Question to the Home Office:
What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's proscription of Hamas.
Hamas’ military wing was proscribed in the UK in 2001.
Proscription is a powerful tool. The investigation and prosecution of proscription offences is a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service.
It would be inappropriate for the Government to comment further on such matters however, anyone that professes support for, or who is a member of Hamas, risks being investigated by the police for proscription offences.