Results 1-20 of 25 for terrorism speaker:Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

[Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Strategic Export Controls (27 Mar 2008)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...UK's strategic exports". On the whole, it is a good report. In the face of rapid and growing globalisation, technological advances, the ever-changing nature of threats and the rise and rise of global terrorism, the challenges of legislating for and controlling exports can rarely have been greater. While remembering the positive changes that have been made since 2002, we must be all too...

Extraordinary Rendition (26 Jun 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...being at war with an entity that is not a state. My party recognises that one of the many difficult issues in such a conflict is what to do with captured individuals whom we know or believe to be terrorists. They come from many countries, and are often captured far from their original homes. Among them are those who are effectively stateless. The hon. Member for Brent, East indeed said...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism: Crime Prevention (12 Jun 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what consideration he has given to the compatibility of proposed changes to counter-terrorism legislation with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights; (2) what representations he has received on the conformity with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights of the changes he is preparing to propose to...

Orders of the Day: Sri Lanka (2 May 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...are obvious. It seeks to cripple the island's economy with its acts, harming the entire island's economic well-being. Where does LTTE funding come from? The US State Department's annual country terrorism report, published on Monday, suggests that the LTTE finances itself from the Tamil diaspora based in North America, Europe and Australia, as well as by imposing "local taxes" on businesses...

Orders of the Day: Sri Lanka (2 May 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...what international co-ordination is there on intelligence to stop fundraising for the LTTE? Secondly, is there similar co-ordination to ensure that people such as Karuna, who have committed acts of terrorism, are brought to justice?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: India: Pakistan (12 Mar 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports she has received on the inaugural joint panel to combat terrorism between India and Pakistan; and what assessment she has made of (a) India and (b) Pakistan's internal efforts to combat religious extremism.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Asean (17 Jan 2007)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations she has made in support of the ASEAN proposed convention on counter-terrorism; and what steps she is taking to call for (a) improved co-operation among ASEAN members, (b) sharing of intelligence and counter-terrorism training and (c) improved efforts to stop terrorism financing.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Sri Lanka (13 Dec 2006)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely effect of newly instituted anti-terror measures in Sri Lanka on the conflict inSri Lanka; and if she will make a statement on the state of the current ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

Delegated Legislation: European Affairs (6 Dec 2006)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...say how old he is; he would not want me to do so. The Foreign Secretary correctly summed up current European challenges when he defined them at the Finnish embassy lunch on 28 November as "counter-terrorism, climate change, nuclear proliferation, jobs and growth in a globalised world, organised crime, drugs, securing the energy we need to power our economies". I doubt whether anyone could...

Human Rights Annual Report 2005 (15 Jun 2006)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...threats to be defeated. We discovered while we were there that the army has great difficult in moving about the country. It does not have enough helicopters or the wherewithal to control acts of terrorism, especially in the more remote parts in the west of the country. I hope that the situation continues to stabilise. My right hon. Friend also mentioned the Sanischere camps in Nepal, of...

United Nations Reform (18 Apr 2006)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...the UN should intervene to stop those nations, among the poorest in the world, going to war is a big question. I have almost come to the end of my time. We face some difficult world threats. Terrorism is on a scale that we have never known before. If we fail on United Nations reform, the world will suffer—we will all suffer. Today, one nation's problem can well have consequences for...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Bill (23 Nov 2005)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...26 October, on which (i) the chief constable and (ii) other senior police officers of Gloucestershire Constabulary contacted hon. Members representing constituencies in Gloucestershire about the Terrorism Bill; and what form that contact took.

Business of the House (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: In contradistinction to the Leader of the House's rant about democratic opposition to the Prevention of Terrorism Bill in the other place—opposition that includes a majority of Labour peers—the Leader of the House has made a great deal of the safeguard provided by a vote of both Houses to the renewal orders in the Bill. Will he confirm that the safeguard will entail a statutory...

Defence (21 Oct 2004)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...areas of the world. We must build relationships with Muslim organisations in this country and abroad. If we can build a much broader consensus with the Arab world, we will face the threat of world terrorism with a much more positive view. In that connection, I support the Prime Minister's efforts to secure a Palestinian peace initiative. I hope that one of his first actions following the...

Fire Service College (20 May 2004)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...a large training college in Teesside. If the bid were successful, there might be some synergy in moving some of its aviation training from Teesside to Moreton-in-Marsh and beefing up the facilities there. The global environment created by 11 September and the threat of global terrorism has made the need for a first-class training centre to deal with all civil emergencies through a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein Election Campaigns (14 Jan 2004)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...be no more violence and the threat of violence has gone. That doesn't just mean decommissioning, but all bombing, killings, beatings, and an end to targeting, recruiting and all the structures of terrorism." When can the people of Northern Ireland, whose lives are blighted by these things, expect the Prime Minister's words to be turned into real action?

Iraq (26 Feb 2003)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...Government are put in place quickly after the war. Finally, it is essential that the UN resolutions on the Israel-Palestine situation are rigorously enforced and upheld; otherwise, the base for terrorism in Palestine from Hamas and other extremist Islamic organisations will remain, and there will still be a launch pad for terrorism from that part of the world.

Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction (24 Sep 2002)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...precursor to our country going to war. I ask the House to consider the most important question, which is whether action is more risky than inaction. I suggest that since 11 September last year terrorism has become a permanent fixture on the world stage and that international norms of behaviour will never be the same again. It is better to act with consensus and diplomacy and within the...

Airline Industry (14 Nov 2001)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...seen that the US Congress and Senate have stopped their bickering over the new security Bill, which they will pass in the shortest possible time. The Home Secretary has announced that the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill will come before the House next Monday. We shall, of course, want to scrutinise that Bill, but it contains several important measures on nuclear security, aviation...

Airport and Aircraft Safety (23 Oct 2001)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...that we have one of the most secure safety records in the world. It has perhaps not been said so far, but it must be said loud and clear, that the terrorists will have won if we allow the threat of terrorism to deter people from going about their normal lives, including travelling on aircraft. People should feel safe and it is the duty of us all, especially the Government, to ensure that...