"No, this is what I want to establish. Just saying that he has been intercepted will lead that person to wonder how, so we cannot act covertly if there is any danger of sources being revealed or future operations being compromised.
"My Lords, I want to make a couple of comments in response to what the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has just said. I can speak only for MI5, but, for many years, it certainly has been a desire of the organisation that, as far as safely possible, the British public—it …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not know whether I can help the noble Lord, Lord Fox, on his question of urgency. One of the things that the Security Service and the other intelligence agencies do is deal with matters of life and death, of imminent terrorist threats, of states pursuing one …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"My Lords, this report arises out of an investigation into the relationship of the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, with a charity, the Centre for Global Studies. The report details how the investigation came about. The charity was established in 2002 with the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, as chair of its …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"That, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Skidelsky be suspended from the service of the House for a period of one month; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015, in the opinion of this House, the conduct giving rise …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"Will your Lordships allow me to speak in the gap? I had not intended to speak in this debate because I knew that my noble friend Lord Evans is more up to date than me. I think my noble friend Lord Anderson has had enough praise already, but I shall …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"My Lords, in begging to move that the fourth report of the Conduct Committee be agreed to, I shall speak also to the fifth report.
The Conduct Committee is committed to minimising the number of new editions of the Code of Conduct. These reports propose the first changes since May …..." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"That the Report from the Select Committee Parliamentary advice and services: proposed changes to the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Code of Conduct (5th Report, HL Paper 243) be agreed to...." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech
"That the Report from the Select Committee Amendments to the Code of Conduct (4th Report, HL Paper 221) be agreed to...." Baroness Manningham-Buller - View Speech