"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. This has been an extremely positive debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Fox, was right to point out in detail that the Government prepared, in Clause 90, a potential line of retreat. Whether they have or have not, the Government have certainly listened …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a senior fellow at Policy Exchange. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Raval and Lord Rook, on their two very engaging maiden speeches, and wish them every joy in the House. I also commend my noble friend Lady Verma on securing this important …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"My Lords, in the debate on the sunset clause in Committee, it was evident that the Committee felt strongly that there should be greater post-legislative scrutiny. The Committee was clearly agreed on the end, if not necessarily the means. I am glad that since that was moved, the Minister has …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, on obtaining this important debate and on bringing all her expertise and incisiveness to it in her opening remarks.
I declare my interest as set out in the register as a senior fellow at Policy Exchange, although my role there is unconnected with …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"Further to the answer that the Minister has just given, Jonathan Hall, the Government’s independent reviewer of counterterror legislation, said, in the aftermath of these heartbreaking killings, that
“if there is any information you can give, put it in the public domain, and be really careful that you don’t fall …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have spoken in this appropriately sober debate, especially to my noble—and non-footballing—friend Lord Norton for coming in and sharing his expertise with us. I suppose it is scarcely surprising that those noble Lords who are sceptical of state regulation favour …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendments 341 and 342 have sunset provisions. I declare my interest as set out in the register as a senior fellow at Policy Exchange. I am mindful, of course, that this is the final debate on amendments this evening on this very substantial Bill of 100 clauses and …..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. What assessment has the task force made of whether any foreign state or states seek to promote the introduction in Britain of a blasphemy law, which would be—and I hope the Government will agree on this point—completely unacceptable?..." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 20 November (HL Deb col 207), what progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made with its review of security and counter-terrorism...." Lord Goodman of Wycombe - View Speech