Former MP am City of London and Westminster South (18 Meh 1970 – 5 Ion 1977)
Ed Miliband: ..., I have been reading what the Conservative party leadership candidates have been saying. It is really interesting, honestly; it is quite fun reading. [Interruption.] Yes, somebody has got to do it. The right hon. Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat) said that people “will never vote for a party that they have stopped taking seriously.” Well, that is true. He said they should be...
Lord Tugendhat: My Lords, I stand amazed that this Bill should be brought before the House. By its very nature, a memorial to the dead, let alone to the millions of people who were killed in the Holocaust, should not be an object of controversy. As soon as it became clear that this project as it stands can be carried forward only in an atmosphere of discord and acrimony, it should have been withdrawn. To...
Thomas Tugendhat: May I start by extending my support to the Home Secretary for whatever incident is going on in Southport, and to Merseyside police, given the incidents we are sadly seeing in Merseyside today? Earlier this month, the right hon. Lady refused to rule out the UK accepting migrants from European countries in exchange for a returns deal with Europe. Does she accept that under any deal she does,...
Lord Anderson of Swansea: ...election; normally, foreign affairs do not play a leading part in elections, with the exception this year of Gaza, which perhaps reflects the new diversity of our country. Looking at the manifestos and the conduct of the Government, at the moment there is a relative continuity of policy towards what has happened over the past year—certainly towards Gaza and Ukraine, where there may be...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ...has an “A” status, as rated by the UN, and a role in promoting human rights and awareness of human rights within the United Kingdom. My noble friend’s original Question went wider than that, to include reinvigorating an appreciation of human rights. While the bodies I have just described have a statutory responsibility, there is nothing to stop central government doing that as well....
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: My Lords, I start by welcoming the noble Lords, Lord Timpson and Lord Hanson of Flint, to their places, and congratulate them on the excellent maiden speech already delivered and that that is no doubt yet to come. They have been garlanded with tributes this evening and I look forward to getting to know them both and working with them on home affairs matters. I also take this opportunity to...
Angela Eagle: Hon. Members would not think that the right hon. Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat) was in the Government that presided over a Parliament in which living standards were lower at the end than at the beginning. They would not think that this is a man who presided over a hash of a Government that had eight Home Secretaries, five Prime Ministers and 10 Education Secretaries all within a few...
Thomas Tugendhat: My hon. Friend is, again, making a very fine speech. She is talking not only about pressure on those families, but about any other families who will then see those children going to the state schools in the area.
Lindsay Hoyle: I remind the House that I expect to be in the Chair today until 11.30 am. I will make an announcement later about when the House will meet next week. Can I encourage all Members who have not already taken the Oath to come to the Chamber this morning and do so? Will Members wishing to take their seats please come to the Table? The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and...
Thomas Tugendhat: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Thomas Tugendhat: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Thomas Tugendhat: While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription. To proscribe an organisation, the Home Secretary must have a reasonable belief that it is concerned in terrorism. This means the organisation participates or commits; prepares for; promotes, encourages or...
Thomas Tugendhat: Russia is a top national security priority for Government, and we have made huge strides to counter the threat posed by Putin’s regime and to increase our resilience to Russian malign activity. This includes repeatedly exposing the activities of the Russian Intelligence Services and Russia’s malicious cyber activity, expelling Russian intelligence officers, and sanctioning individuals...
Thomas Tugendhat: His Majesty's Government is unable to comment further on intelligence and security matters. We are committed to tackling those who spread views that promote violence and hatred within our communities. We have some of the strongest laws in the world to protect our citizens.
Thomas Tugendhat: ...activity by the gambling industry (b) the value of assets recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) from offenders who committed gambling related crimes or (c) amount of money returned to victims of gambling related crimes by other means. The Home Office holds information on the value of assets recovered under POCA 2002 from offenders who committed other types of offences...
Thomas Tugendhat: ...violence and disruption. Lord Walney’s report, published on 21 May and entitled Protecting our Democracy from Coercion, is an independent report. Therefore, the Home Secretary is not able to make any amends to it. It would be for Lord Walney as the report’s author to consider any necessary alterations.
Thomas Tugendhat: Let me start with some of the points that the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) made. I want to make it absolutely clear that incel violence is a form of extremism that draws on an ideology based on the hatred of women. It is completely unacceptable and, sadly, it has led to terrorism not just here but in other parts. It is utterly vile, and it is as serious and pernicious...
Thomas Tugendhat: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. With apologies, I used some figures I was not entirely sure of. I have now had them confirmed and just wanted to correct the record very slightly. I said that there had been more than 600 arrests from those protests, and that is correct, but it was 15, not 50, under the Terrorism Act 2000. My apologies.
Thomas Tugendhat: ...comments and the way he has approached this matter. He has always been extremely pragmatic in areas of national security, and has certainly been a very capable partner with whom I have been able to work. I am grateful for his approach today. I am particularly grateful that the hon. Gentleman is open to looking at certain areas of this report seriously, such as the question of where costs...
Thomas Tugendhat: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I am delighted to speak in a debate secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn). He demonstrates again not only his commitment to his constituents, but the way to use the House quite correctly to bring out a particular example that affects both his constituents and people across the whole...
