The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council took place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 April 2007.  The UK was also represented by the Attorney-General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. The council started with the adoption of the A-points list.  Amongst these were a proposal for the establishment of...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council took place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 April 2007.  The UK was also represented by the Attorney-General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. The council started with the adoption of the A-points list.  Amongst these were a proposal for the establishment of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what bilateral arrangements exist between the United Kingdom and the United States of America to secure the privacy of computer data owned by UK nationals and stored via the internet on servers located within the United States.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what bilateral arrangements exist between the United Kingdom and the United States of America to secure the privacy of computer data owned by UK nationals and stored via the internet on servers located within the United States.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with representatives of the United States’ Department of Justice in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with representatives of the United States’ Department of Justice in the last 12 months.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what Her Majesty's Government are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what Her Majesty's Government are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for initiating this debate on such a crucial subject. Like some other of your Lordships, my particular concern has arisen from the Government’s decision to deal with the problem of deporting foreign nationals who are suspected of involvement...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for initiating this debate on such a crucial subject. Like some other of your Lordships, my particular concern has arisen from the Government’s decision to deal with the problem of deporting foreign nationals who are suspected of involvement...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for raising this important debate tonight. I hesitated in putting my name forward for the debate, since I am no expert in this matter. The issues I want to discuss may be rather obvious ones. I...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for raising this important debate tonight. I hesitated in putting my name forward for the debate, since I am no expert in this matter. The issues I want to discuss may be rather obvious ones. I...

My Lords, next week our highest court will begin hearing one of the most important cases of our times. The judges in the House of Lords are to examine the issue of torture and are being asked to determine whether the Home Secretary can use as evidence material that may...

My Lords, next week our highest court will begin hearing one of the most important cases of our times. The judges in the House of Lords are to examine the issue of torture and are being asked to determine whether the Home Secretary can use as evidence material that may...

My Lords, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office put it very well in their annual report on human rights this year. It said:"““Torture is one of the worst human rights abuses. As torture is outlawed under general international law as well as specific human rights treaties, when governments condone it, they...

My Lords, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office put it very well in their annual report on human rights this year. It said:"““Torture is one of the worst human rights abuses. As torture is outlawed under general international law as well as specific human rights treaties, when governments condone it, they...

My Lords, in the wake of the London bombings, the Prime Minister said:"““Let no one be in any doubt that the rules of the game are changing””." By that, he apparently meant that the rules within international human rights law, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the Human Rights...

My Lords, in the wake of the London bombings, the Prime Minister said:"““Let no one be in any doubt that the rules of the game are changing””." By that, he apparently meant that the rules within international human rights law, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the Human Rights...

My Lords, it has been a powerful, effective and moving debate. I join every other speaker in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, on securing it. I respect and revere the work she has done over a long time for the victims of torture. We as a Government, a state...

My Lords, it has been a powerful, effective and moving debate. I join every other speaker in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, on securing it. I respect and revere the work she has done over a long time for the victims of torture. We as a Government, a state...

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My Lords, two themes have dominated this debate. First, the use of evidence obtained by torture, which is prohibited by the convention in all circumstances, whether in the form of confession or against third parties, and in non-criminal as well as in criminal proceedings. The Government must ensure that our...

My Lords, two themes have dominated this debate. First, the use of evidence obtained by torture, which is prohibited by the convention in all circumstances, whether in the form of confession or against third parties, and in non-criminal as well as in criminal proceedings. The Government must ensure that our...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and congratulate her on initiating the debate. I hope that the noble Baroness feels its high quality fully justifies her in taking the initiative. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer of Sandwell, encapsulated the issue most succinctly. He said...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and congratulate her on initiating the debate. I hope that the noble Baroness feels its high quality fully justifies her in taking the initiative. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer of Sandwell, encapsulated the issue most succinctly. He said...

My Lords, perhaps I may not accept an intervention; I have only 10 minutes. The noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, raised the issue of extraordinary rendition, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Crosby. I have no knowledge—and I have asked—that we have ever been involved in either rendition of the sort...

My Lords, perhaps I may not accept an intervention; I have only 10 minutes. The noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, raised the issue of extraordinary rendition, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Crosby. I have no knowledge—and I have asked—that we have ever been involved in either rendition of the sort...

My Lords, I, too, add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and to those associated with the work that she has done over many years. I mention in that context some of the finest NGOs in this country, bodies such as Amnesty International, the Medical Foundation and the...

My Lords, I, too, add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and to those associated with the work that she has done over many years. I mention in that context some of the finest NGOs in this country, bodies such as Amnesty International, the Medical Foundation and the...

My Lords, we owe the noble Baroness much gratitude for initiating this important debate. The convention against torture to which this country is a signatory provides that no state party shall expel, return or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds for believing he would be...

My Lords, we owe the noble Baroness much gratitude for initiating this important debate. The convention against torture to which this country is a signatory provides that no state party shall expel, return or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds for believing he would be...

My Lords, I offer my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, on initiating this timely debate and on her contribution to the campaign against torture, together with the work on redress to which she has made so great a contribution. It is literally beyond measure, because not only has...

My Lords, I offer my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, on initiating this timely debate and on her contribution to the campaign against torture, together with the work on redress to which she has made so great a contribution. It is literally beyond measure, because not only has...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, we live in a complicated world, morally, ethically and philosophically. Today, I want to set out, very briefly, the legal...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, we live in a complicated world, morally, ethically and philosophically. Today, I want to set out, very briefly, the legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has made to the US Administration about the decision of a US court not to deport Sean O'Cealleogh. - Inc fact that the info sought is not readily available, but will be provided as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has made to the US Administration about the decision of a US court not to deport Sean O'Cealleogh. - Inc fact that the info sought is not readily available, but will be provided as soon as possible.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what data protection safeguards are available to UK citizens whose detailed private information is made available to private companies in the US.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what data protection safeguards are available to UK citizens whose detailed private information is made available to private companies in the US.