To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom-based websites have been closed down by the police under the provisions of Section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2006. [HL131]

I understand that the preferred route for removing potentially unlawful terrorist content is through informal contact between the police and the internet service provider. To date this approach has proved effective. As a result, it has not been necessary to use the formal powers given under the Terrorism Act 2006 to close any websites.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom-based extremist or terrorism-related websites have been closed down by informal contact between the police and internet service providers. [HL132]

Action in this area could range from taking down individual videos to the closure of complete websites. It is not possible to provide information on the range of actions taken.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to remove content from United Kingdom-based websites which feature lectures from individuals banned from the United Kingdom. [HL306]

The police have powers under Section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2006 to seek the removal or modification of unlawfully terrorism-related material from the internet. These powers apply whether or not the author is excluded from the UK. I understand that the police have so far found informal approaches to internet service providers have met their needs.