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Bribery Bill [HL]

I can assure noble Lords that I shall not press the amendment to a Division tonight, but certainly the wider role of the Attorney-General—which goes way beyond the Bill—is something that we will want to come back to when and if the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill comes before this House. At the moment, it is languishing in another place and I suspect that it will not be with us until well after our break. Whether we ever reach Committee stage is another matter because of events that will happen later in the year, as the noble Lord knows. For the moment, the best that I can do is to withdraw the amendment, but it is an issue to which I certainly want to come back later. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 14 withdrawn. Amendments 15 and 16 not moved. Clause 10 : Penalties Clause 10 : Penalties Amendment 17 not moved. Clause 12 : Defence for certain bribery offences: legitimate purposes Amendment 18 Clause 12 : Defence for certain bribery offences: legitimate purposes Amendment 18 Moved by