Disqualification from Ministerial Office in United Kingdom

Part of Orders of the Day — Disqualifications Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 25 January 2000.

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Photo of Douglas Hogg Douglas Hogg Conservative, Sleaford and North Hykeham 4:15, 25 January 2000

The Committee is being asked to uphold that my hon. Friend's suggestion is far-fetched and bizarre, but the suggestion has already been dealt with in clause 1, which provides that Ministers in the Government of Ireland shall not hold office as certain types of Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Such a situation is being contemplated as a real possibility; hence the need for legislation on the point. It is no more bizarre to address the issue in relation to the United Kingdom's other Parliament and Assemblies than it is to address it in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ministers are making provision to deal with the latter occurrence.