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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think what I was trying to say, maybe clumsily, was that the noble Baroness was trying to get back to the amendments.01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI do not have the exact detail on the date. I understand her point about 29 March being a significant date; noble Lords will all be informed in due course of when the changes will…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI was not making that point, but I accept the noble Baroness’s point. The noble Lord, Lord Kerr, just said that the four Members did not argue that the clause is not a breach of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think that is one of the only times I will get a “hear, hear” over the course of this Bill, so I will milk it for one small second. This will mean that such family members will…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for their brief and succinct points in speaking to the amendment. British citizenship affords…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI think the noble Baroness knows that we do not do that. I am not going to commit to publishing the legal advice. I am, however, going to come to her questions later if the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, noble Lords have repeatedly talked about undermining family reunion. I confirm to the noble Baroness, and for Hansard , so that noble Lords do not come back at me again…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I was at pains to say that this is under national resettlement schemes. I have not tried to mask the figures. I have been very clear about how many people we have taken…01 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaThe noble Lord makes an appealing point but the situation is far more complex than that. Particularly with the unexplained wealth orders legislation that I brought through a…31 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionI thank noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. As noble Lords will know, paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Data Protection Act 2018 outlines specific rights under the UK GDPR…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaThe noble Lord is absolutely right. I am not party to some of the discussions going on in the FCDO and elsewhere, but he highlights the point that we have a major problem with…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaI agree with the noble Lord’s point. Ongoing work is being done to implement the recommendations in the report, many of which do not need legislation. However, the noble Lord…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaI can absolutely assure the noble Lord of two things. The Bill will be state agnostic and linked to the actions of whichever state or actor is trying to perpetrate evil against…31 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection: Immigration ExemptionMy Lords, it is, but it does not specify by way of form or content of the legislative measure, and that is the point I am trying to make.31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaAs far as I am aware, there is no vacancy for the post of Prime Minister, but there is ongoing work to implement the recommendations as soon as practicable. I note at this stage…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaI do not think I would agree with that point, no.31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaI most certainly can reassure noble Lords that we will be looking at all legislative possibilities to deal with the various issues that the noble Lord, the noble Baroness and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaMy Lords, I am very pleased to confirm that, as announced in the Queen’s Speech, the Government are committed to bringing forward new legislation to counter state threats and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaI think he kind of talked about both: visas and money coming into this country. He will know from legislation that I brought in previously that, through unexplained wealth orders…31 Jan 2022HANSARDIntelligence: RussiaThere have been some, and as I have explained to the House, it is quite complex and sometimes these things are very difficult to secure. There is more work to be done.31 Jan 2022