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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 March 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.


Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

The noble and learned Baroness is the lawyer and I am not. She may well be right and there may be value in reflecting on the position of hospices, although I suspect that hospices are not the major problem in this area. I think that the primary concern of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, was the position of GPs’ surgeries. However, I recognise that visiting care staff in the NHS may be vulnerable—we all hear nasty stories, so we well appreciate that—and we probably have to rely on the ordinary criminal law in most of those individual cases. This has been a valuable debate touching on some very difficult issues.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
699 c1322 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Criminal proceedings Criminal investigation Administration of justice Armed forces Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Hospitals Inspections Immigration Drugs Human trafficking Misconduct NHS Police Pay Prisons Public sector Misuse Police authorities Standards Young people Strikes Anti-social behaviour orders Armed Forces' Pay Review Body Prison Service Pay Review Body
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk