Member

Although my original amendment to add special constables to section 50 was rejected in this House, it was passed by the House of Lords. I thank Lord Hogan-Howe, the amendment’s principal sponsor in the upper House, for his support. Although I am naturally disappointed that the Government do not wish to keep our amendment as part of the Bill, I wish to thank the relevant Ministers for engaging with Lord Hogan-Howe and me so constructively over the past few weeks. I appreciate the positive overtures that the Government have made on this issue. I understand that the review that this Lords amendment legislates for has in fact already started, so I hope that when it is concluded we will hear a positive response from the Minister.