Human Rights Act 1998: The Monarchy

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:30 pm on 23 March 2005.

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Photo of Lord Henley Lord Henley Spokespersons In the Lords, Home Affairs 2:30, 23 March 2005

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Lamont referred to the Government anticipating future events. When introducing the Human Rights Act, did they anticipate that it might, for example, prevent schoolteachers having a dress code in schools; allow Travellers to ride roughshod over planning controls; or even lead to a state where the Government would effectively abolish habeas corpus?