Does the shadow Secretary of State accept that the legislation will be within the scope of EU law and the charter of fundamental rights, in which the previous Government got themselves into a pretty average muddle—if I may put it that way—and that the general principle of EU law will prevail? Does she therefore also accept that it is possible that the European Court of Justice could come back to this legislation, as it did with the Merchant Shipping Act 1988, and strike it down if in fact it takes the view that it is incompatible with EU law? Would she accept the idea in principle—
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
Proceeding contribution from
William Cash
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 July 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill.
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