HC Deb 01 December 1972 vol 847 c266W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government will now follow the action of the Eire Government and introduce legislation to make the Irish Republican Army illegal in Great Britain in order to prevent Great Britain from becoming a sanctuary for those members of the Irish Republican Army who flee from Northern Ireland and Eire.

Mr. R. Can

I shall continue to watch the position carefully, but on the information at present available I am not persuaded that there are grounds for seeking fresh powers from Parliament. I shall not hesitate to make use, where appropriate, of the extended powers of deportation which I shall have under the new Immigration Act.

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