Human Rights Act 1998: Northern Ireland

(asked on 24th November 2015) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 on society and communities in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.


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Ben Wallace Portrait
Ben Wallace
This question was answered on 30th November 2015

The Government was elected in May with a clear mandate to implement its manifesto commitment to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights.

We believe that it is entirely possible to do that in ways that are consistent with the Belfast Agreement.

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