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Debate between Oliver Heald and John Nicolson
Tuesday 6th December 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Nicolson Portrait John Nicolson (East Dunbartonshire) (SNP)
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11. What recent progress has been made on the Government’s plan to replace the Human Rights Act 1998.

Oliver Heald Portrait The Minister for Courts and Justice (Sir Oliver Heald)
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As is well known, we shall set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course, and we shall of course consult fully on those proposals.

John Nicolson Portrait John Nicolson
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In the light of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities finding that cuts to benefits meet the threshold for human rights violations, instead of replacing the Human Rights Act, should not the Secretary of State focus on ensuring the protection of rights to which the Government are already committed?

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