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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

In my haste to bring this discussion to a conclusion, I omitted to say a word or two about brothels. To clarify that, I understand the argument made by the noble Baroness and we did indeed make those observations. It remains part of a co-ordinated strategy. That is why we want to consult further before any legislative changes are brought forward. We believe it would be wrong to pre-empt the demand review by consulting on the change to the definition of ““brothel”” now but we shall come back to the issue once the review is completed. I believe that makes for a more coherent approach that is plainer to all.