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HANSARDData 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: 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: 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 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 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, what I think I have tried to explain today—and it will be obvious that are clearly differences between us—is that, where the highest harm individuals can rely on another…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI shall write to noble Lords about this in more detail, because it is quite detailed, and explain where the figures have derived from. I was actually quoting the judge in his…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 15 December 2021 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 January .27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI thank noble Lords for tabling these amendments to Clause 7, which will allow the Home Secretary to grant British citizenship to those who would have been, or been able to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for tabling Amendments 30 and 31 to Clause 10, which requires the Secretary of State to be satisfied that a child aged…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt could encompass both, but in the context of what I am talking about, some serious organised crime is outside of terrorism.27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI assume that it is the latter, but I will write to the noble Lord with the details of the figures I have here. In particular, I will give him more detail about the countries from…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillOf course there are home-grown people trying to do harm to our British citizens, but this is one of a number of powers to try to reduce high harm activity against the people of…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I hope that, at the end of my response, they will feel that I have at least given a partly positive response. I…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on this late Thursday afternoon, and those who tabled Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 32 and 33, for their contributions, which have…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI do not think that anybody in this Committee would say that what happened to the Chagossians was, by any means, acceptable to them personally. I do not think I was trying to make…27 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022I did not for a moment think that the noble Lord was objecting to the disproportionate effect on certain groups. When the ACMD considers things, it considers them very carefully…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022I thank both noble Lords for their very constructive points during this debate. The case example that the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, gave was very pertinent to how we might…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for its advice, which has helped to inform the order for consideration today. The advice, published on 20 November…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, perhaps I may just detain the House a little longer to mark the end of this Bill’s passage through your Lordships’ House. It has been a big Bill, with much scrutiny…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, who has explained that the amendment would remove Clause 80 from the Bill. It defines “key national infrastructure” for the purposes…25 Jan 2022