Tablighi Jamaat

Patrick Mercer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of whether Tablighi Jamaat plays a role in the radicalisation of young Muslims in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Coaker
All sources and aspects of radicalisation are studied but by long established convention we do not comment on intelligence assessments.

Patrick Mercer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of whether Tablighi Jamaat poses a security risk to the United Kingdom.

Mr. Coaker
Security risks of all kinds are regularly assessed but by long-established convention we do not comment on intelligence assessments.