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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, Amendment 37A is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew. Clause 31 of the Bill provides that, “Except so far as this Part or regulations under…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Suttie. It is a probing amendment in connection with the disclosure of information, which is the subject of…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I had written against the first and last of these, “Does this not have the danger of adding to the bureaucracy?” Perhaps more importantly, these amendments raise the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, will not pursue his amendment. As noble, and noble and learned, Lords will have understood, my question to him was a coded form of…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I am not sure that I am reassured, because I do not understand how opposing points can be taken into account. If it is data protection legislation that governs—if that…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I hope the Minister will not feel beleaguered or besieged by this amendment, which is a probing amendment prompted by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillSending me the reference will do; computers are wonderful—mostly. I am grateful for that. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, if there is not communication with local authorities on all the activities under this Bill, I would be horrified. They must have a major part to play. The noble Lord,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord will have realised from the last debate, my noble friend and I are rather keen on accreditation of training—I will come back to that in a moment—but I…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I suspect that the answer to quite a lot of the points that have been made lies in the term “reasonably practicable”, which is seen throughout the Bill. I asked some…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, made one point with which I agree. It is that there is a need for focus. Unfortunately, this amendment is not focused. He talks of the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, we are with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, on this. If the market to which he is referring is the one I am thinking of, dispersing people from that site would be…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I will respond to that very quickly, because I was waiting for the “but”. It is a probing amendment. I looked for ways to introduce the concept of immediate vicinity in…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I will not try to answer any points about Amendment 20. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, mentioned it but did not really emphasise whether his amendment, or a…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSyrian Asylum ApplicationsMy Lords, the Minister will understand that, for asylum seekers and refugees, uncertainty exacerbates the problems that they have in any event. Will the Home Office consider…29 Jan 2025HANSARDSyrian Asylum ApplicationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to process the outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK.29 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsSorry, the communication obviously was not good enough.20 Jan 2025