British Citizenship: Children Debate
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Lord Paddick
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(5 years ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
I agree with the noble Lord and thank him for all he does in this area. The sooner that appointment is made, the better.
Lord Paddick (LD)
My Lords, families are key to the prevention and deceleration of radicalisation. Does the Minister not think that to allow foreign fighters to return from the so-called Islamic State to face justice, deradicalisation and reintegration is far more likely to make the UK safer, rather than depriving them of British citizenship, which runs the risk of maintaining or increasing hostility towards the UK?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Obviously, people do return, and those who return face the most robust force of the law on why they have travelled to Syria. On deprivation, these decisions have been made 150 times since 2010, and the Home Secretary does so with the most robust information and advice before him.