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HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]We have had the speeches on this group and are moving to a vote. I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord. I thank the Minister for his comments and, indeed, the noble Baroness,…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak also to Amendment 7, which is in my name. These amendments require a person granting an authorisation in urgent cases to notify a judicial commissioner…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I heard what the Minister said on Amendment 35, and it is reassuring that the consultation will be occurring, so I do not intend to move Amendment 35.23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, at Second Reading I raised the issue of the Prime Minister in a slightly different context, but it has taken the legal brains of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will move Amendment 21 and speak to the other amendments in this group in my name. Amendment 21 specifies that the enforcement of retention notices applies only to UK…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in this debate, where we have heard many excellent, informed and expert views on this issue. As a member of the International Agreements…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesComplacent.22 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesMy Lords, we are grateful to the noble Baroness for bringing up the issue of innovation, which I know the Minister also considers to be very important. Last week, I spoke with…22 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, as we have heard, it has taken a television drama to set light to what has been smouldering for a very long time. I suppose that all those associated with that drama…10 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, we welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement that primary legislation will be brought forward, but we still would like to have some more details. Given the speed with…10 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to the amendments in my name in this group. First, I shall make some brief and broadly supportive comments regarding the amendments proposed by the noble…13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I do not think I was saying that.13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I am anticipating the Minister sitting down shortly. I remind the Minister that I asked a specific question on directly elected regional mayors, their rise, and the role that they…13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief. Just on the subject of suspicion, which I think I raised it, I was thinking—perhaps I did not articulate it well—that it was at the political-class…13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I rise to speak to Amendment 2 and several others in this group in my name. This amendment probes the extent to which paragraphs (d) and (e) of proposed new Section 226A(3) depart…11 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, in opposing that Clause 16 stand part of the Bill, I shall also speak to the clause stand part notices on Clauses 17 and 20. This is one part of the Bill that has…11 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a really worthwhile part of our debate, and I thank those who have tabled amendments and the Minister for his response. I was particularly interested to…11 Dec 2023