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Terrorism Bill

Proceeding contribution from Hazel Blears (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bills on Terrorism Bill.
I am genuinely surprised at the hon. Gentleman. I do not think that it is a good idea in the House of Commons to get involved in making such statements. On reflection, do we want to get into the business of encouraging people to carry out violent acts against other individuals? There might be circumstances in which we can have that debate. Our legislation is focused on situations in which individuals either deliberately or recklessly encourage people—especially our young people in this country, who can be vulnerable to being drawn into extremism—to engage in terrorist acts. There is a real danger of that in this country given the new threat of international terrorism that is facing us all. It is not just a threat; I remind the House of what has happened in this country. We face a serious situation.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
439 c432-3 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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