That brings me back to my original point that many people—some in the Committee and some outside—take different views. We think that the principle of Double Jeopardy should not be interfered with, as we are planning to do, because it is a serious attack on an individual's certainties and civil liberties. We have chosen to do it, however. As the hon. and learned Lady knows, I have explained that there are divisions in all political parties. I am willing to co-operate to make the provisions work. I am not voting against these measures—I support them. I can see that there are public policy grounds for them, whereby the public demand that under certain circumstances it would be an offence against all the principles of justice for a person not to be tried again. That is despite all the perfectly good arguments that the Liberal Democrats, the hon. Member for North Down, and others—some in the Conservative party and some outside—have urged, that whatever the issues, Parliament should not embark on such a course at all. I simply say that the amendments would perhaps soften the blow. Parliament should perhaps recognise the issue, by providing for a compensatory mechanism to somebody who has been put through the process twice over, because of Parliament's decision on public policy grounds.

I have the impression that I do not have the Committee's support, so I shall press the matter to a vote, although I regret doing so. I think that in such exceptional circumstances compensation should be paid.