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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for putting the argument for my Amendment 11, which is supported by him and the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie of…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI think I made my intention to divide clear earlier and I will say one or two sentences more before I close. I have not heard a good enough explanation as to why we should make…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has spoken in this debate and was quite humbled by so many of the speeches—both those I agreed with and many with which I disagreed—not…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I can be brief on this, currying some favour, I hope, with the Government Whip that will be taken on board when I speak in a later group to my own amendments once more.…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, the request here is very modest and I am sure that the Minister will want to accept the word “reasonable” into the belief required of those authorising this criminal…11 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure briefly to follow those who have already spoken on this group, and I support Amendment 19 in particular. I am no expert in international trade law, but…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, once more, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who has brought so much to the scrutiny of this Bill. What I want to say about her…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow all those who have spoken in this group. The size of the group and the number of speakers are indicative of the seriousness with which the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, not for the first time in consideration of this Bill in Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Ashley Abbots, comes to your Lordships’ House with an excellent…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, we can disagree on that, but perhaps before Report the Minister and her colleagues might reflect on what I am trying to achieve. For the moment, I beg leave to withdraw…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to introduce my noble friend Lord Hendy’s Amendment 22. He is detained in the Court of Appeal—not by the Court of Appeal, you understand. I wish also to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for the care with which they have approached this group, which once more highlights the gravity of the development of this legislation…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, that was a happy accident for the Committee—not that I would ever describe interventions from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, as accidental. It is also a privilege once…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I agree with everything that has been said in this group so far. Of course, it comes at the problem from a slightly different angle. We heard in the last group that the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Dubs, I can be short in the light of some outstanding contributions that we have heard from Members of your Lordships’ House. The more I…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI can be brief. My noble friends pose two very important questions that become even more unnerving when run together. I look forward to what the Minister says about, first, the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, this amendment is very simple but, none the less, incredibly important to reassure some noble Lords and organisations, which you heard from earlier, about peaceful,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI apologise: I perhaps have not made myself clear enough. It is late and we have all been at this for a while, but I do not think that I explained myself well enough either to my…03 Dec 2020