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– in the House of Commons at on 28 October 2019.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Leaving the EU: Unaccompanied Child Refugees in Europe (15 speeches)

    If she will make it her policy to maintain the rights of unaccompanied child refugees in Europe to family reunion in the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

  • Police Officer Numbers (12 speeches)

    What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers in England and Wales.

  • County Lines Drugs Gangs (21 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to tackle county lines drugs gangs.

  • Domestic Abuse Commissioner (6 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the potential merits of making the role of domestic abuse commissioner a full-time position.

  • EU Settlement Scheme (17 speeches)

    What recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of the EU settlement scheme application process.

  • Marriage: 16 and 17-year-olds (6 speeches)

    If she will bring forward legislative proposals to end marriages involving 16 and 17-year-olds.

  • Place-based Crime Prevention (10 speeches)

    What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of place-based crime prevention strategies.

  • Firefighter Numbers (6 speeches)

    What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of firefighters.

  • Police Officer Numbers: Sussex (6 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to increase the number of police officers in Sussex.

  • Counter-terrorism (6 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to provide security and law enforcement organisations with the tools they need to counter terrorism.

  • Low-level Crimes (7 speeches)

    What her policy is on the investigation of low-level crimes.

  • Topical Questions (47 speeches)

    If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

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