Investigatory Powers Bill

Bob Stewart Excerpts

Tuesday 1st November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Wallace]

The whole House will hear my hon. Friend’s comments. He is a dedicated campaigner on privacy—in fact, on both parts of the Bill—in terms of what he believes in, and he has been consistent throughout. The House should listen when he says that he wants to make sure that a Bill with good oversight is passed correctly, giving us the freedom then to move on to debate and shape press regulation in, rightly, a different forum.

[Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con)]

Will my hon. Friend give way?

[Mr Wallace]

No, I am sorry.

On that basis, I urge this House to reject the Lords amendments in relation to clauses 8, 9 and 273.