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Proceeding contribution from Nick Hurd (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

I, too, wish to place on record my extreme disquiet about the programme motion. All the other speakers have been experienced Members of the House, but I speak as someone who was elected only at the last election. I came to this place to play whatever part I could in effective scrutiny of legislation, to make sure that laws came out of this place as good as they could be. I find this process utterly demoralising, and a disgrace. When the Minister winds up, will he tell us what possible reason there is for not suspending the increasingly irrelevant gimmick of a topical debate tomorrow to make room for a proper debate on some of the measures before the House?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
470 c318 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Criminal proceedings Appeals Crime Bail Detainees Armed forces Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Blasphemy Burglary Arrest warrants Electronic tagging Incitement Judgements Offenders Northern Ireland Police Prisoners' transfers Prisons Prisoners' release Prostitution Overcrowding Scotland Sentencing Sexual offences Young offenders Sexuality Repatriation Strikes Anti-social behaviour orders Self-defence Youth rehabilitation orders
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Criminal Law Act 1967
Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk