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Proceeding contribution from Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3).


Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

So the hon. Gentleman says, from a sedentary position. I tend to agree with him, but that is a topic for another debate. I entirely support the new clause tabled by the hon. Member for Gainsborough. However, I have concerns about his amendment to the programme motion. I would like the issue debated, but I am concerned because we need to discuss issues such as DNA and fingerprinting. DNA is a topic of particular interest to me, as someone who used to work on it, and we are at risk of reducing our debate on it to something like an hour. I am concerned about that, and for that reason I shall not be supporting his amendment to the programme motion, although I support his proposed amendment to the Bill. I very much welcome what the Minister said about how the Government are going to get on with it, and I hope that we will have an opportunity to discuss that in this House.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
533 c86-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Civil liberties Data protection Criminal proceedings Databases Counter-terrorism CCTV Biometrics Crime prevention Appeals Arrests Land DNA Immobilisation of vehicles Fixed penalties Motor vehicles Parking Personal records Parking offences Automatic number plate recognition
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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