Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:45 pm on 19 November 2001.

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Photo of Mark Fisher Mark Fisher Labour, Stoke-on-Trent Central 4:45, 19 November 2001

Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern over the wording of clause 21(2)(c), in which the definition of an international terrorist includes someone who

"has links with a person who is a member of or belongs to an international terrorist group"?

When we are taking such extreme powers, is association of that nature—and the way in which it could well be interpreted—really satisfactory?