Member

I am delighted to see Clause 63. I would like it if the Minister would allow me to say quite gently that while Ministers now appear to claim this proposal as their own, in fact it originated with the same specialist police force behind the amendment to which I am currently speaking, was proposed by the same noble Lords who will undoubtedly speak for it and was resisted by two Governments in two separate Bills. So now we are here. I underline this fact not for any sort of chiding but to ask the Government to please take seriously what we have to say on this matter.