Member

I draw attention to the risks that such an amendment may carry. Noble Lords will be aware that Victoria Tower Gardens are used for many purposes. That will certainly continue after the Holocaust memorial and the learning centre are in place. It is impossible to know whether security checks may be necessary for other events wholly unconnected to the Holocaust memorial and learning centre. A statutory provision intended to prevent such checks may create doubt as to whether checks are permissible. I am sure that it cannot be the noble Lord’s intention to interfere with operational decisions that might be required in such circumstances; I therefore ask him not to move Amendments 28 and 36.