Abu Qatada Debate

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Abu Qatada

Glyn Davies Excerpts
Thursday 19th April 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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The only indication that has been given by the European Court is that it will meet in a matter of weeks to look at whether it accepts the referral—of course that is the first stage, and the Court may choose to reject it.

Glyn Davies Portrait Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that greatly delayed justice is no justice at all, and that until the European Court stops wanting to interfere in matters that should be dealt with in a national court and until the great backlog of cases is reduced, the calls for withdrawal from the Court altogether will increase?