Investigatory Powers Bill

My Lords, I hesitated because I thought the Minister might wish to introduce the government amend...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Janvrin, has again spoken persuasively on the importance of making...

Moved by

Earl Howe

2: Clause 2, page 2, line 46, after “give” insert “or vary”

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Moved by

Earl Howe

10: Clause 2, page 3, line 6, at end insert—

“(aa) whether t...

Moved by

Earl Howe

11: Clause 2, page 3, line 24, at end insert—

“( ) For the p...

My Lords, I beg to move.

Moved by

Lord Paddick

13: Before Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—

“In...

My Lords, Amendment 13 is also in the name of my noble friend Lord Strasburger. In Committee, we ...

Is the noble Lord therefore saying that the American approach to this matter is totally protectiv...

My Lords, I am saying that the American model provides significant safeguards, in that somebody r...

My noble friend tempts me to rise at this stage because there should be no misunderstandings. Doe...

My Lords, Mr Anderson has made statements in the past in which he has supported the idea, but I a...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I do not understand this amendment. Can he explai...

My Lords, at the moment we have an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whose job it is...

Will the civil liberties to which this proposed board is to have regard and consider include—as o...

I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for that intervention. Of course they must look at ci...

I just wonder whether the noble Lord has considered the possibility that the security and intelli...

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness. Yes, of course I understand that for the security agenc...

My Lords, I wonder whether we might first get what might be called “private grief” out of the way...

My Lords, all I can say in response so far is thank heavens we do not have the coalition Governme...

My Lords, I fully support what the noble Lords, Lord Carlile and Lord Rooker, have said. The amen...

My Lords, I wonder whether I might be helpful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, in his quest in so...

My Lords, I, too, have the misfortune to disagree with my noble friend Lord Paddick, although per...

As I understand the situation, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, David Anderson ...

My Lords, it may appear that there is little I can add, but I have my brief.

Considerable p...

My Lords, I am very grateful to those who contributed to this debate. As far as my noble friend L...

I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord again, but could he clarify what that phrase is intended t...

The fact is that it is up to the Secretary of State to appoint those members to the board. One wo...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

14: Schedule 1, page 201, line 33, after “hearing” insert “,...

My Lords, this will be, I hope, short and uncontentious. The amendment was suggested to us by the...

My Lords, I trust I can deal with this amendment with a degree of brevity equal to that employed ...

I am grateful for that assurance. The point is that it is not provided against, rather than that ...

Moved by

Baroness Hollins

15: Clause 8, page 7, line 10, leave out “D” and insert “C”...

My Lords, I will speak to all the amendments in my name in this group. The main one, Amendment 18...

My Lords, earlier this afternoon in Amendment 10, the House accepted the principle of protection ...

My Lords, I added my name to the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, and spoken ...

I do not think that I was in my place for the bit of Committee when the precursor to this amendme...

My Lords, I intervene to support the amendment that has been moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Ho...

My Lords, I declare a couple of interests, particularly in the light of the comments from the nob...

My Lords, it seems to me that the Government have a responsibility to implement the section in th...

I will be brief, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, and other noble Lords, including my noble f...

My Lords, we discussed this issue in Committee when the noble Baroness tabled an amendment seekin...

When Secretary of State Whittingdale went to the editors’ conference and told them, “We are minde...

That is precisely why I have suggested to the House that it is not unreasonable for the new Minis...

That being said, can I follow up my noble friend’s question? The Minister listed groups that have...

I am not aware of that, but I can seek advice and let the noble Lord know when I have received it...

Is the Minister aware that very few people in this House think that this is the ideal way in whic...

I accept the point that the noble Lord made about the agreement made in 2013 on a cross-party bas...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their support and understanding. I am, frankly, unconvinced by ...

Moved by

Baroness Hollins

16: Clause 8, page 7, line 18, leave out subsection (4)

Moved by

Baroness Hollins

18: After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—

...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

19: After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—

...

My Lords, this might be a mouse after the last amendment but it is not unimportant. It is about t...

My Lords, it is the Government’s view that a new public reporting clause, as proposed by this ame...

My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord for that response. What we are really being told is ...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

20: Clause 20, page 16, line 11, at end insert...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 20 and 67, because they are very closely linked. They bot...

My Lords, I have sympathy for the concerns held by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, but bearing in...

I, too, have sympathy with many of the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. If there we...

My Lords, as indicated by the noble Baroness, the amendments would provide that a targeted interc...

I thank the noble and learned Lord for his answer. I never tire of telling this House that I was ...

Moved by

Earl Howe

21: Clause 24, page 19, line 29, at end insert—

“and section...

My Lords, I shall also speak to the other government amendments grouped here. These amendments re...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Paddick and I have three amendments in this group—but, first, I th...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for speaking to her amendments so clearly, as ...

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

22: Clause 27, page 21, line 2, leave out “and (3)” and in...

My Lords, the Government have listened carefully to concerns expressed in this House and by the l...

My Lords, I was wondering whether the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, wanted to...

My Lords, it may be convenient for me to speak about my Amendment 55A, which seeks to amend the n...

My Lords, I would like to make three points. The first is a general point. I am sure the whole Ho...

Like other noble Lords, I thank the Minister and the Bill team for the detailed discussions—perha...

My Lords, I am obliged to noble Lords. I begin by looking at Amendments 27 and 88, which seek to ...

My Lords, I am extremely happy that the noble and learned Lord should look at this matter further...

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

23: Clause 27, page 21, line 14, at end insert—

“( )...

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

26: Clause 27, page 21, line 24, at end insert—

“( )...

Moved by

Earl Howe

28: Clause 27, page 21, line 30, leave out “and (3)” and insert “t...

Moved by

Earl Howe

30: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

“Confi...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 30, I shall speak also to the other government amendments grouped w...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward this group of amendments, which will go a ver...

My Lords, I declare my interest as executive director of the Telegraph Media Group and draw atten...

My Lords, I am not a journalism specialist like the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, and the noble ...

My Lords, to add to that, I too am most impressed with the package the Government have come up wi...

I also thank the Minister for this impressive package of amendments. It clearly has to be necessa...

My Lords, I hope that my noble friend Lord Rooker has not ended the Minister’s political career. ...

My Lords, I very much appreciate the noble Lord, Lord West, alerting the House to the achievement...

Moved by

Earl Howe

31: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

“Sourc...

Moved by

Earl Howe

32: Clause 29, page 23, line 14, after “warrant,” insert “—

...

Moved by

Earl Howe

37: Clause 31, page 25, line 3, leave out from “26” to first “appl...

Moved by

Earl Howe

38: Clause 33, page 26, line 19, leave out “section 26 or 27” and ...

Moved by

Earl Howe

42: Clause 34, page 27, line 21, leave out from “26” to “apply” in...

Moved by

Earl Howe

47: Clause 35, page 28, line 28, leave out “section 26 or 27” and ...

Moved by

Earl Howe

48: Clause 36, page 28, line 38, after “27” insert “, (Confidentia...

Moved by

Earl Howe

51: Clause 38, page 31, line 44, leave out from “organisation” to ...

Moved by

Lord Rosser

52: Clause 39, page 32, line 18, at end insert—

“( ) If a ...

This amendment is designed to ensure that where a warrant falls within the scope of an internatio...

My Lords, I have added my name to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, because we on the...

My Lords, I am grateful to both the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, fo...

I thank the Minister for his reply and for the update on the discussions that are taking place to...

Moved by

Earl Howe

53: Clause 51, page 40, line 9, at end insert—

“( ) Where—