Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Debate between Lord Bassam of Brighton and Baroness Hamwee

Wednesday 11th May 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Bassam of Brighton]

My Lords, it would help the House if we heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee.

[Baroness Hamwee]

My Lords, I hesitate to say it but the House did hear from me some time ago, and I had actually got to the point when I had moved the amendment. However, as it is Committee stage, perhaps I can say another word about it, although it will be by way of repetition and the House is rather fuller than when I was last speaking.

I am not embarrassed at moving the amendment. I understand that there are difficulties relating to many other amendments, but clearly we know what we would be transitioning from—if “transitioning” is a word. What we are transitioning to appears at the moment to be a model that was not the model in our minds at the start of this afternoon as the likely outcome—