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HANSARDWindrushMy Lords, I will come back to the subject of compensation. I am going to attempt to address all the questions raised in the appropriate order. There is a lot to say and I have…29 Feb 2024HANSARDWindrushAgain, I have to apologise to my noble friend. I would like to answer the question in detail but am unable to as a result of the legal proceedings. However, I will of course make…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesI thank the right reverend Prelate for his comments; he makes some very interesting points. We have been very clear that anti-Muslim hatred has no place at all in our communities,…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesMy noble friend asks some interesting and, if I may say so, slightly difficult questions, because there is an invitation in there to comment on operational policing matters, as…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesThe noble Lord makes some good points. I would say that the other House is not the vox populi; it is elected to represent its constituents’ concerns, whatever those concerns might…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesMy noble friend raises some good points. I entirely agree that we should be encouraging debate around these subjects, that we should be tolerant of freedom and that we should…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesMy Lords, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place: “With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the security of elected representatives. This…29 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumThe Government keep all these tragic cases under careful review. Where there are compelling circumstances, we will of course look at them again. Decisions on the return of British…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumI am afraid that I have to say again to the noble Baroness that the Court of Appeal found for the Government on all grounds.27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, we are pleased that the Court of Appeal has found in favour of the Government in Shamima Begum’s appeal against the decision to deprive her of British citizenship. It…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumI am grateful that the noble Baroness brought up SIAC—the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. It ruled that the legislation should be construed as requiring the Secretary of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy noble friend raises some very good points, which I am happy to take back to the Home Office. I reiterate that this power is used very sparingly and only in conducive to the…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, I would not use a term such as “export”. I point out to the noble Lord that the asylum seekers he is talking about have arrived in this country illegally from a safe…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumThe noble Lord is right. The Home Secretary has the power to deprive any British national of citizenship status on conducive to the public good grounds, providing that such action…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, the Home Secretary’s powers to deprive an individual of their British citizenship are used sparingly, but they have existed in law for over 100 years. The British…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, we discussed that subject at some length last week, when talking about anti-Semitism, and of course the situation has evolved somewhat since then. I take the noble…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, I am afraid I go back to my earlier Answer: it would be inappropriate to comment further on this specific case given the potential for further legal proceedings.27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy noble friend raises some interesting points. As I said earlier, the Secretary of State can deprive someone of British citizenship only where he considers that it is conducive…27 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKI thank my noble friend. I heard his comments about the synagogue and the march this afternoon in another Question. On that incident, as I said, it is very difficult to…21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKI agree entirely with the noble Baroness. She will know that I am not brave enough to restrict her freedom of speech in any way. I think this goes back to what I said when I…21 Feb 2024