To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps have been taken to support mosques in preventing their use by extreme fringe groups. (74901)

[holding answer 6 June 2006]: A public consultation on taking powers to intervene in places of worship threatened by extremist activity concluded that self regulation was usually effective. Government have provided encouragement and support to the creation of a Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board. It is expected to be launched in late June.