Clause 10 - Available amount
Proceeds of Crime Bill
4:30 pm
Mr George Foulkes (Minister of State, Scottish Office; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Labour/Co-operative)
Before the break, one of my colleagues was saying that my responses to Opposition Members may be too kind and generous. I was pointing out that the amendment, like most of the Conservative party's amendments, would weaken the Bill's powers to deal with those who have gained proceeds through criminal action. It would make it more difficult for such proceeds to be recovered, and I find that astonishing.
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) rose—