I 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 is carrying out UK activities, which is not espionage against the United Kingdom, the Government are saying that this is prejudicial against the safety and interests of the United Kingdom but it is not unlawful, but a UK citizen advising on that basis is unlawful. Would it not be clearer to state that that activity is unlawful?
National Security Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Purvis of Tweed
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 19 December 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on National Security Bill.
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