Clause 77
Policing and Crime Bill
7:00 pm
James Brokenshire (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornchurch, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the proposals. I think that this is either the third or the fourth time that we have had the opportunity to discuss the subject in detail. We are obviously building on the 10-minute Bill in which I initially kicked it off. It seems quite a long time ago.
I welcome the fact that the measure will be UK-wide—I know from my previous discussions with the Minister that it did not apply north of the border before—and that a number of the detailed points raised in statutory instrument Committees in relation to exemptions have been modified slightly. We will certainly keep the matter under review, as I am sure he will. Although he may believe that this is the last time that he will have cause to review the provisions, I cannot guarantee it.