Moved by
Lord Bethell
37A: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—
“Treason: aiding a hostile foreign power
(1) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct falling within subsection (2), with the intention to aid—
(a) an attack on the United Kingdom by any foreign power,
(b) any foreign power that intends to attack the United Kingdom or is engaged in a process of planning or preparing for an attack on the United Kingdom, or
(c) any foreign power with whom the United Kingdom is engaged in armed conflict.
(2) A person engages in conduct falling within this subsection if the person does any act that is designed to—
(a) help carry out an attack or facilitate the carrying out of an attack on the United Kingdom,
(b) help the planning of or preparation for an attack on the United Kingdom,
(c) aid the military or intelligence operations of a foreign power falling within subsection (1),
(d) impede the operations of His Majesty’s forces,
(e) prejudice the security and defence of the United Kingdom, or
(f) endanger life.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section must be sentenced to imprisonment for life unless, given the circumstances of the offence and the offender, a sentence of imprisonment for life would be manifestly unjust.”