Nationality and Borders Bill

Forgive me. I hesitate to rise, for obvious reasons, but I will rise anyway because I am a lawyer and this is important. I know that the Minister knows this, because she has a brief that covers other matters, including criminal matters, and she has her noble and learned friend next to her. This is the definition of an overbroad criminal offence. When a Minister has to stand up and say, “Yes, this offence is really broad but don’t worry because we intend for it to be prosecuted only in a subset of places”, that is the very definition of an overbroad criminal offence, and it should be tightened up to cover the egregious cases that are on the Minister’s mind.