Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Joint Committee on Human Rights Formal Minutes 2017–19
Wednesday 1 November 2017
Members present:
Baroness Hamwee Ms Harriet Harman Lord Woolf Ms Karen Buck Baroness Lawrence Fiona Bruce Jeremy Lefroy
1. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Members declared their interests (see Appendix).
2. ELECTION OF CHAIR
Ms Harriet Harman MP was elected as Chair.
Ordered, That the Chair report her election to the House of Commons.
3. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE
The Committee considered this matter.
4. PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
The Committee considered this matter.
5. COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Committee agreed to meet at 3pm on Wednesdays.
6. PUBLICATION OF SUBMISSIONS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
The Committee considered this matter.
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7. MEDIA
The Committee considered this matter.
8. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
The Committee affirmed the importance of this activity and noted particular items of legislation for the current session.
9. PROGRAMME DECISIONS FOR THE FIRST MEETING
The Committee considered its priorities for the coming session, in particular up to Christmas 2017.
10. AOB
The Committee discussed examples that could form the basis of future inquiries.
11. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following paper be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Letter to Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 3.00pm.
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Appendix
Commons Member’s Financial Interests
Bruce, Fiona (Congleton) Bruce, Fiona (Congleton) 1. Employment and earnings Fiona Bruce and Co LLP1; solicitors practice. Address: Justice House, 3 Grappenhall Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington WA4 2AH. Consultancy fees received: 30 September 2016, received £5,000. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 October 2016) 31 October 2016, received £5,000. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 28 November 2016) 30 November 2016, received £5,000. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 09 January 2017) 31 December 2016, received £5,000. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 27 January 2017) 31 January 2017, received £67,511.12. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 15 February 2017) 28 February 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 24 March 2017) 31 March 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 18 April 2017) 30 April 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 02 May 2017) 30 May 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 15 June 2017) 30 June 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 27 July 2017) 31 July 2017, received £41,849.05. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 31 August 2017) 31 August 2017, received £5,000. Hours: 23 hrs. (Registered 25 September 2017) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Four residential properties in Warrington, Cheshire: (i) and (ii). The fourth property was purchased on 1 February 2016. (Updated 11 November 2013 and 16 February 2016) Four commercial properties in Warrington, Cheshire: (i) and (ii). One commercial property in Knutsford, Cheshire: (i) and (ii). (Registered 31 May 2010)
1 Note by Member: I am Senior Partner of this practice. I conduct number of cases and do participate in the management of the practice on an active and ongoing basis. Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Buck, Ms Karen (Westminster North) Buck, Ms Karen (Westminster North) Nil
Harman, Ms Harriet (Camberwell and Peckham) Harman, Ms Harriet (Camberwell and Peckham) 1. Employment and earnings Contract with Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, a publishing division of Penguin Books Ltd, 80, Strand, London WC2R 0RL, through Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd, 291 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QJ. (Registered 15 March 2016) 31 January 2017, received £9,135 as advance due on delivery of manuscript. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 24 February 2017) 31 January 2017, received £10,250 as advance due on first publication. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 24 February 2017) 24 January 2017, £2,050 received from Random House Group Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, through Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd, 291 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QJ, for contribution to the audio adaptation of my book. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 24 February 2017) 14 February 2017, received £350 from the BBC, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA, for appearing on 'This Week' on 2 February 2017. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 February 2017) 10 March 2017, received £3,000 from Vodafone Group, Paddington Central, 1 Kingdom Street, London W2 6BY, via Golden Goose PR, 24 Neal Street, London WC2H 9QW, for participation in an International Women's Day panel debate hosted by KPMG LLP & Vodafone Group plc. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 March 2017) 29 March 2017, received £2,000 from Diffusion Events, 1 Rogans Court, Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, for participation in an in conversation event at the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival on 12 March 2017. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 13 April 2017) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Part ownership of house in Suffolk: (i). 8. Miscellaneous From 10 July 2017, unremunerated Chair of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Contemporary Dance. (Registered 12 July 2017)
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Lefroy, Jeremy (Stafford) Lefroy, Jeremy (Stafford) 1. Employment and earnings Director of African Speciality Products Ltd: supplier of coffee and cocoa; management services. Address: 9 Highway Lane, Keele ST5 5AN. Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for participation in surveys. All payments donated to charity. 7 February 2017, received £200. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 15 February 2017) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Elizabeth Gooch MBE Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of venue and refreshments for a local association fundraiser, at a value of £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 25 November 2016) Name of donor: Elizabeth Gooch MBE Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of venue and refreshments for a local association fundraiser, at a value of £5,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 02 August 2017) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Address of donor: 66 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): accommodation with a value of £800. The cost of flights were met by a non-registrable source. Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA Dates of visit: 3-6 October 2016 Purpose of visit: To attend annual meeting of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. (Registered 24 November 2016) Name of donor: Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Address of donor: 66 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation with a value of £950 Destination of visit: Tunis, Tunisia Dates of visit: 30 November - 2 December 2016 Purpose of visit: To attend the launch of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Regional Chapter of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. (Registered 08 December 2016) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Name of donor: Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Address of donor: 66 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): airfare and accommodation with a value of £1,800 Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA Dates of visit: 15-18 April 2017 Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Parliamentary Conference 2017 of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. (Registered 02 May 2017) Name of donor: Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Address of donor: 66 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation with a value of £250 Destination of visit: Paris, France Dates of visit: 19-20 June 2017 Purpose of visit: To attend meetings with European MPs in my role as Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. (Registered 21 June 2017) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital African Speciality Products Ltd. Supplier of coffee and cocoa; management services. Blue Mountain Coffee Farms Ltd. Grower of Tanzanian Arabica coffee. 8. Miscellaneous Chartered accountant (non-practising). Unremunerated Member and Director of Equity for Africa Charity Limited. Registered under Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. (Updated 21 June 2017) I have a shareholding of below registrable value in the Hollybush pub in Seighford; a community interest company to operate the village pub. (Registered 01 May 2012) Chairman (from 1 July 2013) of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank and IMF (unremunerated). (Registered 12 July 2013) From 27 November 2015, trustee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (unremunerated). (Registered 04 December 2015) From 26 July 2016, trustee of the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) (unremunerated). (Registered 24 November 2016)
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Pritchard, Mark (The Wrekin) Pritchard, Mark (The Wrekin) 1. Employment and earnings Director of Mark Pritchard Advisory Ltd, c/o Gallaghers, 2nd Floor, 69/85 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4RR. (Registered 7 September 2013; updated 7 July 2015) Until further notice, consultant offering general advice to The Soufan Group; a strategic security consultancy and client of Mark Pritchard Advisory Ltd. Address: 26 York Street, London W1U 6PZ. I receive £2,074.52 a month for an expected commitment of 11.5 hours. (Updated 1 July 2015) Until further notice, consultant offering general advice to the Consumer Credit Association (CCA); a client of client of Mark Pritchard Advisory Ltd. Address: Queens House, Queens Road, Chester CH1 3BQ. From February 2017, I will receive £1,250 a month for an expected commitment of 9.5 hours. (Updated 1 July 2015 and 01 February 2017) Payments from 39th Street Strategies, 39th St NW, Washington DC, for services provided via Mark Pritchard Advisory Ltd: 27 March 2017, received £1,092.49. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 24 April 2017) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Mark Pritchard Advisory Ltd. (Registered 07 September 2013)
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Wednesday 15 November 2017
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon Fiona Bruce Baroness O’Cathain Ms Karen Buck Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy Lord Woolf
1. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee considered the terms of reference and proposed future witnesses for its inquiry into Freedom of Speech in Universities.
2. REMEDIAL ORDERS
The Committee considered a note from the Deputy Counsel on Remedial Orders.
3. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Dr Joanna Williams, Senior Lecturer, Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, University of Kent; • Professor Dennis Hayes, Professor of Education, University of Derby; • Tom Slater, Deputy Editor, Spiked; and • Professor Colin Riordan, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 November 2017 at 3.00pm.
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Cherry, Joanna (Edinburgh South West) Cherry, Joanna (Edinburgh South West) 1. Employment and earnings As a QC and member of the Faculty of Advocates, I will continue to receive payments for legal services rendered before my election. (Registered 04 June 2015) Payments received from Brodies LLP, 15 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 8HA: 28 February 2017, received £544.97 net of VAT for legal services provided between 23 April 2012 and 30 April 2015. Hours: no hours since the Election. (Registered 29 March 2017) 15 March 2017, received £23,340 net of VAT for legal services provided between 23 April 2012 and 30 April 2015. Hours: no hours since the Election. (Registered 29 March 2017) 31 March 2017, received £5,290.03 net of VAT for legal services provided between 23 April 2012 and 30 April 2015. Hours: no hours since the Election. (Registered 03 April 2017) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Gerard Burns Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: paintings valued at £23,000, donated for an auction for my benefit and that of four other candidates; my local party received a 20% share Status of donor: individual (Registered 07 July 2017) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Human Appeal Address of donor: Carrs Road, Cheadle, Manchester SK8 2BL Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, accommodation, food and transport with a value of £1,350 Destination of visit: West Bank and Israel Dates of visit: 6-10 October 2016 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Human Appeal. (Registered 18 October 2016) Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and hospitality with an approx. value of £600 Destination of visit: France Date of visit: 26-27 January 2017 Purpose of visit: to attend the Franco-British Colloque’s 2017 Conference. (Registered 15 March 2017) 8. Miscellaneous Barrister, non-practising. (Registered 04 June 2015) Member of Justice and Counsel Member Vice-Chair of APPG on the Rule of Law
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Wednesday 29 November 2017
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Joanna Cherry Baroness O’Cathain Jeremy Lefroy Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. DEFENDING RIGHTS: NEW INQUIRY: TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Committee considered the terms of reference for a future inquiry into Defending Rights.
2. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took oral evidence from:
• Liron Velleman, Union of Jewish Students; • Ben Ryan, Theos Think Tank; • Andrew Copson, Humanists UK; • Yusuf Hassan, Federation of Student Islamic Societies; • Charlotte Moore (student); and • Alyaa Ebbiary (student)
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Letter to Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
Mental Health and Deaths in Prison: Letter to Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Secretary of State for Justice.
Legislative Scrutiny: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill;
EUB0001 Dr Tobias Lock EUB0003 Equality and Human Rights Commission EUB0004 Humanists UK EUB0005 Oxford Human Rights Hub EUB0006 Maternity Action EUB0007 Royal Mencap Society Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
EUB0008 Coram Children's Legal Centre EUB0009 National Secular Society EUB0010 The Law Society EUB0011 British Institute of Human Rights EUB0012 Liberty EUB0013 Children in Wales (joint submission with the Wales Observatory on the Human Rights of Children and Young People EUB0014 Professor Merris Amos EUB0015 BrexitLawNI EUB0016 JUSTICE EUB0017 Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) EUB0018 Dr Katie Boyle EUB0019 Law Society of Scotland EUB0020 Civil Society Brexit Project
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 3:45pm
Wednesday 29 November 2017
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Joanna Cherry Baroness O’Cathain Jeremy Lefroy Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. Legislative Scrutiny: EU (Withdrawal) Bill and Data Protection Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the note from the Deputy Counsel on the human rights implications of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and of the Data Protection Bill be reported to both House for publication.
2. Oral Evidence: Freedom of Speech in Universities
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Gary Attle, Partner, Mills and Reeve LLP; • Paul Bowen QC, Brick Court Chambers; • Helen Mountfield QC, Matrix Chambers; and • Aileen McColgan, Matrix Chambers
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Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Legislative Scrutiny: Data Protection Bill
DPB0001 Amnesty International UK () DPB0002 Liberty DPB0003 medConfidential DPB0004 Privacy International DPB0005 Open Rights Group DPB0006 Equality and Human Rights Commission
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 December 2017 at 3.00pm.
Wednesday 13 December 2017
Members present:
Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Joanna Cherry Lord Woolf
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Linda Bellos OBE; • Alexandra Tate, President, Reproductive and Sexual Health Society, King’s College; • Jane Fae; • Helen Belcher, Director, Trans Media Watch; and • Peter Tatchell
2. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
• Letter dated 6 December 2017 from Rt Hon David Davis MP regarding the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. • Letter dated 5 December 2018 from Rt Hon Mel Stride MP and Memorandum on Finance Bill Provisions with Retrospective Effect
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January 2018 at 3.00pm Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Wednesday 10 January 2018
Members present:
Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Prosser Ms Karen Buck Lord Trimble Alex Burghart Lord Woolf Joanna Cherry Jeremy Lefroy
1. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Alex Burghart declared his interest (see Appendix).
2. PROPOSED COMMITTEE VISIT
The Committee considered a proposal for a Committee visit to the Netherlands for its inquiry into Freedom of Speech in Universities.
3. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE COMMITTEE’S REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS
Ordered, That the Government response to the Committee’s report on Human Rights and Business be published in House of Commons Special Report format.
4. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took evidence from: • Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Edinburgh; • Patrick Kilduff, President, Edinburgh University Students’ Association; • Professor Adam Tickell, Vice Chancellor, University of Sussex; • Frida Gustafsson, President, Student Union, University of Sussex; and • Baroness Valerie Amos CH, Director, SOAS University of London
5. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Human Rights implication of Brexit: Letter from Dr Philip Lee MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 14 December 2017
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Freedom of Speech in Universities:
1 Mr Jamie Grace (FSU0001) 2 UEA Students' Union (FSU0002) 3 Baroness Ruth Deech (FSU0003) 4 Dr Kevin Vaughan (FSU0004) 5 Professor Ian Cram (FSU0005) 6 Antisemitism Policy Trust (FSU0006) 7 Dr Nigel Paterson (FSU0007) 8 Prebendary Peter Bannister (FSU0008) 9 David Randall (FSU0009) 10 Universities UK (FSU0010) 11 Dr Carl Thompson (FSU0011) 12 Northumbria Students' Union (FSU0013) 13 Student Rights (FSU0014) 14 Rev. Richard Hill (FSU0015) 15 Miss Josephine Jackson (FSU0016) 16 Michael Toze (FSU0017) 17 Oxford Students for Life (FSU0018) 18 Humanists UK and Humanist Students (FSU0019) 19 Faith to Faithless (FSU0020) 20 The Council of Ex Muslims of Britain (FSU0021) 21 National Secular Society (FSU0022) 22 Department for Education and the Home Office (FSU0023) 23 Heriot-Watt University Student Union (FSU0024) 24 Mr Muhammad Hassan (FSU0025) 25 University of Surrey Students' Union (FSU0026) 26 London South Bank University (FSU0027) 27 Oxford University Students' Union (FSU0029) 28 Free Speech on Israel (FSU0030) 29 Trinity Saint David Students' Union (FSU0031) 30 Union of Brunel Students (FSU0032) 31 UK Lawyers for Israel (FSU0033) 32 University of Edinburgh (FSU0034) 33 Board of Deputies of British Jews (FSU0035) 34 Dr Petra Boynton (FSU0036) 35 Christian Concern (FSU0037) 36 LGBT-Labour (FSU0038) 37 Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) (FSU0039) 38 Kent Union (FSU0040) 39 Sheffield Students' Union (FSU0041) 40 Mr Michael Wee (FSU0042) 41 Index on Censorship (FSU0043) 42 York University Students' Union (FSU0044) 43 CARE (FSU0045) 44 Dr Kristin Aune (Coventry University) and Dr Mathew Guest (Durham University) (FSU0046) 45 Dr Trevor Stammers (FSU0047) 46 Mr Peter Baran (FSU0048) 47 Mrs Ann Farmer (FSU0049) 48 Mr Liam Kelly (FSU0050) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
49 Cllr Anwen Muston (FSU0051) 50 Mr Sylvan Moir (FSU0053) 51 Sheffield Hallam University (FSU0054) 52 Higher Education Funding Council for England (FSU0055) 53 Paul Bowen Q.C. (FSU0056) 54 The Office for Students (FSU0057) 55 Life (FSU0058) 56 University of Cambridge (FSU0059) 57 National Union of Students (FSU0060) 58 Edinburgh University Students' Association (FSU0061) 59 Alliance of Pro-Life Students (FSU0063) 60 Stephen Stacey (FSU0064) 61 Mrs Margaret Akers (FSU0065) 62 NUS Black Students Campaign (FSU0066) 63 Liverpool Guild of Students (FSU0067) 64 Helen Belcher (FSU0068) 65 CitizenGO (FSU0069) 66 Colin Wilson (FSU0070) 67 Academic Friends of Israel (FSU0071) 68 Cambridge University Students' Union (FSU0072) 69 University of Huddersfield Students' Union (FSU0073) 70 Professor Alison Scott-Baumann and Simon Perfect (FSU0074) 71 Miss Rebecca Short (FSU0076) 72 Guild of Students, University of Birmingham (FSU0077) 73 Palestine Solidarity Campaign (FSU0078) 74 Annonymous (FSU0079) 75 Union of Jewish Students (FSU0080) 76 Mr Simon Creasey (FSU0081) 77 Professor Rebecca Gould (FSU0082) 78 University of Sussex Islamic Society (FSU0083) 79 University and College Union (FSU0084) 80 Liberty (FSU0085) 81 Jane Fae (FSU0086) 82 Dr Priyamvada Gopal (FSU0087) 83 Muslim Council of Britain (FSU0088) 84 Dr John Bunting (FSU0089) 85 Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, London University (FSU0090) 86 SOAS Preventing Prevent (FSU0091) 87 Mr Mitchell Foyle-York (FSU0092)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 3.00pm
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Burghart, Alex (Brentwood and Ongar) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Michael Farmer Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 July 2017) 4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: Al Washm Street, Namudhajiyah Riyadh 12735, Saudi Arabia Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, transport, food and accommodation with a value of £7,800 Destination of visit: Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Dates of visit: 24-29 September 2017 Purpose of visit: to meet with HM King Salman Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, senior government officials and business leaders and the British diplomatic team in order to support and understand the British-Saudi bilateral relationship. (Registered 12 October 2017)
Wednesday 17th January 2018
Members present:
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy
Baroness Hamwee was called to the Chair.
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took evidence from: Panel 1: • Amatey Doku, Vice President, National Union of Students; and • Wes Streeting MP (former NUS President) Panel 2: • Professor Alison Scott-Baumann, SOAS University of London; • Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, Emeritus Professor of Operational Research, London School of Economics and Political Science; • Professor Steven Greer, Professor of Human Rights, University of Bristol; and • The Baroness Deech DBE
2. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEATHS IN PRISON – INTERIM REPORT
Ordered, That the Government response to the Committee’s report on Human Rights and Business be published in House of Commons Special Report format. Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Letter dated 15 January 2018 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, regarding the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill.
Freedom of Speech in Universities 93 Charity Commission for England and Wales
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 1 Mr David Watkins (HFE0002) 2 Miss Susan Bradley (HFE0003) 3 Miss Nicola Ponting (HFE0004) 4 Jason Brown (HFE0006) 5 Dr Atina Krajewska and Dr Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan (HFE0007) 6 NGA Law (HFE0008) 7 Dr Kirsty Horsey (HFE0009) 8 All Party Parliamentary Group on Surrogacy (HFE0010) 9 SUK Working Group on Surrogacy Law Reform (HFE0011) 10 Surrogacy UK (HFE0012) 11 British Fertility Society (HFE0013) 12 Erica Haigh (HFE0015)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 January 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Ms Karen Buck Baroness Lawrence Alex Burghart Baroness O’Cathain Joanna Cherry Baroness Prosser Jeremy Lefroy Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee took evidence from:
• Aarti Thakor, Head of Legal Compliance, Charity Commission for England and Wales; Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
• Michelle Russell, Director of Investigations, Monitoring and Enforcement, Charity Commission for England and Wales; and • Sir Michael Barber, Chair, Office for Students.
2. LEGISTLATIVE SCRUTINY: EU (WITHDRAWAL) BILL
Draft Report (Legislative Scrutiny: EU (Withdrawal) Bill), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 70 / HC 774.
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Freedom of Speech in Universities
94 Warwick Students’ Union 95 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) 96 Equality and Human Rights Commission 97 Further written evidence from the Charity Commission of England and Wales 99 Professor Alison Scott-Baumann 100 Professor Steven Greer
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 January 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 31January 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Ms Karen Buck Baroness Lawrence Fiona Bruce Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy Lord Woolf
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: THE WORK OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEWER OF TERRORISM
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• Max Hill QC, Independent Review of Terrorism Legislation
2. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee considered this matter.
3. CONSIDERATION OF OUTLINE ORAL EVIDENCE PROGRAMME - ENFORCING RIGHTS
The Committee considered this matter.
4. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy Lord Woolf
1. THE RIGHT TO BE FREE (ARTICLE 5) (working title)
The Committee considered this matter.
2. PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY REPORTS
The Committee considered this matter.
3. ORAL EVIDENCE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
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The Committee took evidence from:
Panel 1: • Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Home Office; and • Mr Sam Gyimah MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation.
Panel 2: • Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg MP; • Joanne Midgley, Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience, University of the West of England, Bristol; and • (By audio conference): Jonathan Wallcroft and Francesca Smith, Politics and International Relations Society, University of the West of England, Bristol
4. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Freedom of Speech in Universities
101 UK Lawyers for Israel 102 Baroness Ruth Deech 103 Professor Jonathan Rosenhead
Human Rights: Attitudes to enforcement
1 Professor Abbe Brown 2 Professor of UK Human Rights David Mead 3 Professor of UK Human Rights David Mead 4 No Mad Laws Campaign 5 Jo Wilding 6 Christian Concern 7 Liberty 8 Ministry of Justice 9 ADF International 10 Mavis Jones
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 February 2018 at 3.00pm
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Wednesday 21 February 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Joanna Cherry Jeremy Lefroy
1. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Legislative Scrutiny: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering
Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Treasure (SAB0005)
Proposal for a Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018
Department of Health and Social Care (HFE0017)
Human Rights: Attitudes to enforcement
British Institute of Human Rights (AET0013) Committee on the Administration of Justice (AET0014) CARE (AET0016) Joint submission on behalf of 37 civil society organisations, co-ordinated by the British Institute of Human Rights (AET0017) Coram Children's Legal Centre (AET0019) The Law Society (AET0020) Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) (AET0021) Public Law Project (AET0022) Rights of Women (AET0023) Young Legal Aid Lawyers (AET0024) Inclusion London (AET0025) Migrants' Rights Network (AET0026) LawWorks (AET0027) Mr Shoaib M Khan (AET0028) Glasgow Disability Alliance (AET0029) JustRights (AET0030) The Howard League (AET0031) Sinn Féin (AET0033) Amnesty International UK (AET0034) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Law Centres Network (AET0035) Policy Exchange's Judicial Power Project (AET0036) Equality and Human Rights Commission (AET0037)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 February 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 28th February 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Joanna Cherry Lord Woolf Jeremy Lefroy
1. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY: PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT 2008 (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Legislative Scrutiny: Proposal for a Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) order 2018), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 86 / HC 645.
2. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY: THE SANCTIONS AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Legislative Scrutiny: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 87 / HC 568.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Freedom of Speech in Universities
FSU0104 Gary Attle, Partner, Mills & Reeve LLP FSU0105 Department for Education FSU0106 The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland FSU0107 National Union of Students FSU0108 Scottish Charity Regulator FSU0109 Charity Commission for England and Wales FSU0110 Helen Mountfield QC
Human rights: attitudes to enforcement
AET0037 Equality and Human Rights Commission
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. LEGISLTAIVE SCRUTINY: DATA PROTECTION BILL
The Committee decided to write to the Data Protection Bill Committee to highlight the note from the Deputy Counsel on the Data Protection Bill.
2. ORAL EVIDENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS: ATTITUDES TO ENFORCEMENT
Oral evidence was taken from:
Panel 1 • Sara Ryan and Richard Huggins; and • Louise and Simon Rowland. Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Panel 2 (at 4.00pm approx.) • Deborah Coles, Director, INQUEST; • Katie Gollop QC, Barrister, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers; and • Merry Varney, Partner, Leigh Day.
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Human rights: attitudes to enforcement INQUEST Rehman and Gita Sahgal
Freedom of Speech in Universities Transcript from 6 December 2017
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at 3.00pm
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Joanna Cherry Lord Woolf Jeremy Lefroy
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS: ATTITUDES TO ENFORCEMENT
Oral evidence will be taken in public at 3.15pm from: • Richard Miller, Head of Justice, The Law Society; • Nicola Mackintosh QC (Hon), Sole Principal, Mackintosh Law; and • Gareth Peirce, Senior Partner, Birnberg Peirce and Partners.
2. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Inquiry into Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 1 ADASS and LGA (DOL0079) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
2 Advocacy Centre North (DOL0036) 3 Advocacy Centre North (DOL0037) 4 Age UK (DOL0059) 5 Alan Capps (DOL0062) 6 Alzheimer's Society (DOL0073) 7 Baroness Elaine Murphy (DOL0025) 8 Bevan Brittan LLP (DOL0092) 9 Birmingham City Council (DOL0038) 10 Birmingham City Council (DOL0039) 11 Board of Deputies of British Jews (DOL0094) 12 Bracknell Forest Council (DOL0070) 13 British Association of Social Workers (DOL0026) 14 British Geriatrics Society (DOL0054) 15 Browne Jacobson solicitors (DOL0077) 16 Cambridgeshire County Council (DOL0093) 17 Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (DOL0074) 18 Camden DOLS Team (DOL0096) 19 Care Quality Commission (DOL0104) 20 carer/parents (DOL0007) 21 Caroline Docking (DOL0050) 22 changing perspectives (DOL0098) 23 Christine Wells (DOL0101) 24 Community DoLS Team Notts county council (DOL0080) 25 Community Integrated Care (DOL0095) 26 Conwy County Borough Council (DOL0018) 27 Creative Support (DOL0058) 28 Derbyshire County Council's DoLS Team (DOL0082) 29 Devon County Council (DOL0035) 30 Dimensions (DOL0041) 31 Dr Andrew Brennan (DOL0106) 32 Dr David Jolley (DOL0011) 33 Dr James Warner (DOL0024) 34 Dr Lucy Series (DOL0068) 35 Dr Oluwatoyin Sorinmade (DOL0014) 36 East Sussex County Council (DOL0030) 37 Edge Training & Consultancy Ltd (DOL0097) 38 Edge Training and Consultancy Ltd (DOL0078) 39 Garden Court Chambers (DOL0084) 40 Greater Huddersfield and North Kirklees clinical commissioning groups (DOL0065) 41 Gwent DoLs consortium (DOL0029) 42 Herefordshire Council (DOL0049) 43 Hertfordshire County Council (DOL0067) 44 Hospice UK (DOL0086) 45 Housing Learning & Improvement Network (DOL0071) 46 Hywel Dda University Health Board (DOL0048) 47 Integritas Support Ltd (DOL0044) 48 Kent County Council (DOL0110) 49 Keri-Michele Lodge (DOL0031) 50 Lancashire County Council (DOL0100) 51 Leicester City Council (DOL0032) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
52 Lesley Irvine, Diana Duhig and Malcolm Irvine (DOL0021) 53 London Borough of Barnet (DOL0051) 54 London Borough of Hillingdon (DOL0099) 55 London Borough of Newham (DOL0108) 56 Luton and Bedfordshire CCG's (DOL0103) 57 Mental Health and Court of Protection Team, Doughty Street Chambers (DOL0088) 58 Mental Health Tribunal Members Association (MHTMA) (DOL0033) 59 Miss Katie Gollop (DOL0109) 60 Miss Lucy Bright (DOL0013) 61 Mr Alan Challoner (DOL0019) 62 Mr Alan Challoner (DOL0020) 63 Mr Chris Lucas (DOL0083) 64 Mr Dan Simms (DOL0006) 65 Mr Ivan Mugabi (DOL0004) 66 Mr James Godber (DOL0040) 67 Mr Jim Poyser (DOL0017) 68 Mr Kelvin Debideen (DOL0002) 69 Mr Kelvin Debideen (DOL0003) 70 Mr Nigel Keir (DOL0066) 71 Mr Paul Craven (DOL0005) 72 Mr Peter Parker (DOL0009) 73 Mr Roger Hargreaves (DOL0016) 74 Mr Toby Williamson (DOL0087) 75 Mrs Annette Wilby (DOL0047) 76 Mrs Carol Wilkinson (DOL0010) 77 Mrs Rachel Hubbard (DOL0015) 78 Mrs wendy micklewright (DOL0111) 79 Ms Carol Evans (DOL0034) 80 Ms Eleanor Tallon (DOL0064) 81 Ms Emma Overton (DOL0053) 82 Ms Felicity Glass (DOL0089) 83 Ms Rachel Griffiths (DOL0090) 84 Ms Trish O'Hara (DOL0001) 85 National Autistic Taskforce (DOL0027) 86 Newcastle City Council (DOL0060) 87 NHS Norther Easter and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (DOL0056) 88 Norfolk County Council (DOL0072) 89 North East Lincolnshire MCA Strategic Network (DOL0042) 90 Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care and Public Health Senior Leadership Team (DOL0061) 91 Older People's Commissioner for Wales (DOL0028) 92 POhWER (DOL0102) 93 Prof Baroness Ilora Finlay (DOL0107) 94 Professor Phil Fennell (DOL0069) 95 Professor Rob Heywood (DOL0043) 96 Public Health Wales (DOL0063) 97 Rethink Mental Illness (DOL0055) 98 Richard Jones (DOL0075) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
99 Roger Laidlaw (DOL0045) 100 Salford City Council, Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (DOL0076) 101 Sense (DOL0022) 102 Sheffield City Council (DOL0057) 103 Shropshire Council Adult SOCIAL CARE (DOL0105) 104 Sir Nicholas Mostyn (DOL0012) 105 Sir William Charles (DOL0052) 106 St Thomas Training (DOL0008) 107 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (DOL0046) 108 The Royal College of Psychiatrists (DOL0091) 109 Tony Anyaegbu (DOL0023) 110 Turning Point (DOL0081) 111 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DOL0085)
Inquiry into Freedom of Speech in Universities • An analysis of UK university free speech policies prepared for the Joint Committee for Human Rights, by the Higher Education Policy Institute • Further written evidence submitted by the Charity Commission for England and Wales • Professor Edward Byrne AC, President & Principal, King’s College London • King’s College London Libertarian Society
Inquiry into Attitudes to Enforcement • Miss Katie Gallop QC (ATE0041)
The Data Protection Bill • Big Brother Watch (DPB0007)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 March 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Joanna Cherry Lord Woolf Jeremy Lefroy
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND SAFETY: REFORM OF THE DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Graham Enderby • Mark Neary • Lucy Series, Research Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University • Alexander Ruck Keene, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
2. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Freedom of Speech in Universities), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 111 / HC 589.
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards • Simon Cramp • Equality and Human Rights Commission • Department of Health and Social Care • British Institute of Human Rights
Human Rights: attitudes to enforcement • Media & Persuasive Communication (MPC) network, Bangor University • KRW Law LLP
Freedom and Speech in Universities • The University of Bristol Students' Union • King’s College London Student’s Union (KCLSU)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 March 2018 at 3.00pm
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Jeremy Lefroy Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS: ATTITUDES TO ENFORCEMENT
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Nicholas Paines QC, Commissioner, Law Commission; • Tim Spencer-Lane, Lawyer, Law Commission; • Betsey Lau-Robinson, Head of Safeguarding Adults, the Mental Capacity Act & Prevent, University College London Hospital; and • Stephen Chandler, Director, Adult Social Services, Somerset Council.
2. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Inquiry into Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards • Mrs Caroline Hanman
Inquiry into Attitudes to Enforcement • Law Centres Network
Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness O’Cathain Ms Karen Buck Lord Trimble Alex Burghart Lord Woolf Joanna Cherry
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
1. ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee considered this matter.
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hope of Craighead, former Deputy President of the Supreme Court gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
AET0046 Simon and Louise Rowland AET0047 Lord Toby Harris
2. PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018
The Committee considered this matter.
3. THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND SAFETY: REFORM OF THE DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
DOL0121 Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman MP, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Jeremy Lefroy Lord Trimble
1. FUTURE PROGRAMME
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Windrush generation.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
2. ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS
David Isaac CBE, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission, David Russell, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Judith Robertson, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following paper be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
ATE0048 Barnabas Fund
3. PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
BNA0001 Alison Harvey BNA0002 Law Society of Scotland BNA0003 Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) and Amnesty International UK BNA0004 Mr Trent Miller BNA0007 CAMPAIGNS
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 May 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy
1. ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS
Professor David Mead, University of East Anglia Law School, Martha Spurrier, Director, Liberty, Dr Alice Donald, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Middlesex University, Adam Wagner, Founder and Strategic Director, RightsInfo gave oral evidence.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
2. IMMIGRATION DETENTION
Ordered, That Alison Harvey be appointed as a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee initially for the work on the “Windrush Generation”. (For details of declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
3. PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018
Ordered, That the following paper be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
BNA0008 Tabitha Sprague
4. ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS
Ordered, That the following paper be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
AET0048 The National Bargee Travellers Association
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Joanna Cherry Jeremy Lefroy
1. ORAL EVIDENCE: DETENTION OF MEMBERS OF WINDRUSH GENERATION
The Committee took oral evidence from:
• Paulette Wilson and Natalie Barnes; • Anthony Bryan and Janet McKay-Williams; and • Pierre Makhlouf, Assistant Director, Bail for Immigration Detention.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
2. PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018
The Committee discussed this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 May 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness O’Cathain Alex Burghart Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Lord Trimble Jeremy Lefroy
1. PROPOSAL FOR A DRAFT BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (REMEDIAL) ORDER 2018 REPORT
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Proposal for a Draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2018), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 146 / HC 926.
2. ORAL EVIDENCE: ENFORCING RIGHTS
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Rt Hon David Gauke MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Proposal for a draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2018 • Ms Heather Lassell (BNA0009)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 June 2018 at 3.00pm Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Prosser Ms Karen Buck Lord Trimble Alex Burghart Joanna Cherry Jeremy Lefroy
1. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Detention of Windrush Generation
• Timeline of Home Office Case File on Anthony Bryan
2. DETENTION OF WINDRUSH GENERATION
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department; and • Glyn Williams, Director-General, Border Immigration and Citizenship System, Home Office
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 June 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Lord Trimble Ms Karen Buck Lord Woolf
1. ENFORCING RIGHTS
The Committee considered this matter.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
2. COUNTER-TERROSISM AND BORDER SECURITY BILL
The Committee considered this matter.
3. FUTURE PROGRAMME
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 June 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 20 June 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Ms Karen Buck Baroness Prosser Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Lord Woolf
1. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY: COUNTER TERRORISM AND BORDER SECURITY BILL
The Committee took oral evidence from • Max Hill QC, Independent Review of Terrorism Legislation; and • Corey Stoughton, Advocacy Director, Liberty.
2. CONSIDERATION OF HEADS OF REPORT: WINDRUSH DETENTION
The Committee considered this matter.
3. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following paper be reported to both Houses for publication on the Internet:
Enforcing Human Rights • Letter from Lucy Frazer QC MP, PUS for Justice, to Chair, re changes to the Lord Chancellor’s exceptional funding guidance for inquests
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 3.00pm
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Ms Karen Buck Baroness Prosser Joanna Cherry Jeremy Lefroy
1. WINDRUSH GENERATION DETENTION
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Windrush Generation Detention), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 160 / HC 1034.
2. RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND SAFETY: REFORM OF THE DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY SAFEGUARDS
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 161 / HC 890.
4. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN UNIVERSITIES: RESPONSES
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Freedom of Speech in Universities: Responses), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eight Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 162 / HC 1279.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
5. HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 20TH ANNIVERSARY
The Committee considered the draft terms of references for this inquiry, and agreed to publish the call for evidence.
6. YOUTH DETENTION: RESTRAINT AND SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The Committee discussed the steps required for an evidence session with young people to ensure privacy and safeguarding, including arrangements for editing the transcript and video recording.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 July 2018 at 4.00pm
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Members present:
Baroness Hamwee, in the Chair
Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Joanna Cherry Lord Trimber Jeremy Lefroy
1. REPORT ON COUNTER-TERRORISM AND BORDER SECURITY BILL
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Ninth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 167 / HC 1208.
The Committee agreed to write to the Bill Committee to highlight the oral evidence received on this matter on 20 June 2018.
2. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
The Committee discussed routine legislative scrutiny by Counsel and Deputy Counsel, and discussed the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill that had been published shortly after the Committee’s report on The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
3. ORAL EVIDENCE: YOUTH DETENTION: RESTRAINT AND SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The Committee took oral evidence from:
• “Witness B” (accompanied by Alice Victor, Youth Engagement Coordinator, Young Minds)
[NB – The transcript and video recording were subsequently edited (as discussed by the Committee at an earlier meeting) by Parliamentary broadcasting staff and Committee staff, in order to remove details that could identify the individual or the institutions involved.]
4. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Youth detention: solitary confinement and restraint 1 Dr Sharon Shalev (YDS0001) 2 Northumbria University (YDS0002) 3 Royal College of Psychiatrists (YDS0004) 4 Prison Reform Trust (YDS0005) 5 Children's Rights Alliance for England (YDS0007) 6 Francis Boylan (YDS0008) 7 RCSLT (YDS0009) 8 Ministry of Justice (YDS0010) 9 Article 39 (YDS0011) 10 Standing Committee for Youth Justice (YDS0012) 11 The Howard League (YDS0013) 12 POA (YDS0014) 13 Equality and Human Rights Commission (YDS0015) 14 Care Quality Commission (YDS0016) 15 Professor Barry Goldson (YDS0017) 16 British Medical Association (BMA) (YDS0018) 17 Miss Munira Alu (YDS0019) 18 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (YDS0020)
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 1 Professor Emeritus Clive Walker (CBS0001) 2 Prevent digest (CBS0002) 3 ARTICLE 19 (CBS0003) 4 Mr Adam Banks (CBS0004) 5 Reporters Without Borders (CBS0005) 6 Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) (CBS0006) 7 National Union of Students (CBS0007) 8 Bridge Institute for Research and Policy (CBS0008) 9 Liberty (CBS0009) Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
10 CAGE Advocacy UK Ltd (CBS0010) 11 Dr Charlotte Heath-Kelly (CBS0011) 12 Muslim Council of Britain (CBS0014) 13 Prevent Watch (CBS0015)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 July 2018 at 3.00pm
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Members present:
Ms Harriet Harman, in the Chair
Baroness Hamwee Fiona Bruce Baroness Lawrence Ms Karen Buck Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Alex Burghart Lord Trimble Mr Jeremy Lefroy Lord Woolf
1. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
The Committee discussed a note from Counsel on the Crime (Overseas Production Order) Bill.
2. ORAL EVIDENCE: YOUTH DETENTION: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND RESTRAINT
The Committee took oral evidence from: • Dr John Chisholm, Chair, Medical Ethics Committee, British Medical Association; • Dr Laura Janes, Legal Director, Solicitor, Howard League for Penal Reform; • Glyn Travis, Assistant General Secretary, The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers; and • Dr Heidi Hales, Forensic Psychiatrist, Royal College of Psychiatrists
3. REPORT ON ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Report (Enforcing Human Rights), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017-19, HL Paper 171 / HC 669. Joint Committee on Human Rights – Formal Minutes Session 2017–19
4. PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
Ordered, That the following papers be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet:
Enforcing Human Rights
• (AET0051) Equality and Human Rights Commission
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 September 2018 at 3.00pm
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