Libya: Bribes Debate
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch
My Lords, would the Minister like to reconsider that answer? Perhaps the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford, would prefer that situation—anything to get at what he calls bribery.
Lord Howell of Guildford
I do not think that that is worth a further comment. We all recognise the need, in a desperate situation, for large payments to be made. I think that the noble Lord and everyone else appreciates that that was the need; that was the requirement; we had to get people out.