Results 1-16 of 16 for terrorism speaker:James Arbuthnot

Business of the House: Defence in the World (4 Jun 2009) has video

James Arbuthnot: ..., so we must do a lot of diplomatic work. Next door is Iran. When the President of Iran talked about wiping Israel off the face of the map, he was not joking; he firmly believes it. The support for terrorism in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon and elsewhere has become a hallmark of Iran's foreign policy. Iran is a threat to all its neighbours, which they recognise perhaps better than many...

Gaza (15 Jan 2009) has video

James Arbuthnot: ..., we must send this message: there can be hope for the future, but it has to be in your hands. When Israel leaves Gaza, as it no doubt soon will, you have the opportunity to turn away from rockets, terror and death and towards development, education and prosperity. The history of the area is littered with missed opportunities. Please let this not be another one.

Business of the House: Defence in the UK (9 Oct 2008) has video

James Arbuthnot: ...ideas will come out of that. We are just about to begin the public evidence sessions of an inquiry into national security and resilience. Last week, we had a valuable visit to the counter-terrorism science and technology centre at Porton Down. We were very impressed by the wide range of work that is done there, from all sorts of disciplines, to counter terrorism. As we left, we felt that...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video

James Arbuthnot: ...of 9/11 are fading gradually into people's memories as history. The horrors and fears that 9/11 raised are diminishing with time, although in reality the dangers of al-Qaeda and international terrorism remain absolutely huge. Of course, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are reminded of the important point that when we invade a country, we need to be sure what we will do with it when we have...

Point of Order: Defence in the UK (26 Apr 2007)

James Arbuthnot: ...are clear about their role and that, as a result, the Afghan people are clear about what we are doing there. One of the purposes of our presence is to prevent Afghanistan again providing a base for terrorist attacks on the UK, but there has been a worrying failure of communication. According to the Secretary of State for International Development, we are no longer to use the term "war on...

Point of Order: Defence in the UK (26 Apr 2007)

James Arbuthnot: ...UK communities, as well as people's sense of isolation, distance and lack of integration, are intimately connected with the difficulties and dangers faced by our troops in the middle east and with terrorism everywhere. I turn now to how we look after our service personnel. As the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton said, we are about to conduct two inquiries. One will be into Defence Estates,...

Points of Order: Defence in the World (1 Feb 2007)

James Arbuthnot: ...and in Iraq as a whole was not hopeless. We were impressed by the courage and determination of the politicians there, especially those who have been targeted and who have lost family members to terrorism in Iraq. They want to run Iraq themselves and they want to do it well; we must give them that opportunity. The question must be whether they are going to be able to do so. I am not...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

James Arbuthnot: ...interests of defence. He discussed "the same strength of national purpose we will demonstrate in protecting our security in this Parliament and the long-term—strong in defence, in fighting terrorism, upholding NATO, supporting our armed forces at home and abroad, and retaining our independent nuclear deterrent." I was delighted to hear that he is intent on supporting our armed forces...

Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2003–04 (8 Jul 2004)

Mr James Arbuthnot: Apart from the issue of counter-terrorism, the main work of the Intelligence and Security Committee during the year—and the main intelligence interest for the country—has been on the war in Iraq. We did a separate report on that, which came out in September last year. Inevitably, this year's annual report contains an element of mopping up. Nevertheless, the Committee's work has...

Security Screen (22 Apr 2004)

Mr James Arbuthnot: ...has questioned in the debate so far is that the House, and the Chamber particularly, is vulnerable. It is obviously vulnerable. Nobody has questioned that. It is not just a potential target for terrorism—it is an easy potential target. It is not just an easy potential target—it is an attractive, easy potential target, and not just for terrorists. It is a target for hoaxers as...

Intelligence and Security Committee (3 Jul 2003)

Mr James Arbuthnot: .... The ministerial committee will be effective only if it meets regularly to build up the expertise and relationships needed for proper ministerial control. The main point that I want to address is terrorism and the treatment of terrorists. We are told that we are at war and that the battle against terrorism is beginning to look long lasting—I think that that is right. The casualties...

Intelligence Agencies (11 Jul 2002)

Mr James Arbuthnot: ..., GCHQ's communications work is extraordinarily impressive, and after all, that is what it is there for. It makes an internationally and rightly acclaimed major contribution to the fight against terrorism, drugs and serious crime. So when we criticise the bean counting, let that not overshadow our views on the war fighting. The same goes for the Secret Intelligence Service and the Security...

Intelligence Agencies (11 Jul 2002)

Mr James Arbuthnot: ...of how those computer systems could be vulnerable. I know that much thought is going into that and it is essential that it should. We also need to consider not only the spectacular results of terrorism, but what gives birth to terror in the first place. That is not an issue that we consider in our report, perhaps because we think that it would be more the province of the Foreign Affairs...

Prayers: Policing (London) (18 Oct 1991)

Mr James Arbuthnot: .... We should be back to the time of Grunwick. We would find Labour Front-Bench Members back on the picket lines, yelling and screaming at the police as before. There is more—there is the prevention of terrorism. In his 1990 report, the Commissioner said: The urgent need to combat terrorism drew heavily upon our resources during 1990. A continuing Provisional IRA campaign demanded an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (28 Feb 1991)

Mr James Arbuthnot: ...of the recent murder of an innocent civilian by the IRA and the attempted murder of the War Cabinet, does my right hon. Friend agree that now is not the proper time to water down the prevention of terrorism Act?

Orders of the Day — Civil Evidence (Scotland) Bill [Lords] (16 May 1988)

Mr James Arbuthnot: ...of the involvement of a gang of fraudsters led by Mr. Robert Vesco. Mr. Vesco was, and probably still is, a brilliant man who, sadly, turned his brilliance to crime and as a result is now living in terror of being found in the jurisdiction of the United States of America. I understand that his current occupation is drug-running in the Caribbean. In the 1970s, he was involved in defrauding...