Clause 1

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:15 pm on 23 October 2007.

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Photo of David Hanson David Hanson The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 4:15, 23 October 2007

One of the reasons why I want to reflect upon this matter in detail is to cover that very point. In my experience of solvent and volatile substance misuse, every item that is abused is something that has a domestic day-to-day purpose and a legitimate use. We phrase legislation in terms of the sale of those items to cover their misuse; we need to ensure that we phrase the legislation, in due course, to cover the misuse of items rather than their legitimate use.