Terrorist Profiling

Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in response to the recommendation adopted at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels on 28–29 November 2002 in relation to terrorist profiling; and if he will make a statement. [113361]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth
The UK fully supported this Danish EU Presidency initiative and took an active part in a successful seminar on the subject held in Copenhagen in January. Although this project is still in its early stages, I understand that the seminar raised some interesting issues and the UK has volunteered to ---------------------
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participate in a pilot group comprising experts from a number of EU member states and Europol with the aim of further developing this initiative.