Speeches by Moore.

“Can I be reassured that the panel and process is completely independent if those survivors, who were on the panel at the time, were asked whether or not the scope should be widened?”

“In terms of moving forward, I am also aware that those victims and survivors who removed themselves from the process have had little communication, if any, from the Home Office despite the Prime Minister saying that he was willing to keep a level of engagement continuing. I am sure you will agree that the amount of exp…”

“That seems like a long way of saying no. Are you satisfied with having a roll-out of digital ID that enables the Government to carry out better enforcement?”

“Have you read Baroness Casey’s report that was published in June this year?”

“Finally, could you write to the Committee answering Paul’s question around why the black market is higher under those European countries that have digital ID? You said you were not aware of it, but it would be helpful to get your analysis on why you think it is higher.”

“Just your view on why you feel it may be higher.”

“Action and delivery.”

“Not one recommendation has been put in place yet. I would suggest that simply saying that we are having meetings is not good enough, given that the IICSA report came out in 2022. Whether this lies with the civil service or Ministers, we need to see action in terms of those recommendations being put in place.”

“Finally, do you feel it is reasonable at the moment that there is not a defined number of people specifically working on the grooming gangs inquiry? If not, is that something you are requesting the Home Secretary is made aware of and that there is a specific allocation of staff resource for it?”

“Has that been signed off by a Minister?”

“Sticking with the same theme, there are 20 IICSA recommendations and not one has been implemented to date. Act on IICSA, part of the organisation that supported Alexis Jay, has been clear in saying that. When we get to March next year, we will be the same amount of time into this new Government as the previous Conserva…”

“It would be great to have that though, so that we can then have the ability to hold the civil service to account, as well as Ministers.”

“What is the definition of violence against women and girls?”

“How can we as a Committee hold the Department to account when Ministers will come and go, and ultimately it is you in your role and your team in the civil service that are responsible for ensuring the Home Office is going in the right direction, if we do not have the granular detail to be able to hold you to account?”

“My understanding is that the Prime Minister wants to halve violence against women and girls, which is a great aspiration and something that we should all be behind in achieving. I feel frustrated by not having the granular detail for us as a Committee and the wider public to be able to hold the Home Office to account i…”

“But measured against what? My point is, if we do not have the granular detail—”

“Has that definition been signed off by a Minister?”

“Data retention is incredibly important, as Baroness Casey indicated. We only need to look at historical failures previously and, as Baroness Casey said in her report, Rotherham council covered up the loss of up to 50% of children’s data after 21 laptops mysteriously vanished. On this point, if you have read the report …”

“Is it 100% confirmed that there is a defined definition of violence against women and girls?”

“To follow up, do visas tied to specific employers inherently increase the risk associated with exploitation?”