§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider the FARC terrorist group in Colombia to be an international terrorist organisation. [HL4486]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)FARC is not a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK under Part II of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The list of proscribed organisations is kept under review and decisions to proscribe or deproscribe are taken after careful consideration of all relevant aspects.