Terrorism Bill

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 22 March 2006, in the House of Lords.

Terrorism Bill. Consideration of Commons amendments. Motion that the House do not insist on its amendments 5,11,31 and 34 and do agree with the Commons in their amendments 34B and 34D in lieu. Amendment disagreed to on dividion (60 to 172). Main question agreed to on question. [Includes Lords tributes to Lord Ackner]

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

680 c241-60

Session

2005-06

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Lords amendments and Commons amendments

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Terrorism Bill 2005-06. Commons amendments and reasons
Thursday, 16 February 2006
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Blood | 680 c254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord says but the event I mentioned took place on private prop...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—

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Baroness Blood | 680 c253-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not intend to take part in this debate today but, after listening to it, I thought t...

Lord Hylton | 680 c254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very sorry to disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Blood, but it seems to me that t...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c253 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have had the experience of defending an IRA person who was moved not by the Easter Rebel...

Baroness Park of Monmouth | 680 c253 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is not the practical reason for this Bill the wish of Parliament to ensure that people who...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c252-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have made the point before that it refers to William Wallace in Scotland, to the Welsh n...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 680 c253 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene briefly. Surely when we talk about the...

Lord Kingsland | 680 c254-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness anticipated that I had followed her instructions in her opening remarks...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c256-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall say straight away what considerable pleasure the noble Lord’s last sentence has gi...

Lord Tebbit | 680 c257 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister should not think that she has convinced me; she has just worn me down.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c257 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will take the victory any way it comes. We have thoroughly explored this issue. I hear ...

Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 680 c257-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down—I am sorry to interrupt—some Members have lessened their opp...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c258 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I am paraphrasing my right honourable friend the Home Secretary correctly, but...

Lord Goodhart | 680 c258-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had a debate that, although somewhat shorter than on previous occasions, was still...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c241 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before I move Motion A, will the House give me the indulgence to note that Lord Ackner is ...

Lord Williamson of Horton | 680 c241-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I say from the Cross Benches how much we appreciated Lord Ackner as a Cross-Bencher and fo...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c241 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Q...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 680 c250 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak briefly. As others have said, we have all spoken a great deal about this mat...

Lord Goodhart | 680 c250 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c252 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is precisely for the reason that the right reverend Prelate referred to that we object ...

Lord Tebbit | 680 c251 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can only say to the right reverend Prelate, ““Welcome to a sinner come to repentance””.

Bishop of Chelmsford | 680 c251-2 (Link to this contribution) And, my Lords, in this season of the year, there is forgiveness as well. One of our problems is the...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 680 c250-1 (Link to this contribution) The word ““magnificent”” definitely is glorification. I would not put it past clever lawyers to get ...

Bishop of Chelmsford | 680 c251 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is not often from these Benches that one supports what the noble Lord, Lord Tebbit, has...

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 680 c250 (Link to this contribution) I am just about to say what the loophole is. Perhaps I may give way after that. Present laws of inci...

Lord Goodhart | 680 c250 (Link to this contribution) Does the noble Baroness agree that it could also properly be regarded as—whether or not the word ““g...

Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 680 c249-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may say a couple of things very briefly. I have a feeling that this will be the ...

Lord Kingsland | 680 c242 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, our thoughts go out to Lord Ackner’s family, to whom we extend our deepest condolen...

Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 680 c243-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a beneficiary of possibly as many of these missiles as anyone here I would like to say ...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 680 c244-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do not insist on its Amendments Nos. 5, 11, 31 and 34, and do...

Lord Goodhart | 680 c247-9 (Link to this contribution) rose to move, as an amendment to Motion A, Amendment A1, leave out from ““House”” to end and insert ...

Lord Tebbit | 680 c249 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I quite understand the noble Baroness’s concern about the time that we have spent on this ...

Lord Goodhart | 680 c242-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very sad that Desmond Ackner—and I always think of him now as Desmond rather than as...

Bishop of Portsmouth | 680 c243 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may briefly add to the tributes. The other Thursday, after six months off on sic...

Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 680 c243 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I owe being a Queen’s Counsel to Lord Ackner—which is a heavy responsibility. He said some...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 680 c243 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Lord Ackner’s father was a dentist. He told me that his first ever successful case was a d...

Lord Tebbit | 680 c252 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord. It seems that he is saying that, in his view, the le...

Subjects

Incitement

Manifestos

Terrorism

Encouragement of terrorism

Legislation

Terrorism Bill 2005-06

Link

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