Recommendation 34

The inclusion of a reference in statute to a discretionary, seemingly pre-existing power to table a motion is legally unnecessary and would risk opening its use, or lack of use, to debate and possibly challenge before the courts. Whilst we encourage more time to be given to considered debates in Parliament in relation to respect for human rights, we cannot see that this provision is necessary or particularly constructive in that regard. (Paragraph 134) Qualified rights and limited rights and proportionality