Terrorism Bill

The fact is, we have very different legal systems, which is why it is difficult to make comparisons. However, to use the example of France, this morning I spoke to Lord Carlile, who had had a conversation with a judge in Paris about that very question. Following a low-level charge—association with ““malfaiteurs”” or something similar—there can be an investigation of up to four years. Those are the comparisons that we need to make.