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Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 22 May 2024, in the House of Commons, led by Tom Tugendhat.

Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report

Statement on Lord Walney's report entitled "Protecting our Democracy from Coercion".

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Parliamentary proceeding
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750 cc893-907 
Session
2023-24
Department
Home Office
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House of Commons chamber
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Protecting our Democracy from Coercion
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
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Proceeding contributions
Tom Tugendhat | 750 cc894-6 (Link to this contribution)

With permission, I will make a statement on Lord Walney’s report entitled “Protecting our Democra...

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Dan Jarvis | 750 cc895-7 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his statement and for providing advance sight of it. I join him in thank...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 cc897-8 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and the way he has approached this matter. He has alw...

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 750 c898 (Link to this contribution)

I call the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee.

Julian Lewis | 750 c898 (Link to this contribution)

I personally find it reassuring that this matter is being debated by two gallant hon. and right h...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c898 (Link to this contribution)

The challenges we are seeing with different churches and communities across the land are where in...

Alison Thewliss | 750 cc898-9 (Link to this contribution)

On the SNP Benches, we stand firmly against intimidation, violence and extremism anywhere. We sta...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 cc899-900 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady and I have a slightly different perception on many things—that is true—but certainl...

Desmond Swayne | 750 c900 (Link to this contribution)

Having organised a number of demonstrations myself, I am nervous at the prospect of being invited...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c900 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend makes a good point, touching on some of the issues covered by Lord Walney’s ...

Khalid Mahmood | 750 c900 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister knows that I have fought extremism since I have been in this place, and I will conti...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c900 (Link to this contribution)

I pay a huge tribute to the hon. Gentleman. He has been a voice of sanity and courage for many ye...

Michael Fabricant | 750 c900 (Link to this contribution)

Lord Walney has come up with a marvellous report. I am not surprised: I knew him when he was a Me...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c901 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend will be delighted to know that the noble Lord Walney is still a Member of Parliame...

Alistair Carmichael | 750 c901 (Link to this contribution)

Where there is a threat to democracy and to people giving service in public life, surely the most...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c901 (Link to this contribution)

I am rather enjoying the idea that the former Deputy Chief Whip is now telling me that we need to...

Miriam Cates | 750 c901 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the report and thank Lord Walney for his excellent work. It contains 78 references to s...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 cc901-2 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome my hon. Friend’s approach to this, and to many other aspects of social media and online...

Holly Lynch | 750 c902 (Link to this contribution)

Earlier this week, I met a female chief fire officer who explained to me some of the intimidation...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c902 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments; she makes some very good points. Yesterday I was talking to F...

Christopher Chope | 750 c902 (Link to this contribution)

Does my right hon. Friend accept that at the next election it would be wrong for parliamentary ca...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c902 (Link to this contribution)

As usual, I will listen very carefully to my hon. Friend’s suggestions. As for addresses, I do no...

Joanna Cherry | 750 c903 (Link to this contribution)

There are aspects of this report that I welcome. For example, the careful cataloguing of the hara...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c903 (Link to this contribution)

I pay tribute to the hon. and learned Lady for her courage in speaking out on women’s rights, whi...

Tom Hunt | 750 cc903-4 (Link to this contribution)

This is a welcome statement. I have previously discussed some of these issues with Lord Walney. H...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c904 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right. We have seen the police taking some very good action on some of these pr...

Clive Lewis | 750 cc904-5 (Link to this contribution)

I wish to put it on record that things have been said today, on both sides of the House, with whi...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c905 (Link to this contribution)

As the hon. Member will understand, I will not answer every single page of the report at this sta...

Stella Creasy | 750 c905 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister talked earlier about the difference between online and offline, but for many of us t...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c905 (Link to this contribution)

I offer my deepest sympathies to the hon. Lady, because that is completely unacceptable. I would ...

Caroline Lucas | 750 c905 (Link to this contribution)

I stand against extremism, hate and violence in all forms, but I still think that the report is e...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c906 (Link to this contribution)

We are reviewing the decision in the courts yesterday, and we will look at whether or not to appe...

Neil Coyle | 750 c906 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his kind words about Lord Walney, who reminds a friend to many on the La...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c906 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Member knows that he and I share a strong interest in the BNO community in the United Ki...

Dawn Butler | 750 c906 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his statement. I completely agree with a lot of what he said. As somebod...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c906 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady for her very kind comments about my responses. I was somewhat surprised to ...

Florence Eshalomi | 750 c907 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his statement. I know that he takes the issue seriously, and I hope that...

Tom Tugendhat | 750 c907 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady is right that the police are operationally independent, but they are not independen...

Subjects
Demonstrations Councillors Intimidation Police Members Politics and government Public order Schools Teachers Security Safety Violence Radicalism
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