Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I understand what the Minister of State is saying, but we are concerned that the Act might not properly reflect the fact that there are different levels of release. It starts with release in handcuffs and the prison service escort. Subsection (3) says "the Minister shall not give a direction under this"– I stress "shall not", which is mandatory –"if he is of the opinion that for reasons connected with one of the matters referred to in the previous subsection" it would not be appropriate to do so. Is the Minister of State happy that the wording of the legislation would not prevent the Minister from having a more limited release if the different factors in paragraphs (a) to (k) are taken into consideration?