Clause 1 - Amendment of the Criminal Law Act 1967

Part of Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:30 am on 5 April 2005.

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Photo of Hugo Swire Hugo Swire Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) 9:30, 5 April 2005

May I add my own plaudits for your chairmanship and your membership of this House, Mr. Pike? The Royal Marines—I represent the commando training camp at Lympstone—will also be losing a champion and a friend. I know that you have been a stalwart member of theirs and I see that you are wearing their tie.

Will the Minister concede that without this private Member’s Bill the legislation would not have been re-examined? It has taken an Opposition private Member’s Bill to get the Government to concentrate on this difficult issue.