Moved by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
2: Clause 44, page 45, line 31, at end insert—
“(7A) If the Secretary of State considers that publishing and laying before Parliament a direction given under this section would be against the interests of national security, public safety or relations with the government of a country outside the United Kingdom—
(a) subsection (7)(c) does not apply in relation to the direction, and
(b) the Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, publish and lay before Parliament a document stating—
(i) that a direction has been given,
(ii) the kind of code of practice to which it relates, and
(iii) the reasons for not publishing it.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment provides that in the circumstances mentioned in the amendment the Secretary of State is not required to publish and lay before Parliament a direction given under this Clause but must instead publish and lay before Parliament a document stating that a direction has been given, the code of practice to which it relates and the reasons for not publishing it.
3: Clause 44, page 46, line 2, leave out “and (8)” and insert “to (8)”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment is consequential on the preceding amendment to this Clause in my name.