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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 23 January 2024, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. The answering members were Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede and Lord Coaker.
Lords report stage. Amendment 1 disagreed to on division (201 to 227). Amendments 4, 8 to 14, 26, 32 to 34, 39, 41, 43, 44 and 46 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 42).
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
835 cc681-732 
Session
2023-24
Department
Home Office
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2023-24. As amended in Committee
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Bills
House of Lords
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2023-24. As amended on Report
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Bills
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Lord Fox | 835 c681 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Fox

1: Clause 2, page 6, line 7, after “must” insert “, as soon as poss...

Lord Fox | 835 cc681-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak also to Amendment 7, which is in my name. These amendments require a perso...


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Lord West of Spithead | 835 cc682-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 2, 3 and 6. As I made clear in Committee, the Intelligenc...

Baroness Manningham-Buller | 835 cc683-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I apologise. Like the noble Lord, Lord West, who during Committee had a bionic k...

Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 835 c687 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise very briefly to support my noble friend Lord West in his excellent speech regard...

Lord Coaker | 835 cc687-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his continued engagement with us on all aspects of this import...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc689-691 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have listened with interest to the points made in this debate. As noble Lords will be...

Lord Coaker | 835 c691 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for giving way, because this is an extremely important point. He mentioned w...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc691-3 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot say whether or not that someone will be the Prime Minister at the moment.

As I sai...

Lord Butler of Brockwell | 835 c692 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as a former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, perhaps I may say how mu...

Lord Fox | 835 c692 (Link to this contribution)

We have had the speeches on this group and are moving to a vote. I am sorry to interrupt the nobl...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c692 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

4: Clause 2, page 11, line 16, at end insert—

“22...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c692 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

8: Clause 6, page 25, line 15, leave out “and (3)” and ...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c692 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

10: Clause 8, page 27, line 14, at end insert—

“(...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc698-700 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to the government amendments in this group, Amendments 10 to 14.

The...

Lord Anderson of Ipswich | 835 c700 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I know that the noble Lord, Lord West, will want to speak to his own amendments, but, p...

Lord West of Spithead | 835 cc700-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 15 to 20. In Committee, I moved amendments seeking to rem...

Lord Fox | 835 c704 (Link to this contribution)

I shall be brief. Not for the first time, your Lordships are in debt to the noble Lord, Lord Ande...

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 835 c704 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we support the introduction of the Government’s amendments. I echo what the noble Lord,...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc704-710 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this short debate and the scrutiny on these important issues. F...

Lord Fox | 835 c711 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Fox

21: Clause 16, page 34, line 29, leave out from “insert” to end of ...

Lord Fox | 835 cc711-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will move Amendment 21 and speak to the other amendments in this group in my name.

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 835 cc712-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we have had much welcome interaction from stakeholders on the issues summarised in this...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc713-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Ponsonby and Lord Fox, for their remarks in this debate. ...

Lord Fox | 835 c715 (Link to this contribution)

Before the Minister sits down, winding back to the point about territoriality, he spoke of nation...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c716 (Link to this contribution)

If it would help, I am happy to write to the noble Lord with some sensible and practical scenario...

Lord Fox | 835 c716 (Link to this contribution)

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc716-7 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

26: Clause 17, page 35, line 18, at end insert—

“...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc717-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

32: Clause 17, page 35, line 41, at end insert—

“...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c718 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

34: Clause 19, page 37, line 25, at end insert—

“...

Lord Fox | 835 c719 (Link to this contribution)

Tabled by

Lord Fox

35: Clause 20, page 39, line 23, at end insert—

“(3A) Before...

Lord Fox | 835 c719 (Link to this contribution)

I heard what the Minister said on Amendment 35, and it is reassuring that the consultation will b...

Lord West of Spithead | 835 c719 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord West of Spithead

39: Clause 21, page 42, line 8, leave out “is unavaila...

Lord West of Spithead | 835 cc719-722 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is the first of three amendments I have tabled in relation to Clause 21 and the so...

Lord Anderson of Ipswich | 835 cc722-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow such a strong and powerful speech, and to agree with so much...

Lord Carlile of Berriew | 835 cc724-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that brilliant exposition by my noble friend of the problem ...

Lord Evans of Weardale | 835 c725 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was not intending to speak in this debate, but it is a pleasure to follow the noble L...

Lord Fox | 835 c726 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, at Second Reading I raised the issue of the Prime Minister in a slightly different cont...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 835 c726 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I spoke in Committee about the difference between “unavailable” and “unable”. I am grea...

Lord Coaker | 835 cc726-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I do not have much to add to the debate. From these Benches, we fully support the amend...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc727-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I offer my thanks to the noble Lords, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Lord Fox, and Lord West...

Lord West of Spithead | 835 c728 (Link to this contribution)

I just want to be clear, as I have never had an amendment accepted in 14 years —is the Minister s...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 c728 (Link to this contribution)

Yes. The noble Lord, Lord Fox, says, “Don’t get too excited”, and he is right.

I now turn t...

Lord Beith | 835 c728 (Link to this contribution)

If Amendment 39 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 40 by reason of pre-emption.

Lord West of Spithead | 835 c728 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord West of Spithead

41: Clause 21, page 42, leave out lines 13 and 14 and ...

Lord West of Spithead | 835 c728 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord West of Spithead

43: Clause 22, page 42, line 38, leave out from “Minis...

Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 835 cc728-732 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Sharpe of Epsom

46: After Clause 25 insert the following new Clause—

Notes
Scottish legislative consent sought.
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