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Ultimately, and the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, commented on this, it is possible for discretion by the police and/or the prosecution service to take action on those issues. I know from her demeanour now and her comments in the debate that she does not feel that that meets the mark, and that is why she is bringing this forward. I simply say to her that those organisations are independent of government. Finally, if there are charges, a court would make a decision about which offences are engaged.