Formal Minutes
Monday 29 March 2004
Members Present:
Jean Corston MP, in the Chair
| Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar
| Mr David Chidgey MP
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Scrutiny of Bills: Fourth Progress Report], proposed
by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 8.2 read and agreed to.
Summary brought up and read a first time.
Ordered, That the Summary
be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
In the Summary, the first paragraph was read as follows:
"The Joint Committee on Human Rights examines
every Bill presented to Parliament. With Government Bills its
starting point is the statement made by the Minister under section
19 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of its compliance with
Convention rights as defined in that Act. However, it also has
regard to the provisions of other international human rights instruments
which bind the UK."
Amendment proposed, to leave out the last sentence
of the paragraph and insert in its place the following sentence:
"However, it also has regard to the provisions of other international
human rights instruments agreed by Royal Prerogative which, subject
to the sovereignty of Parliament, bind the UK.".—(Mr
Richard Shepherd.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided:
Content, 2
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Mr Richard Shepherd MP
| | Not Content, 5
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Prashar
Mr Paul Stinchcombe MP
Mr Shaun Woodward MP
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Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Tenth Report of the Committee to each House.
Ordered, That certain
papers be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House of Commons and that Baroness Prashar
do make the Report to the House of Lords.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 April at half past Two
o'clock.
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