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Thu 23rd Apr 2020
Vagrancy Act 1824
Lords Chamber

Vagrancy Act 1824

Debate between Lord Bishop of Oxford and Lord Fowler
Thursday 23rd April 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Falconer of Thoroton. No? Lord Harries of Pentregarth.

Lord Bishop of Oxford Portrait Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB)
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Following on from the question from the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, if Scotland can abolish this without any harmful effects, surely we can do the same in this country. Bearing in mind what the Minister said about using the law to encourage rough sleepers to find help, there are plenty of other laws on the statute book about disorderly behaviour and being a public nuisance that could be used in exactly the same way. Given the Government’s wonderful promises about housing rough sleepers in hotels, how many rough sleepers does the Minister think have not yet been housed?

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