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Terrorism Bill

I hope that I can be as brief as the noble Lord, Lord Elton, and perhaps as elegant in my wording. This issue was raised in another place, and it was dealt with in correspondence by my ministerial colleague Paul Goggins on 9 November. The amendment seeks to amend the drafting of Clause 20 to remove the reference to,"““conduct that is of a description of conduct that should be so emulated””." The current formulation in the Bill allows for references to conduct in the Bill to include references to more generic conduct. As a practical example, it could refer to conduct such as praise for those who become suicide bombers on public transport, rather than specifically on the London Underground. The Bill is drafted as it is for that reason. I trust that that explanation will satisfy the noble Lord and that he will be able to withdraw his amendment.