:00:00. > :00:00.round-up of the day in both Houses of Parliament at 11pm. First,
:00:00. > :00:10.questions to Home Secretary Amber Rudd and her team of ministers.
:00:11. > :00:16.Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home
:00:17. > :00:22.Department. Mr Ian Austin. Western End number one, Mr Speaker. Thank
:00:23. > :00:26.you, Mr Speaker. The latest labour market statistics show that more
:00:27. > :00:29.British people are in work than ever before. The unemployment rate is at
:00:30. > :00:33.its lowest level for more than a decade and nine in ten people in
:00:34. > :00:37.jobs are UK nationals. However, the Prime Minister has been clear that
:00:38. > :00:41.as we in the negotiations to leave the European Union, it must be a
:00:42. > :00:48.priority to regain more control of the numbers of people who come here
:00:49. > :00:51.from Europe. Ian Austin. Politicians lecturing people in places like the
:00:52. > :00:58.Black Country with national statistics, because it has different
:00:59. > :01:00.impacts in different communities. Why are unskilled migrants still
:01:01. > :01:07.coming here while we have got hundreds of thousands of unemployed
:01:08. > :01:10.people in Britain? Why don't they require large firms to train up
:01:11. > :01:15.local apprentices if they'd do have to hire someone from abroad? I think
:01:16. > :01:19.it's a bit rich getting that sort of lecture from a Labour Party member,
:01:20. > :01:24.the Labour Party who failed to put on controls in the 2004 enlargement
:01:25. > :01:28.and most of whom were in charge then... There are no lectures coming
:01:29. > :01:31.from here, only hard answers. The answer is that we will be
:01:32. > :01:38.restricting immigration when we moved to leave the European Union.
:01:39. > :01:46.Does the Home Secretary agree that students should be removed from the
:01:47. > :01:50.tens of thousands target? And does she also agree that since the data
:01:51. > :01:55.is extremely poor summer we should strain every sinew to try and get
:01:56. > :02:00.better quality data on the basis of which we can form a judgment about
:02:01. > :02:06.whether and if so, how we can ensure that exports, which are what
:02:07. > :02:13.students are, are maximised in this country? Hopelessly long, sorry!
:02:14. > :02:20.You've got to do a lot better than that! Home Secretary. Thank you, Mr
:02:21. > :02:24.Speaker. Students play an important role in contributing to the economy
:02:25. > :02:26.and are most welcome in the UK. The internationally recognised
:02:27. > :02:31.definition of a migrant is someone coming here for over 12 months, so
:02:32. > :02:34.they are likely to stay within that definition, although I'm aware there
:02:35. > :02:41.are different views on this matter. Yvette Cooper. Thank you, Mr
:02:42. > :02:46.Speaker, the pressure is on, the Home Secretary refers to net
:02:47. > :02:52.migration. She was asked about the target. Does she agree that
:02:53. > :02:56.International students should be taken out of the Government's
:02:57. > :03:00.target, as the Foreign Secretary has said over the weekend, and as the
:03:01. > :03:04.Chancellor of the X to seemed to hint weeks ago? Does she think that
:03:05. > :03:11.foreign students should be included in the target? Well, as I told the
:03:12. > :03:17.house, Mr Speaker, there are different views on this. The
:03:18. > :03:22.definition that I referred to was for international students, which is
:03:23. > :03:28.held by the ONS, over 12 months they represent an immigrant and therefore
:03:29. > :03:32.part of the numbers. Not sure that students are an skilled anyway, but
:03:33. > :03:35.nevertheless, on the subject of unskilled migrants, isn't it a fact
:03:36. > :03:39.that there are people in this country who won't do the jobs that
:03:40. > :03:43.are unskilled migrants do? And isn't it the point therefore that in the
:03:44. > :03:47.Black Country and elsewhere, it should be not Brussels after Brexit
:03:48. > :03:50.but it could be the United Kingdom which will decide which migrants are
:03:51. > :03:56.needed to do the jobs that UK people won't do? My honourable friend
:03:57. > :04:01.raises an important point and the fact is that there are still one in
:04:02. > :04:04.1018-24 -year-olds who are unemployed and we want them to have
:04:05. > :04:10.the opportunity to take up these jobs. -- one in ten, 18-24 year
:04:11. > :04:14.olds. We want them to take up these jobs together with apprenticeships
:04:15. > :04:17.and participate more in local employment and work more with local
:04:18. > :04:24.young people to make sure that they can indeed take those jobs. The UK
:04:25. > :04:29.relies on over 80,000 seasonal workers to pick its fruit and veg
:04:30. > :04:37.every year. 90% of these come from the EU, figures protect. -- will the
:04:38. > :04:42.Government safeguard our agricultural future going forward?
:04:43. > :04:45.The honourable lady has raised an important question and I know that
:04:46. > :04:49.the national farmers union net with my colleague, the Immigration
:04:50. > :04:55.Minister, recently to talk about that. We are important -- we know it
:04:56. > :04:59.is important to have some sort of seasonal scheme in place and we're
:05:00. > :05:02.looking into it. Has the Home Secretary had discussions with
:05:03. > :05:07.Cabinet colleagues about the pull factor of the increase in the living
:05:08. > :05:10.wage and what effect that might have on net migration? I thank my
:05:11. > :05:14.honourable friend for that question. He is right that the National Living
:05:15. > :05:19.Wage could have a pull factor and there are other factors at play
:05:20. > :05:21.which I would urge him to consider, such as currency fluctuations, which
:05:22. > :05:29.can have the opposite effect. Hilary Benn. Thank you Mr Speaker. As she
:05:30. > :05:35.aiming and it -- a deal is reached -- assuming a deal is reached, can
:05:36. > :05:38.the Home Secretary tell the Home Office how they're going to document
:05:39. > :05:42.an estimated 3 million people so that employers and landlords will no
:05:43. > :05:47.to whom after they can legally offer a job or accommodation and therefore
:05:48. > :05:51.distinguish them from those EU citizens who arrived after that? The
:05:52. > :05:54.honourable gentleman raises an important point and we are aware
:05:55. > :05:58.that there is a certain expectation and concern about the European Union
:05:59. > :06:02.citizens here. As the Prime Minister has said, she hopes to be able to
:06:03. > :06:07.reassure them, but it is right that we do that while also looking at the
:06:08. > :06:14.over 1 million EU citizens in the UK. There will need to be some sort
:06:15. > :06:20.of the key meditation, that is entirely right, but we need to do it
:06:21. > :06:23.in a phased approach to make sure we can use all the technological
:06:24. > :06:29.advantages we are able to harness to ensure that all immigration is
:06:30. > :06:35.carefully handled. London School of Economics, centre of economic
:06:36. > :06:38.performance looked at the issue of immigration employment and they
:06:39. > :06:46.found that the areas with the largest increase in EU immigration
:06:47. > :06:50.had not seen the sharpest falls in employment and wages since 2008.
:06:51. > :06:54.There is still no evidence of an overall negative impact on
:06:55. > :06:59.immigration on jobs and wages. But on the question of students, in all
:07:00. > :07:01.parts of the house there is an increasing consensus that students
:07:02. > :07:09.should be taken out of the immigration target. Technically,
:07:10. > :07:13.anyone that stays for more than 12 months may be an immigrant, but in
:07:14. > :07:17.practice they should not be in the target. Home Secretary. I thank the
:07:18. > :07:20.Right Honourable Lady for her comments and she might want to take
:07:21. > :07:23.up her interesting views with the honourable member for Dudley North,
:07:24. > :07:29.who seems to take a widely different view. One thing is for certain, when
:07:30. > :07:35.we leave the European Union we will have more control over immigration
:07:36. > :07:39.from the European Union and we will make sure that the immigration we
:07:40. > :07:41.get from the European Union gets the right balance of attracting the type
:07:42. > :07:50.of people who can really boost UK businesses that need it. Thank you,
:07:51. > :07:54.Mr Speaker. Immigration remains a reserved matter and we will consider
:07:55. > :07:57.the needs of the UK as a whole, applying different immigration rules
:07:58. > :08:00.to different parts of the United Kingdom will complicate the
:08:01. > :08:04.immigration system, harming its integrity and causing difficulty for
:08:05. > :08:09.employers who need the flexibility to deploy their staff over different
:08:10. > :08:14.parts of the UK. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I know the Home Secretary
:08:15. > :08:17.agrees with me that we say that vote leave were irresponsibly short of
:08:18. > :08:21.detail during their campaign but one of the details they did give us was
:08:22. > :08:24.when the former Justice Secretary promised us that Scotland would be
:08:25. > :08:29.responsible for its immigration policy. Is that still the case was
:08:30. > :08:36.that plan? I think if the honourable gentleman was paying attention, he
:08:37. > :08:43.would have noticed we said it remains a UK dependency and
:08:44. > :08:46.retaining part of the United Kingdom, could I suggest he looks at
:08:47. > :08:49.the powers within Scotland act to make Scotland a more attractive
:08:50. > :08:54.place where people want to come and live and work. Notwithstanding all
:08:55. > :08:57.the attractions of living in Scotland, isn't the balance of
:08:58. > :09:06.population movement still to the south? Minister. Well, we do have a
:09:07. > :09:09.specific Scotland shortage of occupation list and that does
:09:10. > :09:12.recognise the need to attract certain types of occupation to
:09:13. > :09:18.Scotland and that does take account of Scotland's needs. Stuart
:09:19. > :09:29.McDonald. Mr Speaker, one group of families with a distinct... 150,000
:09:30. > :09:32.kids separated from parents abroad because this Government has the
:09:33. > :09:42.least family friendly immigration rules in the developed world. Almost
:09:43. > :09:45.half of Scotland's people do not... How will he explain to those
:09:46. > :09:51.children why they have to live apart from one parent? Mr Speaker, at
:09:52. > :09:54.least the SNP are honest about the fact that they want to increase
:09:55. > :09:58.immigration, unlike the Labour Party who repeatedly refused to say that
:09:59. > :10:02.is their policy. I'm sure there is no suggestion that anyone would be
:10:03. > :10:09.anything other than honest in this chamber. Stuart MacGill. The
:10:10. > :10:14.question for the Minister is what is so difficult about immigration
:10:15. > :10:21.rules? Many visas Thai people do a specific job. Special visas have
:10:22. > :10:26.rules for certain UK cities. We have a completely distinct immigration
:10:27. > :10:32.system with Ireland. But the Speaker except there is no... I think if the
:10:33. > :10:38.honourable gentleman were to examine the evidence of the fresh talent
:10:39. > :10:42.scheme that the Government reviewed in 2008, they would see that only
:10:43. > :10:47.44% of those applicants remained in Scotland and only half of those jobs
:10:48. > :10:50.were appropriate to the level of education that the people who took
:10:51. > :10:53.them actually got. Would my honourable friend agree that there
:10:54. > :10:57.is a good reason why it is a reserved power and that the slippery
:10:58. > :11:03.slope that Scottish Nationalists are trying to take us down would, it
:11:04. > :11:08.seems to its logical conclusion, end up at the border? Well, I'm always
:11:09. > :11:12.very careful not to get onto slippery slopes otherwise you end up
:11:13. > :11:19.at the bottom of the hill in a bad place.
:11:20. > :11:28.You can always coming to be limited. Different parts of the country have
:11:29. > :11:32.different Labour and immigration needs. In the Northern Isles are
:11:33. > :11:35.fishing industry is being crippled because boats cannot get the visas
:11:36. > :11:41.for the crews they need to go to sea. Will the Minister meet me and
:11:42. > :11:45.representatives of industry to find a way around that? I recognise the
:11:46. > :11:50.problem and indeed have had many meetings with them on the members on
:11:51. > :11:54.this issue. I do not recall that during the referendum campaign the
:11:55. > :11:59.fishermen around the coasts were campaigning to repatriate pounds so
:12:00. > :12:00.they could attract more Filipinos to the industry but I do understand the
:12:01. > :12:15.problem. We have reformed policing to ensure
:12:16. > :12:17.there is a sector led approach to improving representation. We have
:12:18. > :12:24.established the College of policing delivering a major programme of
:12:25. > :12:27.work. And alongside this is an innovative schemes such as fast
:12:28. > :12:32.tracking and police now, making the workforce more diverse than ever.
:12:33. > :12:36.Does my honourable friend agree that even though a lot of work has been
:12:37. > :12:41.done some forces have a long way to go to make the quote a better? Cobb
:12:42. > :12:44.my honourable friend makes a very good point, the police have done the
:12:45. > :12:49.grading of work on diversity generally particularly seeing more
:12:50. > :12:54.women. But there is more to do around BME committees. I hope the
:12:55. > :13:00.forces themselves across the country will be focused on this as they go
:13:01. > :13:03.through recruitment exercises. It is difficult for any police force to
:13:04. > :13:08.represent the community it serves given that cuts mean we have lost
:13:09. > :13:12.over 19,000 officers since 2010. Will the Minister look again
:13:13. > :13:16.following the bungling of the police funding formula to make sure that
:13:17. > :13:21.forces like Northumbria get the fair funding deal my constituents need
:13:22. > :13:25.and deserve? I would say that actually police forces across the
:13:26. > :13:29.country are recruiting at the moment and there has also been a protection
:13:30. > :13:32.in police funding. We are doing a formula review in Northumberland and
:13:33. > :13:38.I will be meeting the PCC there to discuss that. But also benefiting
:13:39. > :13:46.from the ability to increase presets above most others. All police
:13:47. > :13:48.officers deserve our praise the volunteer special constables who
:13:49. > :13:52.serve on foot in the local area in which they live, particularly
:13:53. > :13:57.representing their local communities really well. Would the Minister
:13:58. > :14:02.congratulate Northamptonshire on the efforts it is taking to recruit more
:14:03. > :14:08.volunteer official constables? I am very happy to support and endorse
:14:09. > :14:12.those comments, volunteers in the police we are looking to empower
:14:13. > :14:19.even further and they do a fantastic job and deserve our great thanks. I
:14:20. > :14:23.want to say to the Minister, how long, how long? I don't normally
:14:24. > :14:28.believe" is that it has been a long time coming to get a really diverse
:14:29. > :14:34.numbers of police in this country. So let's see some action. Let's see
:14:35. > :14:39.some action in recruiting more people who actually police the roads
:14:40. > :14:46.in our country where you can drive like a lunatic because you know
:14:47. > :14:53.there is nobody to catch you. I am glad the honourable gentleman has
:14:54. > :15:02.joined of all cause under Labour. This covenant has trusted local
:15:03. > :15:05.police forces to make sure they recruit to suit their own forces,
:15:06. > :15:13.which is why we are seeing more BME and women representation. Is the
:15:14. > :15:17.Minister aware that a more diverse police force has been an aim of
:15:18. > :15:21.forces like Metropolitan Police since the 1970s, and he is he aware
:15:22. > :15:26.that the underlying reason there has been limited success is sadly
:15:27. > :15:29.continuing poor police community relations? And is he aware that
:15:30. > :15:31.funding cuts are currently restricting the recruitment of
:15:32. > :15:37.officers whatever their colour or gender? What I would say to the
:15:38. > :15:39.honourable lady as I said earlier she may like to note that the
:15:40. > :15:43.government for protection in for police funding this year in the
:15:44. > :15:46.settlement and so police are benefiting from that. Police forces
:15:47. > :15:53.across the country are recruiting and in fact the police is one of the
:15:54. > :15:58.examples of how to get a diverse workforce. And they are now seeing
:15:59. > :16:01.increases to about 25% of women in the latest recruitment. That is good
:16:02. > :16:08.but we need to go further and I'm glad she was to join us in seeing
:16:09. > :16:12.that delivered. Prime Minister has made it clear that article 50 will
:16:13. > :16:15.be triggered before the end of March, 2017. We are still working
:16:16. > :16:20.hard on the negotiating position but we do not want to show our hand
:16:21. > :16:22.before we get into the poker game. Can I assure the honourable lady
:16:23. > :16:31.that we are determined to get the deal for Britain. Given that the
:16:32. > :16:36.government's approach to Brexit it seems to hinge upon their ability to
:16:37. > :16:41.persuade other European member states to allow Britain to tout of
:16:42. > :16:46.current freedom of movement rules while retaining tariff free access
:16:47. > :16:50.to the single market, can the Minister name me one European
:16:51. > :16:58.minister who has told him that this might be possible? Certainly there
:16:59. > :17:05.are 3.2 million EU nationals here in the UK and it is in their interest
:17:06. > :17:08.to be able to satisfy the government about their status here but as the
:17:09. > :17:14.Prime Minister said the only circumstance where we would not want
:17:15. > :17:18.to guarantee their second status is if there status of you canisters
:17:19. > :17:22.elsewhere were not similarly guaranteed. Does the honourable
:17:23. > :17:24.friend agree with me that free movement of workers together with
:17:25. > :17:30.the operation of the laws of supply and demand inevitably depresses wage
:17:31. > :17:34.levels in this country? Certainly I do not have a degree in economics
:17:35. > :17:37.but it is true supply and demand operate in this area which is why
:17:38. > :17:39.are determined to give in to control the numbers of those coming from the
:17:40. > :17:49.EU in the same way we already controlled numbers coming from
:17:50. > :17:54.outside the EU. In any discussion will be Minister raise the issue
:17:55. > :17:58.referred to by my honourable friend of those recruitment agencies who
:17:59. > :18:05.exploit workers from the EU and undercut UK workers, for example by
:18:06. > :18:15.recruiting unskilled workers and saying that an advertising in
:18:16. > :18:19.countries outside the UK. These are matters that need to be discussed
:18:20. > :18:22.but I could just add the point already made by the Home Secretary
:18:23. > :18:25.that during the transitional arrangements, when the Eastern
:18:26. > :18:30.European countries joined the European Union, they were not in
:18:31. > :18:38.place that would have protected jobs to some extent. Tackling knife crime
:18:39. > :18:43.is a priority and we are taking firm action, including warning young
:18:44. > :18:48.people about the dangers of carrying knives, working with retailers
:18:49. > :18:54.online and on the high Street and legislating for tougher sentences.
:18:55. > :19:00.During October, 21 police forces took part in a week of action
:19:01. > :19:06.against knife crime. Habitual knife carriers were stopped and searched
:19:07. > :19:11.and 12 individuals were arrested. I thank the Minister for that reply
:19:12. > :19:16.and reminding us that the actions of Essex Police already taking over a
:19:17. > :19:23.four-month period, then knife amnesty got 311 knives off the
:19:24. > :19:26.Street. Would the Minister, to Southend to see the complexity is an
:19:27. > :19:34.interaction between knife crime and drugs crime in Southend? I am very
:19:35. > :19:37.grateful for my colleague to raise this point and I would be very
:19:38. > :19:41.delighted to come and visit with him in Southend. I think you will be
:19:42. > :19:45.very pleased to know that the Home Office is working with the Essex
:19:46. > :19:49.Police and crime commission along with the Institute of community
:19:50. > :19:53.safety to see what more we can do to help the situation they're in Essex.
:19:54. > :19:59.I understand there is a meeting this week when they will be agreeing a
:20:00. > :20:05.plan of local action. Last week there was a memorial service held in
:20:06. > :20:15.Leicester for Mr Thompson who was killed with a knife only 16 years of
:20:16. > :20:19.age. The figures for six 3100 knives in the amnesty, does the Home Office
:20:20. > :20:25.minister have the figures for the whole country? I thank the
:20:26. > :20:28.honourable gentleman for his question, I do not have the answer
:20:29. > :20:34.to hand but what I can say is this was the first week 21 forces engaged
:20:35. > :20:37.in operation sector which had usually beneficial effects in terms
:20:38. > :20:44.of rendering weapons across the country but also arrests across the
:20:45. > :20:54.country. They sent out an incredibly clear firm message. We will not
:20:55. > :20:58.tolerate people carrying knives. With permission I will answer
:20:59. > :21:03.questions six and question and together. Since 2010 ?1.2 billion of
:21:04. > :21:07.criminal assets have been recovered. And a further ?3 billion have been
:21:08. > :21:12.frozen. The serious crime act 2015 provided new powers and the criminal
:21:13. > :21:16.finances bill will further improve our capability that there is more to
:21:17. > :21:22.be done. Next year we will publish a new asset recovery action plan and
:21:23. > :21:29.the Cabinet Office will look at the response to crime or broadly. This
:21:30. > :21:37.will look at the Kevin Vickers, resources and powers available to
:21:38. > :21:44.the forces. I thank the Home Secretary. The criminal finances
:21:45. > :21:52.Bill contains many measures that can my honourable friend confirmed that
:21:53. > :21:55.not only can we better combat illegal activity but also that the
:21:56. > :22:04.principles of transparency will be upheld. A powerful statement could
:22:05. > :22:07.be sent to those that wish to launder the proceeds of their crimes
:22:08. > :22:13.in the UK. They are an investigative power and will be subject to the
:22:14. > :22:19.same rules that apply to the existing civil recovery
:22:20. > :22:23.investigative powers. Can she assure me that the asset recovery regime
:22:24. > :22:30.will extend to all forms of crime particularly tax evasion? Whatever
:22:31. > :22:35.people think about tax evasion being a victimless crime it is and it
:22:36. > :22:38.should apply to that as well. My honourable friend is absolutely
:22:39. > :22:46.right, that is an important part of the new Proceeds of Crime Act and it
:22:47. > :22:49.will be included in there. Can Home Secretary say what discussion she is
:22:50. > :22:54.having with their European counterparts to ensure you have
:22:55. > :23:00.access to the data we can have access to in relation to assets held
:23:01. > :23:03.abroad once we leave the EU? I can reassure the honourable lady that
:23:04. > :23:07.I'm having extensive discussions with European counterparts and with
:23:08. > :23:10.European bodies that help to keep us safe so that when we do leave the
:23:11. > :23:15.European Union we will as far as possible be able to have access to
:23:16. > :23:20.that information as well. When people voted to leave the EU they
:23:21. > :23:23.did not vote to be less safe. Further to that question, the
:23:24. > :23:33.question is will we be a member of Europe whole post exit from the
:23:34. > :23:37.European Union? -- Europol. The honourable gentleman will be aware
:23:38. > :23:39.we recently opted into new elements of Europol. I can tell the
:23:40. > :23:45.honourable gentleman that we are one of the largest entry because two
:23:46. > :23:56.Euro poll. It will be part of the ongoing negotiations. What practical
:23:57. > :24:00.measures have been put in place to combat money laundering and
:24:01. > :24:04.terrorist financing? She's absolutely right that the trouble is
:24:05. > :24:08.that criminals will also is trying to get ahead of us in terms of
:24:09. > :24:11.finding ways to launder the money and the proceeds of their
:24:12. > :24:16.activities. We are determined to make sure we do that which is why we
:24:17. > :24:21.have new legislation in place. Four is the Secretary of State aware that
:24:22. > :24:24.cross-border flow of proceeds to criminal activity corruption and tax
:24:25. > :24:29.evasion is estimated that over $1 trillion a year and a half this
:24:30. > :24:34.money was looted from poor and developing countries? What steps is
:24:35. > :24:40.the Home Secretary taking the making it easier for these countries to
:24:41. > :24:43.recover stolen assets from UK Crown dependencies and overseas
:24:44. > :24:49.territories and financial institutions? I say to the right
:24:50. > :24:52.Honourable lady that would take it incredibly seriously about dealing
:24:53. > :24:56.with the proceeds of crime and the idea there are people who commit
:24:57. > :25:00.criminal acts and then come to the UK is very unwelcome. One of the
:25:01. > :25:04.elements we have to deal with that of the new unexplained wealth
:25:05. > :25:07.orders. They applied to foreign persons in the UK and they will go
:25:08. > :25:17.part of the way to addressing exactly what she describes in terms
:25:18. > :25:25.of the transfer of illegal funds. Mr Speaker in July the government
:25:26. > :25:30.launched a national transfer scheme. The scheme is designed to support
:25:31. > :25:32.local authorities like Peterborough City Council in support of the
:25:33. > :25:42.national transfer scheme we will also increase funding by up to 33%.
:25:43. > :25:45., will my right honourable friend reassure me that for areas like
:25:46. > :25:51.Peterborough which is already bearing a major burden in both EU
:25:52. > :25:55.and non-EU migration that we will not be expected to pay once again
:25:56. > :26:03.for the huge ongoing costs of children and young children who are
:26:04. > :26:07.unaccompanied minors. There are 40 such cases of programmable in fact
:26:08. > :26:11.receive central government funding? I can reassure my honourable friend
:26:12. > :26:13.that each child has cancelled its author does attract additional
:26:14. > :26:18.funding and so I have that will address his particular financial
:26:19. > :26:22.concerns about the obligations of the council. I also would like to
:26:23. > :26:24.put on record our grateful thanks for Peterborough Council who do such
:26:25. > :26:26.a fantastic and generous job looking after some of these most needy
:26:27. > :26:36.children. Martin Day. Unlike almost every
:26:37. > :26:40.other EU country, the UK does not allow child refugees to sponsor
:26:41. > :26:44.their parents to join them, a situation described as perverse.
:26:45. > :26:48.Does the Speaker agree with me that it is in the best interests of the
:26:49. > :26:54.child as well as society to allow the child to be with their parents?
:26:55. > :26:57.Well, I understand the motive that the honourable gentleman makes his
:26:58. > :27:00.point and put it forward. I would respectfully say to him that it
:27:01. > :27:10.could very detrimentally -- have a very detrimental effect on the pull
:27:11. > :27:14.factor... No, we will not be looking at that again. In relation to the
:27:15. > :27:20.burden put on local authorities, could she say how the Modern Slavery
:27:21. > :27:24.Act is going to affect this? In terms of the burden put on local
:27:25. > :27:29.authorities, one of the elements I would prefer local authorities is
:27:30. > :27:33.the controlling migration fund. This is a new source of funds that I
:27:34. > :27:37.hoped they would be able to access to support unaccompanied minors and
:27:38. > :27:43.in terms of the Modern Slavery Act, I will have to come back to you on
:27:44. > :27:48.that. Child protection organisations feel that a lack of support and
:27:49. > :27:52.resources is preventing some authorities from offering be
:27:53. > :27:53.required level of professional services to adequately protect
:27:54. > :27:59.vulnerable children from traffickers. The Home Secretary tell
:28:00. > :28:03.me why over a quarter of local authorities are unable to
:28:04. > :28:05.participate in the national transfer scheme for unaccompanied children?
:28:06. > :28:10.And will she agreed to look at this as a matter of urgency? I would say
:28:11. > :28:15.to the honourable lady that the funds that we put in place to
:28:16. > :28:18.support unaccompanied children is a sum that we agreed after
:28:19. > :28:23.consultation with local authorities to work out the cost, the average
:28:24. > :28:26.cost. We acknowledge that some children will have different needs
:28:27. > :28:30.and therefore end up being more expensive, and some less. So we hope
:28:31. > :28:38.this is the right amount to be able to is them. We believe it is the
:28:39. > :28:43.right amount. I will do to delete refer them to the controlling
:28:44. > :28:49.migration fund. -- I will particularly refer them to that.
:28:50. > :28:53.Thank you Mr Speaker. For the year ending 2016, 60% of violence against
:28:54. > :28:59.the Person offences recorded by the police resulted in a charge or
:29:00. > :29:04.summons. There were almost 30,000 convictions for violence against the
:29:05. > :29:09.person offences in 2016, which represents over 75% of the people
:29:10. > :29:15.prosecuted and is a rise of 15% on the previous year -- 1500 the
:29:16. > :29:19.previous year. Thank you Mr Speaker. According to Home Office data,
:29:20. > :29:23.violence against the person and sexual offences has risen under this
:29:24. > :29:28.Government and its predecessor, whilst charges have fallen or
:29:29. > :29:32.broadly stayed the same as in the case of sexual offences. In Enfield
:29:33. > :29:36.we have seen an 11% increase in violent crime over the last year.
:29:37. > :29:39.Why should people trust the Government when public safety is
:29:40. > :29:43.being put at risk with these statistics and falling police
:29:44. > :29:53.numbers? To the honourable lady, she may be actually confusing recorded
:29:54. > :29:58.crime... What we are seeing is an increase in recorded crime. I have
:29:59. > :30:01.to say that is something we should welcome because it is showing a
:30:02. > :30:08.better recording of crime and more of a willingness of victims to come
:30:09. > :30:12.forward. Thank you Mr Speaker. In 2014, the now Prime Minister said
:30:13. > :30:17.there were, and I quote, "Utterly unacceptable failings in the
:30:18. > :30:23.recording of crime that has let down victims". But all three forces
:30:24. > :30:26.inspected this August are not recording crimes properly. In
:30:27. > :30:33.Manchester, 17,000 violent crimes were quite simply ignored. Can the
:30:34. > :30:39.Minister tell this house why his Prime Minister failed to make any
:30:40. > :30:44.progress in two years? Well, actually I would say to the
:30:45. > :30:49.honourable lady that the Prime Minister and previous Home Secretary
:30:50. > :30:53.are seeing a reduction in crime and the police should be proud of seeing
:30:54. > :30:57.a reduction in crime whilst running things in an efficient way for the
:30:58. > :31:03.benefit of the taxpayer, but we are seeing an increase in recorded
:31:04. > :31:06.crime, because of the increase in willingness of victims to come
:31:07. > :31:11.forward because of confidence in the police in dealing with these issues,
:31:12. > :31:14.and that is to be welcomed. Mr Speaker, freedom of speech and
:31:15. > :31:19.religion are core values that make our country great. They are indeed
:31:20. > :31:23.protected by law. What is or isn't a joke or constitutes a satire is I
:31:24. > :31:29.believe in the eye or the ear of the beholder and not perhaps for the
:31:30. > :31:36.Government to talk about. Mr Speaker, why did the Home Secretary
:31:37. > :31:40.and... Not give voice to these principles during the manhunt and
:31:41. > :31:44.vilification of gymnast Louis Smith? Mr Speaker, I published a hate crime
:31:45. > :31:47.action plan and one of the first actions I took when I came into
:31:48. > :31:51.office in July and it is this action plan that I would refer my
:31:52. > :31:57.honourable friend to, so that anybody who is the victim of any
:31:58. > :32:01.sort of hate crime, which I think is what he is referring to, has the
:32:02. > :32:05.ability and the confidence to report what is going on to make sure that
:32:06. > :32:14.the police take action, so that they don't feel singled out and abused.
:32:15. > :32:20.The intention of the adults at risk policy developed as a result of a
:32:21. > :32:24.review by Stephen Shaw is part of a wider programme of work that aims to
:32:25. > :32:27.improve the way in which a vulnerable people in detention are
:32:28. > :32:32.managed. This should enable the delivery of the honourable lady's
:32:33. > :32:37.question. The policy came into effect on the 12th of September and
:32:38. > :32:44.the intention is to ask Stephen Shaw to carry out a short review in 2017
:32:45. > :32:50.to assess progress. Thank you Mr Speaker. The Government's commitment
:32:51. > :32:55.to reduce the number of survivors of sexual abuse in detention is welcome
:32:56. > :33:02.but how will we know if this is happening? Is the number collected
:33:03. > :33:06.from women who disclose they are victims of sexual violence and will
:33:07. > :33:09.this information be made available? I thank the honourable lady for her
:33:10. > :33:15.question and she is right to point out that we are taking significant
:33:16. > :33:21.steps to make sure that people are detained for the minimum time and
:33:22. > :33:24.people's vulnerabilities are properly understood and access to
:33:25. > :33:27.mental health services and other services are made available. We are
:33:28. > :33:30.going to ask for an independent review Owen Burke -- over the course
:33:31. > :33:44.of the year to make sure that that is working. Mr Speaker, it requires
:33:45. > :33:47.countries to develop gender sensitive procedures for example
:33:48. > :33:53.women only accommodation. What steps are the Government taking to
:33:54. > :33:56.guarantee the safety of women in accommodation? The honourable lady
:33:57. > :34:01.is quite right to point out the importance of making sure that women
:34:02. > :34:05.are safe, it is an absolute priority of this Government to keep women and
:34:06. > :34:10.girls safe, including in our detention system. The Government has
:34:11. > :34:12.signed the Istanbul convention and will be ratifying the Istanbul
:34:13. > :34:15.convention and as the honourable lady knows, we are well exceeding
:34:16. > :34:24.all the targets within that convention. Questionable 14, please,
:34:25. > :34:27.Mr Speaker. Mr Ben Wallace. We have established a joint fraud task force
:34:28. > :34:31.this year bringing together Government, law enforcement and the
:34:32. > :34:37.financial sector to tackle the crime of fraud. The recent arrests of 14
:34:38. > :34:40.individuals involved in laundering and proceeds from cybercrime
:34:41. > :34:43.demonstrates a multi-agency approach and how it is crucial in tackling
:34:44. > :34:49.cyber crime and cider and able fraud. Thank you Mr Speaker. Fraud
:34:50. > :34:52.both in person and online is of great concern to my constituents in
:34:53. > :34:57.South East Cornwall. Particularly amongst the elderly and vulnerable
:34:58. > :35:01.groups. Will my honourable friend join with me in congratulating and
:35:02. > :35:07.supporting the work of voluntary organisations like the CAD and
:35:08. > :35:11.victim support who are supporting in preventing fraud through education
:35:12. > :35:15.and supporting victims of crime? I'm grateful to my honourable friend for
:35:16. > :35:19.pointing out the very important work that many of these voluntary bodies
:35:20. > :35:23.do in raising awareness. Citizens advice, age concern and victim
:35:24. > :35:26.support, they make sure that people in the lead up to Christmas for
:35:27. > :35:31.example, are aware of the pitfalls that await them online and these
:35:32. > :35:36.scammers and fraudsters who pick on some of the most vulnerable people
:35:37. > :35:39.in society. Thank you Mr Speaker, I would certainly welcome any
:35:40. > :35:45.voluntary work that can be done but with the level of fraud crime now
:35:46. > :35:50.?193 billion a year and local police forces clearly completely unable to
:35:51. > :35:55.cope with... What we need to see is a far more serious strategy from
:35:56. > :35:58.Government about tackling the spread of online crime. Can the Minister
:35:59. > :36:04.tell us what more can be done to support local police forces and
:36:05. > :36:07.offer advice and protection for our constituents? I'm grateful to the
:36:08. > :36:10.honourable member for his question, first of all that is why we
:36:11. > :36:17.established the joint task force including PCC 's, Lee's forces and
:36:18. > :36:21.support groups to coordinate better our response. The Government has
:36:22. > :36:24.been creating the cyber eyewear campaign to help businesses be aware
:36:25. > :36:31.of the fraud that can await them and banks have been supporting the take
:36:32. > :36:34.five. The Government has invested billions of pounds in making sure
:36:35. > :36:38.that our law enforcement agencies have the capacity to tackle that
:36:39. > :36:44.crime when it is presented. Police have described so-called binary
:36:45. > :36:48.option betting websites -- betting websites that masquerade as
:36:49. > :36:51.investment vehicles as the biggest scam being perpetrated in the UK.
:36:52. > :36:58.What does the Government intend doing about them? First of all when
:36:59. > :37:05.one of those websites is reported, we set about trying to make sure we
:37:06. > :37:09.dismantle it or signpost people away from those areas. In Scotland that
:37:10. > :37:13.is devolved and that is up to Police Scotland. But broadly we want to
:37:14. > :37:19.make sure the consumer is aware of what awaits them online and can take
:37:20. > :37:21.steps for example went Christmas shopping to make sure that
:37:22. > :37:25.fraudsters don't take their money away.
:37:26. > :37:32.Thank you Mr Speaker. In July this year we implemented new powers in
:37:33. > :37:36.the immigration act 2016 to prevent migrants profiting from working
:37:37. > :37:43.illegally, by making this an illegal events. This ensures that profits of
:37:44. > :37:48.work illegally can be seized as the proceeds of crime and cameras in
:37:49. > :37:53.conviction. Can he set out to the house other measures the Government
:37:54. > :37:57.is taking for those who are here illegally and access benefits in the
:37:58. > :38:00.UK such as housing benefit payments? Could I reassure my honourable
:38:01. > :38:06.friend that adults with no legal status here are not eligible to
:38:07. > :38:10.receive public funding that way. Victims of people trafficking tell
:38:11. > :38:16.me that they are prevented very often from assisting incremental
:38:17. > :38:18.prosecutions against individuals from committing criminal offences
:38:19. > :38:23.because they don't have any access to public funds. What discussions
:38:24. > :38:27.has the Home Office had with the Ministry of Justice concerning
:38:28. > :38:33.providing support to those who are victims of people trafficking.
:38:34. > :38:38.Minister. I certainly agree with him that people who are here illegally
:38:39. > :38:41.are exploited in terms of model slavery because they have been
:38:42. > :38:44.trafficked in many cases and it is important we treat those people with
:38:45. > :38:54.a degree of compassion and respect and treat them differently to people
:38:55. > :38:58.who are not in that situation. The Home Office constantly reviews its
:38:59. > :39:02.capabilities in order to deliver the Government's agenda. Work is under
:39:03. > :39:05.way to understand and respond to the immediate capability impact as a
:39:06. > :39:10.result of the position to leave the European Union. The Secretary of
:39:11. > :39:15.State has just confirmed that there are 3 million new citizens in the UK
:39:16. > :39:19.that will have to be documented. If this processing adds roughly 10% to
:39:20. > :39:24.the Home Office workload, does the Minister accent that this will cost
:39:25. > :39:29.at least ?100 million a year and required 3000 extra staff? And if he
:39:30. > :39:32.doesn't, what is his estimate? Could I make it clear that people who are
:39:33. > :39:37.here from elsewhere in the EU working legally do not need to
:39:38. > :39:42.receive additional documentation at this time because we can reassure
:39:43. > :39:47.them that their status is a short. What happens in the future is a
:39:48. > :39:49.matter for negotiations. But we make it absolutely clear that no add
:39:50. > :40:03.additional documentation is needed at this stage. The Minister updating
:40:04. > :40:07.the systems in border control and immigration going forward,
:40:08. > :40:11.particularly as with Brexit we will need to count people in and out more
:40:12. > :40:16.effectively and more investment in our ports like Dover. Certainly exit
:40:17. > :40:20.checks introduced in 2015 have given us an additional tool to be able to
:40:21. > :40:26.track people as they enter and in particular leave the country and new
:40:27. > :40:29.technologies such as have helped very much in that regard.
:40:30. > :40:38.Thank you Mr Speaker. The Internet represents new technologies and
:40:39. > :40:42.opportunities for terrorists and we must confront this challenge. The
:40:43. > :40:44.new Powers act ensures the intelligence agencies have the
:40:45. > :40:51.powers they need in a digital age to disrupt terrorist attacks, subject
:40:52. > :40:56.to oversight. The bill adds to the ability of UK law enforcement to
:40:57. > :41:00.disrupt and identify terrorist activity. Does my honourable friend
:41:01. > :41:05.agree with me that passing of the investigatory Powers act is an
:41:06. > :41:07.important part of ensuring that our security services and law
:41:08. > :41:16.enforcement agencies are able to combat those who wish to do us harm?
:41:17. > :41:19.Minister. Yes, it is. It's also important that we recognise and it's
:41:20. > :41:22.all very well having the capability but they must also have the
:41:23. > :41:26.capacity, and that is why over the next five years the Government is
:41:27. > :41:30.making an extra ?2.5 billion available to the security agencies.
:41:31. > :41:31.We will use this to strengthen our network of counterterrorism, abroad
:41:32. > :41:39.and at home. Can my right honourable friend
:41:40. > :41:43.confirm how much the government is investing to boost the UK capability
:41:44. > :41:46.to respond quickly to a firearms attack particularly in light of what
:41:47. > :41:54.we have seen happen on the continent? I'm grateful, the overall
:41:55. > :41:58.counterterrorism police spent has been protected in real terms
:41:59. > :42:03.following the recent European attacks and we have revised our risk
:42:04. > :42:07.assessments and delivering another ten specialist response capability
:42:08. > :42:10.including ?144 million programme over the next five years uplift in
:42:11. > :42:16.armed policing in order to respond more quickly and effectively. We are
:42:17. > :42:20.past 3:15pm but that has never bother me and it would be unkind to
:42:21. > :42:26.the point of courted to exclude the honourable the member for
:42:27. > :42:31.Chippenham. In March this year we published the new violence against
:42:32. > :42:36.women and girls strategy which sets out an ambitious programme of reform
:42:37. > :42:40.supported by increased funding of ?80 million. To make tackling these
:42:41. > :42:44.crimes everybody's business, ensuring victims get the support
:42:45. > :42:48.they need and bringing more perpetrators to justice. We have
:42:49. > :42:53.also introduced a new domestic abuse offence to capture coercive control
:42:54. > :43:00.and are consulted on new measures to protect victims of stalking. Colback
:43:01. > :43:05.is a trustee of a local domestic abuse charity I know first-hand just
:43:06. > :43:10.how worrying these offences can be. Will the Minister meet with me and
:43:11. > :43:16.my police and crime commission in my constituency to see what more we can
:43:17. > :43:20.do together? My honourable friend is absolutely right to pay tribute to
:43:21. > :43:24.voluntary sector organisations that do so much to support victims and of
:43:25. > :43:27.course I would be delighted to meet with her police and crime commission
:43:28. > :43:33.heard her constituency to see what more we can do to support those
:43:34. > :43:40.victims. Does the Minister share my concern that survivors who have been
:43:41. > :43:44.supporting local victims forever two decades are just about to close
:43:45. > :43:47.through lack of funding and I wonder whether the Minister might be
:43:48. > :43:52.willing to meet with me to discuss what more resources are providing a
:43:53. > :43:56.service locally for those victims? The honourable lady is quite right
:43:57. > :44:00.to raise that case, I'm absolutely horrified to hear of such a valued
:44:01. > :44:03.service facing the situation and of course I will be very pleased to
:44:04. > :44:10.meet with her to see what more we can do to access funding. With
:44:11. > :44:14.18,000 domestic violence offences against women in Leeds in the last
:44:15. > :44:19.year alone does the Minister agree with me that we need to do more to
:44:20. > :44:25.educate boys and men about this crime so that figure comes down? The
:44:26. > :44:31.right honourable gentleman has really raised a very important
:44:32. > :44:35.point. About the important role can play and the importance of educating
:44:36. > :44:38.young people about appropriate sexual relationships and he will be
:44:39. > :44:42.pleased to know that there are excellent world-class resources made
:44:43. > :44:48.available not only from the Home Office but from the odds just to do
:44:49. > :44:56.this and in fact more work is going on in schools than ever before.
:44:57. > :45:01.Topical number one. Mr Speaker to mark the UN's 16 days of activism
:45:02. > :45:04.against gender-based violence it is vital we work together to do all we
:45:05. > :45:09.can to end violence against women and girls and as I made clear at the
:45:10. > :45:12.conference I attended last week protecting vulnerable appeal is one
:45:13. > :45:17.of my top priorities and as the member for Leeds North West said we
:45:18. > :45:21.must include many net as well. Last week for instance I hosted an event
:45:22. > :45:24.with ministerial colleagues, campaign groups and survivors to
:45:25. > :45:31.raise awareness and demonstrate my commitment at ending FGM within a
:45:32. > :45:34.generation. This government will continue to take steps to achieve
:45:35. > :45:39.our ambition that no woman should live in fear of this and every girl
:45:40. > :45:42.should grow up feeling safe and protected. Colback despite those
:45:43. > :45:46.good intentions twice as many women are reporting rape now than four
:45:47. > :45:50.years ago and the proportion of those reports which lead to
:45:51. > :45:56.successful prosecutions has gone down. In my constituency of Slough I
:45:57. > :46:01.speak to women who have been raped, who have had to wait up to 20 months
:46:02. > :46:08.for specialist counselling. When is she going to improve the care of
:46:09. > :46:10.victims of violence? The honourable lady will be aware that the
:46:11. > :46:15.reporting of crime particularly for rape is something we encourage
:46:16. > :46:19.because we want people to have the confidence to know that they can do
:46:20. > :46:22.that and they can be treated well. In terms of funding we absolutely
:46:23. > :46:26.recognise the need for funding to support people which is why the new
:46:27. > :46:30.violence against women and girls strategy has been launched and we
:46:31. > :46:37.have faced an increase of ?80 million up to 2020 to make sure that
:46:38. > :46:42.we do just that. The way domestic violence Forum are concerned that
:46:43. > :46:48.judges are requiring them to admit onto their programmes violent
:46:49. > :46:52.fathers who are interested in shown remorse. They are finding it
:46:53. > :46:55.difficult to fund these programmes when there are some attended to want
:46:56. > :46:59.to want to be there and others who don't. Will my honourable friend
:47:00. > :47:02.work with Minister of Justice to resolve this? My honourable friend
:47:03. > :47:06.raises a really important point and I very much appreciate the concerns
:47:07. > :47:10.of the Waveney domestic violence forum. I can assure him I am working
:47:11. > :47:15.closely with the Secretary of State for Justice to proof the family
:47:16. > :47:18.justice response to domestic abuse and working with the judiciary to
:47:19. > :47:23.consider what additional protections may be necessary. But also
:47:24. > :47:26.supporting innovative pilots working with perpetrators of domestic abuse
:47:27. > :47:34.which includes disruption as well as support. Mr Speaker of the worrying
:47:35. > :47:36.rise of post-referendum hate crime which we all condemn has
:47:37. > :47:43.disproportionately affected women with hijabs ripped off, death
:47:44. > :47:51.threats and the Tweed at the weekend wanting to" Jo Cox" the honourable
:47:52. > :47:56.member for Proctor. Is the government after years of inactivity
:47:57. > :48:00.on social media platforms embarrassed by this burgeoning abuse
:48:01. > :48:02.of women on and off-line and does it them straight another aspect of
:48:03. > :48:12.Brexit where they clearly have no plan? The honourable lady is quite
:48:13. > :48:15.right to raise these absolutely horrendous crimes that have
:48:16. > :48:24.absolutely no place in our society. Says quite wrong to say to say we
:48:25. > :48:31.have been sitting on our hands. We have introduced a whole series of
:48:32. > :48:35.offences which I'm pleased to say the police are successfully
:48:36. > :48:37.prosecuting people. We have done ground-breaking work with the
:48:38. > :48:42.internet industry who are taking the responsibilities industry to take
:48:43. > :48:52.down the instances of hate crime online. As I am sure the Minister
:48:53. > :48:57.beware my area is a low crime and but in the last few weeks there have
:48:58. > :48:59.been three serious assaults on our high street. Could the Minister
:49:00. > :49:06.please advise what more the government could do to tackle knife
:49:07. > :49:10.crime is in London boroughs like Sutton. My right honourable friend
:49:11. > :49:16.is quite right to raise the three serious situation and I do commend
:49:17. > :49:20.him along with him the work of responsibility have been working on
:49:21. > :49:27.operation sector including knife sweets. What I do recommend my
:49:28. > :49:30.colleague to do is speak to the head of Sutton Borough Council and see if
:49:31. > :49:33.they would be interested in working with the Institute of community
:49:34. > :49:42.safety to undertake an area review to make sure everything is being
:49:43. > :49:46.done to stop this dreadful crime. Last Thursday I met Jenny Hocking,
:49:47. > :49:51.the 70-year-old retired social G lecturer who was extraordinarily
:49:52. > :49:57.arrested on November 17 in a Council directed dawn raid to chop down six
:49:58. > :50:00.trees on her street with the assistance of 12 officers from South
:50:01. > :50:04.Yorkshire Police against it now turns out the views of the local
:50:05. > :50:08.police crime commission. What assurances can she give this house
:50:09. > :50:14.that council do not drag police officers of the future into such
:50:15. > :50:19.absurd Draconian initiatives? The right honourable gentleman is right
:50:20. > :50:23.to raise this. The fact is it is of course a local matter and it sounds
:50:24. > :50:27.like the balance that is so importantly trod between peaceful
:50:28. > :50:35.protest and responding to the law may have been slightly handled in a
:50:36. > :50:40.rather tricky way in his own constituency. While I would always
:50:41. > :50:44.urge peaceful protest to be allowed I wonder sometimes whether the
:50:45. > :50:52.police forces get the right balance in terms of the example he has been
:50:53. > :50:55.given. There is now a two-year visitor Visa from China, what plans
:50:56. > :50:59.does my right honourable friend have to extend that to countries that are
:51:00. > :51:07.developing, that our key business partners such as India? As was made
:51:08. > :51:11.clear Join the time Mr's recent successful visit this is one of our
:51:12. > :51:19.largest Visa Marquez and we continue to make improvements to the Visa
:51:20. > :51:26.services. India continues to attract large numbers of the these
:51:27. > :51:30.applications and in the last year there were 385,000 Indian nationals
:51:31. > :51:36.visiting, an increase of 6% year-on-year. The Chief Constable of
:51:37. > :51:40.Northumbria Police has dismissed the idea that Britain's exit from the EU
:51:41. > :51:43.would lead to a reduction in the number of foreign criminals
:51:44. > :51:50.operating in the UK. Under soft Brexit does the government intends
:51:51. > :51:55.to retain its participation in the European arrest warrant framework? I
:51:56. > :51:58.am sure he will appreciate it is not appropriate for us to outline our
:51:59. > :52:02.negotiations but I will say that as the promised on Home Secretary have
:52:03. > :52:11.outlined we put security and safety first and it is paramount for this
:52:12. > :52:16.government. And illegal waste site caused weeks of distress for local
:52:17. > :52:20.residents, will my right honourable friend meet with me to discuss what
:52:21. > :52:26.additional changes to the law can be made to prevent such instances as
:52:27. > :52:31.well as how the costs incurred by the Fire Service can be recovered
:52:32. > :52:37.from the site operators? This is an issue she has raised on behalf the
:52:38. > :52:40.Fire Service, I do appreciate this, a challenging situation for the Fire
:52:41. > :52:43.Service and balancing the best way to deal with it and that in itself
:52:44. > :52:49.does incur costs and I will be very happy to meet with her to discuss
:52:50. > :52:51.that. Why has the government got no data at all on what happens to
:52:52. > :52:58.victims of human trafficking after they exit government funded
:52:59. > :53:01.shelters? Or about how many go back to their traffickers? The all-party
:53:02. > :53:05.Parliamentary group specifically raised this matter five years: the
:53:06. > :53:09.government promised to respond. Can the Minister tell us what the
:53:10. > :53:13.department has done? I think the honourable lady for raising this and
:53:14. > :53:17.what I can say is that we are pressing to do exactly that. I have
:53:18. > :53:22.spoken to Kevin Hyland, the Independent commission on the
:53:23. > :53:24.subject, I have had a roundtable with one working with commissioners
:53:25. > :53:28.and the police force to ensure that not only to the press charges but
:53:29. > :53:37.they actually collect information from the governments of -- victims
:53:38. > :53:45.of modern slavery. Why has the Home Office blocked three Iraqi Syrian
:53:46. > :53:49.ships from coming to the UK to consecrate the first Orthodox
:53:50. > :54:00.Church, is it not shameful that they have been given the reason there is
:54:01. > :54:11.not enough money? It is not appropriate for me to comment on
:54:12. > :54:17.individual cases but these are all in line with guidelines. There will
:54:18. > :54:21.almost 600 assaults on the first moments of this year on police
:54:22. > :54:25.officers in the West Midlands alone. Will the Minister made with me and
:54:26. > :54:28.representatives of the Police Federation and the honourable member
:54:29. > :54:33.for Halifax to discuss the growing problem of assaults on emergency
:54:34. > :54:36.service workers? I would say to the honourable gentleman of history he
:54:37. > :54:40.will be aware of the debate we have had in this chamber and elsewhere on
:54:41. > :54:43.this issue. It is completely unacceptable to have any kind of
:54:44. > :54:46.assault on the police. It is an aggravated factor that we are
:54:47. > :54:54.working with the Ministry of Justice and meeting with the Police
:54:55. > :54:59.Federation in the next few days. I welcome the recently announced Home
:55:00. > :55:02.Office measures regarding police confidence to investigate sexual
:55:03. > :55:07.offences. Would the Home Secretary agree with me that it is time for
:55:08. > :55:09.the police to take a serious look at the respective training regimes
:55:10. > :55:15.which I suggest is that the core of the unfortunate publicity? I think
:55:16. > :55:17.my item honourable friend makes an important point. As the Home
:55:18. > :55:24.Secretary outlined thusly, the importance we put on this issue and
:55:25. > :55:30.it is important with the HMRC we saw a country singer that we need to
:55:31. > :55:42.ensure that these teams are properly trained. -- HMIC. If the refugee
:55:43. > :55:45.children could arrive directly from conflict regions rather than via
:55:46. > :55:48.Calais, would the Home Secretary commit to looking again at the rules
:55:49. > :55:54.say children do not risk their lives to be with their families? I say to
:55:55. > :55:57.the honourable lady we are constantly looking at our
:55:58. > :55:59.immigration laws to make sure we have the right balance to support
:56:00. > :56:05.vulnerable children in the continent who are trying to help -- who we try
:56:06. > :56:08.to help. We also have other programmes will be directly help
:56:09. > :56:15.vulnerable children out in the conflict regions. , cut those of us
:56:16. > :56:17.with coastal constituencies in the south of England are feeling
:56:18. > :56:23.particularly vulnerable to the activities of people traffickers.
:56:24. > :56:27.What measures are being taken since the review of small ports and
:56:28. > :56:32.airports promised by the previous intelligence minister?
:56:33. > :56:37.I share my honourable friend's view that we need to be constantly
:56:38. > :56:45.vigilant about people traffickers trying to fall between the tracks of
:56:46. > :56:50.our security and apply that terrible trade.
:56:51. > :56:59.Angela Smith. Mr Speaker, the Government seems determined to put
:57:00. > :57:03.restrictions on the freedom of movement at the heart Brexit, and
:57:04. > :57:07.yet the multicultural sector is heavily dependent on 80,000 workers
:57:08. > :57:12.a year coming from within the European Union to do work. Will the
:57:13. > :57:15.Government commit that whatever form Brexit takes will not leave that
:57:16. > :57:20.industry in the lurch and they will continue to get the workers they
:57:21. > :57:24.need? Well, the result of the referendum makes it clear that we
:57:25. > :57:26.need to control the numbers coming from the European Union but that
:57:27. > :57:31.negotiations were taking into account those and other matters
:57:32. > :57:36.brought forward. Doctor Julian Lewis. Past waves of immigration
:57:37. > :57:39.have proved successful because of the integration of the new
:57:40. > :57:46.communities into the existing community. The report by Louise
:57:47. > :57:52.Casey hasn't yet been published but according to reports, it suggests a
:57:53. > :57:59.form of cultural separatism in the Islamic community. Is this true and
:58:00. > :58:04.if so, will we be giving that report and appropriately thoughtful reply?
:58:05. > :58:07.Secretary. I thank my honourable friend for his question, which gives
:58:08. > :58:11.me the opportunity to thank Louise Casey for her report and to say to
:58:12. > :58:15.him and to the house that we will of course be studying it carefully to
:58:16. > :58:18.make sure that we can learn better about how to improve integration in
:58:19. > :58:22.our communities. I trust we will be hearing about it in the house before
:58:23. > :58:27.very long, in fact I think I can say that with complete certainty. Thank
:58:28. > :58:34.you Mr Speaker. What steps is the Government taking to identify and
:58:35. > :58:36.address criminal activity associated with Scottish limited partnerships?
:58:37. > :58:41.This has been raised injuring the passage of the criminal finance bill
:58:42. > :58:49.by her honourable friend and other members of the Scottish National
:58:50. > :58:56.Party. The Department has agreed to take forward a review. These chaps
:58:57. > :58:58.have already spoken, I think I will take Allison. Thank you Mr Speaker,
:58:59. > :59:16.very generous of you! I have two -- two constituents, one with a
:59:17. > :59:26.granny in Iran who cannot get to see her because of the ludicrousness of
:59:27. > :59:32.appointments. I would be grateful to speak to the honourable lady about
:59:33. > :59:36.this issue. Would she tell us what plan she has to redesign our
:59:37. > :59:39.passport and will it be blue black? I thank my honourable friend Floyd
:59:40. > :59:44.'s contribution to this vital debate and I look forward to having further
:59:45. > :59:52.discussions with him about the best way to handle it! Very reassuring.
:59:53. > :59:56.The person convicted to spend the rest of his life in prison, is the
:59:57. > :59:59.Home Secretary aware of the murder of four young men who commit the
:00:00. > :00:04.police had acted differently, in London, two of the lights may well
:00:05. > :00:09.have been saved? It's unfortunate to say the least that on occasions,
:00:10. > :00:15.when investigating murder, the Met police seems to operate on the sort
:00:16. > :00:19.of model of Inspector Clouseau? Minister. I would say to the
:00:20. > :00:23.honourable gentleman I'm happy to look at the specifics but I cannot
:00:24. > :00:26.comment on the specifics of specific cases. The Met police are out there
:00:27. > :00:30.everyday investigating and preventing crime to the benefit of
:00:31. > :00:34.London. Mr Speaker, when conducting the formula review for policing
:00:35. > :00:41.allocations, would the Minister assure me that the needs of rural
:00:42. > :00:45.constabularies, particular those of Wiltshire, will be properly
:00:46. > :00:48.considered? We look at the funding review, we are looking at all
:00:49. > :00:52.aspects, roll forces are feeding directly into that and I'm aware of
:00:53. > :00:55.the issues they are raising and we will feed back on that as we get
:00:56. > :01:06.that review. Many Russian nationals involved in the murder of... They
:01:07. > :01:14.have harboured there assets in the UK. In the form of an amendment to
:01:15. > :01:19.the criminal finance is built. Will the Government now support this so
:01:20. > :01:22.that we can keep Russian corruption out of London? Minister. I'm
:01:23. > :01:29.grateful to the honourable member, I met with him to discuss it and we
:01:30. > :01:32.are looking at it as table. It's certainly the case that we already
:01:33. > :01:37.have a number of powers to deal with people such as the accused in this
:01:38. > :01:41.area, but we're going to look at that and reflect on it and we will
:01:42. > :01:46.get back to you in that report. I'm sure ministers will want to join me
:01:47. > :01:50.in welcoming the first Syrian family to arrive in my constituency under
:01:51. > :01:56.the community sponsorship scheme and congratulate those providing support
:01:57. > :02:01.to the family. Will ministers also take a look at the B commissioning
:02:02. > :02:03.arrangements across all local authorities for asylum seekers and
:02:04. > :02:10.refugees to ensure we can look after all these people properly? I would
:02:11. > :02:17.like to join the honourable lady in congratulating her constituents and
:02:18. > :02:19.I would like to welcome all the -- congratulate and thank all the
:02:20. > :02:23.community groups stepping forward to assist these families. Often these
:02:24. > :02:28.families need a lot of assistance with helping with translation and
:02:29. > :02:31.learning being this language and helping with their families. Of
:02:32. > :02:36.course I will keep the support under review. Order. Will the member
:02:37. > :03:05.wishing to take her seat please come to the table.
:03:06. > :03:13.I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance
:03:14. > :03:15.to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to
:03:16. > :03:20.law, so help me God.