The right hon. Lady makes some extremely good points. I agree with my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart)—and the hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn)—that such measures are the very last things that we want to impose. Next year will be full of difficult periods, including not just the Olympic games, but the royal jubilee. Although I still feel that the powers are inadequate or wrong, they are better than what we had before, so should we not have them? Why are we delaying this? Should we not have powers that are more effective introduced quickly, rather than slowly?
Terrorism prevention and investigation measures bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patrick Mercer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill.
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