Debates between Lord Deben and Earl Attlee during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Wed 26th Oct 2016
Policing and Crime Bill
Lords Chamber

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Policing and Crime Bill

Debate between Lord Deben and Earl Attlee
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard - part one): House of Lords
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Deben Portrait Lord Deben
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I did not quite understand the bit about things that have not yet been invented. The reason I did not understand is that I am not sure that I would be very happy about giving powers to give permission for the use of something that has not been invented, because I do not know whether what has not been invented would be something that I would like to give people the powers to use, if you see what I mean. This is a very dangerous route down which to go.

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My noble friend does not need to worry about that at all, because it will be under the affirmative procedure, so Ministers will have to justify it. I have to say that future-proofing this seems to me to be a sensible thing to do, although on the other hand I slightly have sympathy for the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey.