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Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill

As the hon. Lady has been good enough to refer me to what the Attorney-General said in the other place, may I ask her to bear in mind the point made by the noble and learned Lord Lloyd of Berwick? He asked the Attorney-General:"““Does the noble and learned Baroness agree that, once the principle is established, the worst solution would be to have common-law rules and statutory rules running side by side? That always leads to confusion.””—[Official Report, House of Lords, 15 July 2008; Vol. 703, c. 1108.]" For the record, we need to be clear whether the Government accept the thrust of Lord Lloyd's suggestion.