Once again, the noble Baroness has put the case extremely well and I cannot really add to it. The key word is ““proportionate””. For the reasons that she mentioned and the comparison that she has drawn, this suggestion would be disproportionate. There is also a practical aspect. As I said at Third Reading of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, our prisons are full to bursting. Unfortunately, the Government are creating more offences for which people can be sent to prison, but this is crazy for practical reasons let alone moral ones. I would have thought that a fine—possibly an unlimited fine—and not imprisonment is the right penalty for such an offence.
Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Monson
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 1 May 2008.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL].
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