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Abu Hamza

Not yet. As a result of those actions, important progress has been made. We have frozen nearly 200 bank accounts holding a total of some £500,000—the frozen money of suspected terrorists. In addition, since 2001 there have been cash seizures under the 2000 Act totalling £469,000, forfeitures by those suspected of involvement in terrorism totalling £126,000, and seizure of £1.4 million of terrorist funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. My first point is, therefore, that we have been acting decisively, and with substantial results. My second point, which I have made to the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues several times, is that in the national interest, given that the matter is one of national security, we should be trying to achieve cross-party consensus and not descending into political point scoring and the misrepresentation of information. I am always eager to co-operate with my hon. Friends and Opposition Members in sharing information, but there is a way to do such things, and I do not think that the hon. Gentleman’s conduct in these matters has been consistent with trying, in the national interest, to build consensus about the way forward. Let me turn now to the matter of Abu Hamza and property transfer. It has been alleged before and again today that he was able to buy and sell properties while he was in custody, thereby contravening our asset-freezing regulations. I will repeat again as firmly as I have in the past, because that is a serious allegation, that Abu Hamza did not buy any property while subject to an asset freeze or during his time in prison.