Reading Terrorist Attack Debate

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Department: Home Office

Reading Terrorist Attack

Wendy Chamberlain Excerpts
Monday 22nd June 2020

(4 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend makes important points. He is right that these individuals do not represent any community or community group.

Wendy Chamberlain Portrait Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife) (LD)
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In January this year, the Government said that they would follow through in conducting a review of their Prevent strategy. However, six months on, there is still no chair for the review committee. Although I understand that the deadline for applications was extended due to covid—the applications close today—the progress of this review must be a priority. Will the Secretary of State update the House on when the Government expect to appoint a reviewer and when they plan to conclude the review, given that the expectation was that the committee would report in August?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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I will do so in due course. The hon. Lady is absolutely right that the deadline has been extended—today is the closing date—so the information will be shared in due course.