All 1 Debates between Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and Baroness Smith of Basildon

Deregulation Bill

Debate between Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and Baroness Smith of Basildon
Thursday 6th November 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Grand Committee
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Baroness Smith of Basildon Portrait Baroness Smith of Basildon
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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 Portrait Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
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There is a deterrent effect.