Bill of Rights

Lord Thomas of Gresford Excerpts
Monday 24th January 2011

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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The noble Lord is quite right. There is a commitment but, having looked at this matter, we feel that the Good Friday agreement commitment should be honoured separately and not as part of this exercise.

Lord Thomas of Gresford Portrait Lord Thomas of Gresford
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In his first Answer, the noble Lord referred to building on the European Convention on Human Rights. Will he assure us that if there is to be a replacement of the European convention by a British human rights Act, it will contain all those provisions and additional provisions as we see necessary for the circumstances in this country?