Results 1-20 of 68 for terrorism speaker:William Cash

Employment Retention: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (3 Mar 2009) has video

William Cash: I am glad to hear the hon. Gentleman talk about fair trials and due process. He may know that that is exactly what my Prevention of Terrorism (No. 2) Bill a couple of years ago would have provided for. On control orders, the problem is the Human Rights Act 1998 and all that goes with it. Does he agree that it would be far better for us to legislate here in Westminster, on our own terms, and...

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

William Cash: ...enquiries that are being made; (c) the likelihood of the detained person being charged within 42 days"— if the provision specifying that extended period is passed— "of any offence of terrorism or related serious indictable offence." Furthermore, if the justice is not satisfied with the inquiries made, "that person shall be released forthwith". I am not deeply concerned about...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: National Security (14 Nov 2007) has video

William Cash: In relation to that answer, will the Prime Minister accept that the whole question of the protection of the public from terrorism is often jeopardised by judicial interpretation of the Human Rights Act and European law generally? Does he therefore accept that to achieve his aim of the protection of the public we need British law for British judges and British judges for British law?

Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Counter-terrorism (2 Jul 2007)

William Cash: ...said that there must be compliance with the law, but the question is: which law? I am sure she will understand that the root trouble in many cases—for example, with control orders, with seven terror suspects having disappeared under what are described as ineffective control orders—has led to a position in which the judiciary is making basic and fundamental public security...

Points of Order: Protection of Critical Infrastructure (2 May 2007)

William Cash: ...to be decided against the background of an assumption. That assumption is that if a choice has to be made, it would be better made at a European level than otherwise. There is also the issue of terrorism, which the Committee has stressed in this context, noting the fact that it had not been dealt with properly in relation to the role of the European Union counter-terrorism co-ordinator,...

Points of Order: Protection of Critical Infrastructure (2 May 2007)

William Cash: ...uttered. He might just bear in mind that we are talking about national security and about the failure of the Government to be completely transparent about the connection between the proposals and terrorism. The bottom line is that the use of article 308—in relation to which the Minister says that protecting critical infrastructure "will further a number of Community...

Points of Order: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (22 Feb 2007)

William Cash: My first point is that I am extremely glad that Lord Carlile has produced yet another report. We are fortunate to have him to provide insights into the way in which the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 operates. I have to say that I was anything but convinced on the subject. The Minister will understand that I have taken a position of principle on the matter, with regard to the former Home...

Points of Order: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (22 Feb 2007)

William Cash: ...the protection of the public. I have frequently written about that in national newspapers in the past few years. We face enormous terrorist threats and, as the Minister conceded, the danger from terrorism is still severe. He knows that better than me, as he is in possession of facts that are not available to the public at large—I accept entirely the reasons for that. Given the severe...

Pensions: Human Rights (19 Feb 2007)

William Cash: ...House of Commons and Parliament as a whole to ensure that those rights are sustained. I gave the instance of habeas corpus as a very good example. I referred to my criticisms of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill when I intervened on the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath) and I was appalled by the fact that those on the Opposition Front Bench ring-fenced the Human Rights Act in...

Pensions: Human Rights (19 Feb 2007)

William Cash: ...Bills are introduced. That is where the problem lies. We no longer have regard to specific circumstances, which is one of the reasons why we get into such difficulty over the whole question of terrorism. The issue of terrorism has brought up the whole question of public security and the safety of the nation in a way that is frequently inconsistent with the universal application of these...

Pensions: Human Rights (19 Feb 2007)

William Cash: I think that the hon. Gentleman was party to the proposal in the Prevention of Terrorism Bill relating to control orders, which we put through in the middle of the night, and that he insisted that the Human Rights Act be ring-fenced in that legislation. Is he able to explain why it is that, in relation to those control orders, the Act clearly has not worked? Does not he agree that it is...

Business of the House: Hague Programme (30 Nov 2006)

William Cash: ...is associated with this provision, because those who advocate sharia law are also among those who, regrettably, have fallen into the trap of believing that some of the activities, in relation to terrorism, are justified. This provision is about such questions and I warn the Government to be very careful about undermining our system, either today by failing to be specific and not making it...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (21 Mar 2006)

William Cash: ...have just applied for a new passport and driving licence to replace documents that were stolen. It appears that I would be outside the arrangements, either way. The provisions in the Bill deal with terrorism and other very important matters, so it is invidious that certain elements of the population will be covered by the proposed arrangements, and that others will not. I end by saying...

Terrorism Bill (16 Mar 2006)

William Cash: ...is defined in various dictionaries and that, after all, is the only basis on which the courts can make a construction. For people who are concerned about the connection between glorification and terrorism in the Islamic context, the rather dangerous first definition—from the point of view that things could spin out of control—is that the word means to praise and worship God....

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

William Cash: ...that will make sense and can be defined by the courts. This is not just simply a question of whether the public have a view about what is glorification. None of us in a general sense would want terrorism to be glorified, but that is not the problem. The problem is that such words have never been construed in any court. They are incapable of being construed properly in any court, and they...

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

William Cash: ...the word "glorification" means the praise and worship of God. Does my right hon. Friend agree that there will be a grave danger that the courts will try and construe those words in the context of terrorism, which is what the debate hinges on? If terrorism and religion are conflated, would not the courts have to make a decision based on how praising and worshipping God are interpreted?

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

William Cash: Does my hon. Friend accept that the real problem is that the Government want to allege that by refuting this idea of glorification, Opposition Members are somehow soft on terrorism. In fact, as I pointed out in an intervention on the Home Secretary, the courts have no definition of glorification. The most that can be said is that there is a public perception of glorification, but that will...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill: Clause 6 — Power of the Secretary of State to require registration (13 Feb 2006)

William Cash: ...have state control or a police state, but this Bill is the beginning of such arrangements. Ministers know that to be the case, although they are camouflaging it under a range of matters, including terrorism and state security. In essence, they are giving away the fundamental liberties of the people of this country and that is why we should oppose all the measures in this Bill.

Prevention of Terrorism Act (2 Feb 2006)

William Cash: ...he refers to consolidation he uses that in the broad sense because it may well need to be a consolidation with amendments. May I suggest to him that the first priority is to protect the public from terrorism and that the question of whether or not we subscribe to the Human Rights Act 1998 is only secondary? Does he agree that the role of the judiciary under that Act sometimes appears to...

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Terrorism Bill (7 Nov 2005)

William Cash: To ask the Solicitor-General if the Attorney-General will place his advice to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the compatibility of the Terrorism Bill with the Human Rights Act 1998 in the Library.