Results 1-20 of 26 for terrorism speaker:Richard Burden

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

Richard Burden: ...arrests have been made. On the question of why no money was released, let us be clear that the boycott was put in place and maintained during a Hamas ceasefire; it was introduced not in response to terrorism, but in the context of a ceasefire. So what my hon. Friend says is simply factually incorrect. I am clear that Hamas's military takeover in Gaza a few weeks ago was not justified, even...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestinians: International Assistance (3 May 2007)

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many social welfare payments under the Temporary International Mechanism have been stopped by HSBC because of concerns of terrorism.

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism (16 Apr 2007)

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2007, Official Report, column 1945W, on terrorism, when he expects to publish Lord Carlile of Berriew's report on the definition of terrorism.

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism (6 Mar 2007)

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he (a) received and (b) expects to publish Lord Carlile of Berriew's report on the definition of terrorism.

[Mr. Mike Weir in the Chair] — Middle East (11 Oct 2006)

Richard Burden: ...there were, and when and where, in the year leading up to the Lebanon war. I am still waiting for a reply. I asked the Library to investigate; it checked in journals such as those on the Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre. As far as I can tell, in August last year there was one mortar attack on a northern Israeli town, which caused no injury and it is thought that Hezbollah may not...

Bill Presented: International Affairs (20 Jul 2006)

Richard Burden: ...capture of one Israeli causes an international incident but that of Palestinians does not? Can we honestly say that there is no connection between that and the sense of hopelessness that breeds terrorism? There is a connection, and we ignore it at our peril.

Israel (War against Terror) (4 Jul 2006)

Richard Burden: I am still struggling a little with the hon. Gentleman's definition of terrorism. I am sure that hon. Members on both sides of the House abhor the targeting of innocent civilians from wherever it comes. However, in answer to the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt), he seemed to draw a distinction between the targeting of innocent civilians by what he called Palestinian terrorists and the...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism (15 Feb 2006)

Richard Burden: ...still not perfect but allowed us to postpone discussion of our reservations until next year. Everything has to rely on Lord Carlile's report and in our debates we will have to reach a definition of terrorism that we think makes sense. As a result, I am not sure why the other place felt it so important to make the deletions, but equally I do not understand why the Government feel it so...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism (15 Feb 2006)

Richard Burden: ...and incitement. I ask my right hon. and hon. Friends—especially Ministers—who support the Government not to project the debate as an argument between people who want to defeat terrorism and people who do not. The argument is about how we do it, and that is the signal that we must send out.

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism (15 Feb 2006)

Richard Burden: ...as passed by the Commons would do and what the Lords amendments would do Ministers have sometimes appeared to say that the Bill is intended to go further—that it would outlaw glorification of terrorism rather than outlaw glorification of terrorism where there is an intention to encourage terrorism or reckless disregard in that respect. Will my right hon. Friend make it clear that the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home: Terrorism Bill (13 Feb 2006)

Richard Burden: ...against whom they are targeted. When the matter was debated in the House, I thought the Government accepted that there had to be a clear link between allegations regarding the glorification of terrorism and incitement—direct and indirect—or reckless disregard of the effect that glorification could have on someone about to commit a terrorist act. Is the Minister aware that...

Palestinian Territories (Israeli Policy) (18 Jan 2006)

Richard Burden: ...than writing off those involved as an undifferentiated whole, made up of terrorists. The article in The Guardian makes that point well. My last point about Hamas is that we should not confuse terrorism with refusal to recognise the state of Israel. There are Palestinian groups that recognise the state of Israel that are involved in terrorism, and there are Palestinians who do not recognise...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 23 — Extension of period of detention by judicial Authority (9 Nov 2005)

Richard Burden: ...that my right hon. Friend misunderstood the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, Central (Mark Fisher). There is no doubt that Muslim communities stand four-square against terrorism, but there is also no doubt that a large section of Muslim youth, who are against terrorism, is profoundly alienated from the system, as it sees it. The co-operation of that section of...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [2nd Allotted Day ]: Clause 20 — Interpretation of Part 1 (3 Nov 2005)

Richard Burden: ...appreciate it if he would tell me what he can do to clarify this matter, perhaps on Report. The main question that we are dealing with in regard to this group of amendments is the definition of terrorism. Yesterday, I was struck by the speech made by my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, South (Alan Simpson), when he read out a passage from "Homage to Catalonia". That book also had a...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [1st Allotted Day]: Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism (2 Nov 2005)

Richard Burden: ...not be caught by this Bill? I took the liberty of looking at the BBC website reports around the time that that was said, and it had 12 pages of people suggesting that that was an encouragement to terrorism. There was also a Member of this House—I will not name the person—

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [1st Allotted Day]: Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism (2 Nov 2005)

Richard Burden: I will not name the Member because she is not here. She said: "It recognises that her statement was irresponsible and gave the green light to terrorism." Does not that show that there is no easy distinction to be drawn, which is why the clause is so dangerous?

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill (26 Oct 2005)

Richard Burden: ...about some of the arguments that have been put forward in support of several of the more contentious aspects of the Bill. They almost seem to suggest that because we are dealing with a new kind of terrorist threat, the more uncompromising the apparent response, the more effective that response will be. I do not necessarily agree that that is the case. We must try to work out what we can do...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill (26 Oct 2005)

Richard Burden: ...against the Bill, but they will not get my support. I hope they will listen to the arguments and rethink the clause before Committee and Report, because it will do nothing to defeat the causes of terrorism, which is what we should aim to do.

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill (26 Oct 2005)

Richard Burden: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. Is it not true that the Bill's definition of terrorism goes rather further than he is suggesting? Paragraph 19 of the explanatory notes states: "The Bill also makes use of the term acts . . . of terrorism. Act and action are both defined in section 121 of the TACT", which is the Terrorism Act 2000. It continues: "Section 1(5) makes it clear that . . . an...

Occupied Territories (4 May 2004)

Mr Richard Burden: ...to security simply for Israelis seven times. He refers to security for Palestinians twice, and on both occasions the security for Palestinians is the security that they have to impose to fight terrorism and to maintain order in their own territories. There is nothing about security from Israel. He refers to terror or terrorism 15 times, all of which are in references to the Palestinians....