I am sorry that the Lord Chancellor is being subjected to a barrage of Front-Bench interventions, but another issue arises. I am sure the Lord Chancellor agrees that there are often grey areas in what is bribery and what may not be. In other countries—including, I believe, the United States—it is often possible to refer a specific matter to the authorities in order to obtain guidance on whether or not a payment is appropriate, but we do not have such a system in this country. Should we perhaps consider adopting one?
Bribery Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 March 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Bribery Bill [Lords].
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