Investigatory Powers Bill

I hope I am right in thinking that the Government did not table an amendment to this effect at th...

My Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment, which he very ably moved. As he said, it is the ...

My Lords, other noble Lords have taken the opportunity in addressing this amendment to make some ...

This is a very limited amendment in one sense, but this has become something of a Second Reading ...

My Lords, if this was another forum, I might well say that I concur with the opinion of my noble ...

My Lords, I would like to put three questions to the Government, which arise from Mr Anderson’s l...

My Lords, although I acknowledge that this power may be necessary to try to track down and deal w...

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have commented on David Anderson QC’s review....

The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, made the case for going a bit wider than the narrow wording of the ...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. We will certainly do that. That is precisely t...

The noble Earl spoke at some length about the utility of bulk personal datasets to the intelligen...

Almost anyone has access to bulk personal datasets. Many of us have a telephone directory. A very...

Before I wind up—and I shall, of course, withdraw the amendment—does the noble Earl anticipate th...

I anticipate that between now and Report the Government will have reached a conclusion on Mr Ande...

I thank the Minister for his detailed response and thank all noble Lords who have participated in...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

194J: Clause 129, page 103, line 2, leave out from “security” t...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 194J in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee, I shall sp...

My Lords, my noble friend has very helpfully referred to the qualification of economic well-being...

My Lords, I am obliged to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for making it clear that these are essent...

I recall that with the noble Lord, Lord Beith, we went round this course a number of times in the...

If I had those illustrations to hand, I would, of course, deliver them this very moment. I regret...

I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his explanations. On Amendments 194J, 201B and 21...

That plea to my artistic streak would require a somewhat abstract response, so perhaps the noble ...

Yes, for example, with regard to the health records in Amendment 223B, I did not find the example...

I will be quite content to formulate and intimate a more compelling example.

I am grateful. On Amendment 194L and a warrant issued only for the purpose of gathering evidence ...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

194M: Clause 130, page 104, line 11, after “requirement,” inser...

My Lords, Amendment 194M stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. I shall also ...

My Lords, these amendments relate to a judicial commissioner’s consideration of a bulk warrant th...

Again, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his explanation and for joining the d...

Moved by

Earl Howe

195: Clause 131, page 104, line 30, after “must” insert “—

(...

Moved by

Earl Howe

197: Clause 133, page 105, line 10, leave out subsection (4) and i...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 198, 207, 208, 213, 214, 227, 228 and 223, all of whic...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for those amendments. They bring a significant impro...

My Lords, we hold a similar view to that which has just been expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Pa...

Moved by

Earl Howe

198: Clause 133, page 105, line 14, leave out from “issued,” to en...

Moved by

Earl Howe

199: Clause 135, page 105, line 31, leave out “before it would oth...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

201ZA: Clause 136, page 107, line 21, at end insert—

“( )...

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 201ZA and to speak, I am afraid, to another cornucopia of amend...

My Lords, Amendments 201ZA, 210ZB, 217A and 231ZA seek to insert a provision into the clauses tha...

I am very grateful to the noble Earl for those explanations. Regarding Amendments 201ZA and that ...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

201ZD: Clause 137, page 108, line 12, leave out “fifth” and ins...

My Lords, I apologise; it is me again. In moving Amendment 201ZD in my name and that of my noble ...

My Lords, while we must ensure that judicial commissioners have sufficient time to scrutinise eff...

I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his encouraging words and on that basis I be...

Moved by

Lord Butler of Brockwell

201A: After Clause 142, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 201A I shall speak at the same time to the other proposed new claus...

My Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Lord, Lord Butler, in these proposed new clauses. A...

Perhaps I may put a strictly non-lawyer’s question to the noble Lord, Lord Butler. Who decides wh...

My Lords, I always believe that these debates should not be carried out only between those who sp...

My Lords, I should like to add just a few words in support of the amendment proposed by the noble...

I, too, rise to support the three amendments tabled by noble friend Lord Butler. The point here i...

We are rather assuming that the Government will oppose the amendments, just as we— wrongly—assume...

I want briefly to add our support for the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Bro...

My Lords, I am conscious of the strength of feeling that has been expressed about this matter, bu...

If the Government are concerned about overlapping criminal offences, particularly the overlap wit...

I do not for a moment accept that it contradicts the argument. The objective is to ensure that we...

In the interests of public confidence, can my noble and learned friend give an indication of what...

The extent of the penalty would depend on the level at which the particular offence was prosecute...

This is probably a question for the noble Lord, Lord Butler, rather than anyone else. In subsecti...

My Lords, first, I will attempt to answer the questions of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. The purpo...

Moved by

Earl Howe

203: Clause 146, page 115, line 23, at end insert—

“( ) The ...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

203A: Clause 146, page 115, line 34, after “obtaining” insert “...

My Lords, Amendment 203A is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. I shall also spea...

My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord’s intention in Amendment 204 to ensure that communications ...

My Lords, I think that the noble and learned Lord is speaking to Amendment 204, which has not in ...

I had understood that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, also referred to Amendment 204 but if he did ...

I did.

It will be recalled that the issue of third-party data was discussed during the last Committee se...

If I can assist the noble and learned Lord, Amendment 204A is to probe and seek reassurance on th...

I do not think that there is any suggestion that it would involve speculative surveillance withou...

I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his explanation. As far as Amendment 204B and the...

Moved by

Earl Howe

205: Clause 147, page 116, line 20, after “must” insert “—

(...

Moved by

Earl Howe

207: Clause 149, page 117, line 1, leave out subsection (4) and in...

Moved by

Earl Howe

208: Clause 149, page 117, line 5, leave out from “issued,” to end...

Moved by

Earl Howe

209: Clause 151, page 117, line 22, leave out “before it would oth...