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National Security Strategy (19 Mar 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows: "The primary duty of government—our abiding obligation—is, and will always be, the safety of all British people and the protection of the British national interest. Following approval by the National Security Committee and the...

National Security (14 Nov 2007)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...the statement by the head of MI5 about the potential threat from UK-based terrorists, I want to update the House, as I promised in July, on the measures we are taking at home, following the incidents on 29 June and 30 June, both to root out terrorism and to strengthen the resilience of communities to resist extremist influence, measures that to succeed will require not just military and...

National Security (25 Jul 2007)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...and Glasgow—stood firm in the face of threats, and our calmness and steadfastness as a nation sent a powerful message across the world that we will not yield to terrorism nor ever be intimidated by it. These events were the 15th attempted terrorist plot on British soil since 2001. "As previously set out, the police and security services are currently having to contend with around 30...

Human Rights (22 Mar 2007)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...today is one. I am privileged to have that opportunity. Contributions have ranged across a variety of different issues such as religious freedom, the Act of Settlement, the Spanish conquest, legal aid, trial by jury, ID cards, the alienation of some of our communities, a Bill of Rights, cannibalism, the horrors of domestic violence and child abuse, Maria's story, the plight of Chechen...

Human Rights (22 Mar 2007)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...that I am aware of being shared with the US is passenger records, which I am also responsible for. I have not heard of that, but will of course look into it and see what the reality is. On ID cards and whether countries have found them useful, there was a very good Channel 4 programme, featuring my right honourable friend Charles Clarke when he went to Estonia. It is very interesting in...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Identity Cards: Department for Constitutional Affairs (10 Jan 2006)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: The Department for Constitution Affairs contributed to the Benefits Overview Document, which was published be the Identity Cards Programme in June 2005. The Department for Constitutional Affairs has in consultation with the Identity Cards Programme commenced work on calculating the costs of using the ID cards scheme to support the services, which it oversees. We cannot release estimated cost...

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill (6 Dec 2005)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...of the state of Israel but choose not to be. However, the noble Lord makes a good point and, if I may, I shall come back to it in Committee and discuss in greater depth the relations between individual nation states and how the measure would work. But we would not make people stateless—an important point raised by the committee. I recognise that the committee is clearly saying to us...

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill (6 Dec 2005)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...wish to discuss. Clause 19 requires a code of practice to be issued covering the criteria to be used in determining whether a penalty should be issued and the amount. The maximum amount to be paid per employee would be £2,000. Clause 21 creates a new criminal offence of employing a person knowing that they are not legally entitled to work in the UK. It provides that the maximum...

Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: EU Presidency: Justice and Home Affairs Council (30 Nov 2005)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...of the meeting and my noble and learned friend the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor will be chairing the items on civil justice. I will also be representing the presidency. One of the key issues for this council will be counter-terrorism and the council will be asked to recognise the significant progress which has been made during the UK presidency. This...

Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech (29 Nov 2004)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...unable to deal with the matter in any other way. I again look forward to further debates on that issue. Turning to the management of offenders Bill, the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, more or less said what I would have said, which was that if we manage offenders better we will reduce recidivism. If we are able to support people, we could prevent them committing further offences. I accept...