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Clause 41 And 42 Of The Criminal Justice Bill

EDM number 847 in 2003-04, proposed by Kevin Brennan on 16/03/2004.

That this House notes the House of Lords' consideration of the Criminal Justice Bill; further notes that this House confirmed inclusion of clauses 41 and 42 on defendants' rights in jury trials and handling of serious and complex cases with majorities of 72 and 81 respectively at report stage on 19th May 2003; further notes that on 15th July 2003 the Lords rejected these clauses and on 18th November 2003 this House restored both clauses with increasing majorities of 106 and 105 respectively; further notes that on 19th November 2003 the Lords rejected clauses 41 and 42 for the second time and that on 19th November 2003 this House restored both clauses with increased majorities of 112 and 116 respectively; further notes on 20th November the Lords rejected clauses 41 and 42 for the third time, whereupon the Government, against a prorogation deadline, reluctantly conceded by withdrawing clause 41 and emasculating clause 42 under a twin lock statutory instrument; further notes that this was welcomed by the Lords immediately as a victory and that the official Opposition in the Lords pronounced Government clause 42 proposals on jury trial as effectively dead; condemns unreservedly those Peers who pay lip service to the primacy of this House; believes the issue to be considered in this case is not the merit of the clauses on which honourable Members are entitled to have differing views but the abuse of the constitutional relationship between Lords and Commons; and questions the commitment to democracy of unelected Peers who reject the primacy of the elected Commons.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kevin Brennan16/03/2004Cardiff WestLabourProposed
Andy Reed16/03/2004LoughboroughLabour Co-operativeSigned
Brian White16/03/2004North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
David Taylor16/03/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Hywel Francis16/03/2004AberavonLabourSigned
Huw Edwards16/03/2004MonmouthLabourSigned
Angela Eagle16/03/2004WallaseyLabourSigned
Janet Dean16/03/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Wayne David16/03/2004CaerphillyLabourSigned
Frank Cook16/03/2004Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen16/03/2004Ynys MLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill16/03/2004OchilLabourSigned
Calum MacDonald16/03/2004Na h-Eileanan an IarLabourSigned
Ian Lucas16/03/2004WrexhamLabourSigned
Dai Havard16/03/2004Merthyr Tydfil & RhymneyLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan16/03/2004West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw16/03/2004Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Chris Bryant16/03/2004RhonddaLabourSigned
Ernie Ross17/03/2004Dundee WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis17/03/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Eric Illsley17/03/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford18/03/2004Wirral WestLabourSigned
David Lepper18/03/2004Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew Dismore18/03/2004HendonLabourSigned
Andy King26/03/2004Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/03/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Tom WatsonUnknownWithdrawn

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