Criminal Justice Bill

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The Solicitor-General: Ten seconds.

Mr. Grieve: In that case, I shall leave it to the Minister to think about that, and perhaps we can return to it next Tuesday.

Hilary Benn: The hon. Gentleman has raised an important point. I am sure that it would be helpful to all Committee members to go through all the different clauses at the appropriate point, which may not be in the remaining seconds, because the way in which the clauses appear in the Bill is different from the way in which the timeline would operate. Indeed, I am happy to do that now if time does not prevent me.

Mr. Malins: Speaking for myself, at the end of a long day, I would absorb the explanations better in the cold light of day at the start of a new sitting. I am struggling to concentrate. If the Minister wants to come back to the matter on Tuesday, I would be very happy for him to do that.

Debate adjourned.—[Mr. Heppell.]

Adjourned accordingly at nine minutes to Six o'clock till Tuesday 21 January at ten minutes past Nine o'clock.

The following Members attended the Committee:
Cran, Mr. James (Chairman)
Allen, Mr.
Baird, Vera
Benn, Hilary
Cameron, Mr.
Clappison, Mr.
Francois, Mr.
Grieve, Mr.
Harman, Ms
Heath, Mr.
Heppell, Mr.
Hermon, Lady
Hesford, Stephen
Hughes, Simon
Kidney, Mr.
Lucas, Ian
Malins, Mr.
Mann, John
Simmonds, Mr.
Singh, Mr.
Stinchcombe, Mr.
Taylor, Ms
Turner, Dr.

 

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Prepared 16 January 2003