Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 106593
Terrorism
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new offence of planning a mass
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThe Government accepts and strongly supports the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s (IRTL) recommendation to consider creating a new offence to capture individuals intending to kill multiple people and planning for such attacks. As recognised...
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