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Bribery Bill [HL]

Yes, of course. The only trouble is that some of the barge people will be from the United States. They will give the pourboire and get through, while the people from the other countries are left behind. We are not living in a perfect world. After hearing the then Attorney-General the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, explain what had happened and the decision to stop the inquiry into the business about Saudi Arabia, one of my colleagues said that he realised that we were not living in a perfect world. Sadly, we are not, although it may be that when the Liberal Democrats get going we will be—but that, I fear, is a long way off. We have to take the world as it is. At the moment, I do not seek to go one way or the other on this point. I want to understand and ensure that we understand that this policy is fundamental to these amendments. We really have to decide this one way or the other in considering the relevance of the amendments to this issue.