My Lords, as the noble Lord may remember, when I referred to the Bill at a much earlier stage—in the debate on the Queen’s Speech, I think—I drew attention to the report by Professor Adrian Smith on crime statistics, which the noble Lord has just mentioned. I think he now owes it to the House to tell us what the Government are going to do in response to Professor Smith’s report. It is perfectly clear that the definitions of crime and the use made of them are in fact misleading to the public. Far from being concerned with the public good, they do not actually serve the public good at all. Can the Minister respond?
Statistics and Registration Service Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Jenkin of Roding
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 June 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Statistics and Registration Service Bill.
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