Deregulation Bill

Debate between Baroness Smith of Basildon and Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

Thursday 6th November 2014 Grand Committee

[Baroness Smith of Basildon]

I am grateful to the noble Lord for saying that he will write to us with some of the evidence. One of the issues he relied upon for removing this legislation is that there are few prosecutions; that is an entirely valid point. However, could it be that there are few prosecutions because the law is working?

[Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe]

There is a deterrent effect.