The offence merits inclusion as a serious crime under certain circumstances. Neither I nor any other Minister thought the measure up as a means of attacking people who enjoy fishing. It has been included in the Bill because ACPO tells us that salmon poaching is a widespread and serious environmental crime in our countryside. We are not attacking individuals: our intention is to deal with a serious and substantive organised crime. Even if it is aimed principally at salmon farms, who am I to challenge ACPO’s expertise in the matter?
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Tony McNulty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 June 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Serious Crime Bill [Lords].
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