Speeches by White.

“The idea that Big Brother is watching you is something that colleagues across all parties have a view on, but I have also had to counter it in my constituency. There is a huge sense of fear that this is the Government doing things to people. You will have to do more consultation to break through that and give people th…”

“Yes.”

“Will the Government’s consultation on digital ID consider the issue of function creep?”

“How are the Government going to set objectives for the programme? Do you think they are realistic?”

“There is enforcement on those businesses that fail to do the right to work check when there is intelligence or information that is sent in the system. How will digital ID flush out those employers in future?”

“You said that, on average, you police over 500 protests a year. How does the law on public order provide your officers with the powers they need to keep Londoners safe?”

“We recently met Greater Manchester police, and they talked about the new phenomenon of auditors in protests. Is this something you are having to deal with in London, and is it requiring a new policing method?”

“You have some experience of the proposed reorganisation because you have reorganised yourself from 32 boroughs into 12 larger basic command units. What learnings could you advise other police forces of from the work that you have had to do to achieve that?”

“You told our predecessor Committee that responsibility for counter-terror co-ordination should stay within the Met. What has changed your view?”

“How do you think the implementation of the reforms will impact policing as they come through the system?”

“What are your views on the timescales that have been given for implementation?”

“You talked about how the Met is focused on tackling serious and organised criminal activity. What do you think the impacts will be if a national body is overseeing that?”

“What do you think the disbenefits will be of the police reform Bill?”

“You have already spoken about this, but what do you think will be the greatest benefits to the Met police as a consequence of the reform Bill that is coming through?”

“Thank you. Anna, what impact does the current 10-year route to settlement have on children and young people and their families?”

“Michelle, there are situations when children and young people are given citizenship or settlement and their parents are not. What difficulties or challenges do they face at those points in time?”

“What about the risk of organised crime sweeping them up to provide them with an income?”

“You have identified lots and lots of errors—I am quite shocked to hear that—and you are saying the Government are not listening on the areas you are identifying. Have the Government taken any steps to rectify some of the problems, or any of the problems you have listed or detailed?”

“That links to my first question about how it is reliant on the Home Office to do raids, and therefore the Home Office needs to use the intelligence that is fed to it. It is quite shocking that you have information that it does not seem to be interested in. Do you have data, in terms of numbers or percentage, on how muc…”

“Thank you very much for coming today. The roll-out of any new Government scheme is always fraught with difficulties—there are always bumps as we go along—but how effective has the roll-out of the eVisa system been? What have been the challenges?”