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Anti-social Behaviour Bill (11 Sep 2003)

Lord Dixon-Smith: ...he has invited us to think carefully, about the wording in this part of the Bill. I am quite prepared to admit that my use of the words "persistent" and "unreasonable" has been an extremely useful cock-shy, set up to provoke a good and interesting debate which has helped to highlight some of the problems. The Minister should not try to insist that there are no problems because it is clear...

Anti-social Behaviour Bill (11 Sep 2003)

Lord Dixon-Smith: ...achieve that. Although it may seem harsh, especially in the light of our preceding debates, if we are to opt for closure, the period should be of greater duration than the Bill provides. My cock-shy is as good as anyone else's. I beg to move.

Anti-social Behaviour Bill (11 Sep 2003)

Lord Dixon-Smith: I am grateful for that final intervention. It makes the point that the wording should be looked at. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment, but we will probably have to take another cock-shy at it, at the very least, at a later stage.

Courts Bill [HL] (28 Jan 2003)

Lord Dixon-Smith: ...administratively impossible for a court administration council to operate in an area of that size and to understand local pressures and nuances, which, it is implied, councils must do. So, my first cock-shy—I admit that it is such, because there is no absolute logic in it—is that we should include "a minimum of 25" in the Bill. It is a nice simple number, although it was not the first...


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