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Proceeding contribution from Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

I am sure that the Secretary of State agrees that we will return to many of those points in Committee. Returning to today’s Second Reading debate, however, can he not see that he is doing exactly what many hon. Members have always warned the Government not to do, which is to categorise terrorism in two leagues—international terrorism, which is a threat to state security, and domestic terrorism, which seems to have a more benign status? Will he assure hon. Members that paramilitary terrorism in Northern Ireland will be treated in exactly the same context as international terrorism?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
443 c1170 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Criminal proceedings Devolved matters Administration of justice Decommissioning Amnesties Fraud Finance Elections Firearms Donors Energy Electricity Electoral register National security Northern Ireland Police Northern Ireland Assembly Political parties Terrorism Sustainable development Weapons Timetables Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Reserved matters Statutory instruments Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund
Legislation
Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005-06
Link
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