Proceeding contribution from Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill.

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

The powers that the Secretary of State is taking to impose a model—the model in new clause 5 is the model that the Secretary of State would wish to impose—would apply in the event of the Assembly not being able to agree a model for devolution while agreeing the principle of devolution as a desirable outcome. The powers for the Assembly to determine its operation in terms of the wish for devolution are still there, but the question of the model will be for the Secretary of State in the event of the non-resolution by the Assembly of any potential model. The Government want the Assembly to make its decisions in its own time on these matters, but we retain the right to impose a model if devolution is progressing but the stumbling block is the final model.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 456 c723
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Devolved matters Crime Bail Administration of justice Juries Intelligence services Human rights Judiciary Intimidation Powers of entry Northern Ireland Police Powers Prisons Proscribed organisations MI5 Police Service of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Security Trials Northern Ireland Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Legislation: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill 2006-07
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

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