Results 1-15 of 15 for climate change speaker:Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Police: England and Wales (7 Jun 2007)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...and Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, we expected his remarks to be both well informed and excellently presented. He did not disappoint us. Noble Lords will know that my position has changed. I therefore have great pleasure in responding to the debate in my new capacity as Minister for Crime Reduction. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Lyell, made many comments to which I shall try...

Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2006 (24 Jul 2006)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...of acts of terrorism. Glorification includes any form of praise or celebration of acts of terrorism. We are therefore now able to take action against those who make statements which create a climate that supports and fuels terrorism. The order we have before us today lists four organisations that we believe are concerned in terrorism. These are: Al-Ghurabaa; the Saved Sect; the Baluchistan...

Motion A (28 Feb 2006)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ..., your Lordships will accept that the Bill should contain provisions relating explicitly to the glorification of terrorism. That is important because people who glorify terrorism help to create a climate in which terrorism is regarded as acceptable. This should clearly be outlawed. Your Lordships will also remember that, in outlawing the glorification of terrorism when it is an...

Terrorism Bill (17 Jan 2006)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...nature. In moving the amendment, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 5, 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 40, 44 and 80, which stand in my name and concern Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 28. The key changes that these amendments bring forward relate to the opening clauses of the Bill, in particular the new offence of disseminating terrorist publications. This new offence encompasses all those...

National Offender Management Service (12 Jan 2006)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...how we manage offenders. We will shortly be publishing our reducing re-offending five-year strategy and our Bill that will include proposals to enable us to implement the necessary structural changes in the way that probation services are run. That will be after the most careful consideration of the results of our consultation on the future of the probation service. I reassure the noble...

Terrorism Bill (5 Dec 2005)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...It is not an offence, as we have already discussed in our debate on the previous amendment, to incite people to engage in terrorist activities generally, or to incite them obliquely by creating the climate in which they may come to believe that terrorist acts are acceptable. That is the gap that we want to close, both to enable us to fulfil our international obligations and because we...

Terrorism Bill (21 Nov 2005)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...our law directly to incite people to commit specific terrorist acts. We now want to be able to deal with those who incite terrorism more obliquely but who nevertheless contribute to creating a climate in which impressionable people might believe that terrorism was acceptable. In another place there was lengthy debate on the question of intent and, as a consequence, the Government brought...

Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill (14 Mar 2005)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...crime costs this country a minimum of £20 billion a year. That is by any reckoning a significant sum. The challenge that we have set ourselves is to make the United Kingdom the most hostile climate for organised criminals to operate in. The White Paper, One Step Ahead, published this time last year, set out our strategy for meeting that challenge and defeating organised crime. We have...

Civil Contingencies Bill (5 Jul 2004)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...problem with the existing Acts is that they were drafted for a different time and different circumstances, and they do not take account of the significant cultural, technological and constitutional changes which took place in the second half of the last century. It is important, however, to consider why the Government believe the modernisation is necessary now. This Bill is not driven by...

Female Genital Mutilation Bill (12 Sep 2003)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...Prosecution Service and there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal proceedings. The willingness of victims and others to come forward to give evidence in court is crucial. We need to create a climate in which victims will feel able to come forward and receive the help and support they need to give their best evidence. Above all, we need to change the way in which people think about...

Courts Bill [HL] (19 May 2003)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ..."no act". It does not refer only to final decisions or to decisions of any substance. It will catch unobjectionable interlocutory decisions. I do not think that anyone would suggest that it would change the odds where the decision was a determination or could affect a determination under Article 6. Clause 41 would not necessarily impinge on the same population of judicial decisions as much...

Anglo-American Relations (2 May 2001)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...there is a genuine debate on that issue. That debate has not been concluded and will go on. We need not be too pessimistic about the long-term outcome. Many noble Lords have rightly raised the issue of climate change. I share noble Lords' concerns that climate change is one of the most challenging international issues we face. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Maddock, in that regard....

Written Answers — House of Lords: European Union: Forthcoming Council Business (28 Feb 2001)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...from Presidency and Commission) 4. World summit on sustainable development, 2002 (presentation by Commission, information by Presidency) 5. White Paper on chemicals strategy (policy debate) 6. Climate change (council conclusions, preparation for COP6) 7. Commission Communication on bathing water policy (exchange of views) 8. Commission Green Paper on integrated product policy...

Written Answers — House of Lords: European Union: Forthcoming Council Business (8 Nov 2000)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...quality and sustainability of public finances. Discussion of the EPC progress report on the financial and microeconomic impact of ageing. Preparation for the Nice European Council meeting (poss.) Exchange-rate strategies of countries applying for membership. Other business. 7 November-Brussels-Environment Adoption of the agenda. Approval of the list of "A" items (*). Community strategy on...

Russia (7 Jun 2000)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...was developing the right strategies to accommodate post-Soviet Russia as a willing partner in the global economy and in global security. The election of the new president, with the prospect of change in the Russian political climate, offers a significant opportunity to push forward that policy and our relations. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have made a personal...