Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights
Commons · Question 906384 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Warinder Juss
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Good Friday Agreement.
Answer
Answered by Hilary Benn, 19 Nov 2025
The UK is a proud signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which underpins many international agreements on trade, security and migration, as well as the Good Friday Agreement. That Agreement also required domestic incorporation of the ECHR in...