Chris Chope Pressing For Human Rights Reform Before The Summer Recess

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Chris Chope Pressing For Human Rights Reform Before The Summer Recess

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Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

The welcome reforms are long overdue and now urgent, so will my right hon. Friend guarantee that the primary legislation to implement them after the consultation will be introduced before the summer recess of 2022?

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Dominic Raab Deputy Prime Minister, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

It is important to have the consultation, to listen carefully and look at how we can refine, hone and chisel the proposals, given all the sensitivities we are very mindful of, but we want to introduce the Bill of Rights and get it enacted in this Parliament.

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