European Convention on Human Rights
(asked on 17th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the UK remaining a party to the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 26th June 2015
The government will legislate for a Bill of Rights to protect our fundamental rights, prevent abuse of the system and restore some common sense to our human rights laws.
Our plans do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. That is neither our objective nor our policy. However, our number one priority is to restore some balance to our human rights laws, so no option is off the table for the future.