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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill

At the beginning of his excellent speech, my hon. Friend said that the Bill’s title, which refers to the ““Protection of Property””, gave the game away. Will he confirm, in the light of the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Flello), that under this Bill those who live in gated developments or castles, and who drive everywhere, would enjoy better protection than those of us who walk or commute, and who live in communities? Nor, as my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) said, would the Bill protect those living in rural areas.