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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Bone Excerpts
Tuesday 15th February 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Clarke of Nottingham Portrait Mr Clarke
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What my two right hon. colleagues agreed on in the coalition agreement was to establish a commission to investigate the case for a Bill of Rights. I am now discussing that with the Deputy Prime Minister and, as I have said, we will announce in due course the terms of reference for the commission that is to resolve the issue.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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Yet again, the coalition Government are doing the right thing by looking at a Bill of Rights. The Secretary of State never wastes any time, so will he tell me when the commission is going to report and when we are going to get some action?

Lord Clarke of Nottingham Portrait Mr Clarke
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We have firmly and urgently committed ourselves to establishing the commission in the year 2011.