Clause 11 - Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
3:30 pm
Mr Paul Goggins (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Wythenshawe and Sale East, Labour)
I understand why Opposition Members are responding to marriage exceptions. I felt that it was important to advance that argument, because it relates to clause 11 and other clauses. However, with the forbearance of the Opposition, perhaps we may leave discussion of the marriage exceptions until a little later in our business.
I shall not comment on the scenarios proposed by the hon. Member for Beaconsfield, but I offer him the same assurance that I offered his hon. Friend the Member for Woking on the previous amendment. I accept the argument. If it applied there, it would also apply here.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 11 ordered to stand part of the Bill.