Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“Alex, have there been any technical difficulties or cyber-security issues that impact your members’ ability to carry out digital right-to-work checks? What do you do when that happens—what is the protocol?”

“I welcome the Home Secretary’s announcement about the deployment of 13,000 more neighbourhood officers. That will be incredibly welcome in my constituency, where we have a serious antisocial behaviour problem. However, residents in my borough of Lambeth overall have a historical issue with levels of trust in the police…”

“A quick question on road traffic accidents, only because it would involve simple secondary legislation that inserts the word “cat” to give cats the same protection as dogs. Are there any plans for that?”

“Do you see a need for a distinct counter-extremism strategy, and how are you measuring impact in your approach to tackling new forms of extremism?”

“What does the Home Office count as counter-extremism measures, and what is the spend for counter-extremism including non-Prevent programmes?”

“In 2021, the “Operating with Impunity” report was published. It found that the scale of extremist activity that was lawful in Britain was shocking and dangerous and that laws had failed to keep pace with that. Would you say, five years later, that the report’s findings are still true?”

“What are the unique challenges that your Department is facing in tackling com networks?”

“But there are currently no plans for any new legislation or wider resources?”

“Given Elon Musk’s response to the recent Grok AI images, do we think that we are actually making progress with these companies? If not, what are the Government’s plans to change that?”

“I am trying to get a sense of whether you feel that the current legislation is adequate, and whether the Department is going to consider any changes to policy, to resourcing or to targets for tackling new forms of extremism. Is everything working now?”

“Are there particular demographics that are causing you concern, or particularly concerning trends that you are seeing in extremism from radicalisation?”

“We have rightly touched on the spread of extremist narratives online. What progress have you had with tech companies on that? Do you think they respect and understand their obligations under the Online Safety Act, particularly regarding their duty to prevent children from viewing this?”

“I thank the hon. Member and alongside him I wish to put on record on behalf of my constituents what an absolute disgrace Thames Water is. In a desperate attempt to secure their investments, avoid special administration and keep the company within the private sector, Thames Water’s creditors are trying to strike a deal …”

“How are you measuring impact?”

“To start, what are the potential consequences for wider society if extremism is not tackled?”

“I love new year’s fireworks, and I recall how enjoyable my local council-run fireworks always were. However, as someone who has had fireworks thrown at them and gets similar reports from constituents, I know how terrifying they can be. It definitely seems that we need more regulation. Constituents complain that because…”

“While many small businesses in my constituency were grateful for the support they received, their main concern, which many repeated to me, was about the abrupt end to support measures. Almost overnight, small businesses found themselves having to repay loans, and cover staff wages and all those other expenses, even tho…”

“Sickle cell anaemia is the UK’s fastest growing genetic condition, with nearly 300 babies born with it every year. Instead of specialist capacity increasing, we are seeing the sickle cell day unit at the Royal London hospital facing a questionable six-month trial closure. This will put significant pressure on neighbour…”

“Lord Mann, you talked about coaches being put on in the UK for similar scenarios. Has this ever been done specifically because of threats of racist violence and particular threats to local residents, as opposed to people involved in the match?”

“When you talk about city centres, I think about what happened in Amsterdam, and particularly where the fans congregated. I want to touch on the issue of the racist violence and the things that were being chanted. Reports from people like Kick It Out Israel have found Maccabi fans chanting things like, “Why is school ou…”