John Wadham, director of Liberty:

"we welcome the fact that Parliament is limiting the powers the Government has sought to create for itself in this unnecessary and draconian measure. "We're not convinced of the need for any more anti-terrorism measures - given that the UK already has some of the most extensive anti-terrorism laws in the western world. But there's certainly no justification for smuggling in measures that don't relate to terrorism at all and seeking to rush them through Parliament before Christmas. "There are still more serious threats to liberties in this Bill - which we hope the Lords will similarly oppose".