Member

There was one thing that the Minister did not respond to. I hope he will do so, not necessarily now but in a note. The handling offence in Clause 14 covers when someone receives a relevant item. Could that include a dinghy, a boat? It is not clear what “receive” would mean and how that could impact on someone and the crime. It is the definition of what the word “receiving” in terms of a dinghy might be because, as we all know, smugglers make the people—well, they used to—carry the boats and the dinghies into the water. They do not do that now. They have taxi boats, which is a different way of operating, but they still rely on the people who are wading in the water to hold the boat so that people can get into it. That is a smaller point, and I am quite happy to receive a note on that matter. Given that there is a principle here of trying to get the Minister’s words into the Bill, at this stage I am prepared to withdraw my amendment.