Further to the answers by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7 January 2004 (Official Report, cols. 169-72), whether they are now in a position to seek the closure of websites which provide personal details of active opponents of fascist and racist parties.

Further to the answers by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7 January 2004 (Official Report, cols. 169-72), whether they are now in a position to seek the closure of websites which provide personal details of active opponents of fascist and racist parties.

Whether they regard celebrations of Irish republican violence during Easter 1916 as a glorification of terrorism.

Whether they regard celebrations of Irish republican violence during Easter 1916 as a glorification of terrorism.

Terrorism Bill. Consideration of Commons amendments. Motion that the House do not insist on its amendments 5,11,31 and 34 and do agree with the Commons in their amendments 34B and 34D in lieu. Amendment disagreed to on dividion (60 to 172). Main question agreed to on question. [Includes Lords tributes to Lord Ackner]

Terrorism Bill. Consideration of Commons amendments. Motion that the House do not insist on its amendments 5,11,31 and 34 and do agree with the Commons in their amendments 34B and 34D in lieu. Amendment disagreed to on dividion (60 to 172). Main question agreed to on question. [Includes Lords tributes...

My Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord says but the event I mentioned took place on private property; it did not take place on the street. The very fact that the police acted was of enormous benefit to the community. That is the point I am trying to make.

My Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord says but the event I mentioned took place on private property; it did not take place on the street. The very fact that the police acted was of enormous benefit to the community. That is the point I am trying to make.

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My Lords, I did not intend to take part in this debate today but, after listening to it, I thought that I would give noble Lords a practical example of what my noble friend is putting forward. Three weeks ago in Belfast, the PSNI had information that an event was going to happen in...

My Lords, I did not intend to take part in this debate today but, after listening to it, I thought that I would give noble Lords a practical example of what my noble friend is putting forward. Three weeks ago in Belfast, the PSNI had information that an event was going to happen in...

My Lords, I am very sorry to disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Blood, but it seems to me that the incident to which she referred could perfectly well have been caught under the existing law on incitement to violence and on the proposed law in this Bill about direct and indirect...

My Lords, I am very sorry to disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Blood, but it seems to me that the incident to which she referred could perfectly well have been caught under the existing law on incitement to violence and on the proposed law in this Bill about direct and indirect...

My Lords, I have had the experience of defending an IRA person who was moved not by the Easter Rebellion, but by the words of Robert Emmet on the scaffold in 1797. If you take anywhere at any time, you can see how a person may be incited by stories from the...

My Lords, I have had the experience of defending an IRA person who was moved not by the Easter Rebellion, but by the words of Robert Emmet on the scaffold in 1797. If you take anywhere at any time, you can see how a person may be incited by stories from the...

My Lords, is not the practical reason for this Bill the wish of Parliament to ensure that people who incite terrorism are brought to justice? It has emerged that the Crown Prosecution Service, for instance, might find it very difficult to decide, and deliberate for many months, whether somebody on...

My Lords, is not the practical reason for this Bill the wish of Parliament to ensure that people who incite terrorism are brought to justice? It has emerged that the Crown Prosecution Service, for instance, might find it very difficult to decide, and deliberate for many months, whether somebody on...

My Lords, I have made the point before that it refers to William Wallace in Scotland, to the Welsh nationalists in 1937 who blew up the bombing range in the Lleyn Peninsula, to the Easter Rebellion, and to any movement throughout the world—as I said, this applies to the whole world—where a movement or...

My Lords, I have made the point before that it refers to William Wallace in Scotland, to the Welsh nationalists in 1937 who blew up the bombing range in the Lleyn Peninsula, to the Easter Rebellion, and to any movement throughout the world—as I said, this applies to the whole world—where a movement or...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene briefly. Surely when we talk about the present circumstances the point is that something like the Easter Uprising might well be covered if the IRA as of now was asking people to emulate it. That is what makes the difference;...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene briefly. Surely when we talk about the present circumstances the point is that something like the Easter Uprising might well be covered if the IRA as of now was asking people to emulate it. That is what makes the difference;...

My Lords, the noble Baroness anticipated that I had followed her instructions in her opening remarks by remaining in a sedentary position. I think that my response to that is, in the words of a famous English novelist of the middle half of the 20th century, ““Up to a point””. As I understand it,...

My Lords, the noble Baroness anticipated that I had followed her instructions in her opening remarks by remaining in a sedentary position. I think that my response to that is, in the words of a famous English novelist of the middle half of the 20th century, ““Up to a point””. As I understand it,...

My Lords, I shall say straight away what considerable pleasure the noble Lord’s last sentence has given me, if no other Member of this House. I hope that I can be as telegraphic as he has been in dealing with some of the points raised. The noble Lord accurately understood the Government’s points and...

My Lords, I shall say straight away what considerable pleasure the noble Lord’s last sentence has given me, if no other Member of this House. I hope that I can be as telegraphic as he has been in dealing with some of the points raised. The noble Lord accurately understood the Government’s points and...

My Lords, the Minister should not think that she has convinced me; she has just worn me down.

My Lords, the Minister should not think that she has convinced me; she has just worn me down.

My Lords, I will take the victory any way it comes. We have thoroughly explored this issue. I hear what the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, says, but I also listen carefully to what my noble friend Lady Blood says about the possible impact of these sorts of statements, and the reassurance they can...

My Lords, I will take the victory any way it comes. We have thoroughly explored this issue. I hear what the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, says, but I also listen carefully to what my noble friend Lady Blood says about the possible impact of these sorts of statements, and the reassurance they can...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down—I am sorry to interrupt—some Members have lessened their opposition because there is going to be a comprehensive Bill in a year’s time. In the light of our discussion, will there be consultation with all the political parties—and, in this House, the Cross Benches—before a...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down—I am sorry to interrupt—some Members have lessened their opposition because there is going to be a comprehensive Bill in a year’s time. In the light of our discussion, will there be consultation with all the political parties—and, in this House, the Cross Benches—before a...

My Lords, I hope that I am paraphrasing my right honourable friend the Home Secretary correctly, but he has already indicated that he is open to further discussions on this matter. Noble Lords will know that we do business in this House by trying to talk to each other, sometimes quite trenchantly,...

My Lords, I hope that I am paraphrasing my right honourable friend the Home Secretary correctly, but he has already indicated that he is open to further discussions on this matter. Noble Lords will know that we do business in this House by trying to talk to each other, sometimes quite trenchantly,...

My Lords, we have had a debate that, although somewhat shorter than on previous occasions, was still undoubtedly full. I took the opposite view from the noble Baroness’s in that I welcomed everything in the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, except the final sentence. Let me make it clear at the...

My Lords, we have had a debate that, although somewhat shorter than on previous occasions, was still undoubtedly full. I took the opposite view from the noble Baroness’s in that I welcomed everything in the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, except the final sentence. Let me make it clear at the...

My Lords, before I move Motion A, will the House give me the indulgence to note that Lord Ackner is no longer in his place? Many noble Lords will know that the only reason that Lord Ackner is not in his place is that he died yesterday. Lord Ackner had been a Member of...

My Lords, before I move Motion A, will the House give me the indulgence to note that Lord Ackner is no longer in his place? Many noble Lords will know that the only reason that Lord Ackner is not in his place is that he died yesterday. Lord Ackner had been a Member of...