Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Part of Orders of the Day — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:53 pm on 10 July 2007.

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Photo of Tony McNulty Tony McNulty Minister of State, Home Office 4:53, 10 July 2007

That is an entirely fair point, but I would go further and say that I take the legitimacy of the point that how post-charge questioning relates to 28 or 14 days is important, which is why we will go down the suggested route of a Privy Council review of intercept evidence. How pre-charge detention for 28 days or otherwise, intercept evidence and post-charge questioning interplay is, again, a factor that needs to be taken account of in the consultation. Indeed, as we have made clear in the past, the raft of legislation about acts preparatory to terrorism will equally come into play as well. It is incumbent on the whole House to consider how all those elements hang together. So, in the broad sense, I agree with the hon. Gentleman.