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Proceeding contribution from Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 October 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

I join the Secretary of State in calling for the creation of such an offence—that is the manifesto position of my party—but as one who was involved in the wording of the religious hatred provisions that now exist, may I commend to him the wording on which the House settled in that context? I believe that, on the whole, it strikes the right balance between freedom of speech, ensuring that the offence must be intentional, and covering threatening language only.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c68 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Compensation Data protection Crime prevention Curriculum Crime Administration of justice Crimes against the person Software Anti-social behaviour British nationality Bureaucracy Court of Appeal Finance Homosexuality Human rights Judiciary Immigration controls Incitement EU law Drugs Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Internet General practitioners Offenders NHS Northern Ireland Parents Police Prisons Pornography Police community support officers Probation Offences against children Prostitution National Offender Management Service Migration Sentencing Standards Terrorism Young people Young offenders Victims Anti-social behaviour orders Prison accommodation Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Young offender institutions Self-defence
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk