All 1 Debates between Lord Lloyd of Berwick and Lord De Mauley

Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Lloyd of Berwick and Lord De Mauley
Monday 25th October 2010

(14 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My Lords, we are on Report.

Lord Lloyd of Berwick Portrait Lord Lloyd of Berwick
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My Lords, the Minister gave three reasons why he could not accept the amendment, the first of which was that the measures are meant to be preventive. However, they are also rather more than preventive; they are extremely restrictive of the basic right of any individual to deal with his assets as he thinks fit. He also said that we are not concerned here with human rights. Of course we are; we are concerned with Article 1.