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Proceeding contribution from Alan Simpson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 October 2005. It occurred during Legislative debate on Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism.


Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

I want to finish on this point. We have a duty to ourselves to insist that the way in which we approach the scrutiny of organisations to be included on proscribed lists has to be more selective. I appreciate the difficulties involved in subjecting some of the claims to proper scrutiny, but it cannot be beyond the wit and wisdom of Parliament to set up mechanisms for due diligence questioning. We do not have any such mechanisms as we try to deal with this list today. Doubts will remain as long as we continue to produce these lumped-together lists that we cannot revisit. They cast a shadow of doubt over the fairness, the even-handedness and the wisdom with which Parliament deals with this process.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
437 c480 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Internet Proscribed organisations Terrorism Security South Asia Islamic Jihad
Legislation
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2005
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk