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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 12 July 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Browning. The answering member was Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Police (Detention and Bail) Bill

Police (Detention and Bail) Bill. Lords second reading debate agreed to on question. Committee stage, with Bill reported without amendment. Report and third reading agreed without debate. Bill passed.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
729 c607-31 
Session
2010-12
Department
Home Office
Committee of the Whole House (HL)
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Third reading
Report stage
Second reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Pannick | 729 c625 (Link to this contribution) Can the noble Baroness explain why the Home Office was unable to understand the implications and imp...
Baroness Browning | 729 c624-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a constructive debate. I welcome the support for the Bill from the oppositio...
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Lord Thomas of Gresford | 729 c627 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may assist my noble friend a little further. Neither the district judge nor Mr H...
Baroness Browning | 729 c625-7 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Lord will bear with me, I shall begin at the beginning and work my way through the time...
Lord Goodhart | 729 c628 (Link to this contribution) I have known Professor Zander for 58 years, and my view of him is very high.
Baroness Browning | 729 c627-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for adding that information. I hope that I have been abl...
Lord Pannick | 729 c629-30 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is being very patient indeed. We do not have a Committee stage on this Bill, so I...
Baroness Browning | 729 c628-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not doubt that for one moment. I shall cite him as often as possible on behalf of the...
Lord Rosser | 729 c622-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an interesting and thoughtful debate, particularly for those of us who are n...
Baroness Browning | 729 c630 (Link to this contribution) I certainly do not disagree with the noble Lord on the general principle, and I will take his point ...
Baroness Browning | 729 c631 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House. Motion agreed. House resumed. Bill r...
Baroness Browning | 729 c630-1 (Link to this contribution) I do know whether or not the Supreme Court, in bringing forward the date to July, was made aware of ...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 729 c630 (Link to this contribution) If the Supreme Court had understood that Parliament would not be sitting at that particular time, sh...
Baroness Browning | 729 c630 (Link to this contribution) Counsel did ask for that. The original date was in October or November. Counsel went back and asked ...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 729 c630 (Link to this contribution) What I do not understand from what the noble Baroness has said is whether counsel even asked the Sup...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 729 c608 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wonder whether the noble Minister would help me. She says that we would be going back to...
Baroness Browning | 729 c607-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there have certainly been exchanges of correspondence with the Law Society. I am not sure ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 729 c610-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on this side of the House support the legislation, which is needed to overturn the High...
Baroness Browning | 729 c608-10 (Link to this contribution) I can understand why my noble friend makes that point, but the purpose of this Bill is to restore th...
Baroness Browning | 729 c607 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time.
Baroness Browning | 729 c607 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure noble Lords are aware of the circumstances in which this Bill comes to us from t...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 729 c611 (Link to this contribution) It is common practice for solicitors to note the judgment beforehand, so it is not necessary to awai...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 729 c611 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a very telling intervention from my noble friend. Surely that is the case. All I w...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 729 c611 (Link to this contribution) Is the noble Lord saying that he can envisage what Parliament meant many years ago, when a High Cour...
Bishop of Chester | 729 c620-1 (Link to this contribution) I shall add a footnote primarily to the speech made by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, just...
Lord Condon | 729 c619-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my usual registered interest as a former commissioner of police. I support this ...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 729 c619 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for his explanation. I have made all the points that I wished to mak...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 729 c619 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that was not the point I was making. The noble Lord asked me where I referred to the suppo...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 729 c616-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and I agree with everything...
Lord Pannick | 729 c614-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the three political parties, Justice, Liberty and, of course, the House of Commons al...
Baroness Hamwee | 729 c613 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not want to detain the House by repeating in detail what has already been said. There...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 729 c612-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course we shall have to see the outcome of the appeal. I do not know whether the noble ...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 729 c621-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the House for intervening at this stage, but I went to the Government Whips...
Lord Dear | 729 c622 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the Bill. I had not expected to be able to attend your Lordships’ House today bu...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 729 c607 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, have there been any discussions with the Bar Council and the Law Society concerning this m...
Subjects
Appeals Bail Police Powers Supreme Court Remand in custody
Legislation
Police (Detention and Bail) Bill 2010-12
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