PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT GENERAL COMMITTEES

Public Bill Committee

JUSTICE AND SECURITY BILL [LORDS] Sixth Sitting Tuesday 5 February 2013 (Afternoon)

CONTENTS CLAUSES 7, 8 and 9 agreed to. CLAUSE 10 under consideration when the Committee adjourned till Thursday 7 February at half-past Eleven o’clock.

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The Committee consisted of the following Members:

Chairs: MR DAVID CRAUSBY, † MR JAMES GRAY † Alexander, Heidi (Lewisham East) (Lab) † Brazier, Mr Julian (Canterbury) (Con) † Brokenshire, James (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department) † Crockart, Mike (Edinburgh West) (LD) † Evans, Graham (Weaver Vale) (Con) † Evennett, Mr David (Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Treasury) † Gilmore, Sheila (Edinburgh East) (Lab) † Hillier, Meg (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/ Co-op) † Huppert, Dr Julian (Cambridge) (LD) † Johnson, Diana (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab) † Lewis, Dr Julian (New Forest East) (Con)

† Murphy, Paul (Torfaen) (Lab) † Neill, Robert (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con) † Nokes, Caroline (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con) † Paisley, Ian (North Antrim) (DUP) † Phillipson, Bridget (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab) † Scott, Mr Lee (Ilford North) (Con) † Slaughter, Mr Andy (Hammersmith) (Lab) † Wright, Jeremy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice) Steven Mark, Lloyd Owen, Committee Clerks † attended the Committee

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Public Bill Committee Tuesday 5 February 2013 (Afternoon) [MR JAMES GRAY in the Chair]

Justice and Security Bill [Lords] Clause 7 DETERMINATION BY COURT OF APPLICATIONS IN SECTION 6 PROCEEDINGS 2 pm Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab): I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 7, page 5, line 47, at end add ‘and that damage outweighs the public interest in the fair and open administration of justice,’.

I am sure all eyes will be on what is happening in Committee this afternoon. We had an interesting debate this morning. There were some interesting developments. Consequently, I had to go away and think about our approach to clause 7 over the short adjournment. I had a naughty thought about whether the hon. Members for Cambridge and for Edinburgh West would have been quite so keen to vote in the way that they did this morning had the minor parties nominated an alternative to the Committee. I had the very great pleasure of serving with the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Mr Llwyd) on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill Committee. I know that he has an interest in this area and I was hoping at one stage to see him on the Committee. It is pure conjecture on my part, but he might have come to a different conclusion to the hon. Member for North Antrim. Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD): I am delighted to reassure the hon. Gentle