§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to extend the ban on broadcasting of statements of those supporting terrorism to cover any other, non-Christian organisation urging the breaking of United Kingdom laws; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonNo. The broadcasting restrictions apply only to Northern Ireland terrorist organisations and their supporters, and they were introduced only because of the exceptional circumstances surrounding terrorism connected with Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to amend the notices imposing restrictions on access to the media which were issued to the broadcasters last October to take account of the coming into force of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.
§ Mr. HurdI have today made a technical amendment to the notices substituting a reference to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 for the existing reference to the Act of 1984. Copies of the amending notices have been placed in the Library.