Chris Seeks Action On EU Breach Of Treaty Obligations
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
For more than 15 years, the European Union has been in breach of its international treaty obligations to join the European convention on human rights. What are the Government doing to address the arrogance of the European Union on that issue?
Nick Thomas-Symonds The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
I would say, first, that the Government are committed to our membership of the European convention on human rights, and secondly, that the hon. Gentleman talks about bodies and organisations not being compliant with international treaties, but one of the big problems with the previous Government was how they signed international treaties and then sought to condemn them when they themselves had put pen to paper.
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