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Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill

The right hon. Gentleman's experience in Northern Ireland will also colour his view on these issues. One of the experience that we had is that the use of unusual measures can often act as a rallying point for radicalising other young people, rallying them behind the cause, because people are seen as being persecuted rather than being tried under the law. Does he agree that such experiences show that these measures should be seen as unusual and that, for this reason, their ratification each year in Parliament is an important part of reinforcing that?