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HANSARDBill of RightsI will resist the temptation to refer to a pending case. I hope noble Lords can forgive me.23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsIndeed, my Lords, I warmly welcome the prospect of the full, frank and very free debate we shall have in this House—an informed and instructive debate. The Government will be…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsMy friend—the noble Lord—is quite right that the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is grappling with enormous problems. That is why the Government take the view that…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsMy Lords, it is a danger to which we need to be alert. As I am presently advised, I do not see that danger. The convention rights are in the Bill; we are still in the convention…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsMy noble friend is quite right that the rights in this country go back many years. I will not, as a cliché, invoke Magna Carta, but it is perfectly plain that this country has a…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsHistorically, of course, the noble and learned Lord is completely right, as one would assume. At this point, I take my ministerial hat off and put my personal hat on and take this…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI respectfully and fully agree with my noble friend; there are many other sources. The Canadian charter of rights is a prime example of what he says. Having worked personally in…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI thank the noble Lord for his comments, with which I respectfully and very largely agree. Freedom of speech is, of course, a keystone of our constitution. That is what the Act is…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI thank the noble Baroness for that question, which will require further and detailed thought as we go along. The essential purpose of this part of the Bill and the provisions to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI thank the noble Viscount and gratefully accept his invitation to give such a considered and more detailed view at a later stage.23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI thank noble Lords for those remarks, which are very sincerely put forward and entitled to deep respect on this side of the House. In due course, if and when the Bill reaches…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI thank the right reverend Prelate. Perhaps I may take that question under advisement and place a response in the Library in due course, or whatever is the proper mechanism, to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, I anticipate that that question is somewhat outside the ambit of the present debate. I can add that, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Government are satisfied that…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his welcome. The Government believe that, when we have cleared away the fog surrounding this Bill, and fully understood it and together…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, respectfully, I do not accept the characterisation put forward by the noble Lord. The approach in this Bill is balanced, as I have just explained, and is described in…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsThe noble Lord makes a fair point. My reply is that we have no reason to suppose that the UK’s exemplary record in Strasbourg will in any way weaken as a result of this…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, the United Kingdom remains bound by Article 46 of the convention. In the unlikely and relatively rare event, let it be hoped, that the United Kingdom is found in breach…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsI thank the House for its welcome. As the House knows, this afternoon we have an Oral Statement during which we can go into some of these questions in more detail. If I may at…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, the Government are fully committed to abiding by their obligations under the convention, in line with the Brighton declaration of 2012, agreed under the UK’s…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, I respectfully agree with my noble friend.23 Jun 2022