Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:15 pm on 6 December 2001.
Some 72 Members of Parliament represent Scotland. Some of them are members of the Committee. That is deliberate: it is no accident that there are so many Scottish Labour Members on the Committee. Following the general election, there is one Scottish Tory Member, but the Opposition have not put him on the Committee. Our discussions might have been improved if they had.
The amendment reflects the different legal aid systems in operation north and south of the border. The Bill takes account of that. Legal aid is available for restraint proceedings in Scotland. I hope that the hon. Member for Beaconsfield, at least, will understand the import of that.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendments made: No. 218, in page 75, line 35, at end insert—
'(4A) These offences fall within this subsection—
(a) the offence mentioned in section 121(2) or (3), if the first or second condition (as the case may be) is satisfied;
(b) the offence (or any of the offences) concerned, if the third, fourth or fifth condition is satisfied.'.
No. 219, in page 75, line 36, leave out subsections (5) and (6).
No. 220, in page 76, line 1, leave out from 'affect' to 'property' in line 2.
No. 221, in page 76, line 2, after 'under', insert
'—
(a) section 9 of'.
No. 222, in page 76, line 3, after '(c.32),', insert '(b)'.
No. 223, in page 76, line 3, after '(c.33),', insert '(c) Article 14 of'.
No. 224, in page 76, line 5, after '(N.I.17)', insert
'(d) section 27 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c.37)'.
No. 225, in page 76, line 5, after 'or', insert '(e) Article 32 of'.—[Mr. Foulkes.]
Clause 122, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.