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Topical Questions

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I am, and will always be, a very proud British Muslim.

Topical Questions

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

It is an independent review. I am in constant discussion with Lord Macdonald, who has requested a short extension in order to deal with the matters comprehensively. It is right that the...

Topical Questions

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. and learned Friend knows that we have announced three specific types of safe and legal route for students and workers, as well as a community sponsorship scheme. The student scheme will...

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I have almost forgotten the shadow Home Secretary’s question, but the assertion he just made is absolute rubbish. He knows that the Government have already said that we will consult on the...

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I assure the shadow Home Secretary and, most importantly, the whole of the British Jewish community—not just those in Golders Green—that this Government take the rise in antisemitism...

Topical Questions

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

The circumstances outlined by my hon. Friend are obviously horrifying. It is abhorrent for anyone entrusted with the care of a child to cause harm to them. I assure her that the Government will...

Topical Questions

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I want to address the terrible scenes in Golders Green last night, where four Jewish community ambulances were set on fire. Mercifully, no one was hurt. For that, we owe our thanks to the police...

Police Efficiency: Technology

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

There are no planned mergers. An independent review is being carried out by Lord Hogan-Howe. That review will advise the Government on the right number of regional forces to have. This is part of...

Police Efficiency: Technology

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I can give my hon. Friend that reassurance. We are absolutely clear that police forces must comply with data protection, human rights, equality and other relevant laws. This means that the police...

Police Efficiency: Technology

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

Before I give my answer, I want to pay my respects to PC Bradley Corke, who sadly lost his life yesterday in the line of duty. My thoughts and those of the whole House, I am sure, are with his...

Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime

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Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

Let me say, first and foremost, that the murder of Rhiannon Whyte was an abhorrent, horrifying crime and our thoughts, and I know those of the whole House, are with her loved ones. The vile...

Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is right. It is one of many areas where we are cleaning up the multiple messes left by the previous Conservative Government. He is right to note that the removal of foreign...

Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

I recognise the public concern around criminality. That is why this Government are working closely with all our partners to improve data collection and have a risk-based approach so that we can...

Asylum Seekers: Recorded Crime

Home Department

Shabana Mahmood made a speech in the House of Commons

As the right hon. Gentleman may know, data on immigration status and crime was not recorded under the last Government. We have a new programme that will improve data collection, and we have...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

We already have strong laws and other measures in this country on inciting violence, and I would expect the police to always bring the full force of the law on anybody found to be contravening...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

Each case has to be dealt with on its own facts. The “Unite the Kingdom” march was very large. The police did not seek this power because, based on their own risk assessment, they...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

The Charity Commission has powers to launch its own inquiries and enforce compliance. It has a full suite of powers to take action if it thinks someone has fallen outside of our rules. There is...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

I will bank the fact that the hon. Gentleman agrees with my instincts on this one—perhaps I am not so authoritarian after all. He raises a more serious point about dissidents. We know the...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

Any conditions that may or may not be placed on a static protest are matters for the police—those are operational matters. They have the powers available to them and I am sure they will...

Protest Policing

Commons debates

First, on the European convention on human rights, the right hon. Gentleman is right that articles 9 to 11 are relevant to the matters we are discussing. However, those are qualified...