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endeavour to modernise our nationality law, an endeavour

which the Labour Party has previously recognised is

necessary and overdue.

17.

Of course the noble and learned Lord has expressed criticisms of the Bill, but he was good enough to say at the start of the Report Stage that "the procedures of the Bill through your Lordships' House have established

the value of the House as a revising Chamber".

have establi

I will not anticipate the speeches in support of the amendment, but for the first time this Bill will give us British Citizenship, carrying with it, without question, the right of abode in this country. That, of itself, must

be good for race relations and it marks a long overdue

reform of our Nationality Law. I beg to move that

this Bill do now pass.