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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill

: My hon. Friend seemed to suggest that Conservative Members think that they are creating something that meets the needs of those in rural communities. I used to live on a farm in Stanleytown in the Rhondda. On one occasion, I saw people at the other end of the barn, which was at the end of a field. If one were going to investigate that, which many farmers might want to do, one would not want three different sets of laws to be governing what use of force one could use. Therefore, the Bill fails to meet the needs not just of people living in cities, but people living in rural areas.