I welcome my right hon. Friend's statement, particularly his comment that this is not the final blueprint. I ask him to include provision for the abolition of the Act of Settlement, because it discriminates directly against Roman Catholics. That is legalised sectarianism, which has no role to play in the 21st century.
Constitutional Renewal
Proceeding contribution from
Jim Devine
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 March 2008.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Constitutional Renewal.
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