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Bribery Bill [HL]

Before the noble and learned Lord sits down, perhaps I may ask for his views on what was said by the Joint Committee on the Bill. It said: ""We agree with the Government that facilitation payments should continue to be criminalised. A specific defence risks legitimising corruption at the thin end of the wedge. At the same time we recognise that business needs clarity about the circumstances in which facilitation payments could be prosecuted, particularly given the difficult situations that can arise. Therefore the basis principles of prosecution policy, which we would expect to adhere firmly to the concept of proportionality, must be made clear"." Does the noble and learned Lord disagree with that?