I am happy to tell the hon. Lady that we will indeed keep the legislation under review. The last thing we want to do is to find that the legislation is being misinterpreted. The reason it is set out in the terms, ““The following are examples,”” is precisely to send a message to people that that is all they are. There will be other activities that come under the definition of stalking for the purposes of this criminal offence, but we are not putting that exhaustive list in the Bill.
Protection of Freedoms Bill
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Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 March 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Protection of Freedoms Bill.
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