Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ben Wallace and Antoinette Sandbach

Monday 3rd December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)]

T5. What steps is the Minister taking to give security and law enforcement organisations the tools they need to counter terrorism?

[The Minister for Security and Economic Crime (Mr Ben Wallace)]

rose— [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Seen but not heard is the role of the Security Minister.

The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, which is currently transiting through the House of Lords, includes new measures to ensure that our statute book reflects 21st-century threats. That is why we have increased sentencing. New offences around online harm and extraterritorial reach of some existing offences will ensure that our law and order and intelligence services have the tools they need.