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HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention, as I always am, and he is absolutely right that it is necessary to close this particular loophole, and that is the purpose…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI can absolutely give my hon. Friend and the organisation in her constituency that assurance. This Bill is very narrowly drawn; it has two clauses.30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI hope my hon. Friend heard the point I made a moment ago about how the Government have brought forward this legislation in response to a recent Supreme Court decision.…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the shadow Minister. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have spoken. As I mentioned right at the beginning, the Bill is extremely narrow in its…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right about the point of due process. I can say to him and to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall that these powers are used very…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI do not agree with my hon. Friend’s second point. This Bill has been very carefully and narrowly drafted, and I do not think it does the things that she has said it does. As to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillLet me make a bit of progress, and then I will happily give way again. The key point is that deprivation of citizenship on conducive grounds is rightly reserved for those who pose…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI know that the right hon. Gentleman will understand and appreciate, from his time as a Home Office Minister, the huge responsibility that the Government invest in the Home…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am always grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. It is. Perhaps he did not hear me make that point earlier, but I specifically said that one of the reasons for the Bill was to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTerrorism Legislation: Codes of PracticeOn 17 March 2025, the Government initiated a consultation on the codes of practice related to schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 and schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and…23 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillThe Government have today introduced the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill to the House of Commons. Removing someone’s British citizenship—also known…19 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. As a very experienced Member, he will understand that the Home Office is responsible for the Proceeds of Crime Act, and although…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Weald of Kent, for the constructive way that she has approached the draft order. These are not contentious or party political…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025First, let me thank the hon. Member for South West Devon for her remarks, which are much appreciated, not least for the constructive tone in which she delivered them. It is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025Again, I am grateful to the hon. Member, because it is an entirely fair challenge. I assure the Committee that the Home Office works very closely with the Investigatory Powers…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025I genuinely welcome the challenge offered by the right hon. Gentleman; he is right to press us on this. I assure him that there are specific operational reasons why ambulance…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025I am genuinely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, because he raises some important points. Some of us were here a week ago debating a not dissimilar statutory instrument. I had…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice, Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board) Regulations 2025Let me first thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings for his comments and questions. He said at the outset that he was proud of the role that he played in…03 Jun 2025