Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [HL]

Lord De Mauley Excerpts

Monday 25th October 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord Lester of Herne Hill]

My Lords, perhaps I may briefly echo my support for the noble and learned Lord’s amendment.

[Lord De Mauley]

My Lords, we are on Report.

[Lord Lloyd of Berwick]

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.