Clause 26 - Small amount outstanding: discharge of order
Proceeds of Crime Bill
5:45 pm
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
When I read the amendment, I wondered why the amount specified was £1,000 rather than £100, for example. I am glad that the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland confirmed that I correctly anticipated him, Mr. McWilliam, when you ruled me out of order for so doing during the debate on the previous clause.
I anticipate that the Minister will say that there is a difference between the inadequacy of an available amount after the discharge of an order and the circumstances with which the clause deals, when a small amount is outstanding. However, I shall be as interested as the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland to hear the Minister's response and whether there is any real difference.