Home Affairs - Minutes of Evidence

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 31 October 2006.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Constitutional Affairs and Home Affairs Committees

on Tuesday 31 October 2006

Members present:

Mr Alan Beith	David Howarth
Mr Richard Benyon	Gwyn Prosser
James Brokenshire	Bob Russell
Ms Karen Buck	Martin Salter
Mr James Clappison	Keith Vaz
Mrs Ann Cryer	Dr Alan Whitehead
Mrs Janet Dean	Mr David Winnick
Mr John Denham	Jeremy Wright
Mrs Siân C James

Mr John Denham was called to the Chair

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CONTENTS

Witness: Professor Francesca Klug, LSE Human Rights Centre, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-20

Witness: Jonathan Fisher QC, Head of Research, Society of Conservative Lawyers, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

21-39

40-45

Mr Alan Beith was called to the Chair

Witness: Rabinder Singh QC, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

46-59

60-65

Members present:

Mr Alan Beith	Mrs Siân C James
James Brokenshire	Mr Piara S Khabra
Ms Karen Buck	Gwyn Prosser
Mr James Clappison	Bob Russell
Mrs Ann Cryer	Mr Gary Streeter
Mrs Janet Dean	Dr Alan Whitehead
Mr John Denham	Jeremy Wright
David Howarth

Mr Alan Beith was called to the Chair

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Witness: Rt Hon Lord Justice Maurice Kay gave evidence.

Question Numbers

66-79

80-85

Mr John Denham was called to the Chair

Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, a Member of the House of Lords, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, and Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister of State, Home Office, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

86-99

100-116

1. Memorandum submitted by the Home Office and the Department for Constitutional Affairs

Appendix A

2. Memorandum submitted by Professor Francesca Klug

Appendix A

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Prepared 3 May 2007