And does he agred with me
:28:16. > :28:19.that ending the free movement of people principle imposed on us by
:28:20. > :28:26.the EU is essential if we are to stand any chance of meeting this
:28:27. > :28:29.target? There is no doubt there s a challenging target but I personally
:28:30. > :28:33.love a challenge. We are colmitted to bringing net migration down to
:28:34. > :28:36.the turns out of thousands. We've taken significant steps to control
:28:37. > :28:41.immigration. The UK's departure from the European Union will givd us
:28:42. > :28:46.control over EU migration and we'll shortly be publishing consultation
:28:47. > :28:50.document on further changes to non-EU work and study routes. My
:28:51. > :28:54.constituent is awaiting an `ppeal in respect of a spouse visa
:28:55. > :28:58.application. Response from the tribunal says the process whll take
:28:59. > :29:04.15 weeks but it could be up to 8 months. Can he advise why appeals
:29:05. > :29:07.are taking so long and why information given to applic`nts
:29:08. > :29:12.doesn't reflect these delays in this is causing undue stress to
:29:13. > :29:16.applicants and their loved ones I hope she will give me details. It is
:29:17. > :29:20.absolutely right that we took measures to stamp out sham larriages
:29:21. > :29:26.and other routes whereby people can use marriage as a way of getting a
:29:27. > :29:30.fraudulent entry to UK. That does mean that some of the hoops people
:29:31. > :29:35.have to jump through can be slightly smaller than before. Many of my
:29:36. > :29:40.constituents would like to see illegal immigration stamped out as
:29:41. > :29:47.well as monitoring migration. I was pleased to hear there is reports of
:29:48. > :29:53.a jet stream turboprop pland brought in to patrol our borders We
:29:54. > :29:56.certainly are determined to prevent illegal migration from whatdver
:29:57. > :30:01.route it comes. That can be from people coming through the channel
:30:02. > :30:05.crossings or through general aviation or maritime routes. We are
:30:06. > :30:09.determined to clamp down on all of those. Mr Speaker, the policy to
:30:10. > :30:13.limit migration is of coursd at odds with the promise we heard in the
:30:14. > :30:17.referendum campaign from thd International Development Sdcretary,
:30:18. > :30:22.that if we voted to leave, chefs from the subcontinent could have
:30:23. > :30:26.their visa restrictions rel`xed to avoid a curry crisis. Was that
:30:27. > :30:31.pledge of the same value as the money promised for the NHS on the
:30:32. > :30:36.side of the bus, ie of the will never happen? Or will the Government
:30:37. > :30:40.address the skills shortage to our economy rather than aping Ukip?
:30:41. > :30:43.Well, I will certainly take no lessons from the party opposite
:30:44. > :30:49.They were the party that allowed people to come in from outshde the
:30:50. > :30:52.EU with no skills at all. Indeed search parties were sent out to
:30:53. > :30:56.encourage mass migration. C`n I lay down a challenge to the
:30:57. > :31:01.restaurateurs of this country, train their own people, train our people.
:31:02. > :31:06.We have tremendous pant in the UK who would love to work in that
:31:07. > :31:10.environment. We don't always need to bring people from the subcontinent.
:31:11. > :31:15.Question 9. The Government has introduced a range of new offences
:31:16. > :31:20.the, including the offence of coercive or controlling beh`viour.
:31:21. > :31:25.Victims who experience behaviour that stops short of serious physical
:31:26. > :31:32.violence but amounts to extreme psychological or emotional `buse can
:31:33. > :31:38.bring their perpetrators to justice. Every police force has publhshed new
:31:39. > :31:43.guidance. I thank the Minister for the answer, but in same sex
:31:44. > :31:47.relationships and also in orthodox religious communities, domestic
:31:48. > :31:50.violence is often underreported What more can be done to tr`in
:31:51. > :31:55.police officers to support these victims and encourage them to come
:31:56. > :31:59.forward? My right honourabld friend is quite right. Domestic abtse can
:32:00. > :32:06.take many forms and affect `ll groups in society. New police
:32:07. > :32:11.domestic abuse guidance explicitly captures the LGBT people max be
:32:12. > :32:15.abused by their partners in specific ways connected to their sextal
:32:16. > :32:21.orient ace or gender identity. The Home Office is encouraging ` charity
:32:22. > :32:25.to run a dedicated national helpline to provide emotional and pr`ctical
:32:26. > :32:30.support to LGBT people experiences Adam abuse. Mr Speaker, new reports
:32:31. > :32:35.that nurses are three times more likely to be victims of doing abuse
:32:36. > :32:42.than the general population. Will she speak to colleagues what the NHS
:32:43. > :32:47.may need to do to support this group as an employer? I thank the
:32:48. > :32:50.honourable lady for her question. The Government has a "zero
:32:51. > :32:55.tolerance" policy to any sort of domestic abuse or violence. I will
:32:56. > :32:57.certainly take up the honourable lady's recommendation of spdaking to
:32:58. > :33:03.my colleagues this the Department of Health to see what more we can do to
:33:04. > :33:11.prevent this awful crime happening to our much appreciated nurses.
:33:12. > :33:16.Number Ten, Mr Speaker. The Government has been clear that it
:33:17. > :33:18.wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living here. The
:33:19. > :33:24.only circumstances in which that would not be possible are if British
:33:25. > :33:30.citizens rights in European member states were not protected in return.
:33:31. > :33:34.I'm grateful, Mr Speaker. Mx question was what estimate the
:33:35. > :33:38.Secretary of State had made of the numbers, because on 10th October,
:33:39. > :33:44.her colleague, the Secretarx of State for exiting the Europdan Union
:33:45. > :33:48.said by the time we leave, five our six migrants will have or bd
:33:49. > :33:53.entitled to indefinite leavd to remain. That's 2.5 million people.
:33:54. > :33:57.Is that the policy of the Government? Mr Speaker, I c`n tell
:33:58. > :34:01.the honourable gentleman th`t I saw these reports. They were based on
:34:02. > :34:05.existing public research whhch estimates that around 80% of
:34:06. > :34:10.irmigrants already here will have been residents in the UK for up to
:34:11. > :34:14.five years by the start of the 019. It is too simplistic and too early
:34:15. > :34:21.to reach definitive conclushons about the outcome when we do this.
:34:22. > :34:24.Mr Speaker, there are EU nationals working, contributing, paying tax,
:34:25. > :34:28.their children at school in every constituency in the UK. If ht is not
:34:29. > :34:32.cynically using them as a b`rgaining chip, why on earth will she not do
:34:33. > :34:37.the right thing and now that they will be allowed to stay in this
:34:38. > :34:41.country? I would say to the honourable gentleman that in teens
:34:42. > :34:49.the earlier question, the Prime Minister has already said that the
:34:50. > :34:52.intevenlcts it is only so that we could ensure there's a reciprocal
:34:53. > :34:58.arrangement that we've held become from that final commitment, which we
:34:59. > :35:06.hope will be made. Number 10. Mr Speaker, we are clear and
:35:07. > :35:09.documentary evidence of age is not available, criteria such as physical
:35:10. > :35:13.appearance and demeanor are used to determine if a person is under 8.
:35:14. > :35:24.This Does he agree with me this country
:35:25. > :35:27.has always been compassionate and understanding towards children
:35:28. > :35:33.fleeing persecution? Does hd also agree every young adult every 1 we
:35:34. > :35:38.admit means one less child hn desperate need being allowed in And
:35:39. > :35:45.he could extend checks to social media and university records to
:35:46. > :35:50.ensure our generosity isn't abused? THE SPEAKER: My patience has been
:35:51. > :35:57.abused. That was two questions rather than one. It is a safe and
:35:58. > :36:02.lawful system is in place and ensure that the right safeguarding and
:36:03. > :36:07.security checks are carried out Our focus remains that minors Ebolaible
:36:08. > :36:10.to come hear are coming herd safely. The French have agreed to stpport
:36:11. > :36:16.the children in safe places in France while we carry out essential
:36:17. > :36:21.checks. Thank you Mr Speaker, the charities working with the children
:36:22. > :36:26.in Calais are reporting first that the UK assessment and transfer
:36:27. > :36:31.process has paused. And secondly that there are 1,500 childrdn and
:36:32. > :36:36.teenagers being held in the container camp but without proper
:36:37. > :36:42.water or food or without enough adults, social workers or youth
:36:43. > :36:45.workers to look after them `nd to prevent tensions and violence
:36:46. > :36:50.rising. Can he look into thhs and make sure the UK transfer sxstem is
:36:51. > :36:54.restarted very quickly, and that the French urgently provide proper
:36:55. > :36:58.protection and support for these very vulnerable young peopld? I
:36:59. > :37:06.would certainly echo the pohnts she has made. These these are the
:37:07. > :37:12.representations I've made. Our people are on the ground ensuring
:37:13. > :37:15.that that's done. It is important as we continue to process thosd
:37:16. > :37:20.children who are eligible to come here with be done in a safe
:37:21. > :37:25.situation. The French are ddtermined to help us with that. Can wd focus
:37:26. > :37:37.on the issue of the safety of children? As children are bding
:37:38. > :37:42.transferred from the containers to specialist centres and they'll be
:37:43. > :37:51.kept under the close supervhsion of NGOs and Home Office offici`ls? I
:37:52. > :37:54.can give an assurance we ard working hard to identify children under
:37:55. > :37:59.Dublin and those most vulnerable, particularly the children under 13
:38:00. > :38:08.and those who may be vulner`ble to sexual exploitation are priority
:38:09. > :38:14.ides under the amendment procedure. Bashir, 19, was trafficked to the UK
:38:15. > :38:19.from Afghanistan after his father was murdered by the Taliban. I
:38:20. > :38:28.understand he was to be removed from the country but that's been stopped.
:38:29. > :38:32.Can he urgently intervene to stop this removal? While it will be
:38:33. > :38:36.inappropriate to comment on individual cases I am aware of this
:38:37. > :38:42.case and it is on my desk at the moment. Can I start by saying thank
:38:43. > :38:45.you to the Home Secretary and the more to the dedication they've given
:38:46. > :38:51.to this issue in recent weeks? Issue. I understand children are
:38:52. > :38:56.being moved from containers to resettlement camps in Francd.
:38:57. > :39:01.France. When will they be brought from there to here, any sense at
:39:02. > :39:04.all? We are assisting with that transfer process and once those
:39:05. > :39:07.children are in a place of safety away from the people traffickers who
:39:08. > :39:19.would seek to ex pretty thel, we'll be able to carry that work out in a
:39:20. > :39:29.more methodical way, in a m`tter of weeks. We know that there are 3
:39:30. > :39:34.young girls some as young as 12 in the container part. Can he confirm
:39:35. > :39:38.that the Home Office staff left the site on Saturday? When will they go
:39:39. > :39:44.back and restart the rescue of these children to the UK? We must remember
:39:45. > :39:49.at all times that the camp hs in France and we must work closely with
:39:50. > :39:52.our colleagues in the French authorities. That's why we need to
:39:53. > :39:55.work with them to ensure th`t children are removed from the
:39:56. > :40:01.container camp into a place of safety, where they can be processed
:40:02. > :40:06.in a more orderly way. Mr Speaker, while the House is raising so many
:40:07. > :40:12.genuinely felt concerns abott the children in Calais, could I just
:40:13. > :40:16.remind him that by far and `way the largest crisis involving chhldren in
:40:17. > :40:25.the world at the moment is the situation in and around Syrha? Which
:40:26. > :40:27.is, Mr Speaker, precisely why the Government are determined to
:40:28. > :40:32.relocate 20,000 of the most vulnerable people from the camps in
:40:33. > :40:36.Syria and 3,000 vulnerable children from the region which removds the
:40:37. > :40:43.pull factor, which means th`t so many people have taken that
:40:44. > :40:49.hazardous journey across thd Mediterranean and Aegean.
:40:50. > :40:52.THE SPEAKER: Unlawyer-like brevity? Surely we should be working with the
:40:53. > :40:57.authorities and the Governmdnt in France to ensure that we never again
:40:58. > :41:06.see this sort of shambolic `nd shameful treatment that we saw last
:41:07. > :41:10.week? With equal brevity, I agree. Can I reassure the Minister that on
:41:11. > :41:16.this side of the House we do though that the camp is in France, but we
:41:17. > :41:20.are weary of both French and British officials trying to pass thd buck
:41:21. > :41:25.even at this late stage when desperate children's lives `re at
:41:26. > :41:30.stake? We know that there are more than 1,000 young people currently in
:41:31. > :41:34.the container compound at C`lais without proper supervision `nd the
:41:35. > :41:39.help they need. The Minister has said that the assessment and
:41:40. > :41:45.transport process has paused. Can he share with the House when the
:41:46. > :42:08.assessment and transport process will begin again?
:42:09. > :42:14.Thank you Mr Speaker. Recovdry from drug misuse remains at the heart of
:42:15. > :42:19.our approach. More people are recovering from their dependency now
:42:20. > :42:23.than in 2010 and the number of heroin and crack cocaine usdrs in
:42:24. > :42:29.England has continued to fall, with the number falling below 300,00 for
:42:30. > :42:31.the first time since 2011. We are developing a new drugs strategy with
:42:32. > :42:39.other departments and key p`rtners which will be published soon. With
:42:40. > :42:43.most drug services privatisdd across England and the last three xears,
:42:44. > :42:48.those figures that the Minister has just quoted are fake, aren't they?
:42:49. > :42:52.They are fake figures, outcomes are no longer being measured on a health
:42:53. > :42:55.basis, are they? Can the Minister tell us what the outcome is
:42:56. > :43:04.currently are when it comes to heroin treatment? I am gratdful for
:43:05. > :43:09.the question. The decisions are likely made that the figures are far
:43:10. > :43:12.from fake and they are independently reported. I would think as ` local
:43:13. > :43:18.MP he would actually be prahsing his local services, because the latest
:43:19. > :43:26.data I have is that people have to have quick referrals. 96% of people
:43:27. > :43:32.who need access to treatment are receiving it within three d`ys. In
:43:33. > :43:35.fact his local area has a rdally good track record of engaging with
:43:36. > :43:38.people and making sure they don t drop out of treatment and h`ve good
:43:39. > :43:47.success from those treatment programmes. Gratitude to thd
:43:48. > :43:55.honourable gentleman is not always a commodity in plentiful supply. A
:43:56. > :43:59.judge must consider various statutory bars to extradition, he
:44:00. > :44:02.must be refused of the judgd finds it would be incompatible with the
:44:03. > :44:06.person's human rights or an individual's physical or mental
:44:07. > :44:10.condition, meaning it would be unjust war oppressive to extradite.
:44:11. > :44:16.The Minister knows the law has changed and the Home Secret`ry can
:44:17. > :44:19.no longer intervene. Where xoung people are on the autism spdctrum or
:44:20. > :44:23.suffering from mental health challenges, can we make surd that
:44:24. > :44:29.court officials, especially judges, understand those circumstances?
:44:30. > :44:37.Particularly referring to the case of Larry Love. Without commdnting on
:44:38. > :44:43.that particular case, I will be making a decision by mid-November.
:44:44. > :44:47.He is right. They are the things that the judge needs to look at
:44:48. > :44:56.Parliament voted on it not that long ago. Topical question number one.
:44:57. > :45:03.Mr Speaker, in 2015 the moddrn slavery act gave new powers, which
:45:04. > :45:08.must now be turned into restlts Progress is being made that there
:45:09. > :45:11.are still much more to do, that is why on anti-slavery Day last week I
:45:12. > :45:15.announced an 8.5 million fund to transform our domestic leasd
:45:16. > :45:20.response, which will includd funding for over 50 additional analxsts
:45:21. > :45:27.specialists and investigators. Last week at the Vatican I announced a
:45:28. > :45:32.slavery innovation fund. Thd fund will support trial and test
:45:33. > :45:37.innovative ways of tackling modern slavery. These funds reflect the
:45:38. > :45:41.government's commitment to `pprehend the perpetrators and protect victims
:45:42. > :45:49.of these terrible crimes and I look forward to the first meeting of the
:45:50. > :45:54.task force this week. Leicester county council are looking `t how
:45:55. > :45:57.they can hold unaccompanied asylum seeking children -- how thex can
:45:58. > :46:03.help. What assurances can mx honourable friend give in providing
:46:04. > :46:11.full reimbursement of costs incurred under the national transfer scheme?
:46:12. > :46:15.I thank my honourable friend for his question and pay tribute to
:46:16. > :46:18.Leicestershire County Counchl and will local authorities that have
:46:19. > :46:21.stepped up and accepted unaccompanied children. I c`n assure
:46:22. > :46:26.my honourable friend the government is committed to the care of
:46:27. > :46:37.unaccompanied asylum seeking children. In July we increased the
:46:38. > :46:40.rates. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We are currently experiencing over a 3 %
:46:41. > :46:49.cut to the Fire And Rescue Services funding. 10,000 jobs lost.
:46:50. > :46:57.Firefighters on average carrying out over 100 rescues per day. Whth fewer
:46:58. > :47:00.firefighters and fewer fire stations, the potential for slow
:47:01. > :47:07.response could mean the loss of life. Now is the time to invest in
:47:08. > :47:15.Fire and Rescue Service and stop the reckless cuts. Will the right
:47:16. > :47:22.honourable Minister said th`t now is the time to prioritise saving lives
:47:23. > :47:25.not money? I would like to take another Tunisia to express ly
:47:26. > :47:30.sympathy with all those affdcted by the recent devastating fires we have
:47:31. > :47:31.seen in Exeter, Birmingham, Doncaster and Cheshire. The
:47:32. > :47:36.firefighters do save lives dvery day. I would say to the honourable
:47:37. > :47:39.lady that she should bear in mind that authorities still have more
:47:40. > :47:43.work they could do to reducd costs. They themselves will say thhs. I
:47:44. > :47:48.have been talking with many over the last few weeks to recognise there is
:47:49. > :47:54.a need to improve collaborative working. Also the bear in mhnd that
:47:55. > :47:59.since 2010, fire authorities with non-reserves have managed to rise by
:48:00. > :48:04.150%. There are still money turns -- to ensure they are finding future
:48:05. > :48:08.savings. We have not covered rural crime and many farmers in mx
:48:09. > :48:15.constituency are greatly concerned with becoming a victim of rtral
:48:16. > :48:20.crime, so can I ask why on friend what we can do to keep their
:48:21. > :48:25.businesses safe? I am very grateful to my honourable friend for raising
:48:26. > :48:29.this really important subject. Absolutely crucial to support our
:48:30. > :48:35.farmers, to ensure the UK m`intains a thriving farming industry. I
:48:36. > :48:42.welcome the rural policing strategy that sets out the first's commitment
:48:43. > :48:45.to work with a rule commitmdnt, and to enforce the law. The moddrn crime
:48:46. > :48:53.prevention strategy publishdd supports this approach. You have
:48:54. > :48:59.reported serious allegations of sexual assault by the most senior
:49:00. > :49:04.lawyer on the child abuse enquiry, Ben Emmerson QC. No action was taken
:49:05. > :49:08.until the 29th. Her predecessor hand-picked Mr Emerson for the
:49:09. > :49:13.enquiry. Can she tell us whx it took so long for action to be taken, why
:49:14. > :49:19.the investigation into his conduct was dropped, and why he is still
:49:20. > :49:24.reportedly being paid ?1700 a day even though he now works on the
:49:25. > :49:27.enquiry? I would say to the honourable lady that both mx right
:49:28. > :49:31.honourable friend the Prime Minister and myself have set out what we knew
:49:32. > :49:36.at the time and its relevance, and I would also say it is really
:49:37. > :49:42.important that this enquiry continues. She asks questions which
:49:43. > :49:45.are for the head of the inddpendent enquiry, it is essential for the
:49:46. > :49:49.authenticity of this enquirx that it is held as independent. It hs not
:49:50. > :49:53.run by the Home Office and that is an essential part of its integrity
:49:54. > :49:58.and I would urge her to stop knocking the enquiry and st`rt
:49:59. > :50:05.getting behind it. Thank yot, Mr Speaker. Essex Constabulary in Essex
:50:06. > :50:10.County Fire and Rescue Servhce have a long track record of workhng
:50:11. > :50:15.closely, and are seeking to do more of that in the future. What can my
:50:16. > :50:20.right honourable friend's ddpartment do to support and encourage police
:50:21. > :50:25.and fire to work more collaboratively in the future? My
:50:26. > :50:30.honourable friend is right, we are doing work to living on our
:50:31. > :50:32.manifesto pledge to the polhce and climb Bill, allowing Police and
:50:33. > :50:36.Crime Commissioners to take governance of the fire authority and
:50:37. > :50:40.it is also their stature jute surely figure collaboration. It is
:50:41. > :50:46.important they work closely together.
:50:47. > :50:53.Lewisham uses the London crhme prevention fund to employ officers
:50:54. > :50:58.dedicated to working in a sdrious youth violence team. After @pril
:50:59. > :51:06.2017, the funding levels ard not clear. How is the minister going to
:51:07. > :51:11.ensure serious use of violence work is properly funded to delivdr at a
:51:12. > :51:14.local level? The honourable lady makes reference to a point that is
:51:15. > :51:19.actually part of the funding formula we do every year that will be done
:51:20. > :51:23.after the Autumn Statement that this house will vote on in Febru`ry. She
:51:24. > :51:26.should also be aware we havd announced delivering our manifesto
:51:27. > :51:29.pledge that we will do a review of the police funding formula `nd I
:51:30. > :51:32.have written to all police constables and crime commissioners
:51:33. > :51:37.and engaging with all of thdm across the country. Police officers across
:51:38. > :51:41.this nation to their bodies on the line when protecting us. 23,000
:51:42. > :51:46.officers were assaulted last year, sentences do not appear to be acting
:51:47. > :51:52.as a deterrent. Can ministers assure me that they are lazing with other
:51:53. > :52:00.departments to challenge sentencing governments off guidelines? My
:52:01. > :52:05.honourable friend makes a vdry important point, and we had a debate
:52:06. > :52:10.about this just the week before last in this house. It is import`nt that
:52:11. > :52:15.people know very clearly ard police officers should be respected. The
:52:16. > :52:20.police by consent, something unique to our country that we should be
:52:21. > :52:23.proud of. I am talking to colleagues in other departments and also about
:52:24. > :52:28.how we prosecute, whether it is actually for a criminal offdnce for
:52:29. > :52:35.using the police act. It is right that police officers should feel
:52:36. > :52:40.respected and safe in their job Dungavel detention centre should
:52:41. > :52:53.close but only as part of a brighter Orton wider plan.
:52:54. > :52:59.Predeparture detention is or is a last resort, and we aim to linimise
:53:00. > :53:02.the number of those kept in detention. The new facility at
:53:03. > :53:08.Glasgow airport will facilitate the closure of Dungavel and be ` more
:53:09. > :53:11.purpose-built facility. To bring some certainty to my many ET
:53:12. > :53:18.constituents who live in Wilbledon and around, could the minister say
:53:19. > :53:24.when and if he expects to announce reciprocal arrangements? As the
:53:25. > :53:28.primers to said we wish to protect the status of EU citizens working
:53:29. > :53:32.here and at the same time wd expect the status of British citizdns
:53:33. > :53:38.living and working elsewherd to be respected as well. Ten days ago Alan
:53:39. > :53:42.Richards was convicted in Bhrmingham of the most horrific catalogue of
:53:43. > :53:46.offences against children, some as young as eight. I want to
:53:47. > :53:51.congratulate West Midlands Police for the forensic investigathon. He
:53:52. > :53:53.was a serving police officer for over 30 years. Will the Homd
:53:54. > :53:56.Secretary assure the house that the enquiry into what happened will be
:53:57. > :54:00.independent, whistle-blowers will be given protection, and if other
:54:01. > :54:07.agencies made mistakes, including the CPS, they are part of that
:54:08. > :54:14.investigation too? I can sax to the right honourable gentleman ht is a
:54:15. > :54:20.hugely important case. By ddfinition it is an independent investhgation.
:54:21. > :54:26.We are going further to givd even more protection to take on `nd lead
:54:27. > :54:36.these cases even without thd recommendation. Given the closure of
:54:37. > :54:38.the Calais Campbell 's last month, can ministers update the hotse on
:54:39. > :54:42.what steps are being taken to protect migrants against illegal
:54:43. > :54:48.trafficking on cross-channel ferries such as the Newhaven Dieppe ferry in
:54:49. > :54:52.my constituency. I can say to my honourable friend that sincd the
:54:53. > :54:57.removals from the can have started, and have largely been compldted
:54:58. > :55:01.there has already been a trdmendous reduction in the amount of
:55:02. > :55:04.clandestinely and the amount of illegal refugees trying to get
:55:05. > :55:08.across to the UK. We hope working closely with the French we will be
:55:09. > :55:14.able to continue that to ensure that her constituents as well of all of
:55:15. > :55:18.ours feel better protected. Can the Home Secretary confirmed shd is
:55:19. > :55:21.publishing new guidance on `sylum claims from Eritrea today? Hn future
:55:22. > :55:27.will the Home Office listen to concerns about things raised in this
:55:28. > :55:33.house rather than being forced into change by the tribunal? It hs
:55:34. > :55:38.certainly important with Erhtrea as other countries that react on best
:55:39. > :55:44.possible information. There have been reports by other EU cotntries
:55:45. > :55:48.we look at. We are looking with the results of the tribunal with
:55:49. > :55:54.interest. I like many of my Staffordshire colleagues and the
:55:55. > :55:57.Police and Crime Commissiondr are incredibly concerned about the
:55:58. > :56:03.business case for Staffordshire Fire and rescue opposed by skills centre.
:56:04. > :56:08.Will the honourable friend the finance minister meet myself and
:56:09. > :56:18.staff to assess whether or not it offers value for money?
:56:19. > :56:36.To meet with her her colleagues I also taught us. The Home Secretary
:56:37. > :56:40.said earlier that the lack of any as carriages of justice was ond of the
:56:41. > :56:46.reasons why she would not instigate an enquiry into Aubrey. 95 liners
:56:47. > :56:52.were charged, many were rem`nded in custody and went through very
:56:53. > :56:55.difficult trials based on charges and evidence that later collapsed.
:56:56. > :57:02.Would she reconsider what she said about injustice? Given her
:57:03. > :57:07.predecessor's record of a whole series of enquiries and revhews in
:57:08. > :57:13.cases where injustice was stspected, would she think again about her
:57:14. > :57:18.decision today? I thank the right honourable lady for her question and
:57:19. > :57:22.this government's record on enquiries is strong. We havd not
:57:23. > :57:26.been shy about setting them up where they are needed. This was not an
:57:27. > :57:32.easy decision and the fact H made one that she and her colleagues do
:57:33. > :57:36.not approve does not mean I did not take incredibly seriously the
:57:37. > :57:41.meeting I had with the families and the seriousness of it. But when I
:57:42. > :57:46.wake up whether there was a true public interest test, it did not
:57:47. > :57:52.meet it. I would urge her and her colleagues to read the ministerial
:57:53. > :57:57.statement I have submitted today. Two of my constituents have been
:57:58. > :58:02.defrauded in excess of ?60,000. It is not helped by the lack of
:58:03. > :58:08.coordination between action fraud and the local force. They are unable
:58:09. > :58:15.to get updates on the investigation. What can we do to improve the
:58:16. > :58:20.investigation? I will be visiting Action Fraud to take up his specific
:58:21. > :58:23.case and in general how thex deal with constituents and enquiries from
:58:24. > :58:29.members to make sure that the service is improved. The Hole
:58:30. > :58:34.Secretary's decision is a slap in the face to the campaigners and the
:58:35. > :58:42.victims and their families, some of whom have lost their lives waiting
:58:43. > :58:46.for justice. It is not just those of us on you agree, the IPCC, well fed
:58:47. > :58:51.there was evidence for an enquiry. Will the Home Secretary at the very
:58:52. > :58:56.least ensure that all materhal pertaining to Aubrey is reldased and
:58:57. > :59:01.at the very least the operational order from the day which has never
:59:02. > :59:05.been made available? My colleagues have spoken to the Police and Crime
:59:06. > :59:09.Commissioner who has agreed he will work with the South Yorkshire police
:59:10. > :59:14.to make sure the information she requires is released. I will repeat
:59:15. > :59:17.what I said earlier, when I made this decision and the government
:59:18. > :59:22.made this decision, we assessed carefully what the facts were,
:59:23. > :59:26.thoughtfully thinking about the families involved. The fact we
:59:27. > :59:32.arrived at a different decision to herd does not make it wrong. Can I
:59:33. > :59:36.ask my right honourable fridnd the Home Secretary to come to mhddle
:59:37. > :59:42.more in my constituency, thd home of the Devon and Cornwall police, and
:59:43. > :59:45.to come to the home of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service in
:59:46. > :59:48.order to thank them for somd of their extraordinary work ovdr the
:59:49. > :59:55.weekend in Cathedral close hn Exeter? I thank my right honourable
:59:56. > :59:59.friend for that question and we all saw over the weekend the drdadful
:00:00. > :00:04.scenes in Exeter. I would bd delighted to come with him `nd thank
:00:05. > :00:10.the police and the Fire rescue teams who did such fantastic work in
:00:11. > :00:15.dealing with a terrible sittation. Recently two very brave campaigners
:00:16. > :00:21.in Zimbabwe on human rights were refused visas to come to thhs house
:00:22. > :00:25.and speak, despite our ambassador in Harare supporting it. With the
:00:26. > :00:29.Minister please look at what is going on in south Africa? Wd are
:00:30. > :00:34.letting in people who have done dreadful things and yet two, decent,
:00:35. > :00:39.law-abiding, respectful, hard-working people, one of whom has
:00:40. > :00:44.been given asylum in Americ`, were refused entry. I will be more than
:00:45. > :00:49.happy to meet with her in pdrson to discuss this issue. I am aw`re of a
:00:50. > :00:57.number of cases involving Zhmbabwe which we have under review. As part
:00:58. > :01:02.of a comprehensive strategy to improve the resilience of otr Fire
:01:03. > :01:11.And Rescue Services, it is necessary to take all reasonable steps were my
:01:12. > :01:16.honourable liaise with the Department for Communities `nd Local
:01:17. > :01:22.Government to ensure that the normal way of improving regulations takes
:01:23. > :01:25.place in our strategy is brought in line at that strategy is brought in
:01:26. > :01:29.line with other countries? H thank my honourable friend and nehghbour
:01:30. > :01:33.for his question. I am sure my colleagues will have heard what he
:01:34. > :01:39.had to say and I will make sure they do hear that. There are suppression
:01:40. > :01:42.products other than sprinkldrs that builders can use and we are keen to
:01:43. > :01:50.make sure we continue to have safe homes. It is Wi-Fi is in our area
:01:51. > :01:59.are at pretty historic low levels. I had to hack she said should not be
:02:00. > :02:04.angry when I tell her that xou agree with you about Aubrey. One final we
:02:05. > :02:11.will not do about Hillsborotgh until we have the truth about an dye out
:02:12. > :02:33.for full disclosure? This whll never go away, please think again. That
:02:34. > :02:36.there is the quality of the and all. Two criminal investigations going on
:02:37. > :02:45.and they have access to the Aubrey material and there will be no change
:02:46. > :02:52.in that aspect. , Jonathan @shwood. I ask that the state to makd a
:02:53. > :02:56.statement on NHS funding. The Secretary of State for Health,
:02:57. > :02:57.Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Thank you, Mr