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Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism: Leeds (7 Jul 2008)

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding her Department has allocated to institutions working to counter terrorism in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in 2008-09.

[John Bercow in the Chair] — Occupied Palestinian Territories (5 Jul 2007)

John Battle: ...the politics and economic realities. The right hon. Gentleman rightly pointed out that although certain groups have used blood-curdling rhetoric and carried out serious attacks of violence and terror in the past, they eventually had to be brought into talks to bring about a peace agreement. I suggest that it might not be simply his view and that of the Committee that in order to tackle...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (22 Mar 2007)

John Battle: ...of the Millennium Development Goals. We believe reducing poverty and inequality is also good for international security, in terms of reduced levels of threat from international crime and terrorism." In an attempt to understand those matters, I add a caveat to that response. We must ensure that human security—a new concept in development—is not confined to a box called "military...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [1st Allotted Day]: Clause 23 — Extension of period of detention by judicial authority (2 Nov 2005)

John Battle: ...of the summer in Leeds came as a complete shock out of the blue. The community was unsighted and the events were totally unexpected. The families of the bombers themselves did not know that terror bombers were living in their midst. I am therefore a little surprised to hear Liberal Democrat Members and others say that nothing needs to change at all, because that is not the sentiment in...

International Terrorism (14 Sep 2001)

Mr John Battle: ...reflection, we should reflect on that fact. Yes, the atrocity is not just against America. It is a crime against humanity. All of us and our families are touched by it and are threatened by acts of terror. As the tragic evidence emerges, many of our friends, neighbours and constituents will be suffering with American families that will also be scarred for generations to come by the loss of...