I accept the hon. Gentleman’s point that the sentence must reflect the crime, but the 1981 Act applied to cases prior to 1981. If an offence came to light now that was committed prior to 1981 and a sentence of a year and a day was handed down, the person would be disqualified.
Recall of MPs Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Thomas Docherty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 November 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Recall of MPs Bill.
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