Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-04-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of dissident republican links with Al-Qaeda involving the supply of weaponry and expertise in warfare.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

I am aware of media speculation on this issue. Terrorists around the world have attempted to use online information to seek to build their capabilities in order to carry out violent attacks. Measures are in place to seek to limit access to information online which might assist in the commission of an act of terrorism, and the Government and law enforcement agencies are committed to apprehending and prosecuting those who contravene the law in this regard.