May I briefly return the Minister to the list of reasonable excuses? Will he confirm that it would not be up to the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they did not apply, but that a person defending a charge would be required to produce some basic evidence that they did apply?
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kevin Foster
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 January 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill.
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