Prevention of Terrorism Act

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for those remarks, given the leading role that he played in the debate last year. I pay tribute to his continued engagement in these matters and his total commitment to fighting terrorism by whatever means are appropriate. I very much agree with him: this is a matter for all of Parliament, both Government and Opposition parties. I mentioned the possibility of pre-legislative scrutiny of proposed legislation because I think that that might offer a vehicle for progress on a consolidated basis. In that way, hon. Members of all parties, whether they have a specific or a more general interest, will be able to make a contribution to creating the new legislation. I confirm that our approach is intended to achieve consensus across the House on these matters.