Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 May 2019. It was answered by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.
Radicalism: Propaganda
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Treason Act 1945 to provide a tenable basis for the prosecution of British citizens who participate in and spread propaganda of Islamist extremism.
- Answer
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The Commission for Countering Extremism was set up last year to support the Government to understand the scale of extremism and the wider harms associated with it, beyond radicalisation into terrorism. The Commission’s work includes looking into whether there is a need for a statutory definition of extremism and new powers to tackle it.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 254758
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Prosecutions Islam Propaganda Radicalism
- Legislation
- Treason Act 1945
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