Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of sentences for terrorism offences.

The Government is committed to ensuring that sentences reflect the severity of the crime for all serious offenders. This year the Ministry of Justice conducted an internal policy review relating to sentences for terrorism offences in particular, which led to the development of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill currently before Parliament. However, the terrorist attack in Streatham in February also highlighted a gap in our current framework which it was essential to address immediately, which we did through the emergency Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act.