Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 7:45 pm on 3 March 2003.

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Photo of Baroness Anelay of St Johns Baroness Anelay of St Johns Conservative 7:45, 3 March 2003

My Lords, in moving this amendment, I shall speak also to Amendment No. 112.

I make it clear immediately that these amendments are merely a device. I do not intend to press them. They do not seek to provide a solution to a problem caused by devolution; their purpose is simply to ask the Government to explain, with regard to Scotland, the position that will obtain when statutory instruments are made to give effect to the supplementary and consequential provisions that are part of Clause 92.

The Bill makes it look as though different provisions could be made for Scotland than for the rest of the UK. That seems inadvisable, to say the least. The amendments are simply a device to ask the Government to put on the record what they consider would be the proper approach to these matters. I beg to move.