Commons statement on Operation Pathway
21 April 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, makes Commons statement on the recent arrest of 12 men in the north-west of England under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Commons Hansard: Operation Pathway
- Video and Audio: Operation Pathway
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
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