Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Viscount Bledisloe (Crossbench). It was answered by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 October 2004.

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Whitty, Lord

Question

Whether the requirement (under the Human Rights Act 1998) for a Minister to state that a Bill is compatible with the European Convention was met in the case of the Hunting Bill when the Lord Whitty indicated at Second Reading on 12 October (HL Deb, col. 258) that he had made the statement of compatibility on the basis of an amendment which might thereafter be made to the Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

665 c775-6 

Session

2003-04

Oral question type

Lead

Procedure

Topical questions (HL)

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Compensation Administrative delays Human rights European Convention on Human Rights Legislative process Hunting Regulation

Legislation

Hunting Bill 2003/04