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HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I added my name to some of the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Marks. I echo his thanks to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, and the noble Lord, Lord…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have added my name to amendments in this group. I declare my interest as a practising barrister, sometimes representing clients on legal aid. The harmony that has…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe noble Lord is being patient, but what is there to review? Why has he not put down an amendment that simply excludes from this objectionable clause those who are convicted only…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Lord spoke about legal certainty. Could he help the House on how a court is to determine whether disruption is “prolonged”? If there is locking on and I am unable to…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the right to protest in a democracy is of central importance, but I cannot see that there is much of a right to glue yourself to another person or object in order to…30 Jan 2023HANSARDRape: Operation SoteriaMy Lords, Professor Betsy Stanko’s report on Operation Soteria, which was published on GOV.UK last month, had two other key findings in addition to those mentioned by the noble…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMay I test the Minister’s patience by asking him to reflect on one other matter? He said, rightly, that in assessing damages in human rights cases the court is entitled to have…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillCan I press the Minister a bit further on this pivotal point? I respectfully suggest to him that he is asserting two conflicting principles. If I understand him correctly, he is…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have added my name to many of the amendments in these groups. I declare an interest as a practising barrister in public law cases, occasionally in cases concerning…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI have added my name to the proposal from the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, that Clause 87 should not stand part of the Bill. I am very grateful to her for so clearly setting out…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillPerhaps I could press the Minister on this. He said that there will be a policy statement before Report. The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, was asking whether we can see the draft…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, could I see whether I have understood him correctly? Is he saying that an act of torture or sexual offences committed in support of another…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I share the concerns which have been expressed in this debate about the breadth of Clauses 29 and 30, particularly in relation to public interest journalism, as…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, may I add one footnote to the powerful speeches by my noble friends on these Benches? To confer blanket immunity may well have a counterproductive consequence, which is…11 Jan 2023HANSARDIndustrial ActionMy Lords, the Minister will know that Clause 3 of this Bill is the most extraordinarily wide Henry VIII clause, which will allow Ministers, by regulations, to amend or repeal not…11 Jan 2023HANSARDIndustrial ActionThe Minister makes the point that the regulations are crucial to the operation of this statutory scheme. Will he undertake that, when the House comes to debate the Bill at Second…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillCan I respectfully ask the Minister to write to me before Report, and place a copy in the Library, with a fuller explanation of why I would not be committing a criminal offence by…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI respectfully disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. He may well be able to make a compelling case that there is a mischief that here needs to be addressed, but it is surely…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords—19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI am very sorry. I apologise to the noble Lord and the Committee; I thought he had sat down, and I was not the only Member of the House who thought so. I have made my speech. The…19 Dec 2022