New Clause 2

Part of Immigration Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15 June 1971.

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Photo of Mr James Callaghan Mr James Callaghan Shadow Secretary of State, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee, Treasurer, Labour Party, Shadow Home Secretary 12:00, 15 June 1971

No. 49 as well, is it? I am on No. 46 at the moment, which provides, after the reference to "conducive to the public good", that we rule out from appeal altogether cases covered by the interests of national security or of the relations between the United Kingdom and any other country or for other reasons of a political nature ". I feel that, in going some way to meet us, the Home Secretary has extended the conclusions to a degree which might well arouse the legitimate disquiet of hon. Members on both sides. Unless I am mistaken—I always give way to the lawyers, because they interpret these things better than I can—have I put it correctly?—