Extracts from report stage (Lords) of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - Mar 3
Thursday, 4 March 2021 07:20
Lord Paddick (LD) [V]:...I had two questions for the Minister. The
noble and learned Lord has already answered the first—on Amendment
31. The second is about Amendment 43, which makes changes to
Section 24 of the International Criminal Court (Scotland Act) 2001.
Can the noble and learned Lord give the House some idea of the
extent of this change? How many prisoners serving sentences in
Scotland have been sentenced by the international court, and what
is the effect of these changes on them?...Request free trial
(LD)
[V]:...I had two questions for the Minister. The noble and
learned Lord has already answered the first—on Amendment 31. The
second is about Amendment 43, which makes changes to Section 24 of
the International Criminal Court
(Scotland Act) 2001. Can the noble and learned Lord give the
House some idea of the extent of this change? How many prisoners
serving sentences in Scotland have been sentenced by the
international court, and what is the effect of these changes on
them?
The Advocate-General for Scotland ( of Dirleton) (Con): My Lords, I am
grateful to both noble Lords for their contributions to this very
short debate. The noble Lord, , asked
about the number of prisoners affected by this in relation to
the International Criminal Court I do
not have that information to hand, but I undertake to supply it to
the noble Lord..
43: Schedule 13, page 127, line 5, at end insert—
“(b) after “1A,” insert “1B,”;(c) after “10” insert “,
26ZA”.”Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment makes minor amendments of section 24(c) of
the International Criminal Court
(Scotland) Act 2001 in consequence of the insertion of
sections 1B and 26ZA into the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings
(Scotland) Act 1993.
Amendments 27 to 43 agreed
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