Extradition Debate

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Department: Home Office
Thursday 24th November 2011

(12 years, 12 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Dominic Raab Portrait Mr Raab
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Certainly, we need to have a debate in Chamber time and on a votable motion. I hope that we can deal with all the individual cases within the scope of the broader policy issue about the UK-US treaty and the European arrest warrant. If there is enough support from hon. Members across the House, I will return to the Backbench Business Committee to seek what we originally asked for.

Dennis Skinner Portrait Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)
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If we had a vote today, we would carry it, but of course we cannot have one because we are not in the main Chamber. I agree with my hon. Friends who have already expressed the view that we ought to have this debate in the House. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Deputy Leader of the House all commented when they were in opposition that they supported what we are here today to do. Therefore, let us get this debate into the main Chamber and then we can carry the vote if they will deliver.

Dominic Raab Portrait Mr Raab
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I thank the hon. Gentleman; I find myself in the rare position of agreeing wholeheartedly with him.