Prisoners: Voting Debate

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Prisoners: Voting

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Excerpts
Wednesday 9th June 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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None Portrait Noble Lords
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Cross Bench!

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Portrait Baroness Anelay of St Johns
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My Lords, may I assist the House? There is plenty of time remaining on this Question. May we hear for the first time from the Cross Benches and then, perhaps, from the Liberal Democrat Benches?

None Portrait Noble Lords
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Oh!

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Lord Grocott Portrait Lord Grocott
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My Lords—

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Portrait Baroness Anelay of St Johns
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My Lords, I accept that there is great expertise and a great interest in this subject. We have already heard from the opposition Benches. May we hear from the Liberal Democrats?

Lord Maclennan of Rogart Portrait Lord Maclennan of Rogart
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In reaching their conclusions, will the Government bear in mind that we should in no way give the impression to the less well informed members of the public that we can pick and choose which rulings of the European Court of Human Rights to implement as the Executive determine?