What discussions they have held with the Governments of Denmark and Sweden about legislation in those countries banning the holding or sale of certain species of wild birds.

What discussions they have held with the Governments of Denmark and Sweden about legislation in those countries banning the holding or sale of certain species of wild birds.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of non-mandatory home information packs on the property market in Denmark.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of non-mandatory home information packs on the property market in Denmark.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 14 March 2006, Official Report, column 2121W, on public order, what progress is being made by the Metropolitan Police in arresting the remaining protesters identified outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 14 March 2006, Official Report, column 2121W, on public order, what progress is being made by the Metropolitan Police in arresting the remaining protesters identified outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been charged with criminal offences as a result of their actions outside the Danish embassy in London on 4 February 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been charged with criminal offences as a result of their actions outside the Danish embassy in London on 4 February 2006.

(2) how many arrests have been made following the demonstrations outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February; and if he will make a statement.

(2) how many arrests have been made following the demonstrations outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the protesters outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February have been identified by the police;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the protesters outside the Danish Embassy on 4 February have been identified by the police;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions there were between his Department and the Metropolitan police concerning the protests outside the Danish embassy on 3 February (a) before and (b) after the event.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions there were between his Department and the Metropolitan police concerning the protests outside the Danish embassy on 3 February (a) before and (b) after the event.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Danish Prime Minister on the recent demonstrations in the Middle East and London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Danish Prime Minister on the recent demonstrations in the Middle East and London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Nigerian Government about the decision of Kano members of parliament to burn the Danish and Norwegian flags.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Nigerian Government about the decision of Kano members of parliament to burn the Danish and Norwegian flags.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to recent developments affecting freedom of speech. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to recent developments affecting freedom of speech. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, like so many of your Lordships, I add my thanks and congratulations to my noble friend Lady Knight of Collingtree on her incisive and perspicacious speech. We are fortunate, too, that it has taken place at a time when many of the issues that she intended to include in her...

My Lords, like so many of your Lordships, I add my thanks and congratulations to my noble friend Lady Knight of Collingtree on her incisive and perspicacious speech. We are fortunate, too, that it has taken place at a time when many of the issues that she intended to include in her...

rose to call attention to recent developments affecting freedom of speech; and to move for Papers. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, since history began and all throughout time, there have been declarations about the significance of free speech as a crucial part of a free society. In the first...

rose to call attention to recent developments affecting freedom of speech; and to move for Papers. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, since history began and all throughout time, there have been declarations about the significance of free speech as a crucial part of a free society. In the first...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for raising this important issue and giving us the chance to debate it. I would like to address it under two headings. First, what should be the limits of free speech, if any? Secondly, what limits are there on the protests about...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for raising this important issue and giving us the chance to debate it. I would like to address it under two headings. First, what should be the limits of free speech, if any? Secondly, what limits are there on the protests about...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, for initiating this debate on such a current issue. The past few weeks have not been happy for secular-minded people. They have resulted in loss of life far beyond our shores and have weakened international relations between the West...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, for initiating this debate on such a current issue. The past few weeks have not been happy for secular-minded people. They have resulted in loss of life far beyond our shores and have weakened international relations between the West...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for the opportunity to address some urgent issues. I think it would be a mistake to confine our attention today to the Danish cartoons and their aftermath, regrettable though all that is, or indeed to the recent court cases. These...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for the opportunity to address some urgent issues. I think it would be a mistake to confine our attention today to the Danish cartoons and their aftermath, regrettable though all that is, or indeed to the recent court cases. These...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for initiating this debate. We get only six minutes each to perform; I am not sure that I would define that as freedom of speech, but nevertheless the noble Baroness has an immaculate sense of timing. In the light of the massive furore...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight, for initiating this debate. We get only six minutes each to perform; I am not sure that I would define that as freedom of speech, but nevertheless the noble Baroness has an immaculate sense of timing. In the light of the massive furore...

My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Baroness on introducing the debate, although I suspect that the agenda might have moved on a little from what she had in mind when she originally tabled the Motion. I do not share her rather dismal view of the present situation or that of the right...

My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Baroness on introducing the debate, although I suspect that the agenda might have moved on a little from what she had in mind when she originally tabled the Motion. I do not share her rather dismal view of the present situation or that of the right...

My Lords, barely 48 hours ago I arrived back from India where, incidentally, for part of the time my wife and I were guests of a Muslim family with whom we have been friends for almost 50 years; so not until yesterday did I realise that this debate was taking place today. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Knight,...

My Lords, barely 48 hours ago I arrived back from India where, incidentally, for part of the time my wife and I were guests of a Muslim family with whom we have been friends for almost 50 years; so not until yesterday did I realise that this debate was taking place today. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Knight,...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, for initiating this debate, coming as it does in the context of the imminent enactment of recent legislation to which the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, referred. This House has repeatedly asserted its belief that freedom of expression and its corollary, the...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, for initiating this debate, coming as it does in the context of the imminent enactment of recent legislation to which the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, referred. This House has repeatedly asserted its belief that freedom of expression and its corollary, the...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for giving us this opportunity. I am also grateful to the Minister, because I cannot think that it was anyone else who, having listened to all the excellent arguments in this House, persuaded the Prime Minister to miss that vote the other day. In...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for giving us this opportunity. I am also grateful to the Minister, because I cannot think that it was anyone else who, having listened to all the excellent arguments in this House, persuaded the Prime Minister to miss that vote the other day. In...