Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Debate
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Lord Carlile of Berriew
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Lord Carlile of Berriew ExcerptsWednesday 24th November 2021
(2 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB)
I did not want to interrupt or contribute to this debate because there have been many eloquent speeches, but I want to ask the Minister a granular question. This is going to turn into a shaggy dog story in which everybody agrees that this 200 year-old legislation is out of date unless somebody sits down and does something serious about it with the intention of bringing the discussion to an end. As a question of fact, has parliamentary counsel ever been instructed to produce, or try to produce, legislation to replace the Vagrancy Act? If not, why not? If so, can we know something about the result?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I thank the noble Lord for trying to wrap the discussion up in that one important question. I will take it away. When my noble friend and the noble Lord, Lord Best, speak to Eddie Hughes, the Minister, we will see what progress has been made at that stage. But at this stage, I wonder whether the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, will be happy to withdraw her amendment.