Clause 12 - Duty to consider derogation from Convention

Part of Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 1:00 pm on 22 October 2020.

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Photo of Kevan Jones Kevan Jones Labour, North Durham 1:00, 22 October 2020

My hon. Friend is just getting into his flow. Does he agree that the problem with the Bill is that it does not define the circumstances in which a derogation will take place? We have a Conservative Government today, but if there is no definition of the reasons for allowing a derogation, a future Government could use the provision to do anything.