Debate on Monday, 12 December 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Marquess of Lothian. The answering member was Lord Howell of Guildford.

Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2010-11

Lords debate on motion to consider the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2010-11. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 733 c239-76GC
Session: 2010-12
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items: Intelligence and Security Committee report for 2010-11. (Chairman: Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind).
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Command papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 733 c257GC (Link to this contribution) I was waiting to see if the noble Lord had finished because a Division has been called and we will h...; Lord Butler of Brockwell | 733 c257GC (Link to this contribution) It will not take very long.; Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield | 733 c258-60GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Marquess, Lord Lothian, for securing this debate. Sir Colin M...; Lord Gilbert | 733 c265GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I enter a rather eccentric note of dissent? I was listening with great care to my nobl...; Lord Triesman | 733 c265GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that intervention invites a very brief response. I have no aversion whatever to the commit...; Viscount Slim | 733 c260GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not intend to intervene until I heard from both the noble Marquess, Lord Lothian, an...; Lord Triesman | 733 c260-5GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by joining everyone else in thanking the noble Marquess, Lord Lothian, who not onl...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 733 c266-74GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I was saying, this has been a highly informed and expert debate conducted by many exper...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c274-6GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for a very comprehensive reply—one which, indeed, sav...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c265GC (Link to this contribution) As a matter of information, what we are looking to become is not a parliamentary committee, a Select...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 733 c266GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an extremely well informed debate, as one would expect. I am sorry if the no...; Lord Skelmersdale | 733 c244GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a Division in the Chamber. I do not know whether the noble Marquess intends to fi...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c244GC (Link to this contribution) I have a little more to say, and I think it would be better to adjourn and return. Sitting suspende...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 733 c240GC (Link to this contribution) I was going to raise this point in my speech, but it is perhaps better raised now. The noble Marques...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c240-4GC (Link to this contribution) I am sure that what the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, has said will be heard more widely. I would answer...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c239GC (Link to this contribution) That the Grand Committee do consider the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2010–...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c240GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand that these proceedings may be interrupted. Having served for many years in th...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 733 c246-9GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me first say how much I welcome this debate, with two reservations—it would not be fro...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c245-6GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after this lengthy adjournment, I fear that I still have a number of issues to discuss fro...; Earl Attlee | 733 c244GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it will be for the convenience of the House and the Committee if we adjourn the Committee ...; Lord Skelmersdale | 733 c244GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the noble Marquess. The Committee is now in session.; Lord Butler of Brockwell | 733 c254GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is an honour to represent your Lordships’ House on the Intelligence and Security Commit...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 733 c254GC (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may make two things clear. First, I was repeating the argument that the noble Lord, Lord K...; Lord Butler of Brockwell | 733 c254-7GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the importance of the work of the committee has grown because of the greatly increased sal...; Lord Alderdice | 733 c250-2GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Lothian for obtaining this debate and for his sterling ...; Marquess of Lothian | 733 c252GC (Link to this contribution) On that point, this is an important question and the real problem in this area is one of attribution...; Lord Alderdice | 733 c252-4GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right. That is why there is a problem, to which there is no ...; Lord Butler of Brockwell | 733 c257-8GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have only one other point to make, and it is the one that was covered by the noble Marqu...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Courts Detainees Annual reports Cybercrime Finance Evidence Intelligence services Intelligence and Security Committee National security Recruitment Terrorism Training Security Olympic Games 2012 National Security Council BBC Monitoring Detainee Inquiry
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Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2010-11

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