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Public Bill Committees
Extradition Bill
- Extradition Bill, 1st sitting (8 speeches)
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
- Clause 1 - Extradition to category 1 territories (38 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from 'Kingdom' to end of line 6 and insert 'only to countries authorised by an affirmative resolution of both Houses of...
- Extradition Bill, 2nd sitting (1 speech)
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair]
- Extradition Bill, 3rd sitting (1 speech)
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair]
- Clause 3 - Arrest under certified Part 1 warrant (48 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 3, page 2, line 26, leave out 'or by an appropriate person' and insert 'only on the specific instructions of the Home Secretary communicated by an...
- Clause 4 - Person arrested under Part 1 warrant (6 speeches)
Amendment proposed: No. 129, in clause 4, page 2, line 34, before 'must', insert 'in a language he can understand'.—[Mr. Burnett.] Question put, That the amendment be made:— The...
- Clause 5 - Provisional arrest (3 speeches)
Question proposed, That clause 5 stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 6 - Person arrested under section 5 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 7 - Identity of person arrested (19 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 132, in clause 7, page 3, line 39, at end insert: '(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, the burden of proving the person's identity so that the judge is...
- Clause 8 - Remand etc. (28 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 28, in clause 8, page 4, line 23, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) ensure that the person has received independent legal advice about his rights as to...
- Clause 11 - Bars to extradition (12 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 151, in clause 11, page 5, line 39, at end insert '.
- Clause 13 - Extraneous considerations (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That clause 13 stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 15 - Death penalty (16 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 138, in clause 15, page 7, line 1, leave out subsection (2).
- Extradition Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
- Clause 17 - Speciality (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 95, in clause 17, page 7, line 36, leave out paragraph (c).
- Clause 20 - Case where person has been convicted (8 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 96, in clause 20, page 9, line 3, leave out paragraph (c).
- Clause 21 - Human rights (8 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 99, in clause 21, page 9, line 20, after 'decide', insert ', on the evidence before him and on the evidence of his own personal knowledge or based on his own...
- Clause 25 - Physical or mental condition (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 35, in clause 25, page 10, line 34, at end insert ', or (c) order the person's detention for treatment if the person would pose a risk to the public if not...
- Clause 27 - Court's powers on appeal under section 26 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 166, in clause 27, page 11, line 10, after '(4)', insert 'or the condition in subsection (4A)'.
- Clause 29 - Court's powers on appeal under section 28 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 115, in clause 29, page 12, line 6, at end insert— '(c) and the circumstances of the case are exceptional.'. I can be brief. We felt that it would be helpful...
- Clause 39 - Position where asylum claimed (8 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 49, in clause 39, page 18, line 18, leave out 'must not' and insert 'may'.
- Clause 40 - Withdrawal of warrant before extradition (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 143, in clause 40, page 19, line 15, at end add 'as soon as is practicable'.
- Clause 53 - Presumed consent to other (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 54 - Request for consent to further extradition (1 speech)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 62 - Documents sent by facsimile (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 170, in clause 62, page 29, line 36, at end insert— '(2) The Secretary of State (or in Scotland the Scottish Ministers) may by regulations set out requirements...
- Clause 63 - Extradition offences: person not sentenced for offence (8 speeches)
Amendment proposed: No. 68, in clause 63, page 30, line 12, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c) and insert— '(b) a judicial decision made by a judge of a High Court of a category 1...
- Clause 65 - Extradition offences: supplementary (0 speeches)
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill: The Committee divided: Ayes 7, Noes 6.
- Extradition Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
- Clause 68 - Extradition to category 2 territories (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 70 - Arrest warrant following extradition request (6 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 154, in clause 70, page 35, line 33, leave out subsection (4). We are once again putting forward the views of the Law Society of England and Wales. We share its view...
- Clause 71 - Person arrested under section 70 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 73 - Person arrested under a provisional warrant (6 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 159, in clause 73, page 38, line 11, leave out '40' and insert '7'. The amendment relates to another concern of the Law Society with which we agree. It is designed to...
- Clause 83 - Case where person has not been convicted (22 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 160, in clause 83, page 41, line 32, leave out subsection (3).
- Clause 123 - Consent to extradition: general (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 126 - Consent to other offences being dealt with (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 163, in clause 126, page 62, line 14, leave out '91' and insert '78, 91, 92 and 93'. The amendment is brief. It adds extra clauses that the Secretary of State must...
- Extradition Bill, 6th sitting (1 speech)
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair]
- Extradition Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
- Clause 154 - Search and seizure warrants (5 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 157 - Computer information (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 158 - Warrants: special procedure material and excluded material (4 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 159 - Entry and search of premises for (4 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 161 - Search of person on arrest (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 170 - Delivery of seized property (2 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 174, in clause 170, page 90, line 31, at end insert— '(7A) Subsection (2) applies to Scotland with the substitution of ''procurator fiscal'' for...
- Clause 171 - Codes of practice (3 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 172 - Interpretation (14 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 171, in clause 172, page 91, line 34, at end insert— '(c) in Scotland has the meaning given by section 33 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act...
- Clause 173 - Customs officers (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 174 - Extradition to commonwealth countries etc. (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 178 - British overseas territories and (4 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 109, in clause 178, page 94, line 11, leave out from 'applicable' to first 'to' in line 12 and insert 'to extradition'.
- Clause 179 - Competing claims to extradition (9 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 182 - Grant of free legal aid: Northern Ireland (6 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No.172, in clause 182, page 96, line 9, at end insert 'to which the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 apply.'. I am indebted...
- Clause 184 - Free legal aid: supplementary (3 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 185 - Asylum appeal to High Court (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 191 - Bail (9 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 192 - Extradition for more than one offence (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Extradition Bill, 8th sitting (1 speech)
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair]
- Clause 193 - National security (66 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. The Chairman: With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 6—Unconscionable delay— '(1) This...
- Extradition Bill, 9th sitting (9 speeches)
Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
