Asked by: John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his position is on the UK’s continued membership of the Council of Europe through its membership of the European Court of Human Rights.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The United Kingdom is committed to remaining a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.
Asked by: John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the presentation by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on Annual activity report 2021 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, which took place at the Council of Europe on 26 April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
We have taken note of the activities undertaken by Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights during 2021. These activities of course have taken place across the different member States of the Council of Europe, and on many topics in a human rights context.