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HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this is an amendment which I really did not think it should be necessary to debate, on ministerial appointments by a Prime Minister, where that appointment may raise…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe noble Lord is a very cheerful person for someone who is disappointed. One of the telling facts he highlighted was the difficulty of the committee having an annual meeting…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI look forward to the Minister’s letter. This Bill applies to everywhere—but, of course, there is separate legal aid legislation in Scotland, which I scrutinised when I was on the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the Minister, and I am not entirely surprised by his response. I think the Government’s concerns regarding confidentiality and protecting Civil Service advice…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s thorough reply, notwithstanding some of his responses, which he prefaced by saying that he knew they would disappoint the noble Lord,…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and my noble friend have comprehensively outlined why both these clauses are unnecessary in law but also go far beyond what is necessary…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 112 and will also speak to Amendment 118. I will introduce the amendments, but my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire will also speak on this group.…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe Minister makes his case as to the general principle but, if that is so strong from the Government’s position, why does it relate only to England and Wales?18 Jan 2023HANSARDExecution of Alireza AkbariMy Lords, I share the sympathies the noble Lord extended to the family of Alireza Akbari. As the Statement from the Foreign Secretary indicated, the family welcomed the support…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the Minister. He is aware of the point I raised earlier in Committee, which, as he correctly pointed out, pertained more to the Official Secrets Act in respect of…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill18 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Nations Security CouncilMy Lords, I support the Minister’s comments seeking a permanent place on the Security Council for an African nation. That now echoes the Biden Administration’s sub-Saharan Africa…17 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum SeekersMy Lords, at the end of October, 222 unaccompanied minors were unaccounted for in the system. In November, I asked the Minister what the figure was, and he said that he did not…17 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillWith a glance at the impact assessment on this part of the Bill, the Government’s estimate is that there will be between four and 12 cases a year for the independent reviewer.…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the Minister, but it may assist the Committee to know what will happen next. It is welcome that the department will be thinking about this, but it would be good…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, would she perhaps give permission for us all to receive the Minister’s response to her letter? He is saying from a sedentary position that he…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThere are a few, but 25 members of the Home Office are going to be monitoring this database, and a fair amount of their time might be taken up with David Cameron’s and Tony…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThat commitment is welcome. The Minister referred to the lack of a regulatory burden; I am following the point that the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, raised. However, the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillSince the Minister said he would go away and reflect on this debate, which may bring about substantial changes to what the Government are doing, what would be the point of his…16 Jan 2023