Results 1-20 of 73 for terrorism speaker:Des Browne

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Counter-terrorism and Resilience (22 Jul 2008)

Des Browne: ...Prime Minister asked my right hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Mr. Ingram), to undertake a detailed study into the role of the Ministry of Defence in counter-terrorism and resilience. My right hon. Friend has now submitted his report. His study provides a thorough analysis of defence's role and of the capabilities it brings to bear in support of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: British Forces (Attacks) (21 Jul 2008) has video

Des Browne: ...Palestinian territories. That not only poses a threat to British forces serving in operations but destabilises the security of the region. Iran can either act responsibly, cease support for terrorism and play a constructive role in Iraq or Afghanistan or face the consequences of not doing so—and it must be clear that that will mean increasing isolation.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Pakistan (14 Jul 2008)

Des Browne: ...and other extremists operate in support of the insurgency in Afghanistan. International cooperation is central to our efforts and we welcome the Government of Pakistan's commitment to countering terrorism as a top priority. We continue to press them to ensure that the Afghanistan insurgency cannot draw support from within their own borders.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (16 Jun 2008) has video

Des Browne: ...reduced; nine tenths of the security incidents are confined to one tenth of the country, and the rest is relatively peaceful. Secondly, we have seen them reduce their ambition from insurgency to terrorism. The Taliban's campaign is now limited to intimidating Afghan communities, coercing the vulnerable into becoming suicide bombers and carrying out brutal and indiscriminate attacks on the...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Defence Relations (5 Jun 2008)

Des Browne: ...making a reduction in the defence section in India. Our remaining attachés will focus increasingly on supporting the Government's broad security objectives of building peace and stability, reducing the risk of terrorism and in securing support for operations. We are keen to sustain our conflict prevention work, assist more vulnerable states to develop appropriate security structures...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: National Identity Register (4 Jun 2008) has video

Des Browne: ...and administration of the scheme is required for the e-passport scheme that his party supports. Let me deal with the issue of whether the existence of a national identity scheme helps us to tackle terrorism. Of course it will, for the following reason: 67 terrorists have been convicted in the UK courts in the past 18 months, and it is almost certain that 90 per cent. of them had multiple...

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

Des Browne: ...well documented, in the strategic defence review and its supplementary documents and annexes, and most recently in the national security strategy. Those documents identify the threats arising from terrorism, failed and failing states, weapons proliferation and competition for natural resources. Now, other factors such as competition for food and water and a global economic slowdown add to...

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

Des Browne: ...we are seeing slow but steady change towards states that are democratic and accountable, and that respect the rule of law and protect all their citizens, and change away from states that support terrorism or ethnic violence, or defy the legitimate will of the international community. Having focused on current operations, I should now turn to future threats. It is the prime responsibility...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Identity Cards (23 Apr 2008) has video

Des Browne: My hon. Friend is quite right. The evidence is overwhelming that those who have been convicted of terrorism—during the past year, a significant number have been convicted beyond reasonable doubt in our courts—almost invariably use multiple identities to advance their horrific objectives. There is no question but that a secure and reliable system of identity that fixes the identity...

Written Answers — Defence: Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (21 Apr 2008)

Des Browne: In 2001 the then Secretary of State for Defence signed two authorisations under Section 48 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. I am withholding further information as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security and international relations.

Written Answers — Defence: Defence Review (28 Jan 2008)

Des Browne: ...Defence Review (Cm 3999) and 2002 New Chapter (Cm 5566) White Papers identified the major challenges to UK security as the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the spread of international terrorism and the threat posed by weak and failing states. In response to these challenges, they set the requirement for the UK to maintain expeditionary, balanced and flexible armed forces....

Written Ministerial Statements — Scotland: Queen's Speech (7 Nov 2007)

Des Browne: ...will be sought for them: Banking (HMT) Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) (Department for Transport) Child Maintenance and Other Payments (Department for Work and Pensions) Counter-Terrorism (Home Office) Crossrail (Department for Transport) Employment (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) Energy (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Defence Policy (16 Oct 2007) has video

Des Browne: .... The UK's defence policy was laid out in the strategic defence review of 1998 and re-confirmed in our White Paper in 2003. The vision is "to defend the UK and its interests, including against terrorism, strengthen international peace and stability, and act as a force for good in the world". That vision defines the role of our armed forces in the world. It requires us to have forces...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Defence Policy (16 Oct 2007) has video

Des Browne: ...that on a grander scale. We must work our way through these matters. Afghanistan is a noble cause. We cannot allow it to slip once more into disorder, or again to become a haven for international terrorism, nor can we abandon the Afghan people, who have embarked on a course of democracy and peace. We have made significant progress since 2001, but Afghanistan remains a fragile state. To...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Defence Policy (16 Oct 2007) has video

Des Browne: ...Iraqi people, and of our people too, we have to recognise that we must take the same care when it comes to the next stage of the process. We cannot debate defence without addressing the threat of terrorism, which can emerge from abroad or at home and manifests itself against both armed forces and civilians. Its method is indiscriminate killing. Its aim is to promote an extremist ideology....

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Defence Policy (16 Oct 2007) has video

Des Browne: ...hon. Gentleman will visit the memorial, because if he does, he will see that it contains not only the names of approximately 16,000 people who have lost their lives, either on duty or to acts of terrorism, but an obelisk, which has been put there for the purpose of commemorating the deaths of those who do not fall within that necessary definition. If that is any comfort to the families...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Defence Relations (17 Sep 2007)

Des Browne: ...to the transformation of the security structures of vulnerable states, by assisting and building partnerships with those who may contribute to peace-support operations and by reducing the risk of terrorism through greater co-operation and communication. In line with this policy, we will be strengthening our representation both in Afghanistan, where we will have a Defence Attaché from...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (16 Jul 2007) has video

Des Browne: ...other people think that it is the wrong thing to do. I fundamentally disagree with him. I do not think that the people of this city would be as secure as they are—they still face risks from terrorism—if we were not prepared to do what we are doing in Afghanistan. I do not think that the people of the developed world would be as safe as they are if we were not prepared, as an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Memorandum of Understanding (10 Jul 2007) has video

Des Browne: I suspect that the hon. Gentleman knows the answer to that question. Counter-terrorism is a reserved matter. Our experience of the police investigations over the past week or so suggests that it is probably fixed as a reserved matter. In fact, devolution fits quite comfortably into that, even where policing is devolved, as it is in Scotland, where Strathclyde police, as he rightly points out,...

Written Answers — Defence: Iran (4 Jun 2007)

Des Browne: ...international stage; at the same time, we will work with international partners to maintain a strong line against unacceptable Iranian behaviour, including its nuclear ambitions and its support for terrorism and violence in the region.