Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Part of Private Members’ Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 5:00 pm on 3 November 2009.

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Photo of Jim Shannon Jim Shannon DUP 5:00, 3 November 2009

I thank the Member for giving way. I have not had a chance to speak.

Does the Member agree that a great concern is the number of people in the unionist community who are against what is being suggested? Members across the way do not seem to have grasped that. The Church of Ireland has published a document stating that a bill of rights would be divisive and would detract from the union. Legal specialists have also said that a separate bill of rights is not necessary as the rest of the UK is looking into that. That is why the unionist people are against it, and some Members have failed to accept that.