:00:17. > :00:23.Welcome to BBC Parliament with live coverage from the House of Commons.
:00:24. > :00:28.In one hour ago will be an urgent statement on the sale of Vauxhall
:00:29. > :00:32.Opel to the PSA group, the French manufacturer that produces Peugeot
:00:33. > :00:36.and Citroen cars. Then the Culture Secretary will make a statement on
:00:37. > :00:41.the takeover of sky by 21st-century Fox, both of which are controlled by
:00:42. > :00:46.Rupert Murdoch. Karen Bradley said she is minded to order .com
:00:47. > :00:50.investigation into the deal, looking at concerns over competition and
:00:51. > :00:54.broadcasting standards. MPs were considered the Vehicle Technology
:00:55. > :00:58.and Aviation Bill which create new rules for electric and driverless
:00:59. > :01:03.cars. Join me, Christina Cooper, for a round-up of the day at 11 o'clock
:01:04. > :01:13.this evening. First, we have questions for the Home Secretary,
:01:14. > :01:18.Amber Rudd, and her ministers. This means the number of armed police
:01:19. > :01:21.will increase by more than 1000, additional round the clock
:01:22. > :01:25.specialist teams will be gritted out in London and 41 additional police
:01:26. > :01:30.armed response vehicles will be on the streets. I am grateful to my
:01:31. > :01:34.right honourable friend for that answer but I am quite concerned by
:01:35. > :01:39.the fact that a number of police officers have said to me, both here
:01:40. > :01:43.in the Palace of Westminster and in Downing Street, but they, as armed
:01:44. > :01:46.police officers do not feel they are getting the freedom to Act but they
:01:47. > :01:54.should have because of the rules of engagement. Can these be changed to
:01:55. > :01:57.make them fit for purpose? I thank my honourable friend for this
:01:58. > :02:01.question and I recognise that this is a difficult issue sometimes,
:02:02. > :02:05.which is why we have been reviewing the support we provide our firearms
:02:06. > :02:09.officers so they can carry out their crucial duties without fear while
:02:10. > :02:13.ensuring there this necessary scrutiny. I know he had specific
:02:14. > :02:17.concerns are an automatic suspension and firing first and I can confirm
:02:18. > :02:20.that only in exceptional circumstances would someone be
:02:21. > :02:24.automatically suspended for using the gun and there is no rule
:02:25. > :02:29.prohibiting officers from shooting first. The decision must be based on
:02:30. > :02:32.an assessment of threat to life, including their own. I would be
:02:33. > :02:39.delighted if my honourable friend would like to meet with me with the
:02:40. > :02:44.minister to discuss this further. Does the Home Secretary join me in
:02:45. > :02:47.commending Mark Rowley and the counterterrorism team on the
:02:48. > :02:51.announcement today that 13 terrorist threats have been thwarted in the
:02:52. > :02:54.last four years? And does she agree with me it is not just about arming
:02:55. > :02:59.the police, it is also about the public being vigilant and ensuring
:03:00. > :03:05.there are sufficient resources for the counterterrorism unit to engage
:03:06. > :03:11.with communities which work that is how we deal with this thread as well
:03:12. > :03:14.as arming the police. I think the right honourable gentleman and I
:03:15. > :03:18.will happily join him in commending the announcements made by Mark
:03:19. > :03:23.Rowley and the work done in general are counterterrorism police officers
:03:24. > :03:26.in London and beyond. He is right, it and show that we do not simply
:03:27. > :03:31.think we can solve this by putting more money into it, we need to work
:03:32. > :03:38.closely with local communities to everybody plays a part in country
:03:39. > :03:42.this vile crime. The armed response capability of the transport police
:03:43. > :03:46.is a relatively new function, if the prospect of a mass casualties attack
:03:47. > :03:49.on one of our major transport interchanges is one of the more
:03:50. > :03:54.likely scenarios. Can become secretary assured that this maximum
:03:55. > :03:59.integration and cooperation between British Transport Police and the
:04:00. > :04:02.local territorial police forces? I can reassure my honourable friend
:04:03. > :04:06.but the local transport police and local police force will always work
:04:07. > :04:12.closely together and we are very mindful of where the likely places
:04:13. > :04:15.might be for any attack. But will often involve large transport areas
:04:16. > :04:20.and we are careful to give specific advice to those areas where
:04:21. > :04:25.necessary. Would the Home Secretary agree with me that one way to
:04:26. > :04:30.counter terrorist threats begins with preventing radicalisation? She
:04:31. > :04:37.will be aware of the case of Ahmed who is in prison for murdering a
:04:38. > :04:42.shopkeeper, date from his prison cell he is using the phone and
:04:43. > :04:48.letter to continue radicalising people against certain Muslims.
:04:49. > :04:53.Given the increase in this extremism, is the Home Secretary
:04:54. > :04:56.confident that she has enough Urdu speakers in the entry clearance
:04:57. > :05:02.section at the High Commission in Islamabad and here in London? The
:05:03. > :05:08.honourable Lady raises an important element of our counter extremism
:05:09. > :05:11.strategy, which is indeed about counter radicalism and I can
:05:12. > :05:15.reassure her that there is a lot of additional or going on in prisons
:05:16. > :05:19.Ventura County radicalism takes place. My honourable friend has
:05:20. > :05:23.taken additional steps to work with people who are being radicalised or
:05:24. > :05:27.are the sources of radicalisation and I hope it will yield positive
:05:28. > :05:32.results. When the Home Secretary proves the work of the east Midlands
:05:33. > :05:36.operational support service which this as armed officers into smaller
:05:37. > :05:39.cities and towns of the East Midlands and ensure that these
:05:40. > :05:42.smaller cities have the resources they need because a terrorist attack
:05:43. > :05:48.is just as likely to happen in Nottingham or Derby as in London? My
:05:49. > :05:51.honourable friend is right and I will join him in commending East
:05:52. > :05:54.Midlands for the work they do. We are mindful that of the London can
:05:55. > :05:59.be the central target, there are other cities that could also be a
:06:00. > :06:02.target and we are mindful that are counterterrorism efforts go beyond
:06:03. > :06:08.London to other cities, but they are always intelligence led. The Home
:06:09. > :06:13.Secretary knows that many of our constituents are saying they see
:06:14. > :06:17.less police in their towns, on the streets, indeed on their roads. We
:06:18. > :06:22.have a budget coming up and surely could we not have a commitment to
:06:23. > :06:28.make this counterterrorism and the number of policing and have never
:06:29. > :06:32.communities as possible? I can reassure the honourable gentleman
:06:33. > :06:36.that has been a 30% increase in counterterrorism in the budget and
:06:37. > :06:40.we would expect that to continue. In terms of ordinary police, he will
:06:41. > :06:46.welcome the fact that crime has fallen by 25% since 2010. The key
:06:47. > :06:49.element is that our police forces have the tools to deliver that
:06:50. > :06:56.reduction in crime and I believe under this government but they do.
:06:57. > :07:00.Number two Mr Speaker. I very much welcome this question from my
:07:01. > :07:06.honourable friend, the chairman of the... It recently launched a report
:07:07. > :07:11.on this subject. I can assure him that we take regional crime very
:07:12. > :07:15.seriously. I am co-chair of the National retail crown steering group
:07:16. > :07:18.with the British Retail Consortium which brings together retailers and
:07:19. > :07:24.the police to understand the challenge and take effective action.
:07:25. > :07:28.I thank the Minister for her reply, but she will be aware that there is
:07:29. > :07:34.concern amongst retailers of levels of physical and verbal abuse. Could
:07:35. > :07:38.she do something to ensure that police across the country prioritise
:07:39. > :07:40.this sufficiently? Retailers are worried that different areas receive
:07:41. > :07:47.a different response from different forces. Let us be absolutely clear.
:07:48. > :07:53.Violence or verbal abuse of any kind is simply not acceptable in any
:07:54. > :07:57.workforce in our country. I will be taking this issue forward as part of
:07:58. > :08:03.the national steering group. We would be particularly dry and the
:08:04. > :08:05.effective work we have done between the police and forecourt retailers
:08:06. > :08:10.where we have put in place measures which are improving the response of
:08:11. > :08:16.the police around the country. On that very point, she will know that
:08:17. > :08:19.as well as the increase in potential crime on shop workers, there is also
:08:20. > :08:25.under reporting of that crime. Would she encourage businesses to
:08:26. > :08:30.encourage their employees to support the campaign and freedom from fear
:08:31. > :08:32.and to report those crimes? The honourable gentleman makes an
:08:33. > :08:39.incredibly important point and we very much work alongside retailers
:08:40. > :08:42.on the national steering group that I mentioned and I would absolutely
:08:43. > :08:47.back up his call that anybody should report crime. There are some
:08:48. > :08:51.excellent initiatives in terms of town centres around the country
:08:52. > :08:52.where businesses and the police are working well together to ensure the
:08:53. > :09:11.increase in reporting happens. We introduced the new offence of
:09:12. > :09:17.controlling and coursing behaviour to shift the focus of the criminal
:09:18. > :09:19.justice system from single incidents to identifying and addressing
:09:20. > :09:24.patterns of abuse. The Home Secretary will be chairing a working
:09:25. > :09:29.group to drive change in how we think about and tackle domestic
:09:30. > :09:34.abuse and this will include closely monitoring the implementation of
:09:35. > :09:38.this new offence. I thank the Minister for her answer, but
:09:39. > :09:41.existing police powers to remove perpetrators of domestic violence
:09:42. > :09:46.from a property or underused because of cost and cuts in public funding
:09:47. > :09:51.have made the situation worse. What will the Minister do to protect
:09:52. > :09:55.women affected by domestic violence? I thank the honourable gentleman for
:09:56. > :10:01.his question. This new offence was brought in by the end of 2015, so
:10:02. > :10:07.the ONS will not report on the level of uptake of these new powers of the
:10:08. > :10:10.police until later this spring. From my conversations with police up and
:10:11. > :10:16.down the length and breadth of the country, they are making very good
:10:17. > :10:20.use of these new powers. May I commend the government for the
:10:21. > :10:24.recent action taken to combat course for controlling behaviour by
:10:25. > :10:27.creeping this new offence? Can the Minister outlined the work police
:10:28. > :10:32.forces are doing to combat crimes that disproportionately affect women
:10:33. > :10:37.such as stopping? I like my honourable friend for this question.
:10:38. > :10:44.He is right to raise stocking, which can be a truly devastating crime.
:10:45. > :10:47.This government is placing a priority on keeping women and girls
:10:48. > :10:52.safe across our country with extra resources and extra training and new
:10:53. > :10:58.forces for them to go after the perpetrators of these terrible
:10:59. > :11:02.mistake in crimes. On this site would welcome the introduction of
:11:03. > :11:07.this legislation. It was Labour Party policy. When is the government
:11:08. > :11:11.to put its money where its mouth is on domestic violence? We know that
:11:12. > :11:17.local authority spending have severely impacted on specialist
:11:18. > :11:20.domestic abuse services which is meant cuts and closures. Women and
:11:21. > :11:27.children are being turned away at the point of new sub data from
:11:28. > :11:31.women's aid should but on just one day in 2015, 92 women and 75
:11:32. > :11:36.children were turned away from the refuge. When is the government going
:11:37. > :11:42.to address the financial pressures on women's refugees? This government
:11:43. > :11:48.has done more than any other government to keep women and
:11:49. > :11:52.children in our country safe. It is very disappointing when the
:11:53. > :11:56.honourable lady takes a partisan approach. What should be something
:11:57. > :12:02.that unites This House, rather than divides the cells. We have committed
:12:03. > :12:34.?20 million toward refugees as the honourable that he knows. We have
:12:35. > :12:39.Services to keep women and children safe in our country. It is very
:12:40. > :12:41.disappointing that the minister is not prepared to accept that as a
:12:42. > :12:44.result of local government cuts, services are being cut back, and
:12:45. > :12:46.refugees are closing. On the question of resources, the HMI see
:12:47. > :12:48.just recently flagged up failings by the police in dealing with the most
:12:49. > :12:53.honourable victims. In at least either macro forces, domestic abuse
:12:54. > :13:00.risk assessment were being conducted over the telephone. Hush macro two
:13:01. > :13:05.forces. If this government is serious about combating domestic
:13:06. > :13:16.violence, it must make the resources available. I very much welcome the
:13:17. > :13:22.work of the HMIC. They are making excellent progress, as we saw from
:13:23. > :13:26.the Peel reports last week. But the honourable lady is right to point
:13:27. > :13:30.out some force areas have more work to do that is why we are supporting
:13:31. > :13:33.the College of policing to make sure that training is available, and that
:13:34. > :13:39.is why we are investing record amounts of money into the police
:13:40. > :13:44.transformation funding, which is enabling more organisations to
:13:45. > :13:51.provide the services that women and girls deserve all of our country.
:13:52. > :13:56.Coercion and controlling behaviour takes different forms. Can the
:13:57. > :13:59.Minister undertake to extend the legislation to the postal voting
:14:00. > :14:04.regime because at every election in our country thousands of women have
:14:05. > :14:09.their votes stolen by the abuse of the postal voting system in
:14:10. > :14:12.so-called Uber unity voting, largely in the Bangladeshi and Pakistani
:14:13. > :14:18.communities. That is not Axar Patel and the government needs to act now
:14:19. > :14:24.on this issue. My honourable friend raises an incredibly important
:14:25. > :14:27.point. I mean what could be more important than the fundamental
:14:28. > :14:32.rights for people to express their opinion at the ballot box and elect
:14:33. > :14:36.representatives to towns, councils and into this chamber? A very
:14:37. > :14:40.important point and it is something we welcome and will be taking very
:14:41. > :14:43.close look at what we can do to use those powers and any others to make
:14:44. > :14:53.sure everybody has the opportunity to vote. As the Prime Minister made
:14:54. > :14:59.clear on her Lancashire house speech in January commitment to cooperation
:15:00. > :15:03.with European partners will be undiminished as a result of leaving
:15:04. > :15:07.the European Union. The Home Office is working with law enforcement
:15:08. > :15:11.partners to examine all the different ways of delivering this
:15:12. > :15:19.and to fight a practical cooperative way of supplying this certainty as
:15:20. > :15:24.we leave the EU. Intelligent sharing with the European counterparts is
:15:25. > :15:29.vital to the work of our police forces. Data underpins it. Given the
:15:30. > :15:31.UK bus right decision to leave the UK, how will the Home Office
:15:32. > :15:37.maintain the challenge of maintaining beeswing arrangements
:15:38. > :15:41.when Britain leaves the EU? My honourable friend is exactly right,
:15:42. > :15:47.the use of data is critical in our fight against cross-border crime and
:15:48. > :15:53.terrorism. We value the cooperation we have at the moment through
:15:54. > :16:00.European and the Schengen information system and we want our
:16:01. > :16:02.future relationship with the EU to include practical arrangements. I
:16:03. > :16:11.can reassure my honourable friend that is also what EU partners want.
:16:12. > :16:13.The Home Secretary's predecessor now the Prime Minister says that
:16:14. > :16:19.ditching the European arrest warrant would make Britain a honeypot for
:16:20. > :16:25.all of Europe's criminals on the run from justice. So can she guarantee
:16:26. > :16:31.us that we will remain part of the European arrest warrant corporation?
:16:32. > :16:39.I certainly agree with the principle that the European arrest warrant is
:16:40. > :16:43.an effective tool, and is essential to delivering effective judgment the
:16:44. > :16:47.murderers, rapists and paedophiles we have managed to seek judgment on.
:16:48. > :16:53.It is a priority to ensure that we do remain part of it, and I can also
:16:54. > :16:55.reassure honourable colleagues throughout the house that it is
:16:56. > :17:05.something our European colleagues would like to achieve as well.
:17:06. > :17:09.Number five, Mr Speaker. The police National computer central bureau is
:17:10. > :17:13.operated by the Metropolitan Police and it processes all license
:17:14. > :17:17.notifications on the half of police forces in England and Wales. A
:17:18. > :17:23.sample of transactions are tracked -- checked daily by supervisors. I
:17:24. > :17:26.understand this problem was rectified last year which I am happy
:17:27. > :17:29.to see but I would ask if there is any more the department can do to
:17:30. > :17:36.work with families like those here with me today whose son was murdered
:17:37. > :17:40.by an individual on and I pay tribute to Angela Sharp and her
:17:41. > :17:46.efforts to close this gap. Would her department ensure that cases like
:17:47. > :17:51.this cannot happen again? My honourable friend makes a very
:17:52. > :17:54.important point. None of us in this house, very few of us unfortunately
:17:55. > :18:03.couldn't understand what it ever go through the what the family had to
:18:04. > :18:09.go through. It is a tragedy we would hope that never occur to anyone. The
:18:10. > :18:13.process of the first supervision has changed but I am always willing, as
:18:14. > :18:19.I know colleagues are at the Ministry of Justice as well. My
:18:20. > :18:22.honourable friend has arranged to meet with the Secretary of State to
:18:23. > :18:31.look at what more we can learn from the experiences in the past. Number
:18:32. > :18:34.six. Mr Speaker, with permission I will take questions six and ten
:18:35. > :18:37.together. The Prime Minister has made it clear one of her 12
:18:38. > :18:42.negotiating priorities is to secure the status of EU National is already
:18:43. > :18:46.living in the UK as soon as possible once formal negotiations have begun.
:18:47. > :18:51.She has also made it clear that she seeks a deal based on reciprocity,
:18:52. > :18:56.which also secures the status of UK nationals living elsewhere in the
:18:57. > :18:59.EU. The cross-party committee for exiting the European Union published
:19:00. > :19:02.a second report yesterday where they unanimously agreed that the
:19:03. > :19:08.government should make a unilateral decision to safeguard the rights of
:19:09. > :19:14.EU nationals living in the UK. Will she now commit to doing so? I will
:19:15. > :19:19.of course read the report with the respect and interest that it
:19:20. > :19:23.deserves. Nevertheless, I feel that reciprocity is an important part of
:19:24. > :19:27.securing the position not only of the EU nationals, who adds such
:19:28. > :19:33.value to our economy and are so welcome here, but the UK citizens
:19:34. > :19:38.who live their lives abroad in EU. Mr Speaker, this weekend, read the
:19:39. > :19:43.wind right, a Hungarian national living in Oban, told me he -- her
:19:44. > :19:47.family were thinking of leaving Scotland. A Swiss national married
:19:48. > :19:51.to a German whose children Arscott said that they have no idea what the
:19:52. > :19:57.future held for them. And Michael Benoit said with his family be held
:19:58. > :20:01.together? Given that it would be unconscionable if the people were to
:20:02. > :20:11.be denied clarity about their future, how does this government...
:20:12. > :20:17.Too long? We got the gist of it but we have not much time. I would urge
:20:18. > :20:20.the honourable gentleman to reassure his constituents, if that is what
:20:21. > :20:23.they are, how valued they offer the contribution they make to the UK
:20:24. > :20:28.economy, and I would also point out to him that the recent immigration
:20:29. > :20:34.statistics show that we remain just as popular a destination as ever the
:20:35. > :20:38.European Union nationals. We can't even deport convicted criminals. The
:20:39. > :20:44.reality is that even if we wanted to, which we don't we are not going
:20:45. > :20:51.to deport a single EU National. It seems to me that we might as well at
:20:52. > :20:55.knowledge this fact now whilst preserving the right if in the
:20:56. > :21:04.extremely unlikely possibility of our EU partners deporting any of our
:21:05. > :21:09.nationals, which they went, but let's reassure these people now. My
:21:10. > :21:12.honourable friend makes a very fair observation about the reality of the
:21:13. > :21:17.situation. I would however point out to him that as he seeks the
:21:18. > :21:21.assurance and the certainty that the EU citizens want to hear, I seek it
:21:22. > :21:27.too for the UK citizens who are in other parts of the European Union.
:21:28. > :21:32.It is a priority. The Prime Minister has said he will move onto that as
:21:33. > :21:37.soon as negotiations begin. Which she agree that the honourable member
:21:38. > :21:40.for Argyll and Bute could perhaps refer his constituents to the
:21:41. > :21:48.acquired right that EU constituents would have under the Vienna
:21:49. > :21:54.Convention, which would not be available to UK nationals abroad but
:21:55. > :22:00.are not EU citizens here have existing light and many to make sure
:22:01. > :22:04.that there equivalent rights are available to UK constituents in the
:22:05. > :22:09.EU. The Home Secretary advises people to advise their constituents
:22:10. > :22:13.that they are safe. Many of us have been doing that, but frankly they
:22:14. > :22:19.need to hear it from her, from the Prime Minister. And we need the
:22:20. > :22:23.government to step up to say to individuals that their lives here in
:22:24. > :22:26.Britain are secure, at the same time as trying to make sure that people
:22:27. > :22:32.who went from Britain to Spain are equally secure. I understand the
:22:33. > :22:36.concerns that the honourable lady has raised, and we have all
:22:37. > :22:39.experienced this, I think, as MPs in our surgeries. My point to the
:22:40. > :22:44.honourable gentleman was just that as MPs we can get that reassurance
:22:45. > :22:48.that these EU citizens are valued here and that it is the prime and
:22:49. > :22:54.prospect intention to do that, and we will make it a priority as we
:22:55. > :22:58.begin the EU negotiations. Is it not the case that if we are to be
:22:59. > :23:02.accused of using EU nationals as bargaining chips, just the same
:23:03. > :23:08.accusation could apply to the other EU 27 nationals and their attitude
:23:09. > :23:11.to British citizens abroad? Which is why I would refer to it as a
:23:12. > :23:17.reciprocal arrangement which we hope to complete in parallel with the EU.
:23:18. > :23:20.The Home Secretary talks about reciprocal arrangements, but when
:23:21. > :23:23.she gets around to reading the report of the select committee, she
:23:24. > :23:28.will see that representatives of UK citizens living abroad to a man and
:23:29. > :23:33.woman gave evidence to the committee that they want the British
:23:34. > :23:35.government to give a unilateral guarantee the EU citizens living
:23:36. > :23:41.here, because they think it will benefit them. Will she listen to the
:23:42. > :23:42.voices of the UK citizens abroad and now give that unilateral guarantee?
:23:43. > :23:49.Err there are there are over 1 million as we now
:23:50. > :23:54.living in the European Union, they are not all are presented by those
:23:55. > :23:57.who gave evidence at the Brexit committee. I care about everyone of
:23:58. > :24:00.those UK citizens and I repeat that I think it is incumbent on this
:24:01. > :24:06.government to make sure we protect their position as much as we protect
:24:07. > :24:09.EU citizens. Last week, the chief executive of the Scottish Chambers
:24:10. > :24:13.of commerce pointed out that Scotland relies heavily on EU
:24:14. > :24:16.residence for the supply of labour, and said that business in Scotland
:24:17. > :24:20.wants a separate deal for immigration in Scotland. The select
:24:21. > :24:25.committee has said the UK Government should respond fully and speedily to
:24:26. > :24:28.the Scottish Government's proposals for a differential immigration
:24:29. > :24:32.policy for Scotland. Will she listen to the voices of business in
:24:33. > :24:37.Scotland and now give a guarantee that that speedy and full response
:24:38. > :24:40.will be given without further delay? The Scottish Government already
:24:41. > :24:43.plays a full role in the gushy Asians are planning for the EU exit
:24:44. > :24:49.and I'm sure that will continue during the next few months. Does the
:24:50. > :24:52.Home Secretary also agree that we can reassure EU nationals that their
:24:53. > :24:56.rights to remain in this country are guaranteed in our law and it would
:24:57. > :25:00.require an act of Parliament at the very least to remove those rights?
:25:01. > :25:04.Yes, my honourable friend is exactly right. There will be a moment to
:25:05. > :25:10.have a full debate on that and that will be in this house when those
:25:11. > :25:13.rights have changed. Is the Secretary of State aware that
:25:14. > :25:19.British public opinion increasingly thinks the government is being
:25:20. > :25:25.callous in continuing to seek to use EU nationals as bargaining chips?
:25:26. > :25:27.And is she aware that, as well as the cloud of uncertainty hanging
:25:28. > :25:33.over EU nationals and their families, employers in sectors that
:25:34. > :25:36.rely on that Labour, notably financial services, health and
:25:37. > :25:43.education, want the uncertainty removed. It is because we care about
:25:44. > :25:47.employers and the jobs that they provide that we will be providing
:25:48. > :25:52.consultation over the summer about the right form of immigration
:25:53. > :25:55.process to put in place as we leave the European Union. There is no
:25:56. > :25:59.question that this government is going to continue to listen
:26:00. > :26:02.carefully to the employers that have provided 70 jobs to people in the
:26:03. > :26:11.UK, and quite a feud to the European Union as well. Number seven, Mr
:26:12. > :26:13.Speaker. The government undertook eight conference of consultation
:26:14. > :26:17.with local authorities in order to assess their capacity to accept
:26:18. > :26:20.unaccompanied children. This consultation included ten regional
:26:21. > :26:24.events in each party of England and events in Scotland and Wales, which
:26:25. > :26:32.were attended by representatives of more than 400 local authorities. 550
:26:33. > :26:36.of the 750 children who came to the UK when the Calais Campbell is
:26:37. > :26:39.cleared came under an accelerated process of the Dublin regulation,
:26:40. > :26:43.which has since been discontinued. How will the Minister now ensure
:26:44. > :26:48.that refugees in Greece, France and Italy, including unaccompanied
:26:49. > :26:53.children, can be reunited with their families? The Dublin process is one
:26:54. > :26:58.that works well, we have an embedded Home Office staff in Athens helping
:26:59. > :27:02.that the work. It is a well-established process and other
:27:03. > :27:05.we have them fast tracked, it is important that we do identify
:27:06. > :27:07.festival that the children are who they say they are and secondly that
:27:08. > :27:18.they can be properly cared for with the family they are placed with.
:27:19. > :27:24.We are the best country in Europe against human trafficking, but there
:27:25. > :27:29.is one area where I am concerned that the traffickers operate and
:27:30. > :27:32.that his children who are given to local authorities and then
:27:33. > :27:35.re-trafficked. It would the steward of the Minister that the government
:27:36. > :27:44.is following up on children who have been placed in care to ensure that
:27:45. > :27:49.they are still in care? I pay tribute to my honourable friend's
:27:50. > :27:52.long campaign on this issue. One concern is that children placed with
:27:53. > :27:58.local authorities might abscond because of the traffickers wanting a
:27:59. > :28:00.payday. That is right that local authorities understand the
:28:01. > :28:06.responsibility to care for these children and intensively for them.
:28:07. > :28:13.The Minister will have seen the Home Affairs Select Committee report out
:28:14. > :28:16.today which sets out the evidence we have heard from charities and the
:28:17. > :28:22.anti-slavery commission and the increased risk of child trafficking
:28:23. > :28:27.and also evidence from councils of the extra capacity that they have
:28:28. > :28:30.and from the LGA, that potentially thousands more places could be
:28:31. > :28:34.available with the right funding in place. Given the New Clause 14
:28:35. > :28:40.before the House tomorrow which has cross-party support, will he now
:28:41. > :28:44.agreed to seek further evidence from the anti-slavery commission and from
:28:45. > :28:50.local councils and their capacity, rather than rushing to close the
:28:51. > :28:53.dogs scheme? I look forward to appearing before her committee to
:28:54. > :29:00.give the government side of the story. I don't recognise the figures
:29:01. > :29:03.I have seen and I think the methodology would scrutiny. It is
:29:04. > :29:11.important if spaces are available but are made available for the
:29:12. > :29:17.national transfer scheme we have. We have cried a rich makes it very
:29:18. > :29:19.difficult for them. I am pleased Cambridge county council has
:29:20. > :29:25.accepted people from the unaccompanied asylum seekers
:29:26. > :29:29.dispersal scheme but Kimmeridge City Council, along with others in the
:29:30. > :29:34.area, welcoming 100 refugees. Should councils do what they can and when
:29:35. > :29:39.people do come, we welcome them properly and integrate integrated
:29:40. > :29:43.into our communities? Certainly I would pay tribute to local
:29:44. > :29:46.authorities like Cambridge who are not only taking children under
:29:47. > :29:50.national transfer scheme but making families welcome under the scheme
:29:51. > :29:55.would have the 20,000 children and families, from the area around
:29:56. > :30:02.Syria. 3000 children and families coming from the wider Middle East
:30:03. > :30:07.and North Africa area. On Holocaust Memorial Day, Michael Brown movingly
:30:08. > :30:11.described his experience as a child refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in
:30:12. > :30:16.1939 and advocated the need for Britain to be open to children in
:30:17. > :30:20.Europe fleeing atrocities today. Numerous local authorities, Ealing,
:30:21. > :30:23.Hammersmith and tastings, the backyard of the Home Secretary, are
:30:24. > :30:26.willing to take more refugees, so why is the government pulling the
:30:27. > :30:32.plug on the most vulnerable by closing the dogs scheme? If any
:30:33. > :30:36.parallels could be drawn between Nazi Germany and the situation
:30:37. > :30:46.nowadays it would be the situation in Syria, not the situation in our
:30:47. > :30:51.European neighbours and partners. Of the 750 children protect from Calais
:30:52. > :30:56.under both schemes, fewer than ten from Syria. We should concentrate on
:30:57. > :31:05.the people most in need and those are in refugees in the region. My
:31:06. > :31:14.constituent... A case of mistaken identity. It was another Stevens had
:31:15. > :31:19.in mind. Chris Stephens. Thank you Mr Speaker, the Supreme Court has
:31:20. > :31:22.endorsed our approach in setting a minimum income threshold for spouse
:31:23. > :31:26.visas that prevent burdens on the taxpayer and injuries by print
:31:27. > :31:28.farmers can integrate. This is central to building an immigration
:31:29. > :31:37.system that works in the national interest. Chris Stephens. The
:31:38. > :31:39.Supreme Court has described the financial threshold forcing UK
:31:40. > :31:43.citizens to choose between country and family as a particularly harsh.
:31:44. > :31:49.With the families and children ahead of the ecological and arbitrary net
:31:50. > :31:51.migration target, ditch the 18,000 threshold or at least consider the
:31:52. > :31:57.circumstances of those in low-paid employment? I think it is important
:31:58. > :32:00.that family life must not be established at the expense of
:32:01. > :32:04.taxpayers and families are able to integrate. That is what our rules
:32:05. > :32:11.achieve and the Supreme Court has endorsed. Can I ask the Minister if
:32:12. > :32:14.he intends to use the same minimum income threshold for EU spouses as
:32:15. > :32:20.it currently uses for non-EU spouses? We haven't got around the
:32:21. > :32:33.negotiation table said that as a premature question. Both countries
:32:34. > :32:36.are alive to the risk of new cancer appearing in northern France and are
:32:37. > :32:40.continuing to work together to combat criminal groups to facilitate
:32:41. > :32:45.people smuggling. The UK Government is contributing up to ?36 million to
:32:46. > :32:50.support the situation in Calais and ensure the club remains closed in
:32:51. > :32:53.the long term. Many economic migrants dispersed from Calais
:32:54. > :32:57.refused to apply for asylum in France so they are not fingerprinted
:32:58. > :33:02.there, thus they could potentially get smuggled to the UK and claim
:33:03. > :33:05.asylum here. As the Minister urged upon the French authorities the
:33:06. > :33:11.desirability of such individuals being fingerprinted in France and
:33:12. > :33:16.the records exchanged? The honourable gentleman is absolutely
:33:17. > :33:20.right. The principle of safety for the country is essential for an
:33:21. > :33:22.asylum policy and of people are claiming asylum in France they
:33:23. > :33:26.should have their fingerprinted taken. Then we can use the
:33:27. > :33:31.biometrics to deal with them properly. We urge our French friends
:33:32. > :33:35.to ensure that can be done and we encourage asylum seekers in France
:33:36. > :33:39.to go through that process. I urge the Minister to do all he can to
:33:40. > :33:45.nature a new jungle does not form at Calais this year. It is not just a
:33:46. > :33:48.humanitarian squalor, in which 10,000 people are condemned
:33:49. > :33:52.shamefully into, it is also essential that we stop the terrible
:33:53. > :33:56.proof factors that draw people across Europe for these terrible and
:33:57. > :34:04.dangerous journeys. The site of the former Telecom remains clear and
:34:05. > :34:07.work is ongoing to remove all former infrastructure and accommodation and
:34:08. > :34:10.restore to its natural state. This should help prevent and
:34:11. > :34:17.re-establishment in future squads were comes that area. I wouldn't
:34:18. > :34:20.want those who use AV in the surname Stephens to the disadvantage by
:34:21. > :34:28.comparison with the PTH variation on the theme. Like you for the second
:34:29. > :34:35.opportunity. My constituent, Basha came to England as a refugee, he
:34:36. > :34:40.personally delivered much better and a petition against his forced
:34:41. > :34:42.removal to Afghanistan signed by over 14,000 people. I have had no
:34:43. > :34:46.acknowledgement from the Home Secretary, never mind a response to
:34:47. > :34:55.the letter with the petition. Can I ask the Home Secretary when she will
:34:56. > :34:58.reply to me is to mark? It is the case that when people come here as
:34:59. > :35:02.children we care for them, but when they reach the age of 17 they would
:35:03. > :35:13.usually make an asylum application which is dealt with in the usual
:35:14. > :35:15.way. Number 11. The UK is one of the most effective legal regimes to
:35:16. > :35:20.empower law enforcement agencies and secure the services to tackle
:35:21. > :35:23.terrorism. The regulation of investigatory Powers Act, the
:35:24. > :35:26.terrorism Act and the investigatory Powers Act form the foundation of
:35:27. > :35:33.our continued strategy to counter terrorism in the 21st-century. Given
:35:34. > :35:37.what the right honourable gentleman said earlier about the excellent
:35:38. > :35:41.efforts of our security services protecting this country, it is
:35:42. > :35:46.clearly not just about Powers but about people. To that end, Wilma
:35:47. > :35:51.honourable friend joined in commending Hampshire Constabulary
:35:52. > :35:53.for recruiting firearms officers and confirm recent government funding
:35:54. > :36:01.allocations have made provision to train more? I am grateful and ask
:36:02. > :36:06.him to reflect on the answer given by my right honourable friend, the
:36:07. > :36:09.Home Secretary. I want to put on record our appreciation for the
:36:10. > :36:16.extra efforts by forces delivering the extra ?144 million investment
:36:17. > :36:18.which will see an extra 1000 officers and additional round
:36:19. > :36:27.specialist teams operating across the whole country. Number 12. The
:36:28. > :36:34.latest data shows that in the two quarters following the referendum
:36:35. > :36:36.there were 136,479 applications received for resident documentation
:36:37. > :36:46.from EU nationals and family members. The application fee is ?65
:36:47. > :36:50.sterling. 3% of the Newcastle population are EU nationals and
:36:51. > :36:52.whether they are in hospitals, universities, restaurants, high-tech
:36:53. > :36:58.start-ups or our championship topping football team, they are an
:36:59. > :37:01.integral part of our lives. Does the Minister realise how insecure in the
:37:02. > :37:08.field as bargaining chips and how does he justify charging them for
:37:09. > :37:11.the privilege? I would pay tribute to the contribution that EU
:37:12. > :37:15.nationals in all spheres of life, not least, being particularly
:37:16. > :37:21.interested in the health service. When they are here and they can
:37:22. > :37:26.exercise treaty rights while we are in the EU. We wish to sort this out
:37:27. > :37:30.as soon as possible and we need to recognise the status of UK nationals
:37:31. > :37:37.elsewhere in the European Union who deserve the same protections. Can my
:37:38. > :37:42.honourable friend explain to the House what procedures are in place
:37:43. > :37:45.to enable the government to check that EU nationals have been here
:37:46. > :37:55.lawfully and continuously for five years? Well, many people will have
:37:56. > :38:00.documentation already available, their national insurance and tax
:38:01. > :38:03.forms, they might be on actual registers, the resource rich of
:38:04. > :38:07.documentation. Nobody needs additional documentation at this
:38:08. > :38:12.stage. We are happy people continue making a contribution and should not
:38:13. > :38:15.worry about the future here. I have been contacted by constituents who
:38:16. > :38:19.are British citizens married to EU nationals. What compassion is the
:38:20. > :38:24.government shown to those people are using their futures as a bargaining
:38:25. > :38:29.chip in our future relationship with Europe? I would urge some caution
:38:30. > :38:34.describing these people as bargaining chips. It is absolutely
:38:35. > :38:38.right that we are keen early in negotiations to secure the status of
:38:39. > :38:42.EU nationals living here, but at the same time, we need to ensure that
:38:43. > :38:55.British nationals living elsewhere in the EU get the same protection.
:38:56. > :38:58.It is difficult for some EU nationals to produce documentation,
:38:59. > :39:02.they are often sleeping rough or in insecure employment. Referring to
:39:03. > :39:05.his answer of a few months ago to the honourable member, what can be
:39:06. > :39:08.done to ensure that those who have lived and worked and contributed
:39:09. > :39:14.here but struggle to produce documentation will receive if
:39:15. > :39:17.they're hearing? I will stress again that for EU nationals living here
:39:18. > :39:22.and exercising the treaty rights there is no need for them to make
:39:23. > :39:27.any change in their status, the need for documentation and, as we quickly
:39:28. > :39:31.get into the negotiations after triggering Article 50, and hope this
:39:32. > :39:40.will be resolved very quickly. Number 13, Mr Speaker. I would say
:39:41. > :39:43.that we can be very clear at the Metropolitan Police have the
:39:44. > :39:48.resources they need the police London. It is the best funded force
:39:49. > :39:50.in the country in terms of resource funding per head of population and
:39:51. > :39:56.also has the most officers per head of population. Thank you Mr Speaker,
:39:57. > :40:01.while the food with residents worried about bread and butter crime
:40:02. > :40:05.on issues like burglary to feel unlucky because the average London
:40:06. > :40:10.taxpayer pays ?61 per year to subsidise the National one of the
:40:11. > :40:13.Metropolitan Police. Given that, but the government accept the
:40:14. > :40:16.recommendation and provide an additional ?107 million a year to
:40:17. > :40:21.fund vital national work of the Metropolitan Police? It is clear the
:40:22. > :40:25.Metropolitan Police have a role in the national context. It is
:40:26. > :40:30.different to other police forces. The review he has referred to is
:40:31. > :40:36.something the police have found themselves will be done in line with
:40:37. > :40:38.the funding formula review. Of equal importance to ensuring adequate
:40:39. > :40:42.funding for the Met police is ensuring proper funding for West
:40:43. > :40:45.Yorkshire Police. There are concerns about the use of firearms in my
:40:46. > :40:49.constituency or firearms offences have risen by one third over the
:40:50. > :40:52.last four years. What ministers ensure that West Yorkshire Police
:40:53. > :40:59.have the resources necessary to get these weapons off our streets? The
:41:00. > :41:02.honourable lady just highlighted the calls across This House to see the
:41:03. > :41:06.police funding formula review work done to make sure we are reflecting
:41:07. > :41:09.it. We have a formula which is immensely up-to-date and it is well
:41:10. > :41:17.known and accepted it needs to be reviewed. Just over one year ago the
:41:18. > :41:24.Chancellor promised protection for police funding but the Met faces
:41:25. > :41:28.real term cuts of ?47 million, Manchester 12, well structured nine,
:41:29. > :41:33.England and Wales as a whole, it massive ?200 million and there are
:41:34. > :41:36.consequences. Violent crime the privatised, domestic violence
:41:37. > :41:40.victims ignored, neighbourhood policing eroded, evidenced by the
:41:41. > :41:44.HMRC, it would have heard nothing from the Minister accept
:41:45. > :41:47.complacency. Who should the police and public believe? The Minister of
:41:48. > :41:55.broken promises or the independent HMRC? I appreciate the tone in which
:41:56. > :41:59.the lady asked the question and I would say that if she looks at the
:42:00. > :42:03.HM icy report they are cleared this is not about levels of funding but
:42:04. > :42:06.what was in the report was about how the police use the funding they have
:42:07. > :42:11.got. I would gently point out that not only if they are using the
:42:12. > :42:19.preset abilities they have got, it is every police force in the country
:42:20. > :42:25.Even in London they have seen a ?30 million increase in their reserves,
:42:26. > :42:33.which means there has been money they haven't used. Question 14.
:42:34. > :42:38.Detention and removal are essential parts of an effective immigration
:42:39. > :42:40.control programme but it is vital they are carried out with dignity
:42:41. > :42:45.and respect. When people are detained it is for the minimum time
:42:46. > :42:49.possible. We take the welfare of detail these very seriously that is
:42:50. > :42:52.why the government commissioned Susan Shaw -- Steven Gerrard to
:42:53. > :42:57.carry out an independent review of vulnerable people in the detention
:42:58. > :43:04.system. Numerous reports suggest the government is using indefinite
:43:05. > :43:08.detention. I would commend to him a report that recommends alternatives.
:43:09. > :43:11.I would like to see the reality for myself and yet my application to
:43:12. > :43:15.visit the aisles with as a party leader appears to have been blocked.
:43:16. > :43:20.Can he tell me the status of my application first made in November,
:43:21. > :43:25.which I understand has been referred to his office, and when I can expect
:43:26. > :43:28.to get any clearance? We are still considering that suggestion, I know
:43:29. > :43:31.the Shadow Home Secretary would like to as well. We did wonder whether
:43:32. > :43:35.the Home Affairs Select Committee would like to take precedence in
:43:36. > :43:41.terms of a preference, that's all, but if they don't want to go we will
:43:42. > :43:45.occur that more urgently, thank you. When will the detention review is
:43:46. > :43:48.being replaced by the individual movement assessment reviews,
:43:49. > :43:51.alongside the publication of the plan for the future of the
:43:52. > :43:58.immigration and detention state, as promised by the Minister's
:43:59. > :44:01.predecessor last year? Certainly we seek to minimise the amount of time
:44:02. > :44:05.people are kept in detention, and that is done for the purposes of
:44:06. > :44:09.removal. We have introduced a new adults at risk policy which six to
:44:10. > :44:14.minimise the risk of detention for those considered vulnerable. Number
:44:15. > :44:32.16. The UK provides protection for
:44:33. > :44:37.refugees. The government has published a ?10 million refugee
:44:38. > :44:45.children's fund for Europe, and allocated up to ?39 million to the
:44:46. > :44:53.humanitarian response in Greece. Number 18 as well please. Why is it
:44:54. > :44:58.that there was only a solitary Home Office official image of Greece and
:44:59. > :45:03.Italy working in the Dubs and Dublin scheme? As a result of that, the
:45:04. > :45:08.schemes are barely functioning at all. We work very closely with our
:45:09. > :45:16.colleagues in France, Greece and Italy. We did commit 115 staff into
:45:17. > :45:19.Greece, 75 who are already there including one in embedded member of
:45:20. > :45:24.Home Office staff helping with Dublin applications in Athens itself
:45:25. > :45:29.and of course we have our border force commitment in the military
:45:30. > :45:33.should which insists -- which make sure we save people's lives if they
:45:34. > :45:38.make that perilous journey across the Mediterranean. Home Office
:45:39. > :45:42.guidelines recognise that LGBT refuges are at serious risk in
:45:43. > :45:45.Afghanistan but also suggest that if the individual did not attract or
:45:46. > :45:50.seek to cause public outrage they would avoid persecution and can be
:45:51. > :45:55.returned. Can the Minister tell us why the Home Office has decided to
:45:56. > :46:04.depart from the UN's guidelines on refugees? We aim to process all
:46:05. > :46:09.asylum claim sympathetically and our staff have training in interviewing
:46:10. > :46:12.asylum seekers who may have LGBT is use or indeed if those who may have
:46:13. > :46:16.converted to Christianity and find it difficult to express some of
:46:17. > :46:24.their feelings during those interviews. North East Somerset
:46:25. > :46:27.council have one of the best relocation programmes for refugees
:46:28. > :46:32.in the country. However they are struggling to enable more to come
:46:33. > :46:37.due to a range of different safeguarding risks. What will
:46:38. > :46:40.support can the and give to such councils who are really struggling
:46:41. > :46:45.on the safeguarding issues and perhaps I might be able to meet with
:46:46. > :46:49.him to discuss those issues? We recognise the challenge many local
:46:50. > :46:52.authorities face with dealing with some of these particularly
:46:53. > :46:58.vulnerable children, which is why I have increased the funding up to
:46:59. > :47:01.?40,000 for the under 16 and roundabout ?30,000 16 and
:47:02. > :47:03.17-year-olds and I hope that will help them find the resources they
:47:04. > :47:09.need to deal with particular children. Kent continues to be on
:47:10. > :47:12.the front line of unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in
:47:13. > :47:17.the UK, with over 3000 arriving year. Even the interest across the
:47:18. > :47:21.house, could the Minister outlined what steps are being taken to ensure
:47:22. > :47:26.local authorities across the country are helping to share the burden of
:47:27. > :47:33.counties like Kent, for children no matter how they have come into the
:47:34. > :47:36.UK? It is precisely why we set up the national transfer scheme for
:47:37. > :47:41.local authorities like Kent to have 400 more children than the 0.07%
:47:42. > :47:46.allocation would indicate, and that is why we would encourage local
:47:47. > :47:49.authorities who have said they have spare spaces to participate in that
:47:50. > :47:57.scheme and take the pressure off council such as Kent and Croydon.
:47:58. > :48:03.The honourable member for Cardiff North is here and waiting patiently
:48:04. > :48:09.so let's fear him. Number 19, Mr Speaker. We are taking robust action
:48:10. > :48:13.to tackle radicalisation online and to counter the poisonous ideology
:48:14. > :48:17.promoted by terrorists and extremists. In 2016 hour police
:48:18. > :48:22.counterterrorism internet referral unit secure the removal of over
:48:23. > :48:26.120,000 pieces of terrorist related content. We work with communication
:48:27. > :48:29.service providers to tackle proactively terrorists use of their
:48:30. > :48:32.platforms and we support community-based initiatives that
:48:33. > :48:41.provide character -- counter narratives. Can I pay tribute to the
:48:42. > :48:45.Home Secretary and the ministerial team and ask what the government is
:48:46. > :48:54.doing in particular to tackle extremism with Cardiff in mind? In
:48:55. > :48:58.October 2015 the government published a comments of new strategy
:48:59. > :49:09.to tackle all forms of extremism, both Islamist and in the far right.
:49:10. > :49:15.An ambitious programme. When it comes to Cardiff, he will be aware
:49:16. > :49:18.of the extra effort is going in on the Prevent programme within his
:49:19. > :49:21.local authority and would be delighted to visit the prevent
:49:22. > :49:31.providers with him should he wish to do so. Topical questions, Diana
:49:32. > :49:33.Johnson. On Wednesday we celebrate International Women's Day when we
:49:34. > :49:36.recognise the achievements of women internationally but also acknowledge
:49:37. > :49:42.the real challenges faced by so many. One of my priorities as Home
:49:43. > :49:45.Secretary is to ensure that all women are protected from violence.
:49:46. > :49:51.Since 2010 we have done more than ever before to tackle gender-based
:49:52. > :49:58.violence. Last year we pledged increased funding of ?80 million in
:49:59. > :50:01.support. We have strengthened the laws and provided agency to bring
:50:02. > :50:05.perpetrators to justice. We know there is more we can do to bring
:50:06. > :50:08.these crimes out of the shadows which is why the Justice Secretary
:50:09. > :50:13.and I will be leading a car brands have programme of work to combat
:50:14. > :50:16.domestic abuse including considering a new domestic violence Bill. The
:50:17. > :50:20.government will continue to take steps to achieve our ambition that
:50:21. > :50:27.no woman should live in fear of abuse, and every girl should grow up
:50:28. > :50:31.feeling safe and protected. I think parents will be shocked to know that
:50:32. > :50:37.under the sexual offences act, youth leaders and sports coaches are not
:50:38. > :50:43.within the definition of a trusted position, which means they can
:50:44. > :50:46.legally have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds who they are
:50:47. > :50:50.responsible for and supervising. Will the Home Secretary work with
:50:51. > :50:56.the NSPCC to close this loophole in the law? I will certainly look at
:50:57. > :51:00.the situation she has raised and if necessary talk of the NSPCC and
:51:01. > :51:06.invite her to participate in that as well. Would my right honourable
:51:07. > :51:10.friend join me in welcoming the ?10 million of investment, which has
:51:11. > :51:16.been spent refurbishing Southend police station, and would he or she
:51:17. > :51:18.agree with me that the extra investment should result through the
:51:19. > :51:29.better technology in improving friendly -- crime detection and
:51:30. > :51:33.prevention? A very forward-thinking police service in Essex, and credit
:51:34. > :51:39.to them. They use modern techniques and good technology. It is a good
:51:40. > :51:46.example why we are increasing the police transformation fund to some
:51:47. > :51:51.525 million this year. I wonder if the Home Secretary really believes
:51:52. > :51:55.that the 45 days support for suspected victims of trafficking is
:51:56. > :52:03.adequate? If organisations working on the coalface of this problem,
:52:04. > :52:08.such as Salvation Army and others, they all say that 45 days is
:52:09. > :52:14.completely unrealistic to deal with immigration, psychological, economic
:52:15. > :52:17.and housing issues. These honourable individuals I spirit and sing. All
:52:18. > :52:22.of these organisations also agree that the lethal combination is
:52:23. > :52:28.exposing victims of the very real possibility of being re-trafficked.
:52:29. > :52:32.What did she say? I thank the honourable lady for her question. It
:52:33. > :52:37.is important to remember that this Prime Minister has led a global, a
:52:38. > :52:42.global challenge to crack down on slavery. We have some of the best
:52:43. > :52:48.legislation in the world, and really excellent protection for victims who
:52:49. > :52:53.have been trafficked? What the lady is talking about is not actually
:52:54. > :52:58.correct. The average amount of time that people receive through the NRM
:52:59. > :53:02.is 90 days. We are working currently on reforms to the system to make
:53:03. > :53:09.sure that it is absolutely the best for people in the world. Can I
:53:10. > :53:14.welcome my right honourable friend the Minister visiting Cardiff in
:53:15. > :53:18.particular to discussing with South Wales Police, the security of Uefa,
:53:19. > :53:22.Uefa being the most watched sporting event in the world happening in
:53:23. > :53:27.Cardiff on June three. What is the Minister doing to focus the minds on
:53:28. > :53:31.security? My honourable friend is right, this is arguably the most
:53:32. > :53:33.watched sporting event in the world this year, an opportunity for the
:53:34. > :53:37.United Kingdom and Wales to show very clearly what it has to offer. I
:53:38. > :53:41.was slated to accept his invitation to be the team down there. We will
:53:42. > :53:43.keep a very close eye to make sure they have all the structure and
:53:44. > :53:50.organisation they need to give everyone a fantastic event. In
:53:51. > :53:56.October, baby monitors were hijacked by organised crime for cyber attacks
:53:57. > :54:01.was the last week, the secrets that children whispered to their teddy
:54:02. > :54:03.bears were to be found online. Has this government ensured that
:54:04. > :54:06.responsibility for cyber security is literally all over the place but
:54:07. > :54:11.does the Secretary of State realise that when there is a devastating
:54:12. > :54:16.connected device attack, and there will be, she is the one we will
:54:17. > :54:20.blame? The honourable lady makes an interesting point, and if you wild
:54:21. > :54:24.allegations. It is this government that set up the national cyber
:54:25. > :54:28.security centre in order to make sure we align correctly our response
:54:29. > :54:32.to cyber attacks, getting out through cyber aware and a whole lot
:54:33. > :54:36.of cyber awareness campaigns to make sure people are properly protected,
:54:37. > :54:40.working alongside manufacturers and using the full weight and expertise
:54:41. > :54:42.of GCHQ to counter cyber crime. It is making a difference and I hope
:54:43. > :54:50.people are more aware rather than scared by her allegation. Her
:54:51. > :54:54.Majesty 's Inspectorate of Constabulary has recently rated
:54:55. > :54:57.Essex Police as good, which represents a significant
:54:58. > :54:59.improvement. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the
:55:00. > :55:04.hard-working officers have this amazing achievement? Yellow back row
:55:05. > :55:07.my Oracle friend backs up the comment of my other honourable
:55:08. > :55:12.friend early on, that Essex has done some fantastic work. I congratulate
:55:13. > :55:16.everyone in Essex Police but I would also just urge one word of caution.
:55:17. > :55:20.There are still areas to improve on and I expect to see the chief
:55:21. > :55:26.comfortable to deliver on that for the future but good news and well
:55:27. > :55:31.done to them. On a previous attempt to recalculate the national police
:55:32. > :55:36.funding formula, Lancashire Police were set to lose 25 million a year.
:55:37. > :55:39.That was revised down to 8 million a year when inaccuracy is were
:55:40. > :55:44.identified, and that is on top of the ?76 million that they have
:55:45. > :55:47.already saved since 2010. Could I ask the police minister what steps
:55:48. > :55:51.he is taking to ensure that the national police funding formula
:55:52. > :55:56.won't repeat the same mistakes, and will accurately reflect the demands
:55:57. > :56:01.of the police forces? I can assure the honourable lady there is a
:56:02. > :56:03.substantial piece of work going on with academics, Police and Crime
:56:04. > :56:07.Commissioners across the country, working to feed in that we make sure
:56:08. > :56:11.when we do the funding review it takes into account everything it
:56:12. > :56:14.needs to. We are getting a lot of people in the sector outlining how
:56:15. > :56:18.close they are with the process. I am determined to see that through
:56:19. > :56:22.and the word goes for all forces to get a fair formula in the future.
:56:23. > :56:27.What steps are the government taking the crackdown on cyber terrorism,
:56:28. > :56:33.given that increasingly businesses being done online, and particular in
:56:34. > :56:36.light the recent announcement around DNS, to give more businesses the
:56:37. > :56:42.skills and confidence they need to make the most of digital technology?
:56:43. > :56:46.This government takes cyber security extremely seriously, which is why
:56:47. > :56:49.this government have committed to spending ?1.9 billion on cyber
:56:50. > :56:54.security over this Parliament. The newly created national security
:56:55. > :56:58.centre is at the forefront of driving forward the government's
:56:59. > :57:03.strategy, which will include working with the business and private
:57:04. > :57:09.sector, as well as developing an ambitious skill sector. As the price
:57:10. > :57:12.of scrap metal rises, so sadly scrap metal thefts. Could one of the
:57:13. > :57:15.ministers indicate when the government intends to produce its
:57:16. > :57:27.response to its consultation issued in January?
:57:28. > :57:32.To my honourable friend confirm that the government remains committed to
:57:33. > :57:35.resettling 23,000 of the most vulnerable children and adults
:57:36. > :57:41.directly from Syria and the Middle East and North Africa over this
:57:42. > :57:45.parliament in addition to asylum seekers and family reunions and can
:57:46. > :57:48.she opted the House about many people have been resettled? I can
:57:49. > :57:52.reassure my friend that we remain committed to this number is making
:57:53. > :57:59.sure that we protect them and move them from the region. In the last 12
:58:00. > :58:03.months we have brought over 4369. The last Labour government capped
:58:04. > :58:09.the figure at 750 per year, we are pleased to be doing five times that
:58:10. > :58:13.year. Further to the comments made by my honourable friend from West
:58:14. > :58:18.Ham, the huge M IHC report found that one third of these forces
:58:19. > :58:21.required improvement or inadequate, there is a national shortage of
:58:22. > :58:25.detectives, neighbourhood policing has been eroded and there is no
:58:26. > :58:28.coherent strategy for the threat posed to communities by organised
:58:29. > :58:32.criminals. Can the Home Office respond to this report and outline
:58:33. > :58:37.how findings will impact on the police funding formula review in the
:58:38. > :58:43.next few weeks? I can say to the honourable lady that the police
:58:44. > :58:48.forces can respond with the outcomes for the earliest. I will be writing
:58:49. > :58:52.to all those who have been found to require improvement. I met with the
:58:53. > :58:56.Chief Constable of the only one who was found inadequate. I was
:58:57. > :58:59.impressed with the response to these issues and there is a big
:59:00. > :59:04.improvement on previous years. That is good news but the police need to
:59:05. > :59:07.do that work to deliver. Can I thank my right honourable friend the Fire
:59:08. > :59:11.Minister for his intervention which has seen Staffordshire Fire
:59:12. > :59:19.authority cancel a ?4 million skills centre. Work the Fire authority ride
:59:20. > :59:23.to review this scheme as we need to ensure taxpayer money is spent
:59:24. > :59:26.wisely and there are other ways of delivering all-important fire
:59:27. > :59:31.prevention work? I thank my honourable friend for a very kind
:59:32. > :59:35.comment. Importantly the credit goes to a very good fire authority that
:59:36. > :59:37.has lifted a programme, taking a proper review about using taxpayer
:59:38. > :59:46.money and I congratulate and thank them for that work. My constituent
:59:47. > :59:49.is a well known figure in the Scottish music scene has been in
:59:50. > :59:53.detention for 30 days, which is taking a brittle tone on his mental
:59:54. > :59:57.and physical health. I wrote to the Minister for immigration on the 16th
:59:58. > :00:00.of January but have yet to receive a response. Will the minister meet
:00:01. > :00:08.with me to discuss Robert's ongoing detention? We don't, as a rule,
:00:09. > :00:13.comment on individual cases but I am more than happy to meet as her as
:00:14. > :00:19.soon as possible. Would the Secretary of State agree that
:00:20. > :00:26.looking after adult victims of human trafficking through the Salvation
:00:27. > :00:30.Army is the best system in Europe and we should also confirm that the
:00:31. > :00:35.45 days mention is the minimum, that the maximum? I would agree with my
:00:36. > :00:39.honourable friend and I would like to pay tribute to the work that he
:00:40. > :00:43.has done in helping us put this system in place. We use third
:00:44. > :00:47.parties like the Salvation Army who do a fantastic job of looking after
:00:48. > :00:53.people who have been trafficked and he is right. 45 days is a minimum.
:00:54. > :00:55.There is often a longer time period but we will always keep it under
:00:56. > :01:02.review because we want to help these vulnerable people. At the weekend I
:01:03. > :01:05.heard the heartbreaking story of one of the children who has only ever
:01:06. > :01:11.known her father as a face on a laptop. When he stood up to walk
:01:12. > :01:15.away she called mummy, daddy has got legs as well. Does the Home
:01:16. > :01:25.Secretary found that as distressing as I do and what will she do? I am
:01:26. > :01:30.not entirely clear what the situation is the honourable lady has
:01:31. > :01:35.referred to, but I will meet with what she can meet with the
:01:36. > :01:39.Immigration Minister to discuss it. Will the Home Secretary give an
:01:40. > :01:43.absolute guarantee that there will be no changes in the rules relating
:01:44. > :01:47.to EU migrant Labour this summer to allow fruit pickers in my
:01:48. > :01:51.constituency to implement the contract that have already entered
:01:52. > :01:54.into? I thank the honourable gentleman for giving me the
:01:55. > :02:00.opportunity to remind everyone that while we are members of the EU that
:02:01. > :02:07.situation is that can be guaranteed. My constituent was working with
:02:08. > :02:16.coalition forces in Iraq to set up an academy to train security forces.
:02:17. > :02:20.This put his life in danger, in two dozen 14th family claimed asylum and
:02:21. > :02:22.have still not heard back despite numerous interventions by the
:02:23. > :02:28.previous MP with the ministerial team. Will the Minister meet with me
:02:29. > :02:36.to discuss this special case? I would be more than happy to have
:02:37. > :02:44.such a meeting. Shefford Council have already received ten
:02:45. > :02:48.unaccompanied children migrants and the community are keen to support
:02:49. > :02:52.more such children in need. They are finding it difficult to establish
:02:53. > :02:57.the exact numbers they can expect over coming months. Given the
:02:58. > :03:01.uncertainty that has faced in receiving such honourable children,
:03:02. > :03:05.what assurances can the Home Secretary give? I thank the Bill
:03:06. > :03:08.ready for her question and it is sometimes uncertain when we are able
:03:09. > :03:12.to actually bring the children over to the UK toss-up we had the
:03:13. > :03:16.situation with Calais and we were told X number by the French one day
:03:17. > :03:20.and it moved quickly to the next. We were always do our best to give
:03:21. > :03:29.councils as much notice as possible but sometimes numbers change at
:03:30. > :03:33.short notice. My constituency has a constituent who is 100% Scottish,
:03:34. > :03:37.Judy a mistake and his mother's maiden name, he has been denied a
:03:38. > :03:41.password and been told he will need to reapply for British citizenship
:03:42. > :03:53.at the cost of ?2000. Will someone from the Home Office meet me so we
:03:54. > :03:56.can this hideous case? It can be behind the chair, but it could be in
:03:57. > :04:02.quite a large number of other places on the Parliamentary estate. There
:04:03. > :04:07.is nothing odd about it. It sounds like I will be busy having meeting
:04:08. > :04:13.colleagues from the SNP, but I am happy to have that meeting as well.
:04:14. > :04:16.We must move on. I think I have called everybody who had not
:04:17. > :04:20.previously asked the question. Before we move on to the urgent
:04:21. > :04:21.question, there is a short