:00:11. > :00:22.Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home
:00:23. > :00:25.Department. Secretary Amber Rudd. The latest labour market statistics
:00:26. > :00:30.show more British people are in work than ever before. Unemployment is at
:00:31. > :00:35.its lowest level for over a decade and nine in ten people in jobs for
:00:36. > :00:39.UK nationals. However, the Prime Minister has been cleared as we
:00:40. > :00:42.conduct negotiations to leave the EU, we must regain more controls of
:00:43. > :00:50.the numbers of people who come here from Europe. National London
:00:51. > :00:54.politicians lecture people with National statistics. It is different
:00:55. > :00:58.impact on different communities. Why migrants to coming here would we
:00:59. > :01:05.have got hundreds of thousands of unemployed people in Britain? Why
:01:06. > :01:10.companies stopped advertising jobs abroad to undercut wages here? And
:01:11. > :01:15.why don't large firms train up local apprentices? It is a little rich,
:01:16. > :01:20.getting that sort of lecture from a Labour Party member! The Labour
:01:21. > :01:25.Party failed to put controls in the 2004 enlargement and most of their
:01:26. > :01:31.members have admitted what a mistake it was! There are no lectures coming
:01:32. > :01:39.from here, only hard answers, and we are restricting immigration when we
:01:40. > :01:46.moved to leave the European Union. Would she agreed that students be
:01:47. > :01:50.removed from the tens of thousands target? Does she also agreed that
:01:51. > :01:56.since the data is extremely poor, we should strain every sinew to get
:01:57. > :02:05.better quality data to form a judgment about whether and if so how
:02:06. > :02:11.we can ensure that exports from students are maximised in this
:02:12. > :02:16.country? Hopelessly long! You have got to do a lot better than that! I
:02:17. > :02:21.share my honourable friend's viewed that students play an important role
:02:22. > :02:25.in contributing to the economy and are most welcome in the UK. That
:02:26. > :02:30.definition of the migrant to someone coming here for over 12 months so
:02:31. > :02:36.they are likely to stay within that definition although I am aware there
:02:37. > :02:44.are different views on this matter. Yvette Cooper. The Home Secretary
:02:45. > :02:50.refers to the measure of net migration. She was asked about the
:02:51. > :02:54.target. Does she agree that international students should be
:02:55. > :02:59.taken out of the government's target as the Foreign Secretary has said
:03:00. > :03:03.over the weekend and as the Chancellor of the Exchequer seem to
:03:04. > :03:09.hint some weeks ago? Does she think that foreign students should be
:03:10. > :03:13.included in the target? As I told the House and the right honourable
:03:14. > :03:17.lady is aware, there are different views on this. The definition but I
:03:18. > :03:22.referred to was for international students, held by the ONS, which is
:03:23. > :03:29.the over 12 months they represent an immigrant and therefore part of the
:03:30. > :03:33.numbers. I am not sure that students are unskilled anyway but
:03:34. > :03:35.nevertheless, on the subject of an skilled migrants, it it the fact
:03:36. > :03:40.that there are people in this country who will not do the job on
:03:41. > :03:45.skilled migrants do? Is it not the point therefore that in the Black
:03:46. > :03:48.Country and elsewhere, it should be not Brussels after Brexit but the
:03:49. > :03:54.United Kingdom which will decide which migrants are needed to do the
:03:55. > :03:59.jobs the UK people will not do? My honourable friend raises an
:04:00. > :04:03.important point. There is still one in 1080-24 -year-olds unemployed and
:04:04. > :04:07.we want them to have the opportunity to take up these jobs which is one
:04:08. > :04:11.of the reasons we are encouraging businesses together with other
:04:12. > :04:15.initiatives to participate more in local employment and work well with
:04:16. > :04:22.local young people to make sure that they can indeed take those jobs. The
:04:23. > :04:27.UK relies another 80,000 seasonal workers to pick its fruit and veg
:04:28. > :04:31.every year but the Financial Times suggested 98% of these workers come
:04:32. > :04:37.from within the EU. But the government protect access to
:04:38. > :04:41.seasonal workers to safeguard our agricultural sector? She has raised
:04:42. > :04:45.an important question and I note that the National farmers union met
:04:46. > :04:49.with my colleague recently to discuss exactly that point. We are
:04:50. > :04:53.aware how necessary it will be to ensure we have some sort of seasonal
:04:54. > :05:00.scheme in place and are looking carefully at it. Has the Home
:05:01. > :05:04.Secretary had any discussions with her Cabinet colleagues about people
:05:05. > :05:08.factor of the increase in the living wage and the impact that will have
:05:09. > :05:12.an immigration? I thank my honourable friend for that question.
:05:13. > :05:18.The national living wage could have a pull factor. There are other
:05:19. > :05:22.factors at play also, such as currency fluctuations which can have
:05:23. > :05:28.the opposite effect. Assuming that a deal is reached under which EU
:05:29. > :05:32.citizens who were here before a certain cut-off taken remain after
:05:33. > :05:36.we leave the EU, can she tell the House how the Home Office for
:05:37. > :05:39.document them, an estimated 3 million people, so that employers
:05:40. > :05:44.and landlords will know their after to him legally they can offer a job
:05:45. > :05:49.or accommodation and therefore distinguish them from those EU
:05:50. > :05:53.citizens who arrived after? The right honourable gentleman raises an
:05:54. > :05:58.important point. We are aware there is a certain expectation and concern
:05:59. > :06:02.about the EU citizens here and as the Prime Minister has said, she
:06:03. > :06:06.hopes to reassure us that we do that while looking also at the over 1
:06:07. > :06:11.million UK citizens in the rest of the European Union. There will be a
:06:12. > :06:16.need to have some sort of documentation. But we will not set
:06:17. > :06:21.it out yet. We would do it in a phased process to ensure we use all
:06:22. > :06:29.the technology advantages we can harness to ensure that all
:06:30. > :06:34.immigration is carefully handled. The Centre for economic performance
:06:35. > :06:38.looked at the issue of immigration employment. They found that the
:06:39. > :06:44.areas with the largest increase in EU immigration had not seen the
:06:45. > :06:50.sharpest falls in employment or wages since 2008. The authors said
:06:51. > :06:55.there was still no evidence of an overall negative impact of
:06:56. > :07:00.immigration jobs of wages are on the question of students, in all parts
:07:01. > :07:06.of the House, there is an increasing consensus that students should be
:07:07. > :07:11.taken out of the immigration target. Technically, anyone that stays for
:07:12. > :07:15.more than 12 months may be an immigrant prison practice, they
:07:16. > :07:18.should not be in the target. I thank the right honourable lady for her
:07:19. > :07:26.comments and she might want to take up her views with the honourable
:07:27. > :07:29.member for Dudley North, who seems to take a slightly different view!
:07:30. > :07:33.The one thing for certain is that when we EU, we will have more
:07:34. > :07:37.control over immigration from the EU and will make sure that the
:07:38. > :07:41.immigration we do get from the EU gets the right balance of attracting
:07:42. > :07:51.the type of people who can really boost UK businesses that need it.
:07:52. > :07:55.Immigration remains a reserved matter and we will consider the
:07:56. > :07:59.needs of the UK as a whole, applying different rules to different parts
:08:00. > :08:03.of the UK will complicate the system, harming its integrity and
:08:04. > :08:08.cause difficulties for employers who need the flexibility to deploy their
:08:09. > :08:14.staff to other parts of the UK. I know the Home Secretary agrees with
:08:15. > :08:17.me when we said that the Leave were irresponsibly short of detail during
:08:18. > :08:21.the campaign but one of the deed as they did give us was when the former
:08:22. > :08:25.Justice Secretary promised that Scotland would be responsible for
:08:26. > :08:30.its immigration policy. Is that store the case was that planned? If
:08:31. > :08:36.he was paying attention to what I just said, it remains at a UK level,
:08:37. > :08:43.and given that the Scottish people voted in 2014 to remain part of the
:08:44. > :08:47.United Kingdom, could I suggest he looks at the powers within the
:08:48. > :08:52.Scotland Act to make Scotland a more attractive place where people would
:08:53. > :08:57.want to come and live and work? Notwithstanding all the attractions
:08:58. > :09:06.of living in Scotland, is in the balance population movements still
:09:07. > :09:10.to the south? We do have a specific Scotland shortage occupation list so
:09:11. > :09:13.that does recognise the need to attract the types of occupation to
:09:14. > :09:25.Scotland and that does take into account Scotland's needs. One group
:09:26. > :09:29.of families that are distinct are families separated from apparent
:09:30. > :09:33.abroad because this government has the less family friendly immigration
:09:34. > :09:40.rules and the whole of the developed world. Almost half of Scotland's
:09:41. > :09:43.people do not meet the crazy financial threshold. Will he allow
:09:44. > :09:51.the Scottish Government to set its own threshold? At least the SNP are
:09:52. > :09:55.honest about the fact they want to increase immigration, unlike the
:09:56. > :10:00.Labour Party, who repeatedly refused to say that is their policy. I am
:10:01. > :10:05.sure there is no suggestion that anyone would be anything other than
:10:06. > :10:11.honest in this chamber. The question for the Minister is, what is so
:10:12. > :10:14.difficult about variations in immigration rules? Many pieces Thai
:10:15. > :10:22.people to a specific job or employment. The operator, and travel
:10:23. > :10:26.area and open border with Ireland. Does the Secretary of State accept
:10:27. > :10:30.there is no practical reason why we cannot see different rules apply to
:10:31. > :10:34.Scotland for those significantly different needs? If the honourable
:10:35. > :10:38.gentleman about examined the evidence of the fresh talent scheme
:10:39. > :10:42.which the Scottish Government reviewed in 2008, only 44% of those
:10:43. > :10:48.applicants remained in Scotland and more than half of those jobs are not
:10:49. > :10:51.the appropriate level of education that the people that took them have.
:10:52. > :10:56.Would my honourable friend agreed that there is good reason why it is
:10:57. > :10:59.a reserve power and that the slippery scope the Scottish
:11:00. > :11:09.Nationalists are tried to take us down words end up with a border?
:11:10. > :11:12.Well, I am always very Keppel not to get on the slippery slopes as you
:11:13. > :11:17.end up at the bottom of the hill in a bad place! You could was come to
:11:18. > :11:23.the Chamber to be eliminated by the honourable gentleman. The minister
:11:24. > :11:28.cannot get away from the fact that different parts of the country have
:11:29. > :11:32.different labour immigration needs. In the Northern Isles, the fishing
:11:33. > :11:37.industry is crippled because fishing boats cannot get visas for the
:11:38. > :11:44.cruise the needs to go to sea. Or the Minister meet me to find a way
:11:45. > :11:54.around that? I do recognise the problem. I did have meetings with
:11:55. > :11:57.member of members on this issue. The fishermen were campaigning to repay
:11:58. > :12:00.trip Powell so they could attract more Filipinos to work in the
:12:01. > :12:04.industry but I do understand the problem and will continue to meet
:12:05. > :12:11.with members to see what we can do to help.
:12:12. > :12:16.We have reformed policing to ensure there is a sector led approach to
:12:17. > :12:22.improving representation. We've established the College of policing
:12:23. > :12:26.is the main body establishing a programme of work and alongside this
:12:27. > :12:29.the innovative schemes such as diet entry and fast-track and police
:12:30. > :12:33.making the police were forced more diverse than ever before. Is my
:12:34. > :12:37.noble friend agree with me that even though a lot of work has been done
:12:38. > :12:42.some forces have a long way to go to make this quarter better. My
:12:43. > :12:46.honourable friend makes a very good point, the police have done a great
:12:47. > :12:51.deal of work on diversity generally critically seeing more women coming
:12:52. > :12:55.in but there is more to do and women more generally across the force and
:12:56. > :13:00.I hope the forces across all the country for vigorous as they go
:13:01. > :13:03.through their recoveries recruitment exercises. Difficult for any police
:13:04. > :13:08.force to represent the community it serves given that cuts to police
:13:09. > :13:12.funding means we've lost over 19,000 police officers as 2010. Will the
:13:13. > :13:15.Minister look again following the bungling of the police funding
:13:16. > :13:19.formula to make sure that forces like Northumbria get the fair
:13:20. > :13:24.funding deal but my constituents need and deserve. I would say today
:13:25. > :13:28.honourable lady that police forces across the country are recruiting
:13:29. > :13:31.and has been a protection in the police funding and we're doing a
:13:32. > :13:36.formula review, Northumberland itself and I'll be meeting the PCC
:13:37. > :13:44.to discuss that and they are feeding into it but also benefiting from the
:13:45. > :13:48.ability to to do this. All police officers deserve our praise but
:13:49. > :13:51.volunteer special constables who serve on foot in the local areas in
:13:52. > :13:56.which they live particularly represent their local communities
:13:57. > :13:59.really well. With the Minister congratulate Northamptonshire on the
:14:00. > :14:05.effort it is taking to recruit more volunteer special constables. I'm
:14:06. > :14:09.very happy to support and endorsed the comments made by my honourable
:14:10. > :14:13.friend. We're looking to empower even further to the police and crime
:14:14. > :14:22.Bill doing a fantastic job and deserve our great thanks. I wanted
:14:23. > :14:25.to see, how long, how long. I don't normally believe in quarters but
:14:26. > :14:31.it's been a long time coming to get a really diverse numbers of police
:14:32. > :14:35.in this country, so let's see some action and let's see some action
:14:36. > :14:40.recruiting more people who actually police the roads in our country
:14:41. > :14:42.where you can drive up a lunatic in this country because you know
:14:43. > :14:49.there's nobody there are going to catch you. I would say that I'm glad
:14:50. > :14:53.he's joined our cause after so many years under the Labour government
:14:54. > :14:56.seen the goings go nowhere but this government has driven diversity by
:14:57. > :15:00.trusting local police forces to make sure that when they recruit the grid
:15:01. > :15:04.to make sure the represent their communities, that's why we're seeing
:15:05. > :15:10.VME representation going out, representation for women and we need
:15:11. > :15:15.to do more and they hope he joins us. Is the Minister aware that a
:15:16. > :15:20.more diverse police force has been in aim of forces by the Metropolitan
:15:21. > :15:24.Police as the 1970s and is he aware that the underlying reason why
:15:25. > :15:27.there's been limited success is sadly continuing poor police
:15:28. > :15:31.community relations. Is he aware that funding cuts are currently
:15:32. > :15:38.restricting recruitment of officers whatever their colour or gender. I
:15:39. > :15:40.would sit alone are already as I said earlier on, she might like to
:15:41. > :15:44.know that the government put protection in for the police funding
:15:45. > :15:46.this year in the settlement and so police are benefiting from that
:15:47. > :15:49.protection. Police across the country are recruiting, the Met
:15:50. > :15:54.police is doing one of the exemplar is with getting a diverse police
:15:55. > :15:59.force, the first visit I made in this role. They are seeing increases
:16:00. > :16:02.of about 25% of women in the latest recruitment, it's good but we have
:16:03. > :16:11.to go further and I'm glad she wants to join us. The Prime Minister has
:16:12. > :16:15.made it clear that article 50 will be triggered before the end of March
:16:16. > :16:18.20 17. We're still working hard on our negotiating position but don't
:16:19. > :16:23.want to show our hand of cards before we get into the poker room.
:16:24. > :16:29.Can I assure the honourable lady that we're determined to get the
:16:30. > :16:34.right deal for Britain. Given that the government's approach to Brexit
:16:35. > :16:39.seems to hinge upon their ability to persuade other European member
:16:40. > :16:44.states to allow Britain to opt out of current freedom of movement rules
:16:45. > :16:49.whilst retaining tariff free access to the single market, can the
:16:50. > :16:55.Minister name me one European Minister who has told him that this
:16:56. > :17:01.might be possible. Certainly there are 3.2 million EU nationals here in
:17:02. > :17:07.the UK and I think it's in their interest to be able to satisfy their
:17:08. > :17:10.governments about their state is here. But as the Prime Minister
:17:11. > :17:13.said, the only circumstance that we would not want a guarantee their
:17:14. > :17:18.status as if the status of UK nationals living elsewhere were not
:17:19. > :17:22.similarly protected. Does my honourable friend agree with me that
:17:23. > :17:26.free movement of workers together with the operation of the laws of
:17:27. > :17:32.supply and demand inevitably depresses wage levels in this
:17:33. > :17:34.country. I haven't got a degree in economics but it's true that supply
:17:35. > :17:37.and demand would operate in this area which is why we're determined
:17:38. > :17:40.to control the numbers of those coming in from the EU in the same
:17:41. > :17:49.way that we already control numbers coming in from outside the EU. In
:17:50. > :17:52.any discussions, will the Minister raise the issue referred to by my
:17:53. > :17:59.honourable friend, the member for Dudley North of those recruitment
:18:00. > :18:05.agencies who exploit workers from the EU and undercut UK workers, for
:18:06. > :18:11.example by recruiting unskilled workers and saying that advertising
:18:12. > :18:17.in countries outside the UK without advertising in the UK. Certainly
:18:18. > :18:21.these will be matters that have to be discussed but I could just at the
:18:22. > :18:26.point already made by the Home Secretary that during the
:18:27. > :18:29.transitional arrangements when the Eastern European countries joined
:18:30. > :18:30.the union transitional arrangement by not put in place that would have
:18:31. > :18:41.protected jobs to some extent. Tackling knife crime is a priority
:18:42. > :18:46.and we are taking firm action, including morning young people about
:18:47. > :18:49.the dangers of carrying knives, working with retailers both online
:18:50. > :18:55.and on the high street and legislating for tougher sentences.
:18:56. > :18:59.During October 21 police forces took part in a week of action against
:19:00. > :19:10.knife crime. In Essex person searches. I thank the Minister for
:19:11. > :19:13.that reply reminding us of the action Essex Police are already
:19:14. > :19:21.taking over a four-month period the knife amnesty got 311 knives off the
:19:22. > :19:25.street. Can the minister commented continuing a knife amnesty and would
:19:26. > :19:31.Minister Seda complexities and interaction between knife crime and
:19:32. > :19:34.the drugs crime in Southend. I'm very grateful for my colleague to
:19:35. > :19:39.raise this point and of course I'll be delighted to come and visit with
:19:40. > :19:43.him in Southend. Here be very pleased to know the Home Office is
:19:44. > :19:49.working with the Essex policing crime Commissioner along with the
:19:50. > :19:53.Institute for community safety to see what more we can do and help the
:19:54. > :19:56.situation in Essex. I understand there's a meeting this week when
:19:57. > :19:59.they'll be agreeing a plan of local action.
:20:00. > :20:07.Last week there was a memorial service held in Leicester for Tyler
:20:08. > :20:12.Thomson who was killed with a knife aged only 16. The honourable member
:20:13. > :20:18.for Rochford and Southend East gave his figures for Essex of 3100 and
:20:19. > :20:21.knives that had been given in the amnesty, does the Home Office
:20:22. > :20:26.minister have the figures for the whole country?
:20:27. > :20:34.I don't have the answer to hand at the moment but I can say this was
:20:35. > :20:37.the first week, 21 forces engaged in the operation which had a hugely
:20:38. > :20:41.beneficial effect not only in terms of surrendering weapons across the
:20:42. > :20:44.country but also arrests across the country and it sent out an
:20:45. > :20:49.incredibly clear and firm message that we will not tolerate people
:20:50. > :21:00.carrying knives to use them harmfully on innocent citizens.
:21:01. > :21:08.Since 2010, one 2p of criminal assets have been recovered and a
:21:09. > :21:11.further 3 billion has been frozen. The serious crime act 2015 provided
:21:12. > :21:15.new powers and the criminal finances bill will further improve our
:21:16. > :21:20.capability but there is more to be done. Next year we will publish a
:21:21. > :21:24.new asset recovery action plan and the Cabinet office will look at the
:21:25. > :21:28.UK's response to economic crime more broadly. This will include looking
:21:29. > :21:31.at the effectiveness of our organisational framework and the
:21:32. > :21:38.capabilities of resources and powers available to the organisations that
:21:39. > :21:43.tackle economic crime. The criminal finances Bill contains many measures
:21:44. > :21:46.to combat illegal and immoral financial activity but can my right
:21:47. > :21:52.honourable friend confirm that the new law enforcement measures in
:21:53. > :21:55.relation to an extent wealth does that we can combat illegal activity
:21:56. > :22:02.and the principles of transparency will be upheld? Unexplained wealth
:22:03. > :22:06.orders will send a powerful statement to those who wish to
:22:07. > :22:10.launder the proceeds of their crimes in the UK. They are an investigative
:22:11. > :22:12.power so will be subject to the same court rules that apply to the
:22:13. > :22:20.existing civil recovery investigative powers. I thank my
:22:21. > :22:24.honourable friend for the answer but can she assure me that asset
:22:25. > :22:27.recovery regime of extent of want of trying particular tax evasion
:22:28. > :22:30.because the potential financial gain from tax evasion are large and
:22:31. > :22:34.whatever people think about tax evasion being a victimless crime,
:22:35. > :22:38.it's wrong and shall apply to that as well. My honourable friend is
:22:39. > :22:42.absolutely right, it is an important part of the new criminal Proceeds of
:22:43. > :22:49.Crime Act and it will be included in that act. Can the Home Secretary say
:22:50. > :22:53.what discussions she is having with her European counterparts to ensure
:22:54. > :22:56.that will have access to all the data that we can currently access in
:22:57. > :23:03.relation to assets held abroad once we leave the European Union? I can
:23:04. > :23:06.reassure the honourable lady that I'm having extensive discussions
:23:07. > :23:09.with the European counterparts and with European bodies that help to
:23:10. > :23:12.keep us safe so that when we do leave the European Union we will as
:23:13. > :23:17.far as possible be able to have access to that information as well.
:23:18. > :23:22.When people voted to be the European Union they did not purport to be
:23:23. > :23:27.less safe. Further to that question, the simple question is will we be a
:23:28. > :23:32.member of Euro poll post exit of the European Union? The Animal gent of
:23:33. > :23:36.them will be aware that we opted into the new element of the European
:23:37. > :23:40.police in terms of looking forward we are in discussions on that night
:23:41. > :23:43.and on that matter I can tell the honourable gentleman that we are one
:23:44. > :23:46.of the largest contributors to the European police and play an
:23:47. > :23:52.important part of it and it will be part of the ongoing negotiations.
:23:53. > :23:54.What practical measures have been put in place to combat
:23:55. > :24:00.money-laundering and terrorist financing? I would refer my
:24:01. > :24:04.honourable friend to the new legislation, she is absolutely right
:24:05. > :24:08.that the trouble is criminals will always try to get ahead of us in
:24:09. > :24:11.terms of finding ways to launder their money and the proceeds of
:24:12. > :24:14.their activities. We are determined to make sure that we do that which
:24:15. > :24:24.is why we have new legislation put in place. Is a Secretary of State
:24:25. > :24:27.aware that cross-border flow of proceeds from corruption and tax
:24:28. > :24:30.evasion is estimated that over $1 trillion a year and half this money
:24:31. > :24:35.was looted from poor and developing countries. What steps is the Home
:24:36. > :24:41.Secretary taking to make it easier for these poor countries to recover
:24:42. > :24:45.stolen assets from the UK Crown dependencies and overseas
:24:46. > :24:49.Territories financial institutions? I says the honourable lady that we
:24:50. > :24:54.take it incredibly seriously about dealing with the proceeds of crime
:24:55. > :24:58.and the idea that there are people who commit criminal acts and then
:24:59. > :25:02.come to the UK is very unwelcome. One of the elements that we have to
:25:03. > :25:06.deal with are the new unexplained wealth orders, they apply to foreign
:25:07. > :25:10.persons also in the UK and they will go part of the way to addressing
:25:11. > :25:19.exactly what she describes in terms of the transfer of illegal funds.
:25:20. > :25:25.In July the government launched the National transfer scheme to ensure a
:25:26. > :25:28.more equitable distribution is on unaccompanied asylum seeking and
:25:29. > :25:31.refugee children across the country. The scheme is designed as support
:25:32. > :25:34.local authorities like Peterborough City Council in support of the
:25:35. > :25:40.National transfer scheme we have increased central government funding
:25:41. > :25:43.to local authorities taking on a company children by 33%. Element
:25:44. > :25:46.will buy right honourable friend reassure me that for areas like
:25:47. > :25:53.Peterborough which has already borne a major burden in both EU and non-EU
:25:54. > :25:57.migration that we will not be expected to pay once again for the
:25:58. > :26:02.huge ongoing costs of children and young people who are unaccompanied
:26:03. > :26:05.minors. We have 40 such cases in Peterborough and we will receive
:26:06. > :26:07.this book central government funding.
:26:08. > :26:13.I can reassure my right honourable friend that each child has cancelled
:26:14. > :26:16.its after does attract additional funding and so I hope that will
:26:17. > :26:20.address this particular financial concerns about the councils
:26:21. > :26:24.obligations but I would like to put on record our grateful thank you
:26:25. > :26:26.Peterborough Council who do such a fantastic and generous job and
:26:27. > :26:34.looking at some of the most needy children. Unlike almost every other
:26:35. > :26:37.EU country, the UK does not follow unaccompanied child refugees to
:26:38. > :26:41.sponsor their parents to join them. A situation the home affairs select
:26:42. > :26:44.committee has described as per verse. Does the Minister agree with
:26:45. > :26:48.me that it is in the best interests of the refugee child as well as
:26:49. > :26:52.being in the interests of society to allow the children to be with her
:26:53. > :26:56.parents. I understand the motive that the honourable gentleman makes
:26:57. > :26:58.and puts forward, I would respectfully say to him that it
:26:59. > :27:03.could have a very detrimental effect on having a pool factor for children
:27:04. > :27:07.coming to this country eventually being sent or indeed trafficked to
:27:08. > :27:08.this country in order to have their parents brought over, so we will not
:27:09. > :27:23.be looking at that again. Could she say how the modern slavery
:27:24. > :27:28.act will affect us? In terms of the burden put on local authorities, one
:27:29. > :27:31.of the elements I would refer the authorities to is controlling
:27:32. > :27:36.migration. This is a new source of funds which I hope they would access
:27:37. > :27:41.to support unaccompanied minors. And in terms of the modern slavery act,
:27:42. > :27:46.I would have to come back to him. Child protection organisations feel
:27:47. > :27:51.that the lack of support and resources is preventing some
:27:52. > :27:55.authorities from the required level of professional services to
:27:56. > :28:00.adequately protect honourable children from traffickers. Can she
:28:01. > :28:03.told me why over a quarter of local authorities are unable to
:28:04. > :28:08.participate in the national transfer scheme for unaccompanied children?
:28:09. > :28:12.Will she look that this as a matter of urgency? I would say to the
:28:13. > :28:17.honourable lady that the funds we put in place to support
:28:18. > :28:21.unaccompanied children is the sum we agreed after consultation with local
:28:22. > :28:26.authorities to work up costs. We acknowledge that some children will
:28:27. > :28:29.have different needs and will therefore end up being more
:28:30. > :28:32.expensive than some less, so we hope that is the right amount to support
:28:33. > :28:36.them. We believe it is the right amount and we are always willing to
:28:37. > :28:39.listen to local authorities if they have other suggestions and I would
:28:40. > :28:51.particularly refer them to the controlling migration fund. For the
:28:52. > :28:58.year ending June 2016, 16% of violence recorded by the police
:28:59. > :29:03.resulted in a charge. There were always 30,000 convictions in the
:29:04. > :29:07.year ending June 2016 which represents over 75% of people
:29:08. > :29:11.prosecuted and shows a rise of more than 1500 convictions on the
:29:12. > :29:16.previous year. According to the Home Office data on crime in England and
:29:17. > :29:23.Wales, violence against the personal and sexual offences have risen under
:29:24. > :29:27.this government and its predecessor. But charges are prone or stayed the
:29:28. > :29:33.same as in the case of sexual offences. In Enfield, we have seen
:29:34. > :29:36.an 11% increase in violent crime over the past year. Why should
:29:37. > :29:39.people trust the government and public safety is being put at risk
:29:40. > :29:48.with these statistics and falling police numbers? She may be confusing
:29:49. > :29:54.recorded crime with actual crime. Crime surveys show that violence is
:29:55. > :29:57.down by 25% since 2010. We are seeing an increase in recorded
:29:58. > :30:02.crime. That is something we should welcome because it has imported a
:30:03. > :30:13.willingness of victims to come forward. In 2014, the now Prime
:30:14. > :30:18.Minister said there were utterly unacceptable failings in the
:30:19. > :30:23.recording of crime that has let down the Thames but with three forces
:30:24. > :30:28.inspected this August are not recording crimes properly. In
:30:29. > :30:33.Manchester, 17,000 violent crimes were quite simply ignored. Can the
:30:34. > :30:41.Minister Tauber 's house by his Prime Minister failed to make any
:30:42. > :30:45.progress in two years? I would say to the honourable lady that the
:30:46. > :30:48.Prime Minister and previous Home Secretary and current Home Secretary
:30:49. > :30:53.are seeing a reduction in crime and the police should be proud of that.
:30:54. > :30:58.They run things in an efficient way for the benefit of the taxpayer. But
:30:59. > :31:01.we are also seeing an increase in recorded crime because of the
:31:02. > :31:06.willingness of victims to come forward as they are increasing their
:31:07. > :31:13.confidence in police to do with these issues. Number 12, Mr Speaker.
:31:14. > :31:17.Freedom of speech and religion are core values that make our country
:31:18. > :31:22.great. They are protected by law. What is or isn't a joke will
:31:23. > :31:28.constitute satire is I believe in the eye and is of the beholder and
:31:29. > :31:33.not for the government comment on. Why did the Home Secretary and her
:31:34. > :31:40.Minister not give voice to these principles during the manhunt and
:31:41. > :31:46.vilification of the Louis Smith? I published a hate crime action plan,
:31:47. > :31:52.one of the first actions I took when I took office, and it is this action
:31:53. > :31:56.plan but I would refer my honourable friend to so that anybody who is the
:31:57. > :32:01.victim of any sort of hate crime, which is what he is referring to,
:32:02. > :32:05.has the ability and confidence to report what is going on, to make
:32:06. > :32:15.sure that the police take action so that they do not feel singled out
:32:16. > :32:20.and abused. The intention of the adults at risk policy developed as a
:32:21. > :32:24.result of the review by Stephen Shaw is part of a wider programme of work
:32:25. > :32:29.and aims to prove the way in which vulnerable people in detention are
:32:30. > :32:33.managed. This should enable the delivery of the honourable lady's
:32:34. > :32:38.question. The policy came into effect on the 12th of September and
:32:39. > :32:46.the intention is to our Stephen Shaw to carry out a short review to
:32:47. > :32:50.assess progress. The government's commitment to reduce the survivors
:32:51. > :32:54.of sexual violence in detention is welcomed by how all observers know
:32:55. > :32:58.this is happening? Is information being collected on the numbers of
:32:59. > :33:01.women in detention who disclose they are victims of sexual violence and
:33:02. > :33:08.will this information be made available? She is quite right to
:33:09. > :33:12.point out that we are taking a significant package of measures to
:33:13. > :33:16.make sure the people who are detained are there for the minimum
:33:17. > :33:21.possible time and people's vulnerabilities are properly
:33:22. > :33:26.recognised, understood and access to mentor services made available. We
:33:27. > :33:33.will ask for an independent review in the cause of the year to make
:33:34. > :33:38.sure that that is working. The Istanbul convention, which the
:33:39. > :33:44.government has yet to ratify, requires countries to develop gender
:33:45. > :33:47.sensitive procedures, poor example women only accommodation. What steps
:33:48. > :33:54.is the government taking to guarantee the safety of women in
:33:55. > :33:58.accommodation, including women and children only corridors? She is
:33:59. > :34:03.right to point out the importance of making sure that women are safe. It
:34:04. > :34:08.is a priority of this government to keep women and girls safe, including
:34:09. > :34:13.an hour detention system. The government has signed the Istanbul
:34:14. > :34:17.convention and will ratify it and as the honourable lady knows, we well
:34:18. > :34:27.exceed the targets within that convention. We have established a
:34:28. > :34:31.joint fraud task force this year putting together government, law
:34:32. > :34:39.enforcement and the financial sector to tackle fraud. The recent events
:34:40. > :34:42.of 14 individuals demonstrates how a multi-agency approach including
:34:43. > :34:48.international partners is crucial in tackling cyber crime and cyber
:34:49. > :34:53.enabled fraud. Fraud, both in person and online, is of great concern to
:34:54. > :34:57.my constituents in South East Cornwall, particularly amongst
:34:58. > :35:01.elderly and vulnerable groups. All my honourable friend join with me in
:35:02. > :35:08.congratulating this work of voluntary organisations, who are
:35:09. > :35:12.supporting and preventing fraud through education and supporting
:35:13. > :35:15.victims of crime? I am grateful to my honourable friend the pointing
:35:16. > :35:22.out the very important work that many of these voluntary bodies do in
:35:23. > :35:26.raising awareness. They make sure the people in the lead up to
:35:27. > :35:30.Christmas for example are aware of the pitfalls await them online and
:35:31. > :35:37.the scandals fraudsters that pick on some of the most vulnerable people
:35:38. > :35:40.in society. I would certainly welcome any voluntary work can be
:35:41. > :35:47.done but with the level of fraud crime now ?193 billion a year and
:35:48. > :35:51.local police forces clearly unable to cope, but we really need to see
:35:52. > :35:57.is a far more serious stuff from government about tackling online
:35:58. > :36:07.crime. So can the Minister tell us what more can be done to support
:36:08. > :36:14.local police forces? That is why we established a joint fraud task force
:36:15. > :36:18.that include PCCs, police forces and victims' groups. It is why the
:36:19. > :36:22.government has been supporting the cyber were campaign to help
:36:23. > :36:27.businesses beware of the frauds that awaits them and the banks have been
:36:28. > :36:30.sponsoring the tape five. The national cyber Security strategy
:36:31. > :36:34.sets aside the programme going forward which the government has
:36:35. > :36:41.invested billions in to make sure our law enforcement agencies have
:36:42. > :36:47.the capacity to tackle that crime. You have described binary betting
:36:48. > :36:50.website has the biggest scam in fraud being perpetrated in the UK.
:36:51. > :37:00.What is the government doing about it? When one of those websites is
:37:01. > :37:05.reported, a law nor the agency setup dismantles it all signpost people
:37:06. > :37:08.away from such areas. In Scotland, that is devolved but the broader
:37:09. > :37:12.picture is to make sure that the public and consumer are aware of
:37:13. > :37:17.what awaits them online and the Texan very basic to protect
:37:18. > :37:29.themselves when they are shopping to ensure the posters do not take their
:37:30. > :37:32.money away. In July this year, we implemented new powers in the
:37:33. > :37:42.immigration act 20 16th to prevent migrant sprocket thing -- profiting.
:37:43. > :37:49.This ensures that as it may be confiscated on conviction. I asked
:37:50. > :37:58.him to sit out what that measures the government has taken. Could I be
:37:59. > :38:02.sure my honourable friend the adults with no legal status here are not
:38:03. > :38:09.eligible to receive public funds and that we? Victims of people
:38:10. > :38:14.trafficking tell me that they are prevented very often from assisting
:38:15. > :38:17.in criminal prosecutions against individuals from abroad committing
:38:18. > :38:22.criminal offences because they do not have any access to public funds.
:38:23. > :38:26.What discussions has the Home Office had with the Ministry of Justice
:38:27. > :38:33.concerning providing support to those who are victims of people
:38:34. > :38:39.trafficking? I certainly agree with him that, where people who are here
:38:40. > :38:42.illegally are exploited in terms of slavery because they are being
:38:43. > :38:45.trafficked, it is important we treat those people with a degree of
:38:46. > :38:55.compassion and respect and treat them differently to people who may
:38:56. > :38:59.not be in that situation. The Home Office constantly reviews its
:39:00. > :39:02.capabilities in order to deliver the government's agenda. Work is
:39:03. > :39:05.underway to understand and respond to the immediate impact as a result
:39:06. > :39:12.of the decision to leave the European Union. The Secretary of
:39:13. > :39:16.State has just confirmed that the 3 million EU citizens and the UK will
:39:17. > :39:21.have to be documented. If this adds 10% of the Home Office workload,
:39:22. > :39:26.does the Minister accept this will cost at least ?100 million a year
:39:27. > :39:32.and require 3000 extra staff and if he doesn't, what is his estimate?
:39:33. > :39:39.People who are here from elsewhere in the EU working legally do not
:39:40. > :39:42.need to receive additional documentation. Their status is
:39:43. > :39:47.assured. What happens in the future is a matter for negotiation but no
:39:48. > :39:57.additional documentation is needed at this stage. May make the case to
:39:58. > :40:01.the Minister for updating of the systems and use of computers and
:40:02. > :40:05.information technology in border control going forward, particularly
:40:06. > :40:10.as with Brexit, we need to come people in an out more effectively
:40:11. > :40:15.and for investment in our ports, like the port of Dover? Exit checks
:40:16. > :40:20.introduced in 2015 have given us an additional tool to track people as
:40:21. > :40:32.they enter and leave the country and indeed new technologies has helped
:40:33. > :40:35.very much in that regard. The Internet presents new opportunities
:40:36. > :40:41.for terrorists. We must ensure we confront that challenge. The
:40:42. > :40:45.investor group tree Powers act and shows that intelligence agencies
:40:46. > :40:48.have the powers they need to disrupt terrorist attacks subject to strict
:40:49. > :40:55.safeguards and world leading oversight. The bill will add to the
:40:56. > :40:58.ability of UK law enforcement to identify, and disrupt terrorist
:40:59. > :41:04.activity. Does he agree with me that the passing of the investigatory
:41:05. > :41:09.Powers act is an important part of ensuring that our security services
:41:10. > :41:16.and law enforcement agencies are able to combat those who wish to do
:41:17. > :41:20.us harm? Yes, it is. It is also important that we recognise it is
:41:21. > :41:23.all very well having the capability but they must also have the capacity
:41:24. > :41:28.and that is why over the next five years the government is making an
:41:29. > :41:33.extra ?2.5 billion available to Security agencies. We will use this
:41:34. > :41:36.to strengthen our network of counter terrorists at home and abroad. Can
:41:37. > :41:42.my right honourable friend confirm to the House how much the government
:41:43. > :41:45.is investing to boost UK's capability to respond quickly to a
:41:46. > :41:50.firearms attack, particularly in light of what we have seen happening
:41:51. > :41:55.in the continent? The overall counted terrorism police Bill has
:41:56. > :42:01.been protected over a baseline of the spending review period. We
:42:02. > :42:05.revised our risk assessments and are delivering an uplift in our
:42:06. > :42:10.specialist response capability including a ?144 million programme
:42:11. > :42:15.to uplift our armed policing in order to respond more quickly for a
:42:16. > :42:18.firearms attacked.