To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from police forces indicating that individual cases of anti-terrorism inquiries since the period of detention was increased to 28 days would have been assisted if there had been a longer period of detention without charges being made. (119689)

[holding answer 8 February 2007]: We have ongoing discussions on the limits on pre-charge detention in terrorist cases with the leaders of the police service and others.