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HANSARDNational Security BillThe Minister rightly emphasises the very high degree of discretion that is given to judges under Clause 83. The core of it is Clause 83(5), which allows a judge to take a view on…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have very little to add to the powerful speeches the Committee has already heard, but, as a supplement to what the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has just said, I will…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am very grateful to the Minister. He has just mentioned for the second time the compliance burden. Earlier on, he said very reassuringly that all that would be required to…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, my Amendment 81 is a bit wider than that of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, who is certainly a heavyweight in my book. I agree with what she has had to say about that.…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, while I very much welcome the fact that this policy is under review, I hope your Lordships will agree, in view of the great interest that has been expressed in this…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, that sounds right to me. Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 abolished the common-law offence of incitement and substituted three specific offences of encouraging and…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow two such clear and thought-provoking speeches. When this House has debated treason offences in recent years, it has generally been in the…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being present at Second Reading. I cannot even claim, like the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, that I was broadcasting the benefits of line-by-line…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I gladly put my name to the stand part amendments on Clauses 19 and 20, which of course stand for Part 2 as a whole, not because I am temperamentally inclined against…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, two or three times a year I attend, for reasons unconnected with this Bill, human rights meetings of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, notwithstanding the horrific slaughter of young people in the Manchester Arena, a clear majority of the 100 or so deaths from terrorism in Great Britain this century…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hain, with his proud record of disruption, cautioned us against forensic critiques. I am afraid that he is in for another one, but in my defence, I…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendments 1 and 7 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and I support to similar effect Amendment 8 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, in the case of Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence, the late, lamented Lord Justice Laws said: “Rights worth having are unruly things. Demonstrations and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SchemeMy Lords, I signed up for this debate for two reasons: a nagging discomfort about the handful of IPP sentences that I felt myself obliged to impose—not on the most serious…13 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, when a Knight of the Thistle dies, the surviving spouse or a child attends on the sovereign to return the knight’s insignia. Shortly before Christmas, as we started to…09 Sept 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, the Minister, whose conscience and industry in these matters is doubted by no one, will be aware of a case that was publicised in the Guardian on 1 May. Does he think it…26 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, we are armed to the teeth against terrorism, but laws to counter the arguably more significant threat of hostile state activity are few, outdated and largely…12 May 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, the presumption in Clause 1 was a curious and misshapen thing—so much so that I did wonder when moving against it whether it was always intended to be the hunk of meat…27 Apr 2022HANSARDBeyond Brexit: Policing, Law Enforcement and Security (EUC Report)Before the Minister sits down, she made a most intriguing reference when discussing extradition to a small handful of states where specific problems had presented themselves, and…11 Mar 2022