I shall try to be briefer than some of the speakers this afternoon, but we should think carefully before we pass a clause that is so open to misinterpretation, as hon. Members have pointed out. As my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) said, anyone celebrating the Easter rising could be subject to prosecution under the terms of this clause. Slightly closer to home and within the United Kingdom, a few years ago in Cardiff a pub opened called ““The Càyo Arms””, named after the leader of the Free Wales Army; I presume that under the scope of the clause, anyone who was inside, celebrating the action of the Free Wales Army, would also be subject to prosecution.
Terrorism Bill
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David TC Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Terrorism Bill.
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