New Clause 2 - Certificates for offences committed in the course of efforts to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill
Public Bill Committees, 15 December 2005, 4:00 pm
‘(1)Where an application is made to the certification commissioner for a certificate of eligibility, the commissioner must issue a certificate if—
(a)the applicant is accused of an offence committed in the course of efforts to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland, and
(b)it appears to the commissioner, on the information available to him, that the applicant meets the conditions set out in section 3 above.
(2)The commissioner may preserve the anonymity of any person who makes an application under this section, if he sees fit.’. —[Mr. Peter Robinson.]
Division number 53 - 7 yes, 17 no
Voting yes: Henry Bellingham, Jeffrey M Donaldson, Tobias Ellwood, Jeremy Hunt, Laurence Robertson, Peter Robinson, Ben Wallace
Voting no: David Anderson, Gordon Banks, Russell Brown, Vernon Coaker, Rosie Cooper, Mark Durkan, Michael Foster, David Hanson, Tom Harris, Mark Hendrick, Meg Hillier, Huw Irranca-Davies, Siobhain McDonagh, Madeleine Moon, Lembit Öpik, Andrew Slaughter, Mark Todd