Clause 83 - Membership
Gambling Bill
5:15 pm
Mr Malcolm Moss (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
The Minister was a little more helpful that time, but it is no good his referring to the fact that the word ''may'' is in the Bill because we know what it means—may or may not. The word ''shall'' would give us some comfort, and the Government should consider the point again. We are not going to get anywhere this evening, but we shall revisit the issue on Report and in the other place. The critical question of identification cannot be left to the whim of a gambling commission—it is too important.
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 83 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Further consideration adjourned.—[Mr. Watson.]
Adjourned accordingly at twenty-eight minutes past Five o'clock until Thursday 2 December at half-past Nine o'clock.