Sir Olly Robbins has defended his decision to approve the peer's security clearance for the role.
Accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Saturday night.
Tajik Mohammad pleaded guilty to piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the Channel in bad weather.
The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
Abdullah Albadri from Kuwait twice entered Britain on a small boat from France, the Old Bailey heard.