Somalia: Piracy — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 11 January 2012.

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Photo of Lord Tomlinson Lord Tomlinson Labour 3:06, 11 January 2012

Will the Minister tell us something about what would be the greatest deterrent to piracy: namely, bringing pirates to justice? Deterring pirates is one thing but bringing them to justice is by far the most effective deterrent. Will he tell us whether the success rate in that matches the successes reflected in the earlier statistics he mentioned?