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Counter-Terrorism Bill

No, I am sorry. I will not take any more interventions, as I am mindful that other people want to speak. As has been said already, we have to balance civil liberties and security. That is a common theme on both sides of the House, and I do not want to have to tell my Blackpool constituents that we have outsourced all our deliberations on important matters to the lawyers, good though the lawyers may be. I believe that the Government have offered considerable movement on these issues, and that both the safeguards that they have put in place and the reserve powers are significant. I remind the House of the Roman adage that the safety of the people is the supreme law. That law must always weigh heavily in the balance when we discuss changes in civil liberties and in procedure. Although I would still like to hear more from Ministers on some aspects of the trigger, I believe, after consideration, that the Government have got the balance right, which is why I propose to support them this evening.