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Orders of the Day: "Part IV — Bail (11 Jun 2008) has video

Menzies Campbell: I regret to say that I do not share the conclusion drawn by the hon. Member for Blackpool, South (Mr. Marsden). I shall vote against the Government—not because I am soft on terror or because I fail to recognise the seriousness of the threat, but because I believe that the Government's proposals are profoundly mistaken, and that they are wrong in both principle and practice. Much of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: National Security (25 Jul 2007)

Menzies Campbell: ...the case for post-charge questioning and for telephone intercept evidence, and that is plainly something that we welcome. Those are the sort of proposals that offer the best approach to terrorism, as they are practical measures that would assist successful prosecution, rather than complex measures designed to circumvent the principles of the criminal justice system. In due course, we shall...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Draft Legislative Programme (11 Jul 2007)

Menzies Campbell: .... Any legislation that the Government introduce must surely focus on standards, and not on yet another restructuring. We will obviously consider with care any proposals that the Government make on terrorism. We, of course, have previously argued for the use of intercept evidence—phone-tap evidence—in court proceedings, and for the notion of questioning suspects after charge,...

Sessional Orders: Debate on the Address — [First Day] (15 Nov 2006)

Menzies Campbell: .... I cannot remember any instance of that in recent history. This is truly power without responsibility. There are plans for an 11th education Bill, a 12th health and social care Bill, an eighth terrorism Bill and a 24th criminal justice Bill since the Prime Minister took office in 1997. That leads to the conclusion that after nearly 10 years in office the Government and the Prime Minister...

Sessional Orders: Debate on the Address — [First Day] (15 Nov 2006)

Menzies Campbell: ...claim that as a particular achievement. If I may say so, I think that legislation of that kind is entirely appropriate, but I would not wish to comment on a continuing investigation. The proposed terrorism Bill will be central to the Government's legislative programme. As I understand the Prime Minister, he is anxious to ensure that he can receive unanimous support from the whole House....

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Feb 2006)

Menzies Campbell: ...should deal with his new constituent, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I should be very happy to pass them on. Rather than creating ambiguous and controversial offences such as the glorification of terrorism, should not the Government introduce the effective and practical measure of permitting the use of telephone intercept evidence in our courts, so that we may bring suspected terrorists...

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

Menzies Campbell: ...to raise with the Home Secretary. He will remember that, during the 1980s and 1990s, out of sincerely held conviction and principle, the Labour party consistently voted against the renewal of the terrorism legislation that related to Northern Ireland. At no time in that period, when Labour Members' attitudes were clearly based on conviction and principle, did anyone accuse them of being...

European Affairs (15 Jun 2005)

Menzies Campbell: ...of its benefits? I believe—and have no doubt—that there is no option in the modern world for states to do other than co-operate in tackling global challenges such as cross-border crime, terrorism, weapons proliferation, the environment and climate change. Isolation or failure to co-operate would undermine, not enhance the national sovereignty, which we all, whatever our...

EU Constitution (8 Jun 2005)

Menzies Campbell: ...been the foundation of our economic prosperity. In an era of globalisation, states have no option but to co-operate in tackling the challenges that globalisation brings, such as cross-border crime, terrorism, weapons proliferation, the environment and climate change. Isolation, or a failure to co-operate, would undermine, not enhance, our national sovereignty, endanger our economic...

EU Constitutional Treaty (6 Jun 2005)

Menzies Campbell: ...that will not come into force, will the Foreign Secretary take the opportunity this afternoon to do two things? First, will he reaffirm the Government's belief that issues such as climate change, terrorism, the middle east, Iran and trade with the United States can only be dealt with successfully through a concerted European Union approach? Secondly, will he commit the Government to every...

Foreign Affairs and Defence (18 May 2005)

Menzies Campbell: ...have not been better at implementing them. The principles are the same as those that we are discussing here. No state acting on its own can address the challenges of poverty, disease, conflict and terrorism. That is echoed in the authoritative report of the high-level panel. Its common thread is respect for international law and the necessity for multinational action. Against the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Intelligence (24 Feb 2005)

Mr Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are being taken within the Counter Terrorism Policy Department to optimise systems for the processing of intelligence information; and if he will make a statement.

Orders of the Day — European Union Bill (9 Feb 2005)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...is not preserved by disengagement. It is undermined by isolation and enhanced by co-operation. In trade, economics, crime, the environment, security, immigration and the campaign against terrorism co-operation is not merely beneficial; it is imperative. As the recent United Nations high-level panel report observes, there has been globalisation not just of opportunities, but of threats and...

Foreign Affairs and Defence (24 Nov 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...sensitivity, that it is not that long ago that some Labour Members of Parliament refused to support—either through abstention or by voting against them—the renewal of prevention against terrorism provisions for Northern Ireland. They thought that they had good reasons for doing so. I, for one, and many others, never accused them of being soft on terrorism. Those of us who...

European Constitution (9 Sep 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...in Jakarta. If those events represent some change of tactics on the part of terrorists, to seek to influence the domestic elections of Governments who have been prominent in the campaign against terrorism, it is a most sinister change of tactics and one that we must be concerned, anxious and indeed determined to resist. On behalf of my right hon. and hon. Friends I associate myself with...

Iraq (17 May 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...as British troops found at the weekend when they had to bayonet their way to safety. The tragic death this morning of the head of the Iraq governing council is yet another demonstrable success for terrorism. In the minds of many Iraqis, the army of liberation is delivering much less than it promised. At Falluja, the United States has had to acknowledge the failure of the doctrine of...

Iraq (17 May 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...an order or following their training and their instincts. It is now commonplace for some to argue for immediate withdrawal. To those I say this: consider the consequences of that. Inevitably, terrorism and violence would flourish and instability could easily spread throughout the region. But more significantly, the United Nations' effort, which is the only political track presently...

EU Constitution Referendum (30 Mar 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...not only to Europe but to us, too. The background for that is my overwhelming belief in the need for co-operation with our European partners. Let me take the illustration of international terrorism. Does anyone really believe that we can achieve success in that campaign, unless there is much more co-operation than we have previously experienced? The exchange of intelligence and the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Terrorism (2 Feb 2004)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the states which have (a) signed and (b) ratified the International Convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism; and if he will make a statement.

International Affairs (27 Nov 2003)

Mr Menzies Campbell: ...of which has been notable in the extent to which it has been willing, first, to be critical, and secondly, to impose measures against the Mugabe regime. Obviously, Iraq and the campaign against terrorism dominate all other issues. It is well known in the House that my hon. and right hon. Friends and I were sceptical about using military force. The reasons for that have been well rehearsed,...