Member

I hope that noble Lords will agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, that this House should take this opportunity to include a solicitation offence, when there is no substantive dispute from the Government that it should be included in the Bill. As the Minister said in his very sensitive opening remarks, a solicitation offence is “an important part of the package” and is needed—that is what he said, and I respectfully agree—to make the legislation effective. The amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, does the job and I hope that we will support her.