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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, pointed out, these amendments return to the debate we had in Committee about the relationship between some of the substances we have…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for moving this amendment in the absence of my noble friend Lord Lucas. The two amendments allow us to consider the merits of…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI will certainly do that. I reassure the noble Lord that I did go to dpatechgateway.co.uk, so my bedside reading is now complete.26 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI thank the noble Lord for his questions and am happy to confirm that anyone returning to this country would be questioned and investigated and, if there is sufficient evidence,…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI thank my noble friend for her question. I will have to write to her in relation to numbers—I do not have that information at my fingertips—but she is right to point out the risk…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI thank my noble friend for his question. I am ashamed to say that I did not remember that it was his amendment, but I do remember the amendment. This point was raised in the…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI can only repeat that obviously the security of our citizens remains our pre-eminent concern, and hope I can reassure the noble Lord on his concerns.18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI cannot comment on any individual case or the nationality of Ms Begum’s child, but I can make a few comments in relation to children more generally who return to this country.…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat as a Statement the Answer given in the other place by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary to an Urgent Question…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSyria: UK NationalsI thank my noble friend for repeating the question. I know no more than is in the newspapers. It would appear that the child has a British mother and a Dutch father, but I know no…18 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration ProceduresI shall be very happy to do that.14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration ProceduresMy Lords, I congratulate, with others, the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, on securing this debate and welcome his contribution. As we have heard, he is a keen and…14 Feb 2019HANSARDEquality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 December 2018 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 29 January.07 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI do not want to stifle the debate but there is concern about the number of groups of amendments we have to get through. If noble Lords could keep their comments reasonably brief,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, we need to ensure that the police have appropriate powers to deal with threats on school or further education premises involving corrosive substances. Given the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am glad to be able to reassure the noble Baroness that that will be the case.06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for affording the Committee the opportunity to debate the provisions in the Bill updating the offences of threatening with an…06 Feb 2019