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Investigatory Powers Bill

Debate on bills on Monday, 17 October 2016, in the House of Lords, led by Earl Howe and Lord Keen of Elie.
Lords report stage second day. Part 1 of 2.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

774 cc2119-2160 

Session

2016-17

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Investigatory Powers Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17. As amended in Committee.
Monday, 12 September 2016
Bills
House of Lords
Investigatory Powers Bill
Monday, 17 October 2016
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Earl Howe | 774 c2119 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

96: Clause 58, page 46, line 40, leave out “to disclose it” and in...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2119-2120 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak also to the other government amendments with which this is grouped.


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Earl Howe | 774 cc2120-1 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

97: Clause 58, page 46, line 42, leave out paragraph (c)

98:...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 774 c2121 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

100ZA: Clause 58, page 48, line 9, at end inse...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 774 c2121 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, with this amendment I make a further attempt to introduce into the Bill a requirement o...

Lord Rosser | 774 c2122 (Link to this contribution)

This amendment relates to Clause 58, which some people, although not the noble Baroness, Lady Jon...

Lord Beith | 774 c2122 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I applaud any attempt to make the definitions precise but there comes a point when ther...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2122 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, has set perhaps the hardest task for the Minister today in...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2122-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I listened carefully to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and I am gratefu...

Lord Rosser | 774 c2123 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister appears to be saying that the Government’s position is the same as ours, and that yo...

Earl Howe | 774 c2123 (Link to this contribution)

Indeed, but until we have seen and read what that judgment is, our view is that the Bill is compl...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 774 c2123 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have given me some support: it is something that I feel very strongly...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2123 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Hamwee

100A: Clause 58, page 48, line 13, at end insert—

“( )...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 cc2123-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I move this amendment in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Paddick. The issue of...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2125-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I hope that I can reassure the noble Baroness. Amendment 100A is unnecessary since the ...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2126 (Link to this contribution)

I should obviously have included something like the words “except as otherwise required by law”. ...

Lord Rosser | 774 c2126 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Rosser

100B: Clause 59, page 49, line 23, leave out “6” and insert “12”...

Lord Rosser | 774 cc2126-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when the Bill was going through the House of Commons, the Government made a commitment ...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2127 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord made a very persuasive case for this amendment and I do not think that he will be ...

Lord Keen of Elie | 774 cc2127-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Government have consistently recognised that care must be applied to the acquisitio...

Lord Paddick | 774 c2128 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Paddick

100C: Clause 64, leave out Clause 64

Lord Paddick | 774 cc2128-2131 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall also speak to Amendments 100D and 100E in my name and that of my noble friend L...

Lord Carlile of Berriew | 774 cc2131-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I regret that I cannot support my noble friends’ attempts to remove these clauses from ...

Lord Strasburger | 774 cc2132-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 100C, 100D and 100E which have been very ably explained b...

Viscount Brookeborough | 774 cc2133-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I hesitate to enter the debate on the Bill at this stage because I have not been involv...

Baroness Harding of Winscombe | 774 c2134 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I oppose the amendment, purely from a position of practicality. I have an interest as c...

Lord Oates | 774 cc2135-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 100C, 100D and 100E. I am not at all naive about the threats that ...

Lord Rosser | 774 c2136 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we do not share the major concerns expressed in support of the amendment, in view of th...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2136-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I feel that I have to begin by saying to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, that he has gone...

Lord Paddick | 774 cc2137-8 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his remarks, and other noble Lords who have contributed. I acknowledge t...

Earl Howe | 774 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

101: Schedule 4, page 222, line 16, leave out “and” and insert “or...

Earl Howe | 774 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

104: Clause 71, page 57, line 1, leave out first “a” and insert “t...

Earl Howe | 774 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

106: Clause 73, page 58, line 44, at end insert—

“( ) Nothin...

Earl Howe | 774 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

108: Clause 74, page 59, line 35, leave out subsection (8)

Earl Howe | 774 c2143 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Earl Howe

109: Clause 75, page 60, line 25, at end insert—

“( ) this P...

Earl Howe | 774 c2143 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

110: Clause 77, page 61, line 24, after “agreement” insert “for th...

Earl Howe | 774 c2143 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

115: Clause 84, page 66, line 5, after “notice”)” insert “and subj...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2143-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords in moving this amendment I will speak to the other amendment in this group. They provide...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 774 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we take this opportunity to thank the Government for listening to us, to the service pr...

Earl Howe | 774 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

116: Clause 84, page 66, line 6, after “if” insert “—

(a) ”<...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Hamwee

117B: Clause 84, page 66, line 18, at end insert—

“( )...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 117B is grouped with government Amendments 118 and 130. It aims at the same t...

Lord Keen of Elie | 774 cc2144-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I do not understand why the noble Baroness wishes to insist on Amendment 117B.

So...

Baroness Hamwee | 774 c2145 (Link to this contribution)

I am sorry to have confused the noble and learned Lord. I was simply trying to explain that we ar...

Lord Keen of Elie | 774 c2145 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Keen of Elie

118: Clause 84, page 66, line 29, at end insert—

“(3...

Lord Paddick | 774 c2146 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Paddick

118A: Clause 84, page 67, line 26, leave out “therefore include...

Lord Paddick | 774 cc2146-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the effect of Amendment 118A, tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee...

Lord Harris of Haringey | 774 cc2148-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am sure that the entire House is grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for giving...

Lord Strasburger | 774 cc2149-2150 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 118A seeks to prevent the creation and collection of internet connection records. My no...

Baroness Harding of Winscombe | 774 c2150 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak against this amendment. As the chief executive of a telecoms company, I...

Viscount Brookeborough | 774 cc2150-1 (Link to this contribution)

Briefly, this brings up the principle of what society is prepared to sacrifice—in this case, a li...

Lord Oates | 774 cc2151-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will not detain the House too long and certainly do not want to repeat all the eloque...

Bishop of Chester | 774 cc2152-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was a member of the Joint Committee conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, ...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 774 c2153 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I did not intend to speak on this amendment, which I strongly support, so I will be bri...

Lord Rosser | 774 c2153 (Link to this contribution)

The effect of this amendment, as has been said, would be to leave out internet connection records...

Lord Keen of Elie | 774 cc2153-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the amendment would prevent the Government being able to require telecommunications ope...

Lord Paddick | 774 cc2155-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. Leaving his heavy sar...

Earl Howe | 774 c2156 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Earl Howe

119: After Clause 85, insert the following new Clause—

“Appr...

Earl Howe | 774 cc2156-2160 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Earl Howe

120: Clause 86, page 68, line 14, leave out “the Investigatory Pow...

Earl Howe | 774 c2160 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Earl Howe

122: After Clause 86, insert the following new Clause—

“Appr...

Earl Howe | 774 c2160 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Earl Howe

123: Clause 89, page 69, line 26, after “unless” insert “—

(...

Earl Howe | 774 c2160 (Link to this contribution)

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Earl Howe

130: Clause 91, page 71, line 14, at end insert—

“(de) for s...

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