Motions that the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2015 and that the draft Equipment Interference (Code of Practice) Order 2015, which were laid before this House on 4 November, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Motions that the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2015 and that the draft Equipment Interference (Code of Practice) Order 2015, which were laid before this House on 4 November, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Motions to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motions to consider. Agreed to on question.

New draft codes of practice providing guidance on equipment interference and the interception of communications were published in November 2015. They relate to the investigatory powers of law enforcement agencies and the intelligence and security agencies provided for by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the and Intelligence Services Act 1994.

New draft codes of practice providing guidance on equipment interference and the interception of communications were published in November 2015. They relate to the investigatory powers of law enforcement agencies and the intelligence and security agencies provided for by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the and Intelligence...

Lords motions to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, with the leave of the Committee I will also speak to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2015.

Members will know that on 4 November 2015 the Government published draft legislation relating to the security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies’ use of investigatory...

My Lords, with the leave of the Committee I will also speak to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Interception of Communications: Code of Practice) Order 2015.

Members will know that on 4 November 2015 the Government published draft legislation relating to the security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies’ use of investigatory...

My Lords, I must first say that I am not an expert in this area. Our expert on this matter is on the joint scrutiny committee, which is about to sit. That is why he is not here. For this to come up when the people considering the draft investigatory...

My Lords, I must first say that I am not an expert in this area. Our expert on this matter is on the joint scrutiny committee, which is about to sit. That is why he is not here. For this to come up when the people considering the draft investigatory...

My Lords, I support the proposals, which were conscientiously and effectively explained by the Minister. I recollect him in another guise in another place, where he practised, to a degree, the black arts and would have been pleased by a depleted Committee on a Monday when many Members are travelling.

I...

My Lords, I support the proposals, which were conscientiously and effectively explained by the Minister. I recollect him in another guise in another place, where he practised, to a degree, the black arts and would have been pleased by a depleted Committee on a Monday when many Members are travelling.

I...

My Lords, the orders before us today are important. They are tools to obtain evidence of suspected wrongdoing. I can tell the noble Lord that the Opposition support both orders, although we have some concerns. There has to be a balance between the scope of the powers exercised by the...

My Lords, the orders before us today are important. They are tools to obtain evidence of suspected wrongdoing. I can tell the noble Lord that the Opposition support both orders, although we have some concerns. There has to be a balance between the scope of the powers exercised by the...

First, scheduling business is a matter entirely in the inscrutable hands of the Whips’ Office and usual channels. The Home Office has no influence on that. I take it that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, was referring to the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, who plays a very important role in...

First, scheduling business is a matter entirely in the inscrutable hands of the Whips’ Office and usual channels. The Home Office has no influence on that. I take it that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, was referring to the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, who plays a very important role in...