Syria: UK Nationals

Lord Cormack Excerpts

Monday 18th February 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Barran]

I thank my noble friend for his question. I am ashamed to say that I did not remember that it was his amendment, but I do remember the amendment. This point was raised in the other place, and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary confirmed that he would always keep under review all the tools at our disposal. Obviously powers have been increased and developed through the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act that came into law just last week, but he reassured the other place that he would continue to look at these issues carefully.

[Lord Cormack (Con)]

My Lords, why cannot my noble friend comment on the nationality of the child?

[Baroness Barran]

I thank my noble friend for repeating the question. I know no more than is in the newspapers. It would appear that the child has a British mother and a Dutch father, but I know no more than that.