Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 4:39 pm on 2 September 1998.

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Photo of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Labour, Islington North 4:39, 2 September 1998

The leader of Plaid Cymru, the right hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley), made an important point relating to clauses 5, 6 and 7 and their extra-territorial implications. Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is a need for serious discussion and consultation with a large number of people before the House takes such a major legislative step, which, in effect, will give power in British law to other countries when we do not have any such control over other countries' laws?