New Clause 1 - Jurisdiction of the court
International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]
12:00 pm
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham, Conservative)
I thank Ministers for proposing that the discussion of the new clauses be brought forward, as it will ensure that we have the opportunity to examine properly the important issues and principles that they raise, which might otherwise have been addressed only at the tail end of the scrutiny of the Bill. I hope that discussing them at this stage will mean that they are not rushed through, but thoroughly aired in Committee. The issues that they raise have been discussed in another place, but bear further discussion in Committee, not least because of the concerns raised by those observing our proceedings, of whom I know the Minister is aware.