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HANSARDNational Security Bill11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I will be asking for leave to withdraw this amendment, not on the basis that it will go away but on the basis that, first, there is room for further discussion, even…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillHow then, if you seek to attack political parties that are effectively Governments, do you correspondingly exclude political parties that are not in any sense responsible for the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI accept entirely that this is a very difficult issue and that the balance to be struck is very difficult. The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, mentioned the case of Clive Ponting, where…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, the Minister’s response on Clause 5 was precisely in line with the possibility that I adumbrated, and he has confirmed that, so I shall withdraw that amendment without…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that explanation. As he has explained, these amendments make provision for applications for production and explanation orders to be…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillIt might help the noble Lord to know that there are a number of amendments tabled to Clause 28, which is a controversial clause and will be debated on the first day of the new…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this group of amendments simply raises two questions, which is why we put down two probing amendments. Clause 16 criminalises preparatory conduct for any offences under…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group are in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed. Before speaking to them, I make a general observation which is…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I shall certainly withdraw the amendment at this stage at the end of what I have to say, and will then consider it and my other amendments with the Minister and others…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, our amendments in this group would all tighten the definition of the “interests of the United Kingdom” that are to be protected under the provisions of the Bill. They…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI am quite sure that no apology was needed for what was plainly a slip in a detailed speech made without reference to lots of notes. But the point is an important one, because the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I entirely understand the position taken by the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Weardale, but, with respect, the fallacy that he falls into, and the fallacy into which the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, our Amendment 6 would omit Clause 1(2)(b). Your Lordships will know by now that Clause 1(2)(a) deals with protected information as being when “access to the information,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillFollowing up on my noble friend Lord Purvis’s question, would it not probably be in the interests of Canada in the example he gave to expose wrongdoing on the part of the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have not yet spoken to Amendments 9 and 10, which I was proposing to do before my noble friend spoke for us. Before doing so, I join my noble friend Lady Ludford in…19 Dec 2022