The Minister is being generous in giving way. I repeat that, as he knows, both sides of the House want exactly what he has just described. However, this House’s job is to scrutinise and ensure that legislation is being done in the right way so that other parts of Government policy are also upheld. He said in response to the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve), a former Attorney General, that we should not worry about this because ECHR obligations, which he read out in some detail, would prevent Ministers from not complying with this policy. Will the Minister elaborate on that for the benefit the House? When the Home Secretary recently did not seek death penalty assurances, was that decision in line with our convention obligations?
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Ed Davey
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 January 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords].
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