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Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees I understand that, but that does not restrict arrested people in a police station to choosing only from those lawyers.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. All such schemes, including his, restrict people’s right to a lawyer, one way or another.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees If I were to propose such a restriction on which lawyers could be consulted, I would find difficulty in the House of Lords.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees I commend the spirit of the amendments tabled by the hon. Members for Paisley and Renfrewshire North and for Torfaen.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees In the PACE codes, we already have that small ability to reflect that concern, if there is a concern.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees I will address that issue later in my speech. I can inform the hon.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. Again, it goes to the reason we have the no-suspicion stop.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees Yes. As for the counter-terrorism stops that exist, the total numbers will be in the annual transparency report.
Border security | Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill | Public Bill Committees I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for explaining his amendment.