Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Third Reading – in the House of Lords at 5:21 pm on 5 February 2025.
Votes in this debate
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Con):
Moved by Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Con)
6: In inserted section 66E(6), leave out “a fine” and insert “imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for a summary offence or a fine (or both)”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment seeks to ensure that the courts have the option of sentencing a convicted defendant to a term of imprisonment if the court thinks that is appropriate in the circumstances of the individual case.
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
Conservative
My Lords, this gives me a chance to thank all noble Lords for their contributions. It is essential that we have prison as a deterrent in our fight against this appalling abuse. Victims view a fine as an insult and, with that in mind, I wish to test the opinion of the House.
Ayes 302, Noes 132.
Division number 2
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Third Reading — Amendment 6 (to Amendment 2)
