Written question asked by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 December 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Bill of Rights

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not yet responded to the report by the EU Justice Sub-Committee, The UK, the EU and a British Bill of Rights, published on 9 May 2016; and when they plan to issue the response.

Answer: Sir Oliver Heald wrote on 30 November concerning the Government’s response to Lord Boswell in his capacity as Chair of the EU Committee. In his letter, Sir Oliver said that the Government is currently considering human rights reform in the context of the future constitutional framework of the United Kingdom following the vote to leave the EU, and is therefore not in a position to provide a substantive response to the Sub-Committee’s report at this time.

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