Schedule 2 - Evidence given by television link or telephone
Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]
4:30 pm
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman understands—I hope that he was listening to what I said—that the amendments were originally tabled in another place by Baroness Anelay of St Johns at the request of two worthwhile charities, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and the British Deaf Association. We did not consider on reflection that the Minister's answer that it is bound to be covered because he thought that the phrase ''interpreters'' covered sign language was sufficient. We cannot see any reason why such a provision should not be in the Bill, for the avoidance of doubt. That is all I need to say.