Speeches by Kohler.

“Really you have anticipated my question. Lord Anderson recommended that Prevent be brought into a broader safeguarding process. What we are talking about is identifying vulnerable children and diverting them to the best solution and what I think you are telling me is Prevent is being used somehow to do that in a not ut…”

“In broad terms, do most engage?”

“Do you know what factors influence whether the child engages?”

“My next question is on youth diversion orders, which is proposed are going to come in. What is your view on youth diversion orders at this stage?”

“Vast sums of money are being wasted now via Prevent. If four-fifths are not getting through to the Channel process that means police are spending time on an inappropriate referral, which is a huge waste of resource. Presumably if it was the other way around that filtering would not happen at that point, would it?”

“Dr Horton, do you want to add something?”

“On that point, I have heard one defence of the Australian model: it is a nice binary, it is simple—as with do not talk to strangers—and teaching nuance at an early age is a fool’s errand and you need that simple rule that gives parents something to say, “You cannot do it”. Are you resistant to those ideas? I might be a…”

“Just on that point, surely the issue is not just referrals, the issue is those that get through channelling. Did you not also tell us that a smaller percentage of those referred on Islamist grounds are channelled than those on right-wing grounds—did you tell us that earlier?”

“Excuse my ignorance but can you give me in broad terms what a social cohesion strategy would look like?”

“This is the essence of a liberal democracy, of course.”

“Is it not contrary to what was being suggested that there is in fact a greater likelihood of referring people for Islamism when there is no reason to than for right wing? Is that what the evidence shows?”

“Could you ever do that? Could you ever prove that what didn’t happen was due to Prevent?”

“According to the response to the Home Affairs Committee by the West Midlands police and crime commissioner, the Home Office was fully briefed in advance on the likely recommendation to ban visiting fans from the match, so can the Minister explain why the Government failed to offer additional support for the match to go…”

“As I hope that the Secretary of State knows, my party and I are hugely supportive of his efforts to move beyond the Tories’ failed legacy Act, provided the legitimate concerns of our veterans are fully met. Will he detail specifically, either now or in writing, which veterans’ groups he has consulted on the wording of …”

“I absolutely agree. We must never equate our armed forces with the paramilitaries and terrorists on both the nationalist and Unionist sides. Veterans deserve assurances that their service rights and data are treated fairly, securely and proportionately. That is why we call on the Government to come forward with binding…”

“I absolutely agree. The Bill will have profound implications for both service morale and future recruitment, particularly with respect to our special forces. That is why it must go further. With more than 10% of the Lib Dem Benches made up of former members of the armed services, my parliamentary party is acutely aware…”

“I absolutely agree. We must go further and do more for veterans. The Bill does not go far enough at this stage. My party has always opposed the legacy Act, but we are clear that its replacement must address the legitimate concerns of veterans. As one can see from the joint statement issued last night by the veterans co…”

“Although I have not held this spokesperson role for long, I have met veterans, victims and survivors, academics and Members from across this House and the other place. Those conversations have been humbling and instructive, reminding me of the horror that Northern Ireland endured and the courage of those who lived thro…”

“I welcome a sizeable amount of what the Home Secretary has said and is trying to do. Earlier this year the immigration and asylum chamber of the upper tribunal in the case of IX reiterated the established administrative law requirements that Government decision making in asylum cases be proportionate and reasonable and…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) on securing this debate. I am pleased to speak about the ECHR and the UK’s membership of the Council of Europe. Across the political spectrum, parties are flirting with withdrawal. It feels like Brexit…”