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Written Question
Internet: Children and Young People
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help prevent young people being groomed via the internet to commit crime.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat

We are committed to keeping children safe online and are delivering a number of initiatives that support that objective. For example, we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to crack down on the county lines gangs exploiting our children and young people. Through this Programme we are developing a better understanding of how to disrupt online activity that is aimed at recruiting and exploiting children and young people.

The Online Safety Act 2023 is a key piece of legislation to keep children safe. There are a number of priority offences in the Act which relate to child criminal exploitation such as drug related offences, sexual exploitation and weapons and firearms supply offences. Technology companies must take proactive measures and use systems and processes to remove and limit people’s exposure to related content.

Written Question
Chevening Scholarships Programme: Sudan
Wednesday 19th July 2023

Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Sudanese applicants who were notified that they had been selected for Chevening scholarships will be granted visas to the UK.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Student visa applications for Chevening scholars will be considered on their individual merits and in line with immigration rules.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office have confirmed that Sudanese nationals who have been offered a Chevening award for the 2023-24 academic year and are unable to take up the scholarship due to the conflict and travel restrictions are able to defer their award to the 2024-25 academic year.

Written Question
Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention
Monday 19th December 2022

Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle street crime against women and girls.

Answered by Sarah Dines

We remain committed to delivering our Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

We have allocated £125 million across England and Wales through the Safer Streets Fund and the Safety of Women at Night Fund, including £550,000 investment into the constituency of My Right Honourable Friend, the Member for Chelmsford.

The Government is supporting my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells’s ‘Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Bill’, which would make public sexual harassment a specific offence.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 01 Dec 2022
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

"In Chelmsford, we were very grateful to receive more than £500,000 from the Government’s safer streets fund. I thank Roger Hirst, our police, fire and crime commissioner, for his leadership. The Bunny Walks is a network of green footpaths that weave through Chelmsford, connecting homes, the university and the city …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I usually get very positive feedback about Chelmsford’s pubs, clubs and nightclubs, but in recent weeks there has been a flurry of emails and comments on social media about suspected spiking incidents at one establishment. I have been in touch with our excellent city centre policing team, who are among …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2022
National Security

"I welcome my right hon. Friend to his place; he is a great champion of freedom and his taskforce is an excellent idea. To protect our democracy, it is vital that we protect those who work in our democratic institutions, especially all Members of this House, from misinformation, cyber-attacks and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2020
Deportation Flight to Jamaica

"A number of my Chelmsford constituents have written to me about this case. I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware of the court case that was heard in Chelmsford last year regarding protesters against a previous flight. With that in mind, and given that we do have a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
Automated Facial Recognition Surveillance

"Whether it is county lines gangs or cyber-fraudsters, we know that criminals are using technology to spread crime. People expect us to ensure that our police can use the best technology to tackle crime. Will the Government work with expert organisations such as the Ada Lovelace Institute on ensuring that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Oct 2019
Major Incident in Essex

"This is indeed a terrible tragedy and, of course, our hearts go out to all the families concerned. I thank my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary for praising the outstanding professionals in our emergency services. I also thank all those at Chelmsford magistrates court, where the case has been …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Major Incident in Essex

"This incident is beyond horrific. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) for speaking for all the people of Essex today. As an Essex MP, I think in particular of the Essex police. You, Madam Deputy Speaker, will have seen how police and emergency services in …..."
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