Home Office Questions House of Commons

Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home

Department. Secretary Amber Rudd. The latest labour market statistics

show more British people are in work than ever before. Unemployment is at

its lowest level for over a decade and nine in ten people in jobs for

UK nationals. However, the Prime Minister has been cleared as we

conduct negotiations to leave the EU, we must regain more controls of

the numbers of people who come here from Europe. National London

politicians lecture people with National statistics. It is different

impact on different communities. Why migrants to coming here would we

have got hundreds of thousands of unemployed people in Britain? Why

companies stopped advertising jobs abroad to undercut wages here? And

why don't large firms train up local apprentices? It is a little rich,

getting that sort of lecture from a Labour Party member! The Labour

Party failed to put controls in the 2004 enlargement and most of their

members have admitted what a mistake it was! There are no lectures coming

from here, only hard answers, and we are restricting immigration when we

moved to leave the European Union. Would she agreed that students be

removed from the tens of thousands target? Does she also agreed that

since the data is extremely poor, we should strain every sinew to get

better quality data to form a judgment about whether and if so how

we can ensure that exports from students are maximised in this

country? Hopelessly long! You have got to do a lot better than that! I

share my honourable friend's viewed that students play an important role

in contributing to the economy and are most welcome in the UK. That

definition of the migrant to someone coming here for over 12 months so

they are likely to stay within that definition although I am aware there

are different views on this matter. Yvette Cooper. The Home Secretary

refers to the measure of net migration. She was asked about the

target. Does she agree that international students should be

taken out of the government's target as the Foreign Secretary has said

over the weekend and as the Chancellor of the Exchequer seem to

hint some weeks ago? Does she think that foreign students should be

included in the target? As I told the House and the right honourable

lady is aware, there are different views on this. The definition but I

referred to was for international students, held by the ONS, which is

the over 12 months they represent an immigrant and therefore part of the

numbers. I am not sure that students are unskilled anyway but

nevertheless, on the subject of an skilled migrants, it it the fact

that there are people in this country who will not do the job on

skilled migrants do? Is it not the point therefore that in the Black

Country and elsewhere, it should be not Brussels after Brexit but the

United Kingdom which will decide which migrants are needed to do the

jobs the UK people will not do? My honourable friend raises an

important point. There is still one in 1080-24 -year-olds unemployed and

we want them to have the opportunity to take up these jobs which is one

of the reasons we are encouraging businesses together with other

initiatives to participate more in local employment and work well with

local young people to make sure that they can indeed take those jobs. The

UK relies another 80,000 seasonal workers to pick its fruit and veg

every year but the Financial Times suggested 98% of these workers come

from within the EU. But the government protect access to

seasonal workers to safeguard our agricultural sector? She has raised

an important question and I note that the National farmers union met

with my colleague recently to discuss exactly that point. We are

aware how necessary it will be to ensure we have some sort of seasonal

scheme in place and are looking carefully at it. Has the Home

Secretary had any discussions with her Cabinet colleagues about people

factor of the increase in the living wage and the impact that will have

an immigration? I thank my honourable friend for that question.

The national living wage could have a pull factor. There are other

factors at play also, such as currency fluctuations which can have

the opposite effect. Assuming that a deal is reached under which EU

citizens who were here before a certain cut-off taken remain after

we leave the EU, can she tell the House how the Home Office for

document them, an estimated 3 million people, so that employers

and landlords will know their after to him legally they can offer a job

or accommodation and therefore distinguish them from those EU

citizens who arrived after? The right honourable gentleman raises an

important point. We are aware there is a certain expectation and concern

about the EU citizens here and as the Prime Minister has said, she

hopes to reassure us that we do that while looking also at the over 1

million UK citizens in the rest of the European Union. There will be a

need to have some sort of documentation. But we will not set

it out yet. We would do it in a phased process to ensure we use all

the technology advantages we can harness to ensure that all

immigration is carefully handled. The Centre for economic performance

looked at the issue of immigration employment. They found that the

areas with the largest increase in EU immigration had not seen the

sharpest falls in employment or wages since 2008. The authors said

there was still no evidence of an overall negative impact of

immigration jobs of wages are on the question of students, in all parts

of the House, there is an increasing consensus that students should be

taken out of the immigration target. Technically, anyone that stays for

more than 12 months may be an immigrant prison practice, they

should not be in the target. I thank the right honourable lady for her

comments and she might want to take up her views with the honourable

member for Dudley North, who seems to take a slightly different view!

The one thing for certain is that when we EU, we will have more

control over immigration from the EU and will make sure that the

immigration we do get from the EU gets the right balance of attracting

the type of people who can really boost UK businesses that need it.

Immigration remains a reserved matter and we will consider the

needs of the UK as a whole, applying different rules to different parts

of the UK will complicate the system, harming its integrity and

cause difficulties for employers who need the flexibility to deploy their

staff to other parts of the UK. I know the Home Secretary agrees with

me when we said that the Leave were irresponsibly short of detail during

the campaign but one of the deed as they did give us was when the former

Justice Secretary promised that Scotland would be responsible for

its immigration policy. Is that store the case was that planned? If

he was paying attention to what I just said, it remains at a UK level,

and given that the Scottish people voted in 2014 to remain part of the

United Kingdom, could I suggest he looks at the powers within the

Scotland Act to make Scotland a more attractive place where people would

want to come and live and work? Notwithstanding all the attractions

of living in Scotland, is in the balance population movements still

to the south? We do have a specific Scotland shortage occupation list so

that does recognise the need to attract the types of occupation to

Scotland and that does take into account Scotland's needs. One group

of families that are distinct are families separated from apparent

abroad because this government has the less family friendly immigration

rules and the whole of the developed world. Almost half of Scotland's

people do not meet the crazy financial threshold. Will he allow

the Scottish Government to set its own threshold? At least the SNP are

honest about the fact they want to increase immigration, unlike the

Labour Party, who repeatedly refused to say that is their policy. I am

sure there is no suggestion that anyone would be anything other than

honest in this chamber. The question for the Minister is, what is so

difficult about variations in immigration rules? Many pieces Thai

people to a specific job or employment. The operator, and travel

area and open border with Ireland. Does the Secretary of State accept

there is no practical reason why we cannot see different rules apply to

Scotland for those significantly different needs? If the honourable

gentleman about examined the evidence of the fresh talent scheme

which the Scottish Government reviewed in 2008, only 44% of those

applicants remained in Scotland and more than half of those jobs are not

the appropriate level of education that the people that took them have.

Would my honourable friend agreed that there is good reason why it is

a reserve power and that the slippery scope the Scottish

Nationalists are tried to take us down words end up with a border?

Well, I am always very Keppel not to get on the slippery slopes as you

end up at the bottom of the hill in a bad place! You could was come to

the Chamber to be eliminated by the honourable gentleman. The minister

cannot get away from the fact that different parts of the country have

different labour immigration needs. In the Northern Isles, the fishing

industry is crippled because fishing boats cannot get visas for the

cruise the needs to go to sea. Or the Minister meet me to find a way

around that? I do recognise the problem. I did have meetings with

member of members on this issue. The fishermen were campaigning to repay

trip Powell so they could attract more Filipinos to work in the

industry but I do understand the problem and will continue to meet

with members to see what we can do to help.

We have reformed policing to ensure there is a sector led approach to

improving representation. We've established the College of policing

is the main body establishing a programme of work and alongside this

the innovative schemes such as diet entry and fast-track and police

making the police were forced more diverse than ever before. Is my

noble friend agree with me that even though a lot of work has been done

some forces have a long way to go to make this quarter better. My

honourable friend makes a very good point, the police have done a great

deal of work on diversity generally critically seeing more women coming

in but there is more to do and women more generally across the force and

I hope the forces across all the country for vigorous as they go

through their recoveries recruitment exercises. Difficult for any police

force to represent the community it serves given that cuts to police

funding means we've lost over 19,000 police officers as 2010. Will the

Minister look again following the bungling of the police funding

formula to make sure that forces like Northumbria get the fair

funding deal but my constituents need and deserve. I would say today

honourable lady that police forces across the country are recruiting

and has been a protection in the police funding and we're doing a

formula review, Northumberland itself and I'll be meeting the PCC

to discuss that and they are feeding into it but also benefiting from the

ability to to do this. All police officers deserve our praise but

volunteer special constables who serve on foot in the local areas in

which they live particularly represent their local communities

really well. With the Minister congratulate Northamptonshire on the

effort it is taking to recruit more volunteer special constables. I'm

very happy to support and endorsed the comments made by my honourable

friend. We're looking to empower even further to the police and crime

Bill doing a fantastic job and deserve our great thanks. I wanted

to see, how long, how long. I don't normally believe in quarters but

it's been a long time coming to get a really diverse numbers of police

in this country, so let's see some action and let's see some action

recruiting more people who actually police the roads in our country

where you can drive up a lunatic in this country because you know

there's nobody there are going to catch you. I would say that I'm glad

he's joined our cause after so many years under the Labour government

seen the goings go nowhere but this government has driven diversity by

trusting local police forces to make sure that when they recruit the grid

to make sure the represent their communities, that's why we're seeing

VME representation going out, representation for women and we need

to do more and they hope he joins us. Is the Minister aware that a

more diverse police force has been in aim of forces by the Metropolitan

Police as the 1970s and is he aware that the underlying reason why

there's been limited success is sadly continuing poor police

community relations. Is he aware that funding cuts are currently

restricting recruitment of officers whatever their colour or gender. I

would sit alone are already as I said earlier on, she might like to

know that the government put protection in for the police funding

this year in the settlement and so police are benefiting from that

protection. Police across the country are recruiting, the Met

police is doing one of the exemplar is with getting a diverse police

force, the first visit I made in this role. They are seeing increases

of about 25% of women in the latest recruitment, it's good but we have

to go further and I'm glad she wants to join us. The Prime Minister has

made it clear that article 50 will be triggered before the end of March

20 17. We're still working hard on our negotiating position but don't

want to show our hand of cards before we get into the poker room.

Can I assure the honourable lady that we're determined to get the

right deal for Britain. Given that the government's approach to Brexit

seems to hinge upon their ability to persuade other European member

states to allow Britain to opt out of current freedom of movement rules

whilst retaining tariff free access to the single market, can the

Minister name me one European Minister who has told him that this

might be possible. Certainly there are 3.2 million EU nationals here in

the UK and I think it's in their interest to be able to satisfy their

governments about their state is here. But as the Prime Minister

said, the only circumstance that we would not want a guarantee their

status as if the status of UK nationals living elsewhere were not

similarly protected. Does my honourable friend agree with me that

free movement of workers together with the operation of the laws of

supply and demand inevitably depresses wage levels in this

country. I haven't got a degree in economics but it's true that supply

and demand would operate in this area which is why we're determined

to control the numbers of those coming in from the EU in the same

way that we already control numbers coming in from outside the EU. In

any discussions, will the Minister raise the issue referred to by my

honourable friend, the member for Dudley North of those recruitment

agencies who exploit workers from the EU and undercut UK workers, for

example by recruiting unskilled workers and saying that advertising

in countries outside the UK without advertising in the UK. Certainly

these will be matters that have to be discussed but I could just at the

point already made by the Home Secretary that during the

transitional arrangements when the Eastern European countries joined

the union transitional arrangement by not put in place that would have

protected jobs to some extent. Tackling knife crime is a priority

and we are taking firm action, including morning young people about

the dangers of carrying knives, working with retailers both online

and on the high street and legislating for tougher sentences.

During October 21 police forces took part in a week of action against

knife crime. In Essex person searches. I thank the Minister for

that reply reminding us of the action Essex Police are already

taking over a four-month period the knife amnesty got 311 knives off the

street. Can the minister commented continuing a knife amnesty and would

Minister Seda complexities and interaction between knife crime and

the drugs crime in Southend. I'm very grateful for my colleague to

raise this point and of course I'll be delighted to come and visit with

him in Southend. Here be very pleased to know the Home Office is

working with the Essex policing crime Commissioner along with the

Institute for community safety to see what more we can do and help the

situation in Essex. I understand there's a meeting this week when

they'll be agreeing a plan of local action.

Last week there was a memorial service held in Leicester for Tyler

Thomson who was killed with a knife aged only 16. The honourable member

for Rochford and Southend East gave his figures for Essex of 3100 and

knives that had been given in the amnesty, does the Home Office

minister have the figures for the whole country?

I don't have the answer to hand at the moment but I can say this was

the first week, 21 forces engaged in the operation which had a hugely

beneficial effect not only in terms of surrendering weapons across the

country but also arrests across the country and it sent out an

incredibly clear and firm message that we will not tolerate people

carrying knives to use them harmfully on innocent citizens.

Since 2010, one 2p of criminal assets have been recovered and a

further 3 billion has been frozen. The serious crime act 2015 provided

new powers and the criminal finances bill will further improve our

capability but there is more to be done. Next year we will publish a

new asset recovery action plan and the Cabinet office will look at the

UK's response to economic crime more broadly. This will include looking

at the effectiveness of our organisational framework and the

capabilities of resources and powers available to the organisations that

tackle economic crime. The criminal finances Bill contains many measures

to combat illegal and immoral financial activity but can my right

honourable friend confirm that the new law enforcement measures in

relation to an extent wealth does that we can combat illegal activity

and the principles of transparency will be upheld? Unexplained wealth

orders will send a powerful statement to those who wish to

launder the proceeds of their crimes in the UK. They are an investigative

power so will be subject to the same court rules that apply to the

existing civil recovery investigative powers. I thank my

honourable friend for the answer but can she assure me that asset

recovery regime of extent of want of trying particular tax evasion

because the potential financial gain from tax evasion are large and

whatever people think about tax evasion being a victimless crime,

it's wrong and shall apply to that as well. My honourable friend is

absolutely right, it is an important part of the new criminal Proceeds of

Crime Act and it will be included in that act. Can the Home Secretary say

what discussions she is having with her European counterparts to ensure

that will have access to all the data that we can currently access in

relation to assets held abroad once we leave the European Union? I can

reassure the honourable lady that I'm having extensive discussions

with the European counterparts and with European bodies that help to

keep us safe so that when we do leave the European Union we will as

far as possible be able to have access to that information as well.

When people voted to be the European Union they did not purport to be

less safe. Further to that question, the simple question is will we be a

member of Euro poll post exit of the European Union? The Animal gent of

them will be aware that we opted into the new element of the European

police in terms of looking forward we are in discussions on that night

and on that matter I can tell the honourable gentleman that we are one

of the largest contributors to the European police and play an

important part of it and it will be part of the ongoing negotiations.

What practical measures have been put in place to combat

money-laundering and terrorist financing? I would refer my

honourable friend to the new legislation, she is absolutely right

that the trouble is criminals will always try to get ahead of us in

terms of finding ways to launder their money and the proceeds of

their activities. We are determined to make sure that we do that which

is why we have new legislation put in place. Is a Secretary of State

aware that cross-border flow of proceeds from corruption and tax

evasion is estimated that over $1 trillion a year and half this money

was looted from poor and developing countries. What steps is the Home

Secretary taking to make it easier for these poor countries to recover

stolen assets from the UK Crown dependencies and overseas

Territories financial institutions? I says the honourable lady that we

take it incredibly seriously about dealing with the proceeds of crime

and the idea that there are people who commit criminal acts and then

come to the UK is very unwelcome. One of the elements that we have to

deal with are the new unexplained wealth orders, they apply to foreign

persons also in the UK and they will go part of the way to addressing

exactly what she describes in terms of the transfer of illegal funds.

In July the government launched the National transfer scheme to ensure a

more equitable distribution is on unaccompanied asylum seeking and

refugee children across the country. The scheme is designed as support

local authorities like Peterborough City Council in support of the

National transfer scheme we have increased central government funding

to local authorities taking on a company children by 33%. Element

will buy right honourable friend reassure me that for areas like

Peterborough which has already borne a major burden in both EU and non-EU

migration that we will not be expected to pay once again for the

huge ongoing costs of children and young people who are unaccompanied

minors. We have 40 such cases in Peterborough and we will receive

this book central government funding.

I can reassure my right honourable friend that each child has cancelled

its after does attract additional funding and so I hope that will

address this particular financial concerns about the councils

obligations but I would like to put on record our grateful thank you

Peterborough Council who do such a fantastic and generous job and

looking at some of the most needy children. Unlike almost every other

EU country, the UK does not follow unaccompanied child refugees to

sponsor their parents to join them. A situation the home affairs select

committee has described as per verse. Does the Minister agree with

me that it is in the best interests of the refugee child as well as

being in the interests of society to allow the children to be with her

parents. I understand the motive that the honourable gentleman makes

and puts forward, I would respectfully say to him that it

could have a very detrimental effect on having a pool factor for children

coming to this country eventually being sent or indeed trafficked to

this country in order to have their parents brought over, so we will not

be looking at that again. Could she say how the modern slavery

act will affect us? In terms of the burden put on local authorities, one

of the elements I would refer the authorities to is controlling

migration. This is a new source of funds which I hope they would access

to support unaccompanied minors. And in terms of the modern slavery act,

I would have to come back to him. Child protection organisations feel

that the lack of support and resources is preventing some

authorities from the required level of professional services to

adequately protect honourable children from traffickers. Can she

told me why over a quarter of local authorities are unable to

participate in the national transfer scheme for unaccompanied children?

Will she look that this as a matter of urgency? I would say to the

honourable lady that the funds we put in place to support

unaccompanied children is the sum we agreed after consultation with local

authorities to work up costs. We acknowledge that some children will

have different needs and will therefore end up being more

expensive than some less, so we hope that is the right amount to support

them. We believe it is the right amount and we are always willing to

listen to local authorities if they have other suggestions and I would

particularly refer them to the controlling migration fund. For the

year ending June 2016, 16% of violence recorded by the police

resulted in a charge. There were always 30,000 convictions in the

year ending June 2016 which represents over 75% of people

prosecuted and shows a rise of more than 1500 convictions on the

previous year. According to the Home Office data on crime in England and

Wales, violence against the personal and sexual offences have risen under

this government and its predecessor. But charges are prone or stayed the

same as in the case of sexual offences. In Enfield, we have seen

an 11% increase in violent crime over the past year. Why should

people trust the government and public safety is being put at risk

with these statistics and falling police numbers? She may be confusing

recorded crime with actual crime. Crime surveys show that violence is

down by 25% since 2010. We are seeing an increase in recorded

crime. That is something we should welcome because it has imported a

willingness of victims to come forward. In 2014, the now Prime

Minister said there were utterly unacceptable failings in the

recording of crime that has let down the Thames but with three forces

inspected this August are not recording crimes properly. In

Manchester, 17,000 violent crimes were quite simply ignored. Can the

Minister Tauber 's house by his Prime Minister failed to make any

progress in two years? I would say to the honourable lady that the

Prime Minister and previous Home Secretary and current Home Secretary

are seeing a reduction in crime and the police should be proud of that.

They run things in an efficient way for the benefit of the taxpayer. But

we are also seeing an increase in recorded crime because of the

willingness of victims to come forward as they are increasing their

confidence in police to do with these issues. Number 12, Mr Speaker.

Freedom of speech and religion are core values that make our country

great. They are protected by law. What is or isn't a joke will

constitute satire is I believe in the eye and is of the beholder and

not for the government comment on. Why did the Home Secretary and her

Minister not give voice to these principles during the manhunt and

vilification of the Louis Smith? I published a hate crime action plan,

one of the first actions I took when I took office, and it is this action

plan but I would refer my honourable friend to so that anybody who is the

victim of any sort of hate crime, which is what he is referring to,

has the ability and confidence to report what is going on, to make

sure that the police take action so that they do not feel singled out

and abused. The intention of the adults at risk policy developed as a

result of the review by Stephen Shaw is part of a wider programme of work

and aims to prove the way in which vulnerable people in detention are

managed. This should enable the delivery of the honourable lady's

question. The policy came into effect on the 12th of September and

the intention is to our Stephen Shaw to carry out a short review to

assess progress. The government's commitment to reduce the survivors

of sexual violence in detention is welcomed by how all observers know

this is happening? Is information being collected on the numbers of

women in detention who disclose they are victims of sexual violence and

will this information be made available? She is quite right to

point out that we are taking a significant package of measures to

make sure the people who are detained are there for the minimum

possible time and people's vulnerabilities are properly

recognised, understood and access to mentor services made available. We

will ask for an independent review in the cause of the year to make

sure that that is working. The Istanbul convention, which the

government has yet to ratify, requires countries to develop gender

sensitive procedures, poor example women only accommodation. What steps

is the government taking to guarantee the safety of women in

accommodation, including women and children only corridors? She is

right to point out the importance of making sure that women are safe. It

is a priority of this government to keep women and girls safe, including

an hour detention system. The government has signed the Istanbul

convention and will ratify it and as the honourable lady knows, we well

exceed the targets within that convention. We have established a

joint fraud task force this year putting together government, law

enforcement and the financial sector to tackle fraud. The recent events

of 14 individuals demonstrates how a multi-agency approach including

international partners is crucial in tackling cyber crime and cyber

enabled fraud. Fraud, both in person and online, is of great concern to

my constituents in South East Cornwall, particularly amongst

elderly and vulnerable groups. All my honourable friend join with me in

congratulating this work of voluntary organisations, who are

supporting and preventing fraud through education and supporting

victims of crime? I am grateful to my honourable friend the pointing

out the very important work that many of these voluntary bodies do in

raising awareness. They make sure the people in the lead up to

Christmas for example are aware of the pitfalls await them online and

the scandals fraudsters that pick on some of the most vulnerable people

in society. I would certainly welcome any voluntary work can be

done but with the level of fraud crime now ?193 billion a year and

local police forces clearly unable to cope, but we really need to see

is a far more serious stuff from government about tackling online

crime. So can the Minister tell us what more can be done to support

local police forces? That is why we established a joint fraud task force

that include PCCs, police forces and victims' groups. It is why the

government has been supporting the cyber were campaign to help

businesses beware of the frauds that awaits them and the banks have been

sponsoring the tape five. The national cyber Security strategy

sets aside the programme going forward which the government has

invested billions in to make sure our law enforcement agencies have

the capacity to tackle that crime. You have described binary betting

website has the biggest scam in fraud being perpetrated in the UK.

What is the government doing about it? When one of those websites is

reported, a law nor the agency setup dismantles it all signpost people

away from such areas. In Scotland, that is devolved but the broader

picture is to make sure that the public and consumer are aware of

what awaits them online and the Texan very basic to protect

themselves when they are shopping to ensure the posters do not take their

money away. In July this year, we implemented new powers in the

immigration act 20 16th to prevent migrant sprocket thing -- profiting.

This ensures that as it may be confiscated on conviction. I asked

him to sit out what that measures the government has taken. Could I be

sure my honourable friend the adults with no legal status here are not

eligible to receive public funds and that we? Victims of people

trafficking tell me that they are prevented very often from assisting

in criminal prosecutions against individuals from abroad committing

criminal offences because they do not have any access to public funds.

What discussions has the Home Office had with the Ministry of Justice

concerning providing support to those who are victims of people

trafficking? I certainly agree with him that, where people who are here

illegally are exploited in terms of slavery because they are being

trafficked, it is important we treat those people with a degree of

compassion and respect and treat them differently to people who may

not be in that situation. The Home Office constantly reviews its

capabilities in order to deliver the government's agenda. Work is

underway to understand and respond to the immediate impact as a result

of the decision to leave the European Union. The Secretary of

State has just confirmed that the 3 million EU citizens and the UK will

have to be documented. If this adds 10% of the Home Office workload,

does the Minister accept this will cost at least ?100 million a year

and require 3000 extra staff and if he doesn't, what is his estimate?

People who are here from elsewhere in the EU working legally do not

need to receive additional documentation. Their status is

assured. What happens in the future is a matter for negotiation but no

additional documentation is needed at this stage. May make the case to

the Minister for updating of the systems and use of computers and

information technology in border control going forward, particularly

as with Brexit, we need to come people in an out more effectively

and for investment in our ports, like the port of Dover? Exit checks

introduced in 2015 have given us an additional tool to track people as

they enter and leave the country and indeed new technologies has helped

very much in that regard. The Internet presents new opportunities

for terrorists. We must ensure we confront that challenge. The

investor group tree Powers act and shows that intelligence agencies

have the powers they need to disrupt terrorist attacks subject to strict

safeguards and world leading oversight. The bill will add to the

ability of UK law enforcement to identify, and disrupt terrorist

activity. Does he agree with me that the passing of the investigatory

Powers act is an important part of ensuring that our security services

and law enforcement agencies are able to combat those who wish to do

us harm? Yes, it is. It is also important that we recognise it is

all very well having the capability but they must also have the capacity

and that is why over the next five years the government is making an

extra ?2.5 billion available to Security agencies. We will use this

to strengthen our network of counter terrorists at home and abroad. Can

my right honourable friend confirm to the House how much the government

is investing to boost UK's capability to respond quickly to a

firearms attack, particularly in light of what we have seen happening

in the continent? The overall counted terrorism police Bill has

been protected over a baseline of the spending review period. We

revised our risk assessments and are delivering an uplift in our

specialist response capability including a ?144 million programme

to uplift our armed policing in order to respond more quickly for a

firearms attacked.