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HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am grateful to my noble friend. He is right that the genesis of the FIRS scheme came out of the investigations undertaken by the Intelligence and Security Committee, of which I…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsWe will keep that support under review. We will certainly ensure that any evidence of threats against individuals resident in the United Kingdom will be examined by police forces.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsWhat I was trying to say to my noble friend—which I repeat now to the noble Lord—is that proscription is continually under review. It is possible to proscribe any organisation,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am grateful to the noble Lord. I will draw his comments to the attention of my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. I am not aware of whether representations have been…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am afraid that I may sound like a broken record, but the Government keep under review, at all times, the option of proscription. We will not publicly speculate in the House…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsOn the first part, I will not repeat what I have already said on proscription, but it is helpful to say—as the Statement does—that Jonathan Hall KC was asked to review the parts…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsThe Statement said that we will strengthen the enforcement of our immigration laws and examine, on a case-by-case basis, the issues that the noble Baroness mentioned. For that…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsThe noble Lord will already know—but I will tell him anyway—that a final decision has yet to be made on the Chinese embassy. The Secretary of State for Local Government has an…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI am grateful to my noble friend. I assure her that the decision to undertake any proscription, at any time, is a matter for the Government at that time, based on intelligence,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI share the noble Lord’s concerns around Iranian-aligned centres in the United Kingdom and the malign influence Iran might be projecting through them. I hope I can assure the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsThe noble and learned Lord is tempting me to look at scenarios that may or may not occur. Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass and harm individuals or…06 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsI reiterate what I said to the Liberal Democrat and Opposition Front Bench: we condemn this action. We have also seen the reports of letters being delivered to neighbours. We are…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainAs I spent most of the period from 1979 to 1990 trying to make sure that Mrs Thatcher was not in office, I cannot really give much comfort to the noble Lord on his request to…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainI hope that that is not the experience—and if it is, I hope that the noble Baroness will send me details of the specifics of the experience that she relates. The Home Office does…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMigrants: Indefinite Leave to RemainThe Government have closed a certain number of asylum hotels—it is in the low teens at the moment. The Government have a commitment to closing such hotels because they are a waste…06 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI understand where the noble Lord is coming from. We keep proscription under review at all times. It is an option for the Government at any time, in relation not only to Iran but…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI will respond very briefly to the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley. With due respect, it is not because I say so; it is because we have had a consultation. We had consultations in 2021…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I hope that, in this case, the Government have listened to the arguments made in Committee calling for further constraints on the powers in Clauses 5, 6 and 32. I pay…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill04 Mar 2025