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HANSARDPolice, 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 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, before we move on to the amendments, I want to put on record a few remarks about the position of the Bill in relation to devolution. The great majority of the provisions…25 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 December 2021 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 19 January. Relevant document: 25th Report from the Secondary…25 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their questions. Regarding the question of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, about whether there will be another appeal, not from us but from those…19 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022I said that if another judicial review is forthcoming, it will be a matter for those who bring it forward. I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, that I do not have details of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I say to the noble and gallant Lord that where serious matters are brought to our attention, we do not hesitate to bring them up with foreign states.19 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I hope that I have outlined what we have done in trying to comply with the Court of Appeal. As I said right at the beginning, if a judicial review is brought with…19 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, Schedule 2(4) to the Data Protection Act 2018 outlines specific rights under the UK general data protection regulation, otherwise known as UK GDPR, that can be…19 Jan 2022HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 25th Report from the Secondary…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I am most grateful that the noble and learned Lord has asked that question because I think we should all ask ourselves that when bringing forward matters from lobby groups and…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, I am sure that those responses, and implementation of the recommendations that the Government agree with, will be forthcoming.19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006There are very specific rules on foreign donations. I am sure that the noble Baroness knows that.19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the noble Lord has strayed way beyond my purview for today, but I will certainly speak to colleagues who might be able to give better answers to noble Lords, certainly…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, in a Statement in the other place on 17 January, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary explained: “the parliamentary authorities, following careful … discussion…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, it is because I cannot do so at this point.19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, the noble Lord has cited lots of allegations. As I said to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, I cannot comment at this point. I have to leave it there.19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I am sure the noble Lord is well placed to answer that question, but he wants me to do so. Sometimes it is a matter of judgment on what we do, how we do it and the transparency…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I can say to the noble and gallant Lord that we are making the UK and its overseas interests safer by strengthening our ability to deter, withstand, respond to and recover from…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006My Lords, I think that the fact it was the Speaker who was alerted to this means that various agencies are working together to identify threats and bring them not only to my…19 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006I can confirm to the noble Baroness that the Home Office, together with the police and Crown Prosecution Service, have for some time been working on potential measures to help…19 Jan 2022