Orders of the Day — Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:13 am on 2 December 2005.

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Photo of Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan Labour, Tooting 11:13, 2 December 2005

The intervention of Mr. Gale is useful, because it appears that the current position is that the use of barbed wire or glass is proportionate if a lad kicks his ball over a wall and is injured. If that is the case, will my hon. Friend comment on what might happen to youngsters going over a wall to get their ball back if a householder was allowed to use disproportionate and excessive means to protect his or her property?