Bribery Bill [HL]

My Lords, my noble friend himself said that Clause 12 casts the net too widely. The net is very overstretched here. I strongly support all the amendments. I will not repeat what I said at Second Reading—the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, set out the case impeccably, and the reference to the OECD convention and the Constitution Committee echo the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Henley, on authorisation. I simply deduce from the proceedings so far that the government text has been assailed on all sides. I do not see how it can survive Report. My noble friend also referred to a concession about width. I urge him that the concession should cover the subject of these amendments and thus make a good Bill an excellent Bill.