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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

My Lords, that is so; but I did not understand the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, to be suggesting that Clause 201(6) without any amendment could conceivably be an answer to the criticisms that have been made from these Benches and by other noble Lords about the Government’s position. Simply to hand over complete discretion to the Secretary of State to decide when to introduce Clause 10 would be totally—if I may respectfully say so—against the grain of almost all speeches I have heard not only this afternoon in your Lordships' House but throughout the consideration of the Bill. I set out, on behalf of the Opposition, our position at an earlier stage when I moved the amendment. I do not think I need to add anything further. I wish to test the opinion of the House. On Question, Whether the said Motion (No. A1) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 227; Not-Contents, 151. 28: Page 22, leave out lines 13 and 14 The Commons agree to Lords Amendment 28, and propose the following consequential Amendment to the Bill- 28A: Page 22, line 25, leave out subsection (4)