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Bribery Bill [HL]

Does the Minister feel able to address, even briefly, an argument that was advanced by the chairman of the Constitution Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, about the importance of prior authorisation in the event of individuals being subjected to jurisdictions overseas where the panoply of defences and arguments would not apply? Can he say—although he clearly has not followed what I have said—what he thinks is the virtue or otherwise of the arguments proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, about the possibility of a case arising against a member of the services in other jurisdictions?