Does my noble friend appreciate that only very recently we were given a sharp lesson? Unless a law is clear in its wording for those who have to live by it, any interpretation can be put on it. He will well remember what has happened regarding the Abortion Act. Because it was not thought necessary at the time to put certain wording in, it is assumed that it is legal to ignore it.
Care Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Knight of Collingtree
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 29 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Care Bill [HL].
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
748 c1461Session
2013-14Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamberSubjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2022-06-01 13:38:11 +0100
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2013-10-29/13102966000111
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2013-10-29/13102966000111
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2013-10-29/13102966000111