Clause 6 - Making of order
Proceeds of Crime Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow Pollok, Labour/Co-operative)
May I suggest that the hon. Member for Beaconsfield has a vested interest in the matter? I mentioned the nefarious past of the hon. Gentleman and his relatives. He is worried about the retention of the proceeds of crime. I quote a further extract from his maiden speech. He said:
``by the middle of the 18th century, my family had graduated from being cattle and sheep thieves to being prosperous farmers''.—[Official Report, 21 May 1997; Vol. 294, c. 789.]
That was easy, as they had a unique acquisitions policy, which could best be described as robust. Of course the hon. Gentleman is interested in allowing people to keep the proceeds of crime; otherwise he might be in a cardboard box.