Sentencing Bill
The Sentencing Bill will have its second reading in the House of Commons on 6 December 2023.

This briefing examines the available statistics on terrorism since 2001 in Great Britain.
Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics (5 MB , PDF)
The beginning of the millennium saw an increased political focus on the threat from international terrorism, heightened by the attack on the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001. Only one year before 9/11, new counter-terrorism legislation had been passed in the UK. Designed to reform and extend state powers found in previous counter-terrorism legislation, the Terrorism Act 2000 gave increased powers to the Home Secretary and the police. It moved the focus of counter-terrorism to all forms of domestic and international terrorism, rather than just Northern Ireland-related terrorism.
In 2003, the Government introduced its counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. Now in its fourth iteration, CONTEST aims to reduce the risk to the UK from terrorism with four objectives:
Although statistics relating to terrorism and the use of counter-terrorism legislation have been collected by the Home Office since the 1970s, the publication (and consistent collection) of data was halted in 2001.
Home Office statistical bulletins on terrorism resumed in 2008, with most data series backdated to 11 September 2001.
This briefing examines the available statistics on terrorism in Great Britain including:
Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics (5 MB , PDF)
The Sentencing Bill will have its second reading in the House of Commons on 6 December 2023.
Nitrous oxide used to be controlled under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 but it was reclassified as a Class C drug in 2023, making possession illegal.
This briefing provides background information on nuclear weapons tests, the Government’s recognition of nuclear test veterans and current and previous legal action in this area. There will be a Westminster Hall debate on nuclear test veterans and medical records on 28 November 2023.