Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

I support the amendment. A number of sound points have been made. The Attorney-General recently remarked, ““What a village we live in. Everybody knows everybody else””. That is absolutely true. The noble Lord, Lord Trimble, has made the point about the relationship between organised crime and paramilitaries and the fact that as paramilitaries fade, organised crime is likely to grow. That has one disadvantage in that it means that this type of trial will probably have to continue. However, the fact is that we have to pay attention to and take into account the changes in paramilitarism and organised crime. Again, I support the amendments.