Clause 112 - Assisting Unlawful Immigration, &c.
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
5:00 pm
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
We may return to some wider questions. Does the Minister accept that there are several difficulties already? First, the offence of crossing Italy to go to Albania—to use her example—might have various component elements to make it an offence under Italian law. For example, a person might have to be over 18, act knowingly or commit the act more than once. Offences are defined in different ways, and a person would have to know that.
Secondly, if an act is an offence in another country, why would it be dealt with here?