Motions — Turkey—Withdrawal of Parliamentary Immunity

I seek leave to move a motion without notice or debate on the decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey to amend the constitution to withdraw parliamentary immunity from some of its members.

💬 Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.

I move, That this House express support for the statement of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stressing the critical importance of the principle of parliamentary immunity, and express concern at the vote in the Turkish Parliament amending the Constitution which effectively stripped a quarter of the country’s MPs of their immunity, noting that such wholesale lifting of immunity will weaken the Parliament.

Motion agreed to.