§ Baroness Howells of St Davidsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they are taking to make kerb crawling an arrestable offence. [HL2041]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonMy right honourable friend the Home Secretary is very aware of the nuisance caused by the activities of kerb crawlers. The Government agree that a specific power of arrest would assist the police in dealing with this problem. My right honourable friend intends to include this proposal in the draft of a police and private security Bill on which we will be consulting later this session, and which we will introduce at the earliest legislative opportunity.