Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:39 pm on 10 November 2005.

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Photo of Mary Creagh Mary Creagh Labour, Wakefield 12:39, 10 November 2005

Is my right hon. Friend aware of paragraph 60 of Lord Carlile's report, where he refers to the current situation for interviewing terrorist suspects and states:

"Those arrested in groups share the same solicitors, usually drawn from a narrow circle of firms with special expertise and experience in terrorist crime . . . Those solicitors are generally very professional, extremely skilled and analytical"?

However, he goes on to say:

"the reality is that most suspects exercise their right of silence in interview".

What difference does my right hon. Friend think the Bill will make in that regard? Does he think that people will continue to exercise their right of silence, or that there will be a difference?