Clause 3 - Conduct prohibited without a licence

Part of Private Security Industry Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 24 April 2001.

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Photo of Mr Nick Hawkins Mr Nick Hawkins Conservative, Surrey Heath 4:30, 24 April 2001

The Minister has been forthright and open in saying that he does not have a brief on such matters. I am slightly surprised at that because when the matter was dealt with in another place, in response to Lord Gladwin of Clee, Lord Bassam said:

``If he has further questions, we shall try to deal with them during the Bill's passage through the House.'' —[Official Report, House of Lords, 5 March 2001; Vol. 623, c. 14.]

It seems odd that the Minister has not received that brief by now.