Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 March 2011. It was answered by Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative) on Monday, 7 March 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

Counter-terrorism Review

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral statement of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 306, on the Counter-terrorism Review, when she expects to introduce the legislative proposals required to implement the outcome of the Counter-terrorism Review.

Answer: The Protection of Freedoms Bill, which was introduced on 11 February, is being used for the changes to terrorism stop and search, local authority use of investigatory powers and pre-charge detention. The draft emergency 28 day pre-charge detention Bills (Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills) were published as a Command Paper at the same time.The Government intend to introduce legislation replacing the control order regime as soon as possible. In the interim, we are seeking to renew the control order legislation (Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005) until the end of the year to allow time for new legislation on the replacement regime to be considered.On the wider question of communications data, the Government intend to ensure that as far as possible, they are only accessed through the revised regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. We will bring forward specific legislation to this effect in a future communications data Bill.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 44030; 524 c866W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Counter-terrorism Review
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects: Terrorism
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk