European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee (6th Day)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:30 pm on 12 March 2018.

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Photo of Lord Cormack Lord Cormack Conservative 5:30, 12 March 2018

My Lords, I support what the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, has just said and ever so slightly disagree with my noble friend Lord Hailsham. Whatever the nature of the offence, it is wrong that it should be created in this way. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, that custodial sentences are highly unlikely, but that is not the point. To create any sort of offence in this way is fundamentally wrong and we should not have anything to do with it.