Orders of the Day — Human Rights Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:37 pm on 16 February 1998.

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Photo of Mr Kevin McNamara Mr Kevin McNamara Labour, Kingston upon Hull North 3:37, 16 February 1998

The problem for many of us is not the existence of the provision, but the fact that the Court has not an absolute right to strike down legislation. If we are to have the declaration of incompatibility, will there be a time scale within which the Government will correct the position? Otherwise, as often happens in such cases, someone who might not be the most perfect person—someone who might attract considerable moral opprobrium, and no sympathy from the community or, certainly, the popular press—might bring a case and be left dangling in regard to the correcting of the position relating to a particular right.