European Evidence Warrant

HC Deb 04 May 2004 vol 420 cc1456-7W

Mr. Cash

To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will veto the legislative instrument proposing the European Evidence Warrant; [170781]

(2) if he will refuse to accept the European Constitution if at the next Summit on the European Constitution the European Evidence Warrant forms part of the corpus of the draft Constitution and laws of the EU. [170783]

The Prime Minister

No. We shall seek to negotiate effective arrangements in the UK's interests.

Mr. Cash

To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of whether the European Evidence Warrant complies with the Human Rights Act 1998. [170782]

The Prime Minister

Under Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, all legislative instruments must respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. The Government would of course ensure that implementing legislation was compatible with the Human Rights Act.