Clause 32 - Customer information
Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]
9:30 am
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
I am pleased that we moved this amendment, because it has been helpful to hear what the Minister has said, and to have that on the record. I am not entirely reassured by her opening up the prospect of extending the categories beyond the EU, but I understand what she says about needing to help countries such as Norway and Iceland. I am sure that, in the light of the Minister's reassurances that are now on the record, great care will be taken before this operation is extended more widely—I certainly hope that that will be the case. It is helpful to have an explanation—stated by the Minister on the record—that there is some protection in the protocol. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 32 ordered to stand part of the Bill.