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Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 28 October 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Serious Crime Bill [HL].

It could be argued that that was a considerable clarification. I am grateful to the noble Baroness.

If the Minister’s Bill team does not believe that this addresses the problem, and we in your Lordships’ House all understand what the problem is, can we look at it again? The Minister has been very good and I greatly appreciate her co-operation. We can have discussions before Third Reading and full debates in the other place as well. This is the only opportunity, as we will not have another Bill on this in the short term. We have an opportunity here to get it right. We would welcome discussions with the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, as well as the lawyers who have tried to find a way through on this without encroaching on the kinds of issues that the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, rightly addressed, or on issues of free speech. We can find a way through and this is the only chance we have. If we are to wipe this out in the UK, we have to address it.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
756 c1108 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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