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Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill

I want to challenge the right hon. Gentleman's point that any form of legislation could prevent a terrorist attack. If someone is convinced that that is what they want to do, wherever they are based in the UK and however they communicate, and whether they target the Olympics or somewhere else, they will conduct that attack, and possibly kill themselves as well. No legislation that we create in this House can prevent that. It is wrong to mislead the House and to suggest that we can somehow over-legislate or protect ourselves by what we do here. We cannot do that.

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Reference

532 c139 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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