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HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI have a question for the Minister about the possibility that perhaps in the future the deprivation of citizenship would be used as a prelude to deportation, even in circumstances…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as the author of a report, required by statute and published almost 10 years ago, on citizenship removal resulting in statelessness. It was a short…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)I hate to trouble the Minister again, but I asked a question about the Ljubljana-Hague convention, which is absolutely central to what the committee is talking about. The…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but he heard what I had to say about the independent chief inspector. As I understand his reports—and I have read both of those just referred…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDaesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)My Lords, as the final Back-Bench speaker, I echo all noble Lords who have wished the noble Lord, Lord Alton, a speedy recovery. He is, for so many of us, the outstanding example…09 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am grateful to the Minister. He has really said just one thing, which is not in dispute across the House: he and his colleagues would use these powers on a case-by-case basis…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWhen the Minister goes back to the policy Minister, will he reassure her that nobody in this debate has questioned the policy that the Government are seeking to pursue? All we are…08 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I have tabled a notice to oppose Clause 43, which has been signed by a former immigration Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. I…08 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity GainsMy Lords—01 Sept 2025HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, I will be brief. Invoking the terrorism laws has consequences and, although I do not object to invoking them in relation to any of these three groups, we need to…03 Jul 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, as the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, who is not in his place but currently on the Woolsack, said on Report, the two clauses of this Bill fully reflect neither the…08 May 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble and learned Lord draws a distinction between appointment to the Lords on taking office and appointment at the end of office being served, but we have heard already that…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, although I am also a lawyer, I will be brief because the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has a point. I am rather against rules that require people to be appointed to this…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments that would put HOLAC into statute, for the reasons given by the Convenor of the Cross Benches, which I shall not weary your Lordships by…10 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise not to support the noble Lord, although it is a pleasure to follow him, but to address government Amendments 44 and 61 in this group, which I have signed,…26 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful for that clarification and answer, but Amendments 38 and 39 are not just about a changing of the threat; they are also about consultation. While the Minister is…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I shall not try to summarise the excellent speeches that were made—they will come much more clearly in…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I will speak to the four amendments in this group, with thanks to the noble Baronesses, Lady Suttie and Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, who have variously…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, this group and the following group take us to the heart of the debate concerning the Bill. In their different ways, they address the issue of the extent to which the…03 Feb 2025