On Monday 29 June 2026, the House of Commons will consider estimates of spending and priorities of the Cabinet Office, in so far as it relates to security and resilience. The debate will be opened by Matt Western MP.
Recent examples of people barred from the UK under discretionary immigration powers include Kanye West, Hasan Piker and Valentina Gomez.
The National Security (State Threats) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 June 2026. It would allow the government to designate organisations as being associated with foreign state threat activity, and make it an offence to support or benefit from them.
Research Briefing
The beginning of the millennium saw an increased political focus on the threat from international terrorism, heightened by the attack on the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001. Only one year before 9/11, new counter-terrorism legislation had been passed in the UK. Designed to reform and extend state powers found in previous counter-terrorism legislation, the Terrorism Act 2000 gave increased powers to the Home Secretary and the police. It moved the focus of counter-terrorism to all forms of domestic and international terrorism, rather than just Northern Ireland-related terrorism.
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The Commons will consider Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill on 14 April 2026.
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The Home Secretary can proscribe organisations believed to be involved in terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000
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In the 21st century there has been a revived use of government powers to deprive people of their British citizenship and withhold UK passports, particularly as a counter-terrorism measure.
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The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26 was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 October 2025. The second reading for the bill took place on 18 November 2025.
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This briefing describes the laws around accessing and sharing patient health records and plans to improve data sharing in the NHS in England.
Debate Pack
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on state support for victims of terrorism at 1:30pm on 10 July 2025. The debate will be opened by Andy MacNae MP.
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A short bill proposing that a successful appeal against removal of British citizenship would no longer restore the person's citizenship immediately.
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There will be a Westminster Hall debate on tackling extremism in prisons at 2:30pm on 17 June 2025. The debate will be opened by Jack Rankin MP.
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The Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 received its report stage in the House of Commons on 17 and 18 June 2025.
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The Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] is at "ping pong" and will next be considered in the House of Commons on 10 June 2025.
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This briefing looks at the May 2025 military confrontation between India and Pakistan, sparked by the Pahalgam attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir in April 2025. It explores the historical basis for the Kashmir conflict, international reaction to the 2025 crisis, and what might happen next.
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