Member

I sometimes think that the law, like the Almighty, moves in a mysterious way and is all the more impressive for that. Having just reread the debate that took place on 7 May 2014, when I tabled that amendment, a debate which was both detailed and wide-ranging, including as it did, supportive contributions from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, as well as Lord Lester of Herne Hill and Lord Mackay of Clashfern, I can only plead for the Committee’s sympathetic understanding that, inadequate as my efforts clearly were on that occasion, I did my best.