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Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
87: Clause 64, page 45, line 18, after “out” insert “re...
My Lords, the amendments in this group clarify the intent of the enhanced tier of the foreign inf...
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My Lords, I speak to Amendments 91 and 106, which the Minister has mentioned. In this case, I spe...
My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response to the amendments I tabled, supported by my n...
My Lords, the enhanced tier of FIRS requires the registration of arrangements to carry out any ac...
I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this short but constructive discussion. I will tur...
Can the Minister give us an assurance that he will consult with the academies, the Royal Society ...
My Lords, I am happy with the reassurance that we are committed to consulting, but I cannot say a...
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
88: Clause 64, page 45, line 19, after “for” insert “re...
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
92: Clause 66, page 46, line 13, leave out from beginni...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
97: Clause 67, page 46, line 22, after “out” insert “re...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
107: Clause 68, page 47, line 14, leave out first “prin...
My Lords, I have listened carefully to the debate about the political tier of the foreign influen...
My Lords, I have my name on a number of amendments in this group. I will start by saying, which I...
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 166A in my name. I also thank the Minister for the way in whi...
My Lords, I got involved in Committee—my only appearance on the Bill—because of concerns brought ...
My Lords, I think I failed to hear something the Minister said earlier relating to Amendment 110A...
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, raised valid areas with regard to the sometimes comple...
My Lords, there seems to be a new approach to Ministers by buttering them up. I noticed my noble ...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this debate. I am feeling a little overwhel...
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
108: Clause 68, page 47, line 14, leave out second “pri...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
112: Clause 68, page 47, line 23, leave out “10” and in...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
115: Leave out Clause 69
Member’s explanatory sta...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
116: Clause 70, page 48, line 25, leave out “principal”...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
123: Clause 71, page 49, line 16, leave out from first ...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
126: Clause 72, page 49, line 22, leave out subsections...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
134: Schedule 15, page 184, line 7, leave out “(1) to”<...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
147: Clause 75, page 51, line 13, at end insert—
...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
154A: Clause 75, page 51, line 31, at end insert—
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
155: Clause 77, page 52, line 24, leave out “an” and in...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
158: Clause 78, page 53, line 6, leave out first “an” a...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
162: Clause 79, page 53, line 32, after “(1)” insert “(...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
163: Clause 80, page 54, line 15, leave out “an” and in...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
165: Clause 82, page 55, line 21, leave out “principals...
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
167: Clause 83, page 56, leave out line 3
Member'...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
168: Leave out Clause 84
My Lords, at the risk of being accused of buttering up the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, ...
My Lords, I added my name to some of the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Marks. I echo ...
My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for
My Lords, I have heard the Minister’s explanation. It is right that the amendments that were betw...
Moved by
Lord Bellamy
169: Clause 85, page 57, line 18, leave out from “wrongdoing” t...
Moved by
Lord Bellamy
177: Clause 86, page 58, line 19, leave out from “out” to “to” ...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
180: Leave out Clause 88
My Lords, we now move on to group four on legal aid. Again, I express our gratitude to the Minist...
My Lords, I have added my name to amendments in this group. I declare my interest as a practising...
My Lords, I can speak briefly because my noble friend Lord Marks and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick...
My Lords, these clauses restrict access to civil legal aid for convicted terrorists, although the...
Will the noble Lord explain on behalf of the Official Opposition why, if terrorism is a unique cr...
I agree that it demands justification, which is that when terrorists carry out their activities, ...
That does not clear a path in the Bill at all. I am rather shocked by Clause 89. I should like to...
My Lords, we in the Opposition are accepting the principle that terrorism is uniquely terrible an...
The noble Lord is being patient, but what is there to review? Why has he not put down an amendmen...
We need a review because we do not know what the impact is unless we have looked at the data. It ...
I am grateful and the noble Lord is being patient on these points. He referred to only the most s...
As the noble Lord knows, the amendment is calling for a review to look at the practical impact of...
My Lords, I remind noble Lords that this is Report and not an opportunity to further debate the m...
It is perfectly within the rules of the Companion for noble Lords to seek points of clarification...
I am again extremely grateful to noble Lords for their interventions and, in particular, for the ...
I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way, but is it not the case that no one ge...
My Lords, there might well be found applications for exceptional case funding; approximately 75% ...
On the question of numbers and definition, what is the essential definition of exceptional case f...
I do not have the exact definition in front of me. It is a matter for the director of the Legal A...
The number of cases would be very helpful.
I do not have that information with me, but about three-quarters of applications succeed.
A...
I would be grateful if the Minister could clarify a point from his earlier comments on exceptiona...
No, that is not the Government’s position. There is a mechanism by way of exceptional case fundin...
Then the point that the Minister referred to about the Bill is irrelevant, because the eligibilit...
It is not entirely irrelevant that exceptional case funding is always available for access to jus...
My Lords, there is a sharp division of opinion on the general principles here. I share the disapp...
Moved by
Lord Bellamy
181: Schedule 16, page 188, line 21, leave out from “proceeding...
Moved by
Lord Bellamy
182: Clause 89, page 60, line 11, after “Schedule 1” insert “ot...
Moved by
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
185: Clause 89, page 60, line 17, leave out “...
My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House on Amendment 185.
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
186: Clause 89, page 60, line 35, at end insert—
...
Moved by
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
188A: Clause 89, page 61, line 33, at end insert—...
I wish to test the opinion of the House.
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
191: After Clause 91, insert the following new Clause—<...
My Lords, Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000—hereafter referred to as TACT —confers a power on ...
My Lords, this is the first opportunity I have had to join other noble Lords in thanking the Mini...
My Lords, my name is on Amendments 192 and 194. I also support Amendment 193. I remind the Minist...
My Lords, I support on behalf of the ISC Amendment 193 in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker...
My Lords, I want to support Amendment 193, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. He said that he ...
My Lords, again I thank all those who have spoken on this group of amendments, and in particular ...
Before the noble Lord moves on to a different amendment, can he answer my question? How can Selec...
If they do not have the necessary security clearances, they obviously cannot, but, as I said earl...
Has the noble Lord quite grasped the significant value of the ISC? I speak as someone who used to...
I completely agree with the noble Lord. I certainly get it, and I hold the ISC in great respect, ...
Moved by
Lord Coaker
193: After Clause 91, insert the following new Clause—
“Du...
As I indicated, I would like to test the opinion of the House.
Moved by
Lord Coaker
195: After Clause 91, insert the following new Clause—
“Pr...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 195, I will not speak at great length. The amendment requires the S...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for bringing this issue to the Chamber on...
My Lords, I have not spoken on the Bill before, and I appreciate that we are very near the end of...
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Leigh led the way, and I shall follow. Along with the noble Lord, ...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Polak and Lord Leigh, as well as my fr...
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I have considerable sympathy for ...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this very brief debate.
I think ...
I thank the noble Lord for his response. Of course the Government are carefully considering this....
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
196: Before Schedule 17, insert the following new Sched...
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
198: Schedule 17, page 194, line 16, at end insert—
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom
200: Clause 94, page 64, line 19, at end insert—
...
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
204: Title, line 7, after “terrorism;” insert “to amend...