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Bribery Bill [HL]

I am most grateful to the Minister. Of course, I have read all that and I have looked at the cases. Yes, that is what the Law Commission has written in its report and I have great respect for the Law Commission. But when one looks at the cases, one sees that it has not caused people to be let off. A thoroughly sensible reason, which is why I have withdrawn from my liking for the word "dishonesty" in the Bill, although I have put it down simply to probe today, is that it is unnecessary. As many of my noble and learned friends present in Committee know perfectly well, if you have got an established formula, the Court of Appeal is very sensibly not minded to shift it. That is why use of the words "tending to corrupt" would be a wise decision. The word "corrupt" is clear in its dictionary meaning. Unfortunately, that is not true of almost any other words in the Bill. That is why it would be beneficial.