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:00:00. > :00:00.made big concessions with regards to the cost of this, already committing

:00:00. > :00:09.more than ?1.1 billion and there will be no further concessions.

:00:10. > :00:14.Order. After yesterday's shocking events I know that the whole house

:00:15. > :00:15.will want me to express our heartfelt condolences to the

:00:16. > :02:16.families Yesterday an act of terrorism tried

:02:17. > :02:23.to silence our democracy. But today, we meet as normal. As generations

:02:24. > :02:29.have done before us and as future generations will continue to do, to

:02:30. > :02:33.deliver a simple message - we are not afraid our and our resolve will

:02:34. > :02:36.never waiver in the face of terrorism.

:02:37. > :02:44.And we meet here in the oldest of all Parliaments, because we know

:02:45. > :02:48.that democracy and the values it entails will always prevail. Those

:02:49. > :02:53.values, free speech, liberty, human rights and the rule of law are

:02:54. > :02:59.embodied here in this place. But they are shared by free people

:03:00. > :03:03.around the world. A terrorist came to the place where

:03:04. > :03:10.people of all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it

:03:11. > :03:14.means to be free. And he took out his rage indiscriminately against

:03:15. > :03:20.innocent men, women and children. Mr Speaker, this was an attack on free

:03:21. > :03:25.people everywhere. And on behalf of the British people, I would like to

:03:26. > :03:28.thank our friends and allies around the world, who have made it clear

:03:29. > :03:36.that they stand with us at this time.

:03:37. > :03:41.What happened on the streets yesterday afternoon sickened us all.

:03:42. > :03:44.While there is an on-going police investigation, the House will

:03:45. > :03:47.understand there are limits to what I can say. Having been updated by

:03:48. > :03:50.police and security officials, let me set out what at this stage I can

:03:51. > :04:02.tell the House. A single attacker drove his vehicle

:04:03. > :04:07.at speed into innocent pedestrian to be crossing Westminster Bridge,

:04:08. > :04:12.killing two people and -- injuring 40 more. In addition to 12 Britons

:04:13. > :04:17.admitted the hospital we know that the victims include three French

:04:18. > :04:25.children, two Romanians, for South Koreans, one German, one Polish

:04:26. > :04:29.person, one Irish, one Chinese, one Italian, one American and two

:04:30. > :04:34.Greeks. We are in close contact with the governments of the country of

:04:35. > :04:37.those affected. The injured also included three police officers who

:04:38. > :04:42.were returning from an event to recognise their bravery. Two of

:04:43. > :04:48.those three remain in a serious condition. The attacker then left

:04:49. > :04:52.the vehicle and approached the police officer at carriage Gates,

:04:53. > :04:57.attacking that officer with a large knife before he was shot dead by an

:04:58. > :05:03.armed police officer. Tragically, as the hosts will know, 40 years to

:05:04. > :05:08.roll PC Keith Palmer was killed. PC Keith Palmer had devoted his life to

:05:09. > :05:14.the service of his country. He had been a member of the Parliamentary

:05:15. > :05:18.and it to protection command for 15 years and a soldier in the Royal

:05:19. > :05:26.Artillery before that. He was a husband and a father, killed doing a

:05:27. > :05:32.job he loved. He was every inch a hero and his actions will never be

:05:33. > :05:36.forgotten. I know the whole house Paul Jordan me in sending our

:05:37. > :05:40.deepest condolences to his family and to the families and friends of

:05:41. > :05:44.all those who have been killed or injured in yesterday's awful

:05:45. > :05:50.attacks. I know also that the house will wish to thank all those who

:05:51. > :05:53.acted with such speed and professionalism yesterday to secure

:05:54. > :05:58.this place and ensure we are able to meet as we are doing today. Mr

:05:59. > :06:02.Speaker, 7:30pm last night I chaired a meeting of the government's

:06:03. > :06:08.emergency committee, Cobra, and will have further meetings with security

:06:09. > :06:13.officials today. The threat level to the UK has been set at severe,

:06:14. > :06:18.meaning attack is highly likely, for some time. This is the

:06:19. > :06:22.second-highest threat level. The highest level, critical, means there

:06:23. > :06:27.is specific intelligence that an attack is imminent. As there is no

:06:28. > :06:30.such intelligence, the independent joint terrorism analysis Centre has

:06:31. > :06:36.decided that the threat level will not change in the light of

:06:37. > :06:40.yesterday's attack. The whole country will want to know who was

:06:41. > :06:44.responsible for this atrocity and the measures we are taking to

:06:45. > :06:49.strengthen security including here in Westminster. After all

:06:50. > :06:53.counterterrorism investigation is already underway. Hundreds of police

:06:54. > :06:58.and security officers have been working through the night to

:06:59. > :07:01.establish everything possible about this attack, including its

:07:02. > :07:05.preparation, motivation and whether there were any associates involved

:07:06. > :07:10.in its planning. And while there remain limits on what I can say at

:07:11. > :07:14.this stage, I can confirm that overnight the police have searched

:07:15. > :07:19.six addresses and made eight arrests in Birmingham and London. It is

:07:20. > :07:25.still believed that this attacker acted alone and the police have no

:07:26. > :07:32.reason to believe there are imminent further attacks on the public. His

:07:33. > :07:36.identity is known to the police and MI5 and when operational

:07:37. > :07:41.considerations like he will be publicly identified. What I can

:07:42. > :07:46.confirm is that the man was British-born and that some years ago

:07:47. > :07:50.he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent

:07:51. > :07:56.extremism. He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic. He was

:07:57. > :08:02.not part of the current intelligence picture. There was no prior

:08:03. > :08:07.intelligence of his intent or of the plots. Intensive investigations

:08:08. > :08:12.continue. As Acting Deputy Commissioner Keith Rowley said last

:08:13. > :08:17.night working assumption was that the attacker was inspired by

:08:18. > :08:23.Islamist ideology. We know the threat from Islamist terrorism is

:08:24. > :08:27.very real, but while the public should remain utterly vigilant, they

:08:28. > :08:34.should not and will not be cowed by this threat. As acting Deputy

:08:35. > :08:40.Commissioner Keith Rowley made clear # Rowley made clear, we are stepping

:08:41. > :08:43.up policing around the country to protect the public and this will

:08:44. > :08:47.mean increasing the number of patrols in cities across the country

:08:48. > :08:49.with more police and more armed police on the streets. Since June

:08:50. > :08:54.2013 hour police, security and 2013 hour police, security and

:08:55. > :09:02.intelligence agencies have disrupted 13 separate terrorist plots in

:09:03. > :09:06.Britain. Following the 2015 strategic defence and Security

:09:07. > :09:09.review we protected the police budget for counterterrorism and

:09:10. > :09:12.committed to increase cross government spending on

:09:13. > :09:15.counterterrorism by 30% in real terms over the course of this

:09:16. > :09:21.Parliament and over the next five years we will invest an extra ?2.5

:09:22. > :09:26.billion in building our global security and intelligence network,

:09:27. > :09:32.employing over 1900 additional staff at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, and more than

:09:33. > :09:35.doubling our global network of counterterrorism experts working

:09:36. > :09:43.with priority countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and

:09:44. > :09:47.Asia. In terms of security here in Westminster, we should be clear that

:09:48. > :09:53.an attacker attempted to break into Parliament and was shot dead within

:09:54. > :09:56.20 yards of the gates. If his intention was to gain access to this

:09:57. > :10:06.building we should be clear that he did not succeed. The police have

:10:07. > :10:10.rightly did their job. But, as is routine, the police together with

:10:11. > :10:14.the house authorities are reviewing the security of the parliamentary

:10:15. > :10:18.estate, coordinated with the Cabinet Office who have responsibility for

:10:19. > :10:24.the security measures in place around the government's secure zone.

:10:25. > :10:27.All of us have a responsibility for the security and safety of our staff

:10:28. > :10:34.and advisers available for members who need it. Yesterday we saw the

:10:35. > :10:38.worst of humanity but we will remember the best. We will remember

:10:39. > :10:43.the extraordinary efforts to save the life of PC Keith Palmer,

:10:44. > :10:48.including those by my right honourable friend the member for

:10:49. > :10:53.Bournemouth East. We will remember the exceptional bravery of our

:10:54. > :10:57.police, security and emergency services who once again grant

:10:58. > :11:02.towards the danger even as they encouraged others to move the other

:11:03. > :11:07.way. On behalf of the whole country, I want to pay tribute to them for

:11:08. > :11:10.the work they have been doing to reassure the public, treat the

:11:11. > :11:15.injured and bring security back to the streets of capital city. But

:11:16. > :11:19.they have lost one of their own in yesterday's attack, even makes their

:11:20. > :11:27.calmness and professionalism all the more remarkable. A lot has been said

:11:28. > :11:32.since Terror struck London yesterday, much more will be said in

:11:33. > :11:36.the coming days. But the greatest response lies not in the words of

:11:37. > :11:42.politicians but in the everyday actions of ordinary people, for

:11:43. > :11:46.beyond these walls today, in since repeated in towns and cities across

:11:47. > :11:50.the country, millions of people are going about their days and getting

:11:51. > :11:55.on with their lives. The streets are as busy as ever, the office is full,

:11:56. > :11:59.the copy shops and cafes bustling. As I speak, millions will be

:12:00. > :12:02.boarding trains and there appears to travel to London and the for

:12:03. > :12:07.themselves the greatest city on earth. It is in these actions,

:12:08. > :12:13.millions of acts of normality that we find the best response to

:12:14. > :12:17.terrorism. Our response that denies our enemies their victory, that

:12:18. > :12:25.refuses to let them win. That shows we will never give in. A response

:12:26. > :12:30.driven by that same spirit that truth a husband and father to put

:12:31. > :12:35.himself between us and our attacker and to pay the ultimate price. A

:12:36. > :12:42.response that says to the men and women who propagate this hate and

:12:43. > :12:48.evil, you will not defeat us. Let this be the message from this House

:12:49. > :12:57.and this nation today, our values will prevail. I commend this

:12:58. > :13:04.statement to the house. Colleagues, I am advised that we have been

:13:05. > :13:07.joined today by French Foreign Minister -- the French Foreign

:13:08. > :13:13.Minister, he is accompanied by a number of his colleagues and by the

:13:14. > :13:18.Deputy Foreign Secretary, the member for Rutland. Sir, we appreciate your

:13:19. > :13:28.presence and you're very fitting display of solidarity with us. Mr

:13:29. > :13:32.Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you. I join with you and welcoming our

:13:33. > :13:37.colleagues from France today and I would like to associate myself with

:13:38. > :13:41.the Prime Minister's remarks. What happened yesterday within metres of

:13:42. > :13:46.where we sit was an appalling atrocity. The police are still

:13:47. > :13:57.piecing together what took place and what lay behind it.

:13:58. > :14:07.To stay united in our communities and not allow fear or the voices of

:14:08. > :14:15.hatred to divide us. Today, we are united by our humanity and by our

:14:16. > :14:21.democratic values. And by that human impulse of solidarity. To stand

:14:22. > :14:28.together in times of darkness and adversity. Mr Speaker, I express my

:14:29. > :14:31.condolences to the family and friends of police officer Keith

:14:32. > :14:37.Palmer, who gave his life yesterday in defence of the public and of our

:14:38. > :14:42.democracy. We thank the police and security personnel who keep us safe

:14:43. > :14:47.every day on this estate. We especially pay tribute to the

:14:48. > :14:52.bravery of those who took action to stop the perpetrator of yesterday's

:14:53. > :14:57.assault. The police and security staff lost a

:14:58. > :15:01.colleague yesterday and continue to fulfil their duties, despite their

:15:02. > :15:03.shock and their grief for their fallen colleague, which many

:15:04. > :15:08.expressed to me late last night when I was talking to them.

:15:09. > :15:12.We see the police and security every day. They are our colleagues. They

:15:13. > :15:17.are fellow workers. They are friends, they are neighbours. As the

:15:18. > :15:21.Prime Minister said, when dangerous and violence incidents take place,

:15:22. > :15:25.we all instinctively run away from them for our own safety. The police

:15:26. > :15:31.and emergency services run towards them. We are grateful for the public

:15:32. > :15:35.service yesterday, today and every day that they put on their uniforms

:15:36. > :15:41.to protect us all. I want to also, Mr Speaker, to

:15:42. > :15:45.express our admiration to the honourable member for Bournemouth

:15:46. > :15:50.East, whose efforts yesterday deserve commendation. He used his

:15:51. > :15:54.skill to try and safe life. Innocent people were killed yesterday,

:15:55. > :15:59.walking across Westminster Bridge. As many millions of Londoners and

:16:00. > :16:05.tourists have before them. And as all of us in this chamber have.

:16:06. > :16:09.As the Prime Minister said, the injured include people of ten

:16:10. > :16:13.nationalities. We send our deepest condolences to

:16:14. > :16:18.their loved ones and the loves ones of those still in a very critical

:16:19. > :16:22.condition, including the French school children, so welcome in our

:16:23. > :16:27.capital, visiting yesterday from Brittany. We send our sympathies to

:16:28. > :16:33.them and to the people of their town and their community.

:16:34. > :16:38.We thank all the dedicated National Health Service staff working to save

:16:39. > :16:41.lives, including all those from St Thomas' Hospital, who rushed out of

:16:42. > :16:46.that hospital straight over to the scene of the incident to try and

:16:47. > :16:50.support and save lives. Many people, Mr Speaker, would have been totally

:16:51. > :16:57.traumatised by yesterday's awful events. Not just all of us here, but

:16:58. > :17:02.watching on television, worried for the safety of their friends and

:17:03. > :17:06.loved ones. So, I ask in this House, and the country, please look after

:17:07. > :17:13.each other. Help one and other and think of one and other. It is by

:17:14. > :17:18.demonstrating our values solidarity, humanity and love that we will

:17:19. > :17:21.defeat the poison and division of hatred.

:17:22. > :17:29.Thank you Mr Speaker. First of all may I join The Right Honourable

:17:30. > :17:32.gentleman in expressing our gratitude to the support and

:17:33. > :17:35.solidarity which the French Government have shown us at this

:17:36. > :17:39.difficult time. Like a number of other countries on the continent,

:17:40. > :17:43.France itself has felt the horror and trauma of terrible terrorist

:17:44. > :17:47.attacks and we're grateful to the French Government for the support

:17:48. > :17:50.that they have shown us. The Right Honourable gentleman is absolutely

:17:51. > :17:55.right in his description of our police officers. Every day when they

:17:56. > :18:00.put on that uniform, they don't know what they're going to confront in

:18:01. > :18:03.the course of their duties that day. It's a fact often forgotten when

:18:04. > :18:08.people see the police officer walking on the streets that actually

:18:09. > :18:12.they do put their lives on the line for our safety and security. They

:18:13. > :18:17.show enormous bravery and we are grateful to them all. We are also

:18:18. > :18:20.grateful, as The Right Honourable gentleman said, to all those from

:18:21. > :18:24.the emergency services, from those in the hospitals who and others who

:18:25. > :18:28.rushed forward to give aid and support to those who had been

:18:29. > :18:31.injured at a time when they knew not what else might be happening in the

:18:32. > :18:35.vicinity and whether they might themselves be in danger.

:18:36. > :18:39.And then finally, as The Right Honourable gentleman says, at this

:18:40. > :18:44.time it is so important that we show that it is our values that will

:18:45. > :18:50.prevail, that the terrorists will not win. That we will go about our

:18:51. > :18:56.lives, showing that unity of purpose and the values that we share as one

:18:57. > :18:58.nation, going forward and ensuring that the terrorists will be

:18:59. > :19:07.defeated. Mr Speaker, I join with my Right

:19:08. > :19:13.Honourable friend in everything she said in respect of the deaths and

:19:14. > :19:32.injuries which have taken place. Now very well it has been little

:19:33. > :19:38.short of a miracle that over the course of the last few years we have

:19:39. > :19:44.escaped so lightly from the evil that is, I am afraid present in our

:19:45. > :19:52.society and manifestos itself in these senseless and hideous acts of

:19:53. > :19:56.violence and evil. We have been very fortunate in that our Security

:19:57. > :20:00.Services have been immensely diligence and helpful in preventing

:20:01. > :20:05.such attacks. But she may agree with me that the House is going to have

:20:06. > :20:09.to simply be resolute in accepting that such attacks cannot always be

:20:10. > :20:16.prevented and that we have a society to accept that we are going to have

:20:17. > :20:20.to fight this evil with rational democratic principals in order to

:20:21. > :20:21.get rid of it and that there are in reality no short cuts that will ever

:20:22. > :20:31.enable us to do that. I agree with my Right Honourable

:20:32. > :20:36.friend. In a sense he refers to the number of plots that have been, the

:20:37. > :20:40.fact a number of plots have been disrupted in recent years. It is

:20:41. > :20:46.easy to forget that when the threat level is at server, that means an

:20:47. > :20:51.attack is highly lightly. It is not -- likely. We live in an open

:20:52. > :20:57.democracy. It is not possible to ensure, as he says that we can

:20:58. > :21:03.prevent any attack from taking place, but we can work as part of

:21:04. > :21:07.our Security Services do and police do to try and prevent attacks taking

:21:08. > :21:12.place. They have been doing a good job and they continue to do a good

:21:13. > :21:17.job in keeping us safe and will do so into the future. But if we are to

:21:18. > :21:24.defeat this evil, then my Right Honourable friend is right, we will

:21:25. > :21:29.defeat this evil through our dewho cracksy and -- de-- democracy and

:21:30. > :21:43.values. May I associate myself with

:21:44. > :21:47.everything that has been said by the leader of the Labour Party and you

:21:48. > :21:50.Mr Speaker. Today, of all days we are reminded that notwithstanding

:21:51. > :21:56.our differences on political and constitutional issues we are as one

:21:57. > :22:01.in our dedication to democracy, the rule of law and harmonies of people

:22:02. > :22:04.of all faiths and none. May I begin personally by wishing the Prime

:22:05. > :22:09.Minister and the Home Secretary well, as they work very hard on our

:22:10. > :22:14.behalf with the security and intelligence services to deal with

:22:15. > :22:19.the aftermath of the appalling indiscriminate terrorist attack

:22:20. > :22:23.yesterday. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of PC Keith

:22:24. > :22:28.Palmer and all other casualties. We are all hugely grateful to all

:22:29. > :22:31.police, all security and all intelligence staff and first

:22:32. > :22:37.responded who ran towards danger without concern for their own safety

:22:38. > :22:42.and I include in that the member for Bournemouth East. Today is not a day

:22:43. > :22:45.for detailed questions. Will the Prime Minister accept, on behalf of

:22:46. > :22:50.the Scottish National Party, and no doubt every member of this House,

:22:51. > :22:53.our huge debt of gratitude to all police and security agency staff who

:22:54. > :22:59.are working so hard to keep everyone in the country safe? Does she agree

:23:00. > :23:03.with me that no terrorist outrage, no terrorist outrage is

:23:04. > :23:08.representative of any faith or of any faith community and we recommit

:23:09. > :23:16.ourselves to strengthening the bonds of tolerance and understanding. And

:23:17. > :23:21.finally, is it not best to follow the advise of Brendan Cox, who has

:23:22. > :23:28.said in the days to come, I hope we will remember the love and bravery

:23:29. > :23:33.of the victim, not just the hatred and coward of the attacker? May I

:23:34. > :23:36.thank The Right Honourable gentleman for his words. I think he's

:23:37. > :23:41.absolutely correct. Now is a time for us to come together, to promote

:23:42. > :23:46.those values of tolerance and understanding that he has referred

:23:47. > :23:50.to. To recognise that what motivates the terrorist is a wrapped ideology

:23:51. > :23:58.and a desire to destroy the values that we share and the values that

:23:59. > :24:01.we, that underpins our democracy of human rights of tolerance and of

:24:02. > :24:06.understanding and of democracy itself. And we should be absolutely

:24:07. > :24:12.at one in ensuring that those values prevail and finally, as he says, we

:24:13. > :24:14.should remember the bravery of the victims and the bravery of those who

:24:15. > :24:25.keep us safe day in and day out. Mr Speaker, may I commend my Right

:24:26. > :24:30.Honourable friend's powerful statement. I add my prayers to those

:24:31. > :24:35.of hers for those who have died and who are suffering and also

:24:36. > :24:42.particularly for Keith Palmer, our wonderful and brave police officer.

:24:43. > :24:48.We have faced such threats before by those of twisted and violent

:24:49. > :24:52.iedsologies as the broken -- ideologies as the broken stones

:24:53. > :24:57.bears the meant to time and again. They have failed. They will always

:24:58. > :25:00.fail because we are a beacon of freedom in this place and that is

:25:01. > :25:05.why they target us. As they fail, may I urge my Right Honourable

:25:06. > :25:13.friend to ensure that as we extoll our righteous defiance in the face

:25:14. > :25:17.of such evil, we also lace it with compassion, tolerance and hope.

:25:18. > :25:23.I absolutely share the thoughts that my Right Honourable friend has set

:25:24. > :25:29.out. He is right, this place is a beacon of freedom and we should

:25:30. > :25:32.never forget that. We should be absolutely resolute in our

:25:33. > :25:36.determination to defeat this evil. We should also be optimistic and

:25:37. > :25:43.hopeful for our democracy and our society in the future.

:25:44. > :25:50.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I thank the Prime Minister for her statement

:25:51. > :25:54.and her early sight of it. I can I thank her for her words from ten

:25:55. > :25:59.Downing Street last night, which were defy yapt and which she did

:26:00. > :26:05.speak for us all. We know that the police keep us safe. Yesterday, in

:26:06. > :26:10.the most shocking of ways we saw how true that is. In my prayers are

:26:11. > :26:14.Keith Palmer, his family and all the victims of yesterday's outrage and

:26:15. > :26:20.they will continue to be there. I am, we are, beyond thankful to the

:26:21. > :26:24.police, to the NHS, to the emergency services, actually to the staff of

:26:25. > :26:29.this House in keeping us safe and being utterly dedicated to their

:26:30. > :26:33.roles. Those who attack us hate our freedom, our peaceful democracy, our

:26:34. > :26:38.love of country. Our tolerance, our openness and our unity. As we work

:26:39. > :26:45.to unravel how this unspeakable attack happened, will she agree with

:26:46. > :26:52.me that we must not either in our laws or by our actions curtail

:26:53. > :26:55.values. Indeed we should have more of them. I thank the honourable

:26:56. > :27:00.gentleman for his comments. He is right, of course, as others have

:27:01. > :27:06.said, that we should ensure that our values, those values of democracy

:27:07. > :27:09.and tolerance, of freedom prevail. It is factually those -- exactly

:27:10. > :27:13.those values the terrorists try to attack. It is our way of life they

:27:14. > :27:18.wish to destroy. That is why it is so important that out there, those

:27:19. > :27:22.millions of it is zeps are going about -- of citizens are going about

:27:23. > :27:27.their lives, showing in the smallest of ways, but each and every one of

:27:28. > :27:33.them a defiance of the terrorists. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Whilst the

:27:34. > :27:36.dreadful events of yesterday took place in the boundaries of my own

:27:37. > :27:41.constituency, I know the Palace of Westminster is close to the hearts

:27:42. > :27:45.not j US to the hearts of the 650 of us, but to the millions of country

:27:46. > :27:51.men and those who live abroad. May I thank the Prime Minister for

:27:52. > :27:56.speaking so very eloquently for the nation both on the steps of Downing

:27:57. > :28:01.Street and in the House today. She reminds us the greatest tribute that

:28:02. > :28:06.we can pay to those murdered ensures we go about our business as normally

:28:07. > :28:09.as possible and maintain the values and the liberties that our

:28:10. > :28:15.forefathers fought so hard to win on our behalf.

:28:16. > :28:24.I absolutely agree. It is so important that we continue to show

:28:25. > :28:28.that we are spies and in every action in those freedoms and

:28:29. > :28:33.liberties because it is that that the terrorists wish the attack.

:28:34. > :28:36.Those freedoms and liberties were hard-fought. There are parts of this

:28:37. > :28:41.palace where there have been arguments in the past about those

:28:42. > :28:46.freedoms and liberties. We must ensure that they remain and that we

:28:47. > :28:53.show in our actions and deeds and words that they remain at the heart

:28:54. > :28:56.of our democracy. Harriet Harman. Can I thank the Prime Minister for

:28:57. > :29:01.her words here today held her words on the steps of Downing Street

:29:02. > :29:08.yesterday at this very difficult and important time, she spoke for us

:29:09. > :29:12.all. We are so proud of the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, so sad for his

:29:13. > :29:19.grieving family, but so grateful for what he did to keep us safe. I would

:29:20. > :29:24.like to add my tribute to all the police here in Westminster and the

:29:25. > :29:29.Parliamentary staff who acted with such calmness and professionalism

:29:30. > :29:31.yesterday. I would like to pay tribute to the emergency trauma team

:29:32. > :29:37.at Kings College Hospital who are at Kings College Hospital who are

:29:38. > :29:43.caring for the injured. This was an horrific crime and it has cost lives

:29:44. > :29:48.and caused injury, but as an act of terror it has failed. It has failed

:29:49. > :29:53.because we are here and we are going to go about our business. It has

:29:54. > :29:58.failed because despite the trauma that they witnessed outside their

:29:59. > :30:02.windows, our staff are here and getting on with their work. It feel

:30:03. > :30:08.because I is the Prime Minister so rightly said, we are not going to

:30:09. > :30:13.allow this to be used as a pretext for division, hatred and Islam

:30:14. > :30:19.phobia. This democracy is strong and this Parliament is robust. This was

:30:20. > :30:26.an horrific crime, but as an act of terror it has failed. The right

:30:27. > :30:31.honourable lady speaks very well and I utterly agree with the word she

:30:32. > :30:38.has spoken. Sir Peter Bottomley. Some of us were present 38 years ago

:30:39. > :30:43.when a man was martyred. We can't dam at community because of the

:30:44. > :30:47.actions of a single person. The message I got from the a man in

:30:48. > :30:54.Worthing was that we will always be with those who work for peace. Can I

:30:55. > :30:59.suggest that we... Can we make sure that we work together and disappoint

:31:00. > :31:08.them? He makes a very important point. The Metropolitan Police are

:31:09. > :31:12.bringing a number of faith leaders together to show the importance of

:31:13. > :31:17.that coming together of faith leaders. They are of course working

:31:18. > :31:21.with communities up and down the country both to reassure, because

:31:22. > :31:26.there will be communities concerned about the possible reaction that

:31:27. > :31:32.might take place, to reassure those communities. The job of the police

:31:33. > :31:36.is to keep us all safe. Ed Miliband. Can I join others in commending the

:31:37. > :31:41.Prime Minister for her statement last night and today? In her tone

:31:42. > :31:47.and substance she has spoken for the whole country and I commend her for

:31:48. > :31:51.it. Can I echo those who have said that we must not allow in the coming

:31:52. > :31:57.days and weeks anyone to try and divide our country on the basis of

:31:58. > :32:04.faith or nationality after these attacks. The reality is, that across

:32:05. > :32:09.London, across the country we are a country united against these

:32:10. > :32:12.attacks. That is who we are. The right honourable gentleman is right.

:32:13. > :32:17.The country is united. People from all faiths and none are going about

:32:18. > :32:21.their business in defiance of the terrorists. They have a clear

:32:22. > :32:26.message, they will not be cowed and that is a message that this House

:32:27. > :32:33.gains very clearly today, that this country will not be cowed by these

:32:34. > :32:37.terrorists. Theresa Villiers. I also sent my sympathies to those burrito

:32:38. > :32:41.or injured in yesterday's horrific attack and as we reflect on what

:32:42. > :32:47.happened, is it time to consider whether the police who guard

:32:48. > :32:50.sensitive sites known to be of interest to terrorists like

:32:51. > :32:53.Parliament or airports should routinely carry personal protection

:32:54. > :33:02.weapons, even when those officers are not part of the units formerly

:33:03. > :33:08.tasked with armed response? Over the nearly 20 years that I have been in

:33:09. > :33:11.this House, the level of security on the Parliamentary estate has been

:33:12. > :33:14.enhanced significantly and the number of armed officers on the

:33:15. > :33:19.Parliamentary estate has been an Hans Stuck never complete. As to

:33:20. > :33:22.whether individual officers undertaking particular duties are

:33:23. > :33:26.routinely armed, that is an operational matter for the police

:33:27. > :33:34.themselves. They are the best able to judge the circumstances in which

:33:35. > :33:38.it is best for individuals to have those arms. We have seen a

:33:39. > :33:42.significant increase in the number of armed response vehicles and

:33:43. > :33:46.counterterrorism barons officers. It is a sad reflection of the threat

:33:47. > :33:50.that we face is that it has been necessary to do that, but we have

:33:51. > :33:53.been doing that. The question that my right honourable friend

:33:54. > :33:59.specifically raises is an operational matter for the police.

:34:00. > :34:02.Nigel Dodds. Can I commend the Prime Minister for her words last evening

:34:03. > :34:09.and today when she spoke for all of us and the entire country. PC Keith

:34:10. > :34:14.Palmer was and is at his colleagues are the reason why we are here today

:34:15. > :34:19.and any other day. He embodied the rule of law that we stand for. He

:34:20. > :34:23.stood in harms way for all of us and we remember and pray for his family

:34:24. > :34:30.and all those victims who suffered yesterday and the bereaved. We must

:34:31. > :34:34.remember the bravery and always will of the emergency services, the

:34:35. > :34:38.police, the security forces and our own Parliamentary staff and the

:34:39. > :34:42.goodness and decency of ordinary members of the public who rushed to

:34:43. > :34:45.help people, including our right honourable friend, the member for

:34:46. > :34:51.Bournemouth East. We must uphold the values of this place, our democratic

:34:52. > :34:55.values. We have learnt in Northern Ireland that the way to overcome

:34:56. > :35:01.terrorism is by working together politically and in every other way

:35:02. > :35:05.to ensure that democratic values, the rule of law, human rights are

:35:06. > :35:10.all upheld in every way that they can. We must rededicate ourselves to

:35:11. > :35:15.that in the future. I absolutely agree. We are able to be here today

:35:16. > :35:21.because of the bravery of police officers. He also refers rightly to

:35:22. > :35:26.the emergency services and others, the members of the public, and the

:35:27. > :35:30.staff of this House and this Parliament who went about their job

:35:31. > :35:35.to ensure that everybody was safe yesterday. As he has said, and he

:35:36. > :35:39.has referred to the experience in Northern Ireland, the way to defeat

:35:40. > :35:44.terrorism is by working together and upholding our democratic values. As

:35:45. > :35:48.a backbencher it seems to me that both the Prime Minister and the

:35:49. > :35:52.leaders of the opposition parties have set exactly the right tone

:35:53. > :35:58.today and prove that it is values that unite this kingdom. When this

:35:59. > :36:03.chamber was completely destroyed in the war, Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee

:36:04. > :36:08.decided not a single day would pass without us carrying on our work. The

:36:09. > :36:11.Prime Minister has shown today, and her opposite number, that the best

:36:12. > :36:18.way to defeat terrorism is to prove that we will not be moved from our

:36:19. > :36:22.values and our place. He is absolutely right. He refers to a

:36:23. > :36:28.specific example in the past when once again Parliament upheld our

:36:29. > :36:37.democracy and showed our values in the face of evil. We continue to do

:36:38. > :36:41.it today. Alan Johnson. The Prime Minister is dealing with this

:36:42. > :36:47.outrage in a calm and assured way. Does she agree with me that an

:36:48. > :36:53.effective counterterrorism strategy designed to prepare, protect would

:36:54. > :37:00.be inadequate without the strand of prevent? In that vein, will she

:37:01. > :37:04.assure the house that across all 43 constabularies there will be

:37:05. > :37:10.neighbourhood policing teams invisible to an contactable by the

:37:11. > :37:15.public, which is a crucial strand in feeding information on terrorism to

:37:16. > :37:20.the counterterrorism organisations? He is right. As he will know from

:37:21. > :37:24.his experience, our counterterrorism strategy embodies those four pillars

:37:25. > :37:31.within it, including the pillar of prevent. The action that has taken

:37:32. > :37:36.to prevent terrorism and violent extremism will come in many forms.

:37:37. > :37:40.What is important is that individuals within communities do

:37:41. > :37:45.feel that they are able to give information when they are concerned

:37:46. > :37:48.about somebody within their community or concerned about

:37:49. > :37:53.somebody perhaps in their family and what is happening to them. It is

:37:54. > :37:56.important that the are of those opportunities for them. There will

:37:57. > :38:00.be a variety of means, some through pleasing some other means, where

:38:01. > :38:03.they can give that information not just to the protection of assault

:38:04. > :38:09.but also to the benefit of individual concerned. May I commend

:38:10. > :38:15.the Prime Minister on her fitting statement. When police officers died

:38:16. > :38:19.they leave behind husbands, wives, sons and daughters. The police

:38:20. > :38:22.dependents trust was set up to support the dependents of police

:38:23. > :38:27.officers killed or injured on duty following the brutal murder of three

:38:28. > :38:32.police officers in Shepherd's Bush in 1966. With the Prime Minister

:38:33. > :38:41.join me in encouraging people to donate to the trust? I am very happy

:38:42. > :38:45.to encourage people to do exactly as my honourable friend has suggested.

:38:46. > :38:50.It is a valuable organisation providing help and support to those

:38:51. > :38:56.who we have all said, the families who are left behind have to live for

:38:57. > :39:07.ever with what for us has been an act of bravery, but for them is a

:39:08. > :39:11.tragedy and a trauma. Yvette Cooper. I would like to welcome the Prime

:39:12. > :39:17.Minister's words as she speaks for all of us today. She is right to say

:39:18. > :39:22.this was an attempted attack on parliament and democracy that have

:39:23. > :39:27.failed because of the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, who gave his life

:39:28. > :39:32.doing a job with others to keep people safe. It was also an

:39:33. > :39:36.attempted file and cowardly attack on freedom by mowing down people who

:39:37. > :39:42.were just walking along a bridge. As our hearts go out to them, which she

:39:43. > :39:47.agree that that attack on freedom also feels, not just because of

:39:48. > :39:51.communities's resilience and determination, but because of the

:39:52. > :39:54.unique partnership we have in this country between the police and

:39:55. > :39:59.communities of all faiths and across all parts of the country, and that

:40:00. > :40:07.partnership working will be crucial to us making sure that the

:40:08. > :40:10.terrorists never win. The right honourable lady is right. It was a

:40:11. > :40:18.cowardly attack. Parliament has particularly focused on the attempts

:40:19. > :40:21.to attack us here in Parliament but the mowing down of innocent men

:40:22. > :40:26.women and children, who were just going about their business in a

:40:27. > :40:31.variety of ways, but many of them had come here as tourists to enjoy

:40:32. > :40:35.the great delights of this wonderful city was an absolutely cowardly and

:40:36. > :40:38.appalling act and treat you need to ensure, we have a unique bond

:40:39. > :40:42.between our police and their communities, and that is important

:40:43. > :40:52.that that partnership and Bond continues. Can I commend the Prime

:40:53. > :40:55.Minister's statement and commend the Prime Minister for her reassuring

:40:56. > :41:01.dignity and resolve that she has shown? She has shown why she is

:41:02. > :41:05.proving to be a superb Prime Minister and we are proud to have

:41:06. > :41:09.her as our Prime Minister. Of course our hearts go out to the victims and

:41:10. > :41:14.the honour of the police who risk their lives every day to keep us

:41:15. > :41:18.safe, and unfortunately too often give up their lives to keep us safe.

:41:19. > :41:23.Can the Prime Minister assure us that she will meet that the police

:41:24. > :41:27.forces up and down the country and the security services will always

:41:28. > :41:34.have the resources that they need in order to carry out their job of

:41:35. > :41:40.keeping us all safe? I thank him for his comments. Indeed, as I

:41:41. > :41:44.indicated, we have taken steps to enhance the resources available for

:41:45. > :41:48.our security and intelligence agencies and to protect the

:41:49. > :41:52.resources available for our police forces, particularly working in the

:41:53. > :41:58.counterterrorism area. We have looked in recent times to increase

:41:59. > :42:01.the number of armed response vehicles available, and that is not

:42:02. > :42:06.just about armed response vehicles here in London but another part of

:42:07. > :42:10.the country as well. Of course we constantly look at making sure that

:42:11. > :42:16.our response is appropriate, but we are very conscious of the jobs that

:42:17. > :42:23.our police do day in and day out and we give them the support that they

:42:24. > :42:27.need. I speak for my party and also commend the Prime Minister on the

:42:28. > :42:35.word she has given today. All of us here today, this is not a show of

:42:36. > :42:41.defiance, it is a show of respect for the dead and injured. Respect

:42:42. > :42:46.our duty, respect to Chrissy and duty to our constituents. One man

:42:47. > :42:51.cannot shut down as city and one man cannot lock down democracy. The she

:42:52. > :42:59.also agreed that we must not react to such a warped ideology with

:43:00. > :43:02.unworthy responses? What is absolutely appropriate is the

:43:03. > :43:07.response that this House is Sean today. It has shown gratitude for

:43:08. > :43:10.the bravery of our police and emergency services, it has shown

:43:11. > :43:23.respect and concern for those who have been thick ones of the terrible

:43:24. > :43:26.attacks that took place -- victims. We have also shown normality, which

:43:27. > :43:33.is important as we work to defeat terrorism. I thank the Prime

:43:34. > :43:39.Minister for her statement. Over 25 years, I have seen the police play

:43:40. > :43:44.many roles across the Palace of Westminster. One is to give advice

:43:45. > :43:47.to members of the public on where to go, another occasions, none of us

:43:48. > :43:51.could have passed carriage Gates without seeing members of the public

:43:52. > :43:56.having photographs taken with the police. It is one of the things that

:43:57. > :43:59.they do. Another thing that they do is protect our democracy, which we

:44:00. > :44:06.saw yesterday with brutal consequences. I am very proud of the

:44:07. > :44:13.police and everything that they do in defending our democracy. Keith

:44:14. > :44:21.Palmer was one of us. The police to protect us are one of us. I hope

:44:22. > :44:24.that at some stage... I mean the tributes to keep the police is that

:44:25. > :44:28.we are here today and the proceedings are going on. The arch

:44:29. > :44:33.has been spoken about before, which is a lasting memorial to those who

:44:34. > :44:39.paid the ultimate sacrifice for our democracy and I do hope that at the

:44:40. > :44:42.appropriate time with discussion with the family, that we too may be

:44:43. > :44:48.able to look at a lasting memorial to Keith in order that each and

:44:49. > :44:50.every one of us, there are people putting their lives on the line for

:44:51. > :45:03.our democracy today. If I may reflect on his earlier

:45:04. > :45:07.remarks, I think it is a particular characteristic of policing here in

:45:08. > :45:11.the United Kingdom that our police are able to have that link and that

:45:12. > :45:14.bond with members of the public at the same time as their doing that

:45:15. > :45:22.very difficult job of keeping us safe. We see it so often in, when

:45:23. > :45:25.major events take place, Royal Weddings, the Olympics and so forth.

:45:26. > :45:29.He's right, we see it day in, day out n this parliamentary estate.

:45:30. > :45:36.Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. As we mourn those who were so cruelly

:45:37. > :45:42.cut down yesterday, give our grateful thanks to the police and to

:45:43. > :45:46.the emergency and Security Services for their ex-empry courage and

:45:47. > :45:49.devotion to duty and show as a country, by our determination to

:45:50. > :45:54.carry on, that we will not be cowed as the Prime Minister put it so

:45:55. > :45:59.eloquently. Does she agree that we will need to show the same

:46:00. > :46:05.determination to stand up against anyone who seeks to so division or

:46:06. > :46:09.to stir up hatred in the wake of these cowardly attacks? I agree with

:46:10. > :46:13.The Right Honourable gentleman. We must be very clear that the voices

:46:14. > :46:19.of evil and hate will not divide us. That should also be a clear message

:46:20. > :46:25.from this House today. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Whilst our

:46:26. > :46:30.hearts go to all those people who were wounded and murdered yesterday,

:46:31. > :46:34.and to all the people who saught to help them, with our indulgence, Sir,

:46:35. > :46:43.I would like to turn to PC Keith Palmer, who I first met 25 years ago

:46:44. > :46:50.as Gunner Palmer, at 100 regiment, Royal Artillery. He was a strong,

:46:51. > :46:55.professional public servant. And it was a delight to meet him here again

:46:56. > :47:02.only a few months after being elected.

:47:03. > :47:08.Would my Right Honourable friend, the Prime Minister, in recognition

:47:09. > :47:11.of the work that he did and the other police officers and public

:47:12. > :47:18.servantseser in the House do -- servants here in the House do,

:47:19. > :47:29.consider recognising his gallantry and sacrifice formally

:47:30. > :47:39.with a posthumous recognition. He has spoken about an individual he

:47:40. > :47:41.knew and he bears witness to the tremendous public service Keith

:47:42. > :47:48.Palmer gave this country in so many ways and having served in our Armed

:47:49. > :47:54.Forces and then come here to this place and pay the ultimate sacrifice

:47:55. > :47:58.here at our heart of democracy. I can assure my honourable friend that

:47:59. > :48:00.the issue that he's raised is of course one that will be considered

:48:01. > :48:09.in due course. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker.

:48:10. > :48:13.Obviously yesterday we saw absolutely the best of security,

:48:14. > :48:20.policing and emergency services. But I would just make a small plea going

:48:21. > :48:24.forward, yesterday we also saw the cammed atry that got people through

:48:25. > :48:30.the lock down. We had staff stuck in offices all over the estate. As we

:48:31. > :48:33.go forward, if people could take the bravery and determination of

:48:34. > :48:38.yesterday, but remember to talk among themselves, support their

:48:39. > :48:42.staff and not bury any feelings of fear from yesterday, but to let that

:48:43. > :48:47.out, so that there is absolutely no scar remnant within this place, as

:48:48. > :48:51.we go forward. The honourable lady I think has made

:48:52. > :48:55.a very important point. It is all too easy for us to come to this

:48:56. > :49:00.chamber to rightly show our gratitude for the bravery of those

:49:01. > :49:04.who protect us. But to forget that for all those staff who were caught

:49:05. > :49:11.up in this, this could have lasting impacts. I think it is important

:49:12. > :49:16.that we do make and I understand that there are moves afoot to ensure

:49:17. > :49:20.that the staff, certainly as I said in my statement, that they are able

:49:21. > :49:25.to access help and support for them and their staff should they wish to

:49:26. > :49:29.do that but allowing people to talk about what happened is often the

:49:30. > :49:33.best remedy. Mr Speaker, can I thank the Prime

:49:34. > :49:38.Minister for her statement this morning and indeed her message last

:49:39. > :49:43.night in Downing Street? Can I also, as a former Metropolitan Police

:49:44. > :49:47.officer, pass my condolences personally to Constable Palmer's

:49:48. > :49:52.family and to the other pedestrians and everybody involved yesterday. As

:49:53. > :49:58.someone who actually served on the counter terrorist command in the 19

:49:59. > :50:01.# 0s here in London when the IRA, the National Liberation Army and

:50:02. > :50:05.other Middle Eastern groups were bombing London, I know only too well

:50:06. > :50:09.the challenge faced by police. I know the Prime Minister's been asked

:50:10. > :50:13.about resourcing, but I can re-enforce that, please, by asking

:50:14. > :50:18.that in the area of counter-terrorism, that the Met

:50:19. > :50:21.Police, indeed all police fors and indeed the Security Services

:50:22. > :50:25.generally have, and should want for nothing.

:50:26. > :50:30.Yes. I can reassure my honourable friend that we did do this major

:50:31. > :50:33.exercise through the refresh of the Strategic Defence and Security

:50:34. > :50:36.Review, of looking at the resources that should be available for

:50:37. > :50:40.counter-terrorism, across all aspects of dealing with

:50:41. > :50:44.counter-terrorism, that is of course about the intelligence agencies and

:50:45. > :50:47.about the police. But also the other parts of Government which has a role

:50:48. > :50:51.to play in counter-terrorism too and extra resources are going in, as I

:50:52. > :50:56.indicated in my statement. Of course, we do want to ensure that

:50:57. > :51:00.all those who are involved in acting against terrorism have the support

:51:01. > :51:04.that they need to do the job that we want them to do.

:51:05. > :51:10.Could I associate myself with the Prime Minister's words and those of

:51:11. > :51:16.my Right Honourable friend, the Leader of the Opposition. Will she

:51:17. > :51:21.accept that this is not about the personal security of us as Members

:51:22. > :51:29.of Parliament, or the security of this building. PC Keith Palmer died

:51:30. > :51:33.defending the values, as the Prime Minister put it, free people

:51:34. > :51:40.everywhere. Isn't the proper response over the coming days, as

:51:41. > :51:42.more facts emerge, that we stand firm for those self-same values of

:51:43. > :51:49.free people everywhere? The honourable gentleman is right.

:51:50. > :51:52.As he said, it is not just about individuals in this House but indeed

:51:53. > :52:00.this billing. It is about what we stand for and we should stand

:52:01. > :52:04.absolutely firm for those values. Can I start off by commending the

:52:05. > :52:08.Prime Minister on a very powerful speech and particularly the tone

:52:09. > :52:15.with which it was delivered? Yesterday, we saw an attack on this

:52:16. > :52:20.centre of democracy. And also an attack on citizens of ten countries.

:52:21. > :52:25.The message that we need to take away from here is that this

:52:26. > :52:29.ideology, this evil ideology is not only an attack on western countries,

:52:30. > :52:34.and the values that we hold so dear, but it is an evil that seeks to

:52:35. > :52:39.destroy the way of life across the globe and I hope that the message

:52:40. > :52:45.will go out to all decent and civilised countries that we must all

:52:46. > :52:50.redouble our resolve to deal with this evil.

:52:51. > :52:55.I say to my honourable friend that I have been struck by the number of

:52:56. > :52:58.messages I have received, a number of foreign leaders who I am spoken

:52:59. > :53:03.to, who have been absolutely clear at this time that we stand together,

:53:04. > :53:09.as he says, in defiance, but also in ensuring that we will defeat this

:53:10. > :53:15.evil. The immense bravery of all concerned

:53:16. > :53:17.yesterday. Should we not recognise, unfortunately, terror attacks are

:53:18. > :53:23.likely to continue for years to come and this country is not unique,

:53:24. > :53:28.needless to say in Europe, yet alone elsewhere on having such onslaughts

:53:29. > :53:33.against them. But arise from what the Prime Minister said, can I tell

:53:34. > :53:38.here that during the sustained IRA bombing, I didn't receive during all

:53:39. > :53:42.of those years, as a Member of Parliament, I didn't receive any

:53:43. > :53:47.letters at all, or anyone come to my surgery telling me that we should

:53:48. > :53:54.change our policy in combatting terrorism. I have to say it

:53:55. > :54:04.illustrates once again our people are simply not a pieceless. ... The

:54:05. > :54:08.British people want to see us stand in defiance of the terrorists,

:54:09. > :54:13.defeating the terrorists and show it is the values of democracy and the

:54:14. > :54:16.rule of law, the values of free people everywhere that underpin our

:54:17. > :54:23.way of life. I think people recognise that and they want to see

:54:24. > :54:27.this House endorsing that. I support all that the Prime Minister has said

:54:28. > :54:33.and done and my thoughts are with all those who have been affected by

:54:34. > :54:37.this evil act. The assistant Police Commissioner in 2016 said two people

:54:38. > :54:43.a day are being turned away from extremism and it is often members of

:54:44. > :54:47.the individual's own community who are alerting the authoritieses and

:54:48. > :54:51.it is communities who defeat terrorism. What further steps are we

:54:52. > :54:55.taking to engage with all of our communities so we can work together

:54:56. > :54:59.to defeat nonviolent extremism, which often them leads to violent

:55:00. > :55:03.extremism? And my honourable friend is right,

:55:04. > :55:09.that it is important that we defeat that extremism and deal with it at

:55:10. > :55:11.that earlier stage and there is lot of work being done within

:55:12. > :55:16.communities, working with communities. Obviously there is work

:55:17. > :55:19.that the police do to encourage people within communities to come

:55:20. > :55:24.forward with information when it is possible to do so, when they have

:55:25. > :55:28.those concerns. And that is important. People need

:55:29. > :55:36.to have the confidence of feeling they can do that. And it is

:55:37. > :55:38.important to create the environment within communities when people feel,

:55:39. > :55:43.recognise where there are those trying to destroy our way of life

:55:44. > :55:47.and they actually feel able to take action about that. But my honourable

:55:48. > :55:50.friend is right, bringing communities together is an important

:55:51. > :55:55.part of the work that the Government is doing on a number of fronts.

:55:56. > :55:58.THE SPEAKER: I had intended to call another Birmingham member, who has

:55:59. > :56:04.sadly left the chamber. In the absence of that honourable member

:56:05. > :56:08.lets hear the voice of Jack Dromey. Can I thank the Prime Minister for

:56:09. > :56:15.her leadership at a bleak moment for our country. As the brave guardian

:56:16. > :56:18.of Parliament, Keith Palmer, fought for his life yesterday, The Right

:56:19. > :56:21.Honourable member for Bournemouth East fought to save his life. Can I

:56:22. > :56:24.say about The Right Honourable member, he is one of Parliament's

:56:25. > :56:32.finests. -- finest.

:56:33. > :56:36.In backing our police to defeat terrorism, does she believe we

:56:37. > :56:41.should heed their wise words that to demonise and divide is to playwright

:56:42. > :56:48.into the hands of the evil that is terrorism? We should not be in any

:56:49. > :56:52.attempt, making any attempt to demonise individual communities.

:56:53. > :56:59.What we should recognise is it is individuals who are terrorists, that

:57:00. > :57:03.they are adhering to a warped ideology, a warped ideology of evil.

:57:04. > :57:06.That is true whatever the origin of the terrorism, because there are

:57:07. > :57:12.different ideologies and this House has been struck before, as we know,

:57:13. > :57:16.and has felt terrorism of a different sort hitting at a member

:57:17. > :57:21.of this House. So, we must ensure that we do not demonise communities

:57:22. > :57:23.but we work with them to identify and to isolate those who wish to do

:57:24. > :57:33.us harm. In the wake of yesterday's evil,

:57:34. > :57:36.tragic, but unfortunately not unwholly unexpected attack on this

:57:37. > :57:40.place, as the Prime Minister said, there will be a review of the

:57:41. > :57:46.response of our excellent police and Security Services. Does my Right

:57:47. > :57:50.Honourable friend agree with me that in an open and free democracy, such

:57:51. > :57:54.as ours, there'll be a balance between our security and public

:57:55. > :57:59.access and the transparency of our democracy? If that balance is not

:58:00. > :58:07.maintained, then unfortunately then the terrorists would have won.

:58:08. > :58:13.It is a balance. We live in an open and free democracy and we want

:58:14. > :58:18.members of the public to have access to their representatives and this

:58:19. > :58:23.place. That is part of how we operate. It is important that as we

:58:24. > :58:27.look ahead and ask that question if there is anything more that needs to

:58:28. > :58:31.be done, we recognise that we should not in any way destroy the values

:58:32. > :58:38.that underpin our democracy because if we do that then, as you say, the

:58:39. > :58:47.terrorists will have won. For the first time in the size I want to

:58:48. > :58:52.agree with every member in what they have said. Can I add thanks to two

:58:53. > :58:58.more groups of people? The staff at Westminster Abbey who received

:58:59. > :59:04.people who were left from this House, and the firearms officer who

:59:05. > :59:10.actually acted in a way that he had been trained to, but probably never

:59:11. > :59:16.expected to. We owe him our thanks. The Prime Minister knows better than

:59:17. > :59:22.any of us that this sort of attack, it looks like a lone wolf kind of

:59:23. > :59:31.attack, is the hardest for our security services to prevent. Its

:59:32. > :59:38.prevention is best achieved by us celebrating our values, the values

:59:39. > :59:44.which meant that amongst the big -- are amongst the victims... What can

:59:45. > :59:49.she do to help to ensure that everybody in Britain of any religion

:59:50. > :59:53.is given the opportunity to learn about those values and celebrate

:59:54. > :59:57.them, because I think that is the best way to keep us safe in the

:59:58. > :00:03.future. May I joined the right honourable lady in commending as she

:00:04. > :00:07.has said the staff of Westminster Abbey who played a role in

:00:08. > :00:14.supporting people from Parliament yesterday, but also she says the

:00:15. > :00:18.fire officers, who acted, we know, had to make a split-second decision

:00:19. > :00:23.about what to do. This is not an easy job. It is difficult. They are

:00:24. > :00:29.trained to do it but when the point becomes it is a difficult decision

:00:30. > :00:34.to take. We are grateful that he did that and with the consequences that

:00:35. > :00:38.we know. It is important that we celebrate those values. It is an

:00:39. > :00:44.important element of us countering the extremists, to ensure that the

:00:45. > :00:48.values that we share our champions but resolutely put forward. It is

:00:49. > :00:52.for all of us, the right honourable lady asks what I would do, but I

:00:53. > :00:57.think it is for everyone in this House as we both about business as

:00:58. > :01:05.Members of Parliament to encourage that celebration of the values that

:01:06. > :01:08.we share. Can I commend my right honourable friend for the resolute,

:01:09. > :01:13.brave and courageous way she stood up for our country and how proud we

:01:14. > :01:19.are of horror. Does she agree with me that one terrorist will not

:01:20. > :01:24.destroy our country, ten terrorists will not destroy our country, 10,000

:01:25. > :01:27.terrorists will not destroy our country, in fact no amount of

:01:28. > :01:37.terrorists will ever destroy our way of life, because it will be an temp

:01:38. > :01:42.two destroy freedom and democracy. My honourable friend is absolutely

:01:43. > :01:48.right. Terrorism will not destroy our way of life, it will not win. We

:01:49. > :01:52.uphold those values of freedom and democracy. They are what the

:01:53. > :01:57.terrorists are trying to attack and what they dislike, but we must

:01:58. > :02:01.ensure that we uphold those values and, as he said, no number of

:02:02. > :02:12.terrorists will defeat this place or defeat those values. PC Keith Palmer

:02:13. > :02:15.did not return home from work yesterday to his family so the rest

:02:16. > :02:21.of us in this House could. We should never forget that sacrifice. And

:02:22. > :02:26.every single day we should pass our thanks to the staff and security of

:02:27. > :02:32.the size and the emergency services. Will she join me in cherishing what

:02:33. > :02:37.happened yesterday with the staff coming together all supporting each

:02:38. > :02:42.other. That in itself is a way to save the terrorism that will never

:02:43. > :02:46.win. I joined the honourable gentleman in doubt. The way people

:02:47. > :02:51.came together and show that camaraderie, supporting each other

:02:52. > :02:55.at Bob was a difficult and uncertain time for individuals within this

:02:56. > :03:01.Parliamentary estate. It was a very important message to the terrorists.

:03:02. > :03:05.It is reported that what happened yesterday was an act of Islamic

:03:06. > :03:14.terror. Will the Prime Minister agree with me that what happens was

:03:15. > :03:18.not Islamic just... Both are converged -- both are perversions of

:03:19. > :03:25.religion. I absolutely agree. It is wrong to describe this as Islamic

:03:26. > :03:34.terrorism, it is Islamist terrorism, Opera version of the great faith. I

:03:35. > :03:38.would like to pay tribute to the Prime Minister and which are well

:03:39. > :03:43.and her Cabinet well in the deliberations as we go forward.

:03:44. > :03:48.Kammy echo everything said about those who have been killed and their

:03:49. > :03:52.families and the victims. Can I ask the Prime Minister that every effort

:03:53. > :03:56.will be made to support those victims and their families, and also

:03:57. > :04:01.the police officer whose role it was to stop the terrorist in the end. I

:04:02. > :04:07.can assure the honourable gentleman that that support will be available

:04:08. > :04:11.to stop for those who have been affected by the attacks, for those

:04:12. > :04:14.who have been injured and the bereaved families, the Metropolitan

:04:15. > :04:22.Police have in place a support arrangement. I have also asked the

:04:23. > :04:25.government to look at what further support can be available for victims

:04:26. > :04:31.and a wider sense. There are people who might not have been physically

:04:32. > :04:37.injured, but there may be other scorers. It is important to provide

:04:38. > :04:42.that support. Parliament is a very different place this morning. It

:04:43. > :04:50.made me realise that millions of people live with the after-effects

:04:51. > :04:52.of terrorism. In my summing up in Westminster Hall to the Foreign

:04:53. > :04:56.Office minister yesterday I said that they understand his experience

:04:57. > :05:01.of terrorism is something that is not known to the rest of us. I can

:05:02. > :05:04.repeat that assertion this morning about his experience yesterday

:05:05. > :05:11.afternoon. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that we should use the

:05:12. > :05:13.honour system to honour those who made a contribution yesterday,

:05:14. > :05:19.including the honourable member from Bournemouth East. Proper

:05:20. > :05:23.consideration will be given to the issue that they honourable friend

:05:24. > :05:28.raises. If I may just say about my right honourable friend them member

:05:29. > :05:31.from Bournemouth East who I spoke to yesterday evening, I think we should

:05:32. > :05:39.all recognise that not only did he show huge professionalism in putting

:05:40. > :05:46.his past training to the hope that he had of rescuing the life of PC

:05:47. > :05:50.Keith Palmer, but it was in the middle of a terrorist attack and

:05:51. > :05:53.right honourable friend is somebody who knows the trauma and tragedy of

:05:54. > :06:05.losing somebody in a terrorist attack. I associate myself with the

:06:06. > :06:09.statement of the Prime Minister and paid tribute to all of those who

:06:10. > :06:14.were involved is, we are thinking of the victims and their families. As

:06:15. > :06:17.the sister of a police officer in uniform, none of us really know when

:06:18. > :06:22.they go out the front door in the morning what they will face, so I

:06:23. > :06:26.have to say that yesterday heads all of us as it did particularly hard,

:06:27. > :06:30.for those of us who have family in uniform. I am pleased to hear that

:06:31. > :06:34.she will beginning of -- giving all the support he can to the families

:06:35. > :06:41.of the victims and all those affected. When I was Home Secretary

:06:42. > :06:45.there were two events that always brought home the commitment and

:06:46. > :06:48.bravery and dedication of police officers. One was the national

:06:49. > :06:52.police service Memorial Day when the police recognised those who have

:06:53. > :06:56.fallen, and the other was the police bravery awards, when groups of

:06:57. > :07:03.police officers are recognised for brave acts they have undertaken.

:07:04. > :07:07.What has always struck me was the matter of fact way in which our

:07:08. > :07:14.police officers would, whatever they had done, whoever they had dealt

:07:15. > :07:18.with, whatever action they had had to take, whatever injuries they had

:07:19. > :07:26.suffered, with just say they were doing their job. We owe them a very

:07:27. > :07:29.great deal. Can I thank the Prime Minister for the tone with which it

:07:30. > :07:35.has reacted. She has genuinely spoken for the nation in this

:07:36. > :07:42.moment. Yesterday, many of us were gathered in Westminster Abbey in

:07:43. > :07:45.lockdown. In a stunning moment, people from left, right, Hindu,

:07:46. > :07:51.Muslim, Christian Pearce gathered in Westminster Abbey in the sanctuary.

:07:52. > :07:56.Could I encourage the Prime Minister and support the others who reminded

:07:57. > :08:03.us today that this is not an act of faith, it is an act of of faith and

:08:04. > :08:09.it is by coming together that we will defend the values that we

:08:10. > :08:13.cherish. It shows the importance of all of our faith is working together

:08:14. > :08:20.and recognising the values that we share. As he says, this act of

:08:21. > :08:24.terror was not an act of faith, it was a perversion, I warped ideology

:08:25. > :08:31.which leads to an act of terrorism like that and it will not prevail.

:08:32. > :08:37.My prayers are with all those injured, those who lost their lives

:08:38. > :08:41.and their families and particularly PC Keith Palmer, who made the

:08:42. > :08:47.ultimate sacrifice. This attacker and people like him are not of my

:08:48. > :08:51.religion, North are they of my community and we should condemn all

:08:52. > :08:55.of those who pretend to be other particular religion because they are

:08:56. > :09:00.not. If they were of our religion they would not carry out acts like

:09:01. > :09:06.this. We must stay united and show that they cannot win and that we are

:09:07. > :09:08.here to stay. May I commend the honourable gentleman for those

:09:09. > :09:13.comments and for the stand he has consistently taken on this issue of

:09:14. > :09:20.terrorism. He has been very clear that this is not of his religion, it

:09:21. > :09:25.is a perversion, it is a warped evil mentality that leads to these acts

:09:26. > :09:35.of terror. Should I join in saluting my honourable friend, the member

:09:36. > :09:42.from Bournemouth East for his bravery yesterday? It is a measure

:09:43. > :09:51.of his character that he stands below the bar today. These words

:09:52. > :09:54.were penned on a public notice board in the underground yesterday. My

:09:55. > :09:59.judgment is that he or she speaks for the whole country irrespective

:10:00. > :10:03.of race or creed when they wrote, all terrorists are politely reminded

:10:04. > :10:14.that this is London and whatever you do to us, we will drink tea and

:10:15. > :10:22.jolly well carry on. I think that is a wonderful tribute and in a very

:10:23. > :10:28.simple way I think has encapsulated everything that everybody has said

:10:29. > :10:31.in this House today. Like many members in the 16 years I have been

:10:32. > :10:35.a member here I have walked every day through the carriage Gates said

:10:36. > :10:40.a small prayer for the safety who stand there to protect us and from

:10:41. > :10:45.now on we add a prayer with the soul of PC Keith Palmer. Amongst the

:10:46. > :10:50.bravery and professionalism that we saw yesterday, I say this as a

:10:51. > :10:53.former teacher who took children are many school trips, the actions of

:10:54. > :10:58.the teachers put those injured and those who were here during the

:10:59. > :11:04.lockdown who the children educated, entertained and calm on a day on a

:11:05. > :11:09.school trip that they saw, witnessed unheard of things that they should

:11:10. > :11:13.never have to see. The honourable gentleman is right. It must've been

:11:14. > :11:18.particularly difficult for those children who were here and being

:11:19. > :11:21.caught up in this. We should commend the work of their teachers in

:11:22. > :11:27.offering them that reassurance, but we must also recognise the role of

:11:28. > :11:31.the French teachers, of the French group. The last thing you expect

:11:32. > :11:35.when you bring a group of young people to visit another country is

:11:36. > :11:40.that something terrible like that is going to happen. Of course, they

:11:41. > :11:43.will have acted to support and will be continuing to support the other

:11:44. > :11:51.members of that group who have been through this trauma. As we were

:11:52. > :11:54.evacuated from the south yesterday, I met several stoical school groups

:11:55. > :11:59.who have been involved with visits that had been organised by the

:12:00. > :12:04.Parliamentary education service. Does she agree that such visits, as

:12:05. > :12:09.promoted by you, Mr Speaker, are vital and help provide an antidote

:12:10. > :12:13.to hatred and intolerance estimate yes, I absolutely agree. I think

:12:14. > :12:17.they are important in helping to promote the values that we share.

:12:18. > :12:21.The member for Slough asked me earlier about how we can ensure that

:12:22. > :12:24.we are promoting those values and I think the work that Parliament does

:12:25. > :12:28.in bringing in schoolchildren and showing them the work of Parliament

:12:29. > :12:37.and the values of our democracy is an important part of that. My

:12:38. > :12:42.thoughts are with PC Keith Palmer's family and the families of all those

:12:43. > :12:45.who were victims of the attacks. We are so grateful to the emergency

:12:46. > :12:50.services and everyone who protected us and the wider public. The Prime

:12:51. > :12:55.Minister speaks with the whole country in her message of unity, but

:12:56. > :13:01.does she agree with me that the painstaking work begins now in the

:13:02. > :13:07.days ahead for all of us in our constituencies in providing rear

:13:08. > :13:13.students -- in providing reassurance and containing that unity because it

:13:14. > :13:19.is in the days after that we have to be vigilant against those who tried

:13:20. > :13:24.to exploit these kinds of attacks and cause backlashes and intolerance

:13:25. > :13:28.against different communities. The role of the media is absolutely

:13:29. > :13:32.critical in ensuring that we maintain our resilience and that

:13:33. > :13:44.sense of defiance and solidarity. The honourable lady is right. As she

:13:45. > :13:51.says it is in the days afterwards that some may try to sow division in

:13:52. > :13:55.our communities. We all to make sure that doesn't happen.

:13:56. > :13:59.Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would like to thank the Prime

:14:00. > :14:04.Minister for her statement to offer condolences to all affected. As a

:14:05. > :14:09.former Armed Forces family I know at this #250i78s it's more important --

:14:10. > :14:16.times it is more important to show our resolve. Although trauma may not

:14:17. > :14:20.impact straightaway, it can have a long-term impact and effects. We

:14:21. > :14:24.must reach out in compassion for that is what sets us aside from

:14:25. > :14:28.terrorists. The honourable lady makes a very

:14:29. > :14:31.good point. I think over time, sadly with a number of incidents, we have

:14:32. > :14:36.come to learn more about the importance of providing that

:14:37. > :14:41.support. That it isn't just about an immediate reaction, but for some the

:14:42. > :14:45.impact of an attack can kick in quite a while later and that's why

:14:46. > :14:51.we're looking at the support available for victims.

:14:52. > :14:54.I hope she'll agree with me saying that Great Britain's police force is

:14:55. > :15:02.the greatest in the world and for those of us who served as police

:15:03. > :15:08.officers, I pay tribute to PC Keith Palmer, who was stood serving this

:15:09. > :15:22.House, protecting this House. When duty called

:15:23. > :15:28.In terms of protective security, work will be done with the

:15:29. > :15:34.parliamentary estate to see if anything more needs to be done. The

:15:35. > :15:38.best way of defeating the terrorist is through intelgenerals, is through

:15:39. > :15:44.finding information for the potential of attacks takes place in

:15:45. > :15:52.advance and preventing them. Since June 20 13, 13 tlis plots have been

:15:53. > :15:58.dis-- terrorist plots have been disrupted. The services work day in,

:15:59. > :16:00.day out, to keep us safe and they continue to do so. Everyone who

:16:01. > :16:12.works For those who work alongside with

:16:13. > :16:21.our families on site it is a concern. I wonder if there are words

:16:22. > :16:31.for the nursery. Many of us can say that looking after a toddler in one

:16:32. > :16:36.confined space is not easy. They did keep in touch with parents. Their

:16:37. > :16:41.steadfastness was ex-emly and much appreciated. I am very happy to

:16:42. > :16:46.commend the work of the staff in the nursery. It must have been very

:16:47. > :16:49.difficult with very young children in what was a difficult

:16:50. > :16:55.circumstance. I am sure they did an excellent job. I am happy, as I say,

:16:56. > :16:59.in commending the work they did. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I joined in

:17:00. > :17:04.all the tributes which have been paid. Those of us who were locked

:17:05. > :17:09.down in the House will want to pay tribute to your deputy and to the

:17:10. > :17:15.leader of the House for keeping calm and carrying on. Keeping us

:17:16. > :17:18.informed. And a tribute to the Hansard reporters who kept democracy

:17:19. > :17:30.going and recorded three hours. I would join the honourable

:17:31. > :17:33.gentleman in commending the actions of both the chairman of ways and

:17:34. > :17:36.means and my Right Honourable friend, the leader of the House

:17:37. > :17:40.yesterday, who I think very calmly was able to reassure members of this

:17:41. > :17:44.House at a time when nobody actually knew everything about what was

:17:45. > :17:49.happening. There was only very limited information available.

:17:50. > :17:54.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yesterday showed us the worst of humanity, but

:17:55. > :17:59.it also showed us much, much more, the best of humanity, whether that

:18:00. > :18:03.was The Right Honourable member from Bournemouth East, the actions of PC

:18:04. > :18:09.Palmer or the firearms #5u6 ser who shot down the person who wanted to

:18:10. > :18:14.terrorise all of us and our country and our democracy. I have been

:18:15. > :18:19.touched in the last two days by the number of people from my constituent

:18:20. > :18:23.who have contacted me of Christian faith, of Jewish faith, of Muslim

:18:24. > :18:26.faith and of no faith. I particularly want to pay tribute to

:18:27. > :18:31.the chairman of the mosques in Leeds, who contacted me to say that

:18:32. > :18:36.his thoughts and prayers and of all the Muslim community in Leeds are

:18:37. > :18:40.with us at this difficult time and there will be prayers across our

:18:41. > :18:45.country in the days ahead. I join the honourable lady. I think

:18:46. > :18:48.all faith communities across the country will be coming together and

:18:49. > :18:54.will, as she says, be remembering those who have suffered as a result

:18:55. > :18:58.of those attacks. But also in their coming together, ensuring that they

:18:59. > :19:01.again show how, because they do, they represent those values that we

:19:02. > :19:06.have talked about that are so important to our way of life.

:19:07. > :19:11.The Prime Minister has been absolutely exemplary in this, as she

:19:12. > :19:15.was on Hillsborough, many my view. I congratulate her on that. The member

:19:16. > :19:18.for Ribble Valley earlier was absolutely right when he said that

:19:19. > :19:22.Keith was one of us. And I think one of the things we saw yesterday was

:19:23. > :19:28.that the parliamentary family is big. It includes cooks and cleaners

:19:29. > :19:33.and Clarks and door keepers and all sorts of people who make our

:19:34. > :19:39.democracy function, who are in many ways more important than we are. We

:19:40. > :19:44.have, when an MP dies in action, a shield is put newspaper this

:19:45. > :19:47.chamber, or when they are killed in a terrorist incident, they have a

:19:48. > :19:56.shield put newspaper this incident and sadly I hope soon there'll be

:19:57. > :20:03.one for Jo Cox. Whatever medals there may be in the future, Keith's,

:20:04. > :20:06.Keith had a shield in this chamber because he was our shield and

:20:07. > :20:10.defender yesterday. I say to The Right Honourable gentleman I think

:20:11. > :20:14.it is appropriate that PC Keith Palmer and the bravery that she

:20:15. > :20:18.showed and his act of sacrifice should be recognised in an

:20:19. > :20:22.appropriate way. Obviously The Right Honourable gentleman will recognise

:20:23. > :20:28.what that is a matter for the House authorities. . Thank you, Mr

:20:29. > :20:34.Speaker. Yesterday on Westminster Bridge and new palace yard many

:20:35. > :20:39.members attempted to give life-saving aid to those who had

:20:40. > :20:43.been injured. Many of us ask would we have the skills to deliver that

:20:44. > :20:49.aid. Will the Prime Minister join with me in encouraging those who

:20:50. > :20:52.seek to obtain those skills do so and perhaps contact St John's

:20:53. > :20:56.Ambulance to take those lessons? My friend makes a very important point

:20:57. > :20:59.and good point. I would join him in that encouragement. I think there

:21:00. > :21:03.are, probably the vast majority of members of this House would not have

:21:04. > :21:08.had the skills to be able to act in that way. It is a very good message

:21:09. > :21:17.that maybe more of us should go out and acquire those skills.

:21:18. > :21:22.A key aim of any terrorist is to exploit the completely natural and

:21:23. > :21:33.inevitable sense of public interest and grieve and sympathy to sow

:21:34. > :21:37.disunity beyond the fact of terror itself. In building on her

:21:38. > :21:41.commendable words of the resolution of the British people, does she

:21:42. > :21:46.think that we should also take time to reflect in this chamber and

:21:47. > :21:54.outside it, including in the media about how we can balance the public

:21:55. > :22:00.interest and the, people's feelings of grieve, seeking not to give

:22:01. > :22:07.oxygen or publicity to the, whatever cause it is that a terrorist seeks

:22:08. > :22:12.to promote. This question of the oxygen of publicity is an important

:22:13. > :22:17.one. I think we should all reflect on the point that the honourable

:22:18. > :22:21.gentleman has made. He references the actions of the media. We have

:22:22. > :22:24.talked about a number of people caught up in this yesterday. There

:22:25. > :22:29.were many journalists who were caught up either on the periphery of

:22:30. > :22:34.the parliamentary estate or in the parliamentary estate and continuing

:22:35. > :22:39.and doing their best to do their job in reporting faithfully what was

:22:40. > :22:44.happening. But I think how these matters are addressed, how these

:22:45. > :22:49.matters are reported is an important consideration, as he says. We want

:22:50. > :22:57.to ensure it isn't possible for people to use these actions either

:22:58. > :23:03.to encourage others or to try and soe division. I would like to add my

:23:04. > :23:06.gratitude to those already expressed. Yesterday two of my

:23:07. > :23:10.constituents were caught up in the attacks. One of whom was eight

:23:11. > :23:15.months pregnant and they have asked me to pass on their gratitude and

:23:16. > :23:19.thanks to the House staff and the police for the consideration with

:23:20. > :23:23.which they were treated during the five-hour lock down. Would the Prime

:23:24. > :23:28.Minister agree with me that just as we go about, continue to go about

:23:29. > :23:33.our daily work, so those we represent must continue to see this

:23:34. > :23:38.House as their House. And must be encouraged to come here to see and

:23:39. > :23:42.participate in the democracy which puts our values into action.

:23:43. > :23:45.I think that is a very important point.

:23:46. > :23:48.It is part of our democracy that members of the public, that the

:23:49. > :23:53.constituents that we represented are able to come to this place, are able

:23:54. > :23:57.to learn about this place, but are able to access their elected

:23:58. > :24:03.representatives here and we should ensure that will always continue.

:24:04. > :24:08.My honourable friend has already mentioned the House of Commons staff

:24:09. > :24:13.who were showing exemplary behaviour in the face of adversary yesterday.

:24:14. > :24:17.I want to pay tribute to the manager, who was reassuring and calm

:24:18. > :24:23.and dealt with parent who had very small babies on site. It is every

:24:24. > :24:29.parent's worst nightmare. They demonstrated how they stayed calm

:24:30. > :24:32.under a terrorist attack. People who commit terrorism in the name of

:24:33. > :24:36.Islam do not speak to the Muslims in this country, do not speak for the

:24:37. > :24:39.Muslims in this City and certainly do not speak for me.

:24:40. > :24:44.I am grateful to the honourable lady for her words. Again for the warm

:24:45. > :24:47.way in which she has spoken of the action of the members of the House

:24:48. > :24:51.of Commons staff who were looking after the small children in the

:24:52. > :24:55.nursery. But she's very right. Absolutely right, the terrorists do

:24:56. > :25:04.not speak in the name of the faith. They have a warped ideology.

:25:05. > :25:08.The murderer who used both his car and also a knife as indiscriminate

:25:09. > :25:13.weapons of murder yesterday cared not what the faith of the people he

:25:14. > :25:18.killed was nor the nationality. Doesn't it say everything about why

:25:19. > :25:22.our values will prevail and the values of murder will not? After the

:25:23. > :25:27.police had shot him, they attempted to save his life.

:25:28. > :25:31.I think it absolutely does show those values that underpin our way

:25:32. > :25:35.of life that that was the first thought that they did try to save

:25:36. > :25:41.the individual's life. That is what the police do. It's what they have

:25:42. > :25:48.done in previous incidents as well. And as he says, I think that shows

:25:49. > :25:55.the value are absolutely at the heart of our society.

:25:56. > :25:59.Can I commend the Prime Minister for her strength of character and for

:26:00. > :26:03.her leadership at this time? Cometh the hour, cometh the woman. I thank

:26:04. > :26:06.you woman. Prime Minister, at this moment in

:26:07. > :26:11.time, of course we are all very aware of the review that will take

:26:12. > :26:16.place, the review will make recommendations and make

:26:17. > :26:20.enhancements. Could I ask the Prime Minister what assurance, seek an

:26:21. > :26:24.assurance they will be conveyed to the Parliament to the Northern

:26:25. > :26:27.Ireland Assembly, and further co-operation with the Republic of

:26:28. > :26:30.Ireland, which is very important for us in Northern Ireland, that it will

:26:31. > :26:36.enhanced and strengthened? Thank you.

:26:37. > :26:41.I tanning the honourable gentleman. Any lessons learned here in this

:26:42. > :26:44.parliamentary estate, you must represent there are other

:26:45. > :26:47.parliamentaries and assemblies across the United Kingdom. It is

:26:48. > :26:54.important that we ensure those messages are shared.

:26:55. > :27:02.Mr Speaker, this morning I spoke with the Imam of Swansea University

:27:03. > :27:05.mosque, who wanted to share his deepest sorrow and condolences with

:27:06. > :27:09.Keith Palmer and all the bereaved families and to say that Islam is

:27:10. > :27:15.the Arabic word for peace. These acts were not carried out in the

:27:16. > :27:19.name of Islam, that extremists, whether they are Islamic

:27:20. > :27:24.fundamentalists or right wing terrorists are trying to divide our

:27:25. > :27:28.communities and we should stand united shoulder-to-shoulder against

:27:29. > :27:33.all terror. Will she send a message to Muslims in Swansea and throughout

:27:34. > :27:39.Britain that we will stand shoulder-to-shoulder to defend our

:27:40. > :27:45.values, o democracies our human rights in a land we all share? This

:27:46. > :27:51.terror was done as a result, as I said earlier, as the resilt ouf a

:27:52. > :27:55.warped ideology. All acts of terror are evil, which are underpinned by

:27:56. > :28:00.warped ideology, of different sorts, but it has within it, whatever that

:28:01. > :28:04.ideology, it is an attempt to divide us and to destroy our way of life

:28:05. > :28:09.that drives the evil acts of the terrorists. So, we stand together

:28:10. > :28:14.with the Muslim community and with other communities around this

:28:15. > :28:20.country and say that united us is greater than what divides us. We

:28:21. > :28:24.must be very clear that we share the values of democracy, the values of

:28:25. > :28:26.the rule of law, of freedom, these are what make the society in which

:28:27. > :28:36.we all live. I thank all colleagues for what they

:28:37. > :28:44.have said and the way they have said it. Business statement, the Leader

:28:45. > :28:50.of the House, David Livingstone. Mr Speaker, with permission, before I

:28:51. > :28:54.announced the business, I would just like to update colleagues on one to

:28:55. > :28:59.practical matters following on from the terrorist attack yesterday.

:29:00. > :29:07.all, the security checks and the all, the security checks and the

:29:08. > :29:12.rules on access to the palace remain for the time being, more restrictive

:29:13. > :29:14.to those to which we have become accustomed. I hope that honourable

:29:15. > :29:15.members on