Clause 5
12:45 pm
Henry Bellingham (Shadow Minister, Justice; North West Norfolk, Conservative)
I am mindful of the time. I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation of the ECHR and the Human Rights Act 1998. Obviously, the Opposition will have to return to AndrÃ(c) Rebello and take further advice on that. In the meantime, I am happy to withdraw the amendment.
I am delighted by what the Minister said about amendments 35 and 48. We are certainly not trying to pretend that amendment 48 is absolutely the best way to achieve those ends. If she can pick out the best of the Liberal Democrats’ amendment 121 and of amendment 93, tabled by the hon. Member for Stafford, the Committee will achieve exactly what it wants to achieve, which is to ensure that lessons are learned. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.