Further written evidence to be reported to the House
Counter-Terrorism Bill
12:00 pm
David Davies (Monmouth, Conservative)
Can Liberty comment on the suggestion that there has been a tendency by some to hype things up in the press and to use the media rather inappropriately prior to bringing in controversial legislation? An example is the apparent thwarting of a plot to hijack planes and fly them into Canary Wharf, which was apparently leaked by the Security Service just before the Queen’s Speech in 2004 and about which we did not hear anything more. There is also the timing of this legislation. Is that a concern of yours?