Clause 185 - Power to enter premises under a warrant
Enterprise Bill
6:00 pm
Miss Melanie Johnson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry; Welwyn Hatfield, Labour)
I am listening to the hon. Gentleman, and I am aware of his concerns, which have been noted. For that reason, I am saying that we will consider whether any revision of the clause is necessary. This debate is getting us no further, because we are all reporting what has been said to us about how the arrangements work. I want to turn to the point raised about information collected under the criminal powers. If information is so collected, it can be used for civil investigations, if it has been properly obtained. So, the answer to that question is yes.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 185 ordered to stand part of the Bill.