§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to seek external legal advice on the definitions of terrorism and terrorist act in proposed(a) domestic legislation and (b) the International Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism. [118977]
§ Mr. StrawIn developing proposals for the definition of terrorism and a terrorist act in the Terrorism Bill, the Government took account of the responses to its consultation paper "Legislation Against Terrorism", including those which provided legal advice. Since the introduction of the Terrorism Bill, the Government have received a number of submissions from bodies on the definition, including some which specifically provided legal advice on the matter. These have been carefully considered.
The Government have no plans to seek further legal advice on the terms of the International Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism or the International Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings.