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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, behind today’s limited and so far rather civilised debate lies perhaps the most divisive and hard-fought civil liberties dispute of this century. In the frenzied weeks…25 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, when the Minister introduced this Bill at Second Reading, she said that she detected broad sympathy with its objectives. If she meant the objective of protecting our…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, the purpose of these amendments is familiar by now: to ensure that our service personnel are protected from the risk of prosecution in the International Criminal Court.…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, appears to be right that the legislation in its current form does not place express limits on the use of information obtained from a…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, nostalgia is the theme of the Government’s amendments in this group, because each of them takes us back to the wording of the original TPIM Act 2011. I am nostalgic…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, there seems to be a recurring issue with the timeliness of independent reviews in the field of national security. The chief problem as I observe it relates not to the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI beg to move.03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I have just a little to add to what has already been said about Clause 40. The current requirement that a residence condition be “overnight” has acted as a limitation on…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Motions A, C and E on the basis that each of them relates in some way to an earlier amendment in my name. Motion A concerns Amendment 1, which I…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, TPIMs, or terrorism prevention and investigation measures, are the successors to, and relatives of, control orders. They may be imposed at the discretion of the…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am grateful to the Minister for his courteous response. I do not think I ever had the pleasure of meeting him in Marsham Street, although I had a good deal of respect for his…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I will speak in this group to Amendment 30, which I have signed, together with my noble and learned friend Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. Clause 38, to which all these…09 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I welcome the introduction of DAPOs but believe that, in certain respects, clearer rules are required to ensure that they are used in a practical and proportionate…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 81, 83 and 84. I addressed Amendment 81 when speaking to Amendments 72 and 73 in the last group. The Minister suggested in response that…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, it was an honour to put my name to this amendment, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Prashar, with her experience as a former executive chair of the Parole Board for…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I have once again signed up to the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Prashar. I do not want to repeat what I said on the last grouping, so I will raise just…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, as one of the many Cross-Benchers who has applied themselves to this Bill, I record my thanks to the Minister for her explanations and for the discussions with her,…21 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I applaud the motivations behind the Bill, which are to address vexatious claims and repetitive investigations, yet, along with other noble Lords, I have difficulty in…20 Jan 2021