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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. Friend speaks with particular personal experience of the Bali atrocity, and he is right to talk about the long-term nature of the threat, but it is a threat that…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI believe that the declaration that I make on the front of the Bill speaks for itself—12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend is right to remind the House that there is no power to strike down the primary legislation. I am afraid that I will not indulge him in a direct answer on the nature…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. Friend speaks with considerable experience, as we worked together on the Bill that became the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, which rightly struck the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI can assure my hon. Friend that all the usual processes were followed. I am not going to go into the weeds of what the Law Officers might have said. We know that they have a…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillIndeed, I pay tribute to everybody who was not only involved with but witnessed those awful events at Fishmongers’ Hall. The hon. Lady and I served together on the Justice…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend rightly points out the sad local connection to that appalling case last year. I know that she shares my—and indeed, I think, the whole House’s—commitment to maximum…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe number of offenders, either terrorist offenders or offenders who have committed offences with a terrorist link, is about 50. That does not sound like a large cohort, but in…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. Friend speaks with unparalleled experience of these issues, both as Home Secretary and as Prime Minister. I can assure her—I will develop these issues later in my…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend will be reassured that a lot of ongoing work continues with regard to the role of the Parole Board. Very recently, reforms were introduced that allow me to ask the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe hon. Lady, with whom I served on the Justice Committee, is right to talk about risk assessment and the recall process. She knows that the recall process can be triggered on…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe cohort of around 50 are due for automatic early release; the rest will be subject to Parole Board assessment. Different types of sentence are available. We are talking about…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillAs ever, my right hon. Friend makes an interesting and thought-provoking point. While I will not go into the individual facts of this case, because it is subject to a police…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am hugely grateful to my right hon. Friend, who, as the House will know, was a distinguished Security Minister and Northern Ireland Secretary and had to deal with these issues…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend will be glad to know that not only has it been taken into account, but I have read it. It is a 2013 authority from the Strasbourg Court that relates to a particular…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI say to my hon. Friend, as I am sure he has heard many times in court, that his submissions find great force with the Government and we are persuaded by them.12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. In fact, I think it is right to say, in the context of Northern Ireland, that we have given such careful consideration to the engagement…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend the former Attorney General speaks with great experience and knowledge of these matters. He is absolutely right to focus on the specialist…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I have not met Mr Acheson since last Thursday, but I have met him. Indeed, I took part in a documentary that he produced for Radio 4 a…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This is a short Bill—it consists of just three clauses—but its importance cannot be underestimated. It responds directly to…11 Feb 2020