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HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I want to make a similar case. We are now getting into territory where I struggle to understand exactly what is going on, because I am not a tech geek. We are speeding past this…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will come on later to another line of argument that relates to the unintended consequences of these permissions, but for now I have a specific question. The Minister has spoken…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I want to pursue another line of argument that has been put to members of the Committee. I spoke earlier about the principles of the notification regime; I now want to probe the…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)This is a difficult area, but as I understand it, the argument is not that the notification notices themselves have that issue, but that the combination of notices, together with…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I shall speak to new clause 4. We are discussing our very important role as legislators—people who have to scrutinise the Government to represent our constituents. Any…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 2 will remove the need for further judicial authorisation for personal dataset retention and examination if the datasets are deemed to fit into the low or no category, for…07 Mar 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We are now looking at internet connection records. Whether we are for or against the provisions, the requirement in 2016 for companies to generate and provide internet connection…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.21 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsHigher salary requirements and visa charges for skilled workers plus impossibly restrictive family visa rules will put the UK out of reach for many early career researchers and…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I am grateful for that clarification from the Minister, and we will of course engage further in this debate in Committee. These concerns have been raised not just by me but by…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]Let me start with two thank yous. First, let me put on record my party’s gratitude to the intelligence services and law enforcement organisations that work so incredibly hard to…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]My hon. and learned Friend will not be surprised to hear that I completely agree with her. In fact, that brings me to the next point I want to raise in relation to clause 2. As…19 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.07 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Monday, my hon. Friend the Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) hosted a very positive event marking the start of the Football v. Homophobia month of action. Will Ministers…07 Feb 2024HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am largely on the same page as the Minister and the shadow Minister, but I will make a couple of points. As we heard from the Minister, Government policy is generally to follow…06 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023It is very good to see you in the Chair, Mr. Hosie. I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation of the order before us today, and I join the shadow Minister in sending our…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Child Support (Management of Payments and arrears and fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is good to see you in the Chair, Mrs Latham. I want to briefly put on record the Scottish National party’s support for these draft regulations, and particularly for the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Has the Prime Minister seen the utterly damning new UNICEF report showing that in the decade to 2021, child income poverty rose way faster in the UK than in any of the other…10 Jan 2024HANSARDHuman Rights Legislation7. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of human rights legislation.09 Jan 2024HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationThe Rwanda Bill is the second piece of legislation that this Government have introduced that they cannot guarantee will comply with vital convention rights. Does that not…09 Jan 2024