Given the points made by the hon. Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mark Lazarowicz), the Home Secretary can see that there is cross-party consensus in Scotland on the matter. There may indeed be a desire to go further than the provisions in the Bill. The Home Secretary said that he prefers a UK-wide system, but if it were demonstrated that there was cross-party consensus in Scotland to go further, would he look into transferring to the Scottish Parliament the power to consider setting up a stronger system in Scotland?
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Weir
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 June 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Violent Crime Reduction Bill.
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