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Proceeding contribution from David Lidington (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 31 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill.


Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill

My hon. Friend is undoubtedly right. Republican and loyalist paramilitary groups use crime as a means of financing their organisations and providing a livelihood for large numbers of activists, and as a means—through protection rackets and the like—of imposing their control and their rule over republican or loyalist estates, rather than submitting to the rule of law, which is what we would expect any democratic political movement to do.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
438 c639 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Admissibility of evidence Bail Administration of justice Arrests Decommissioning Army Juries Evidence Emergency powers Intimidation Northern Ireland Police Organised crime Powers Proscribed organisations Sentencing Vetting Terrorism Security Regulation Trials Anti-terrorism control orders Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland Scheduled offences
Legislation
Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill 2005-06
Link
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