Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights
658 Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998 requires the Minister in charge of a Bill in either House of Parliament to make a statement about the compatibility of the provisions of the Bill with the Convention rights (as defined in section 1 of that Act).
659 In the opinion of Baroness Stedman-Scott the provisions of the Bill are compatible with the Convention rights and she has made a statement to this effect.