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Proceeding contribution from Keith Vaz (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

That is exactly the problem that we face: two distinguished lawyers, a Queen's Counsel and a former shadow Attorney-General for the Conservative party, disagreeing as to whether the courts should be involved. That is in a short debate in the House. One can imagine what would happen if every citizen had the right to make an application to the courts. Our court system would be log-jammed, the Government's policy would be held in abeyance, and the whole European Union would probably not be able to operate. That is why we have such a problem deciding what to do about the issue.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
504 c231 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Courts Demonstrations British nationality Delegated legislation Committees British constitution Constitutional and administrative law House of Commons Disqualification EU law EU accession European communities International law Powers Parliament Square Members Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Palace of Westminster Parliament Public order Sovereignty Treaties UK membership of EU Supreme Court Treaty of Lisbon
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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