Does the right hon. Gentleman acknowledge that sentencing is not just about handing out a punishment? It is about deterring people from committing the offence again. Obstructing the highway attracts a level-3 fine of up to £1,000, but that does not seem to have any impact on the willingness of some protestors to do it time and again. Is there not some justification in using sentencing as a deterrent there?
Public Order Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kit Malthouse
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 May 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Order Bill.
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