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HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 November 2025 be approved. Relevant document: 45th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee04 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumShamima Begum had her British citizenship removed, as upheld by the UK courts. It is inappropriate for me to comment further while there are further ongoing legal proceedings. We…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumWith due respect to the noble Lord, I am not hiding behind that. We have taken a judgment that we are in discussion on that matter in the European court with legal teams. I am not…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumAll requests for consular assistance and, indeed, repatriation will be taken into account by the Government. The British Government will particularly look at the issue of…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperI can give the noble Lord that assurance. One of the things we are trying to do is to improve the IT systems and bring them under central control. That means improving data…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumI come back to the point, which my noble friend will be aware of, that this is not a decision taken lightly or very often. The previous Government issued 10 citizenship…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperStarting with the question of royal protection, if the noble Lord will forgive me, I will not comment on that, because we do not normally comment on those issues in a public way.…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumI can assure the noble Baroness that the individual is not being used as a political football. The previous Government took the decision under the British Nationality Act 1981 to…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperThere is a lot in there. The main thing I can say to the right reverend Prelate is that the purpose of our policing is to have the police working with the community at a local…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperThe Environment Agency currently has a role in managing waste crime, but I think it is important that we put some focus on the fact that it has become increasingly clear, and this…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperMy Lords, to go to the heart of the questions from the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, and the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, this is being done for a purpose. Crime is changing: fraud…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumThe original decision was made by the previous Administration, and it happens to be one that this Government upheld and support. I say again to the House that there are ongoing…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumOn the first part of my noble friend’s question, the Government are obviously deeply concerned about developments in north-east Syria. However, we welcome the agreement between…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperI welcome the noble and right reverend Lord’s commitment to the proposals in the White Paper. If we look at government policy as a whole, in parallel to that a great deal of work…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperI am grateful for the noble Viscount’s support on this matter. In response to his question about force sizes, we will be announcing a review very shortly, which we hope will be…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperI know where the noble Baroness is coming from. We have been very clear in the White Paper that the proposals for Wales are about organisation of the delivery and not about the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperThe noble Baroness has great experience in this area. We have discussed this for many years, in shadow and government form. The Government are cognisant of the fact that the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumThe noble Lord will know that the issue he has raised is a US and Iraq-led operation. The UK is not involved in that operation. We expect all detainee transfers to meet…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumAgain, with due respect to the noble Lord, I am not going to comment on individual cases, which the Government are currently actively considering, in terms of both the original…03 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumThe noble Lord makes a very valid point, and it is one that I support. The Foreign Secretary has already spoken to the Syrian Foreign Minister about the situation of those who…03 Feb 2026