Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Monday, 11 December 2023, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. The answering members were Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede and Lord Coaker.

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]

Lords committee stage first day. Clauses 1 to 13 agreed to. Schedule agreed to. Clauses 14 to 19 agreed to. Clause 20, as amended, agreed to.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 834 cc1724-1774
Session: 2023-24
Department: Home Office
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2023-24
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Bills
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2024-0010
Thursday, 21 December 2023
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Coaker | 834 c1725 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Coaker
1: Clause 2, page 3, leave out lines 24 to 27 and insert—
...; Lord Coaker | 834 cc1725-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before I get to the specifics of my Amendment 1, I will make some general remarks. I th...; Lord Fox | 834 cc1727-1732 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to Amendment 2 and several others in this group in my name. This amendment probes...; Lord Anderson of Ipswich | 834 cc1730-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I welcomed this Bill at Second Reading, and the warmth of my welcome has not diminished...; Lord West of Spithead | 834 cc1734-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if I suddenly fall over, it is not excitement over my amendments but that I have a bran...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 834 c1737 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 3 and 15 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Anderso...; Lord Murphy of Torfaen | 834 c1738 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support my noble friends Lord Coaker and Lord West with regard to the Intelligence an...; Lord Carlile of Berriew | 834 cc1738-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, who has served with such distin...; Baroness Manningham-Buller | 834 c1739 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I do not know whether I can help the noble Lord, Lord Fox, on his question of urgency. ...; Lord Fox | 834 c1739 (Link to this contribution)
That is exactly the case.; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 cc1739-1744 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions to this debate, which have been very interesting. I...; Lord Fox | 834 c1743 (Link to this contribution)
If the Minister and indeed the noble Baroness had listened to what I said, they would know that I...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 cc1743-8 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you; point taken.
Section 226D provides a mechanism to achieve what I understand the ...; Lord Coaker | 834 cc1747-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that was an extremely helpful response from the Minister and shows the importance of ta...; Lord Fox | 834 c1750 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Fox
20: Clause 11, page 30, leave out lines 38 and 39
Member's ex...; Lord Fox | 834 cc1750-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Amendment 20 is intended to probe the legal basis for surveillance of the type of data ...; Lord West of Spithead | 834 cc1751-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I stand to address the clause stand part notice for Clause 13 and also Amendments 21, 2...; Lord Anderson of Ipswich | 834 cc1755-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will make a brief comment on two aspects of Clause 14 which have been developed today...; Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 834 cc1756-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the three previous speakers in the short debate on this group. There are no opp...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 cc1757-1761 (Link to this contribution)
I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this group. I will first speak to Amendment 20, tabled...; Lord Fox | 834 c1761 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been a really worthwhile part of our debate, and I thank those who have tabled...; Lord Fox | 834 cc1762-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in opposing that Clause 16 stand part of the Bill, I shall also speak to the clause sta...; Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 834 cc1765-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will briefly speak to the five amendments in this group in the name of my noble frien...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 cc1766-1772 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, once again, I thank noble Lords for their amendments and the points they have raised in...; Lord Fox | 834 cc1772-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for an admirably comprehensive response. That was what we were loo...; Baroness Fookes | 834 c1773 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that the noble Lord is not in a position to do that. This is a clause; one votes for ...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 c1773 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
33: Clause 20, page 39, line 5, leave out “as follows” ...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 834 c1774 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
40: Clause 20, page 41, line 2, leave out “(or descript...
Notes: Scottish legislative consent sought.
Subjects: Data protection Databases Criminal investigation Annual reports Electronic surveillance Intelligence services Internet Intelligence and Security Committee Personal records Privacy Public bodies Postal services Surveillance Telecommunications Cryptography National Crime Agency Investigatory Powers Commissioner
Legislation: Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2023-24
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]

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