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OpenAlan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Bill [HL]

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3rd reading in the Lords

30 Oct 20133 speechesView in Hansard ↗
  • Speaker
    Lord SharkeyLord SharkeyLiberal Democrat
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    That the Bill do now pass.
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    15:45
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  • Speaker
    Lord Sharkey (LD)Lord Sharkey (LD)Liberal Democrat
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    My Lords, I record my gratitude to all those who have helped the Bill’s progress, particularly my noble friend Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon for his words at Second Reading and my noble friend Lady Trumpington for her constant support and enthusiasm.
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  • Speaker
    Lord Tebbit (Con)Lord Tebbit (Con)Conservative
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    My Lords, I have no intention of obstructing my noble friend Lord Sharkey’s Bill. As it continues on its journey towards the statute book, though, there is something that should be said. As we know, Mr Turing committed, and was convicted of, an act that would not be a crime today. So have many others, and many other crimes have been committed similarly. I hope that the Bill will not be used as a precedent. Even more, I hope that we will never seek to extend the logic of the Bill to posthumously convict men of crimes for acts that were not criminal when they were committed, but would be if they were committed today. There is a dangerous precedent within this Bill.
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