Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Simon Hughes Excerpts

Thursday 27th November 2014 Written Statements

[The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Simon Hughes)]

Further to my statement on 28 October, Official Report, column 16WS, I hereby exercise powers under section 21 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 to extend the period for protocol 15 to the European convention on human rights to be laid before Parliament, it having been laid initially by the Foreign Secretary on 28 October as Command Paper No. 8951. The scrutiny period will be extended by eight sitting days and will expire when the House of Lords rises for recess on 17 December.