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HANSARDNational Security BillI think my noble friend and I are reading the same version of the Bill, but I am not sure the Minister is. There is no reference to benefiting a foreign power with intent, so I…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I will very briefly follow my noble friends to agree with that proposition. There has been reference to the foreign power condition, and I will refer to that too. First,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillSo it is unlawful for a foreign intelligence service to carry out any activities within the UK if they have not been prior approved by UK intelligence services. Is that correct?19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI have a genuine query. The Minister referenced a number of times, as I think was cited, that if a foreign intelligence body is operating in the UK unauthorised, it is now…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the Minister; I am purely seeking clarification for the benefit of my own ignorance. I am concerned that it is not very clear. If a friendly intelligence service…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I too have a question to ask about this. I thank my noble friend for introducing these amendments so comprehensively. My question relates to Clause 3(2)(a) because it is…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy reading of it is that, taking the defence in Clause 3(7)(b) as an example, if I was providing Special Forces training—unlikely though that might seem—because I have functions…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, anybody watching a wonderful BBC documentary series about Ordnance Survey maps a few years ago would have seen the rather amusing part about a gap in the centre of…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI have two quick questions for the Minister. I was grateful for his response to me with regard to local authorities. Can he clarify which lands will be categorised under the Crown…19 Dec 2022HANSARDCentral America: Trade and InvestmentWell, there is no harm in embellishing the point. The noble Baroness, Lady Hooper, has been rightly congratulated on bringing this debate to us on a neglected issue, but one that…19 Dec 2022HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceThe noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith, promised me in February that the funding will be restored. Could the Minister be quite clear and just say to me now if that promise is still a…15 Dec 2022HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I know that my noble friend Lady Northover will take some solace at this difficult time for her and her family when she reads this debate in Hansard and sees the credit…15 Dec 2022HANSARDIran: Execution of ProtestersMy Lords, the barbarity of these public executions is obviously also intended to intimidate the population of Iran. I share the Minister’s admiration of the women and particularly…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseMy Lords, women are disproportionately represented in the production of agricultural businesses, but they are massively underrepresented in their ownership. This is largely due to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: Post-conflict ReconstructionMy Lords, on the Government’s co-ordination work and commitment, I ask two things of the Minister. If it helps Ukraine, will the Government consider funnelling any additional…24 Nov 2022HANSARDGulf States: Human Rights AbusesMy Lords, I warmly commend my noble friend Lord Scriven on securing this debate. It is not only timely but of extreme importance for our relationship with this important region.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationIt is now a month since the report that there were 222 unaccounted-for children, as the noble Lord. Lord Coaker estimated. These children have come from a traumatic experience.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: MedalsMy Lords, I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and the very valid questions he asked. I welcome this move. It was a change of heart from the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCivil Society and Human Rights DefendersMy Lords, how can the Minister say that it is one of his priorities when government programmes on open societies and human rights have been slashed by 74% between 2019-20 and…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, the final order stated that the security risk was the reintroduction of semiconductor production at that site. Now that have a £39 billion trade deficit with China, what…22 Nov 2022