Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 26 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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COUNTER TERRORISM BILL

That this House notes with concern Clause 27 (Jurisdiction to try offences committed in the UK) in the Counter Terrorism Bill, which would allow terrorism offences committed in Scotland to be tried in any court in the United Kingdom; recognises that the constitutional independence of the Scottish legal system was recognised in the Act of Union in 1707; believes that Clause 27 represents an unjustified and unconstitutional attack on the integrity of the independent Scottish legal system; and calls on UK Ministers to support an Amendment to remove Clause 27 from the Counter Terrorism Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1048 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Lord Bruce of Bennachie

John Barrett

Viscount Thurso

Jo Swinson

Willie Rennie

Subjects

Administration of justice Criminal law Devolution Terrorism

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk