Results 1-11 of 11 for terrorism speaker:Alistair Darling

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review (9 Oct 2007)

Alistair Darling: ...police and security services. Since 2001, spending on security and intelligence has more than doubled to £2½ billion a year. I can now announce a new single budget that brings together the work of the police, the security services and all parts of the Government responsible for addressing the threat from terrorism. The budget for the intelligence agencies will continue its...

Written Answers — Transport: Aicraft Landings (17 Mar 2006)

Alistair Darling: ...May 1997, apart from the two cases in 1998 about which the Foreign Secretary has informed Parliament. Since before 9/11 we have worked closely with the US to achieve our shared goal of fighting terrorism. As part of that close co-operation, we have made clear to the US authorities, including in recent months: (i) that we expect them to seek permission to render detainees via UK territory...

Written Answers — Scotland: Terrorism (15 Nov 2005)

Alistair Darling: I am in regular contact with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on a number of matters, including ensuring that Scotland's interests are fully covered by terrorism legislation and policies.

Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: Railways Security Equipment Trial (3 Nov 2005)

Alistair Darling: ...recommendations to enhance rail counter terrorist security. Some of these measures will be obvious to the public, others are not. The attacks of 7 July and the continued threat from international terrorism make this work more urgent. The equipment trial I am announcing today is a further stage in this work. Transport security measures have to be proportionate and responsive. Around 3...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: British Transport Police (11 Oct 2005)

Alistair Darling: ..., too. We have to ensure that the BTP are sufficiently funded and structured to deal with a whole variety of work; we also have to take account of the fact that other work, especially anti-terrorism work, is specialised in its own way, and that the Metropolitan police have an expertise that is probably unrivalled, certainly in the British isles. All those issues need to be considered, but...

Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: Rail Security (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...A vital element in maintaining the security of the railways and deterring potential terrorist activity rests with the BTP, who acts as the first line of defence in combating the threat posed by terrorism on the railways. It has security capabilities unavailable to railway operators which include: high-profile policing increased use of explosive sniffer dogs the monitoring of vehicles...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: British Transport Police (22 Jun 2004)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...has the power to get money from the industry to the police. However, the budget has been increased by about £25 million, and the Government have funded £2 million-worth of expenditure on the anti-terrorism measures mentioned by the hon. Gentleman. Money is therefore going into the force, and force numbers have been increased.

Sky Marshals (6 Jan 2004)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...is one of the most developed in the world and was further tightened in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the United States. As the House would expect, as part of their overall counter-terrorism strategy, the Government keep aviation security under permanent review and adjust measures to be taken by airlines, as and when necessary. The measures that are available to us to use...

Written Answers — Scotland: Sewel Motions (3 Jul 2003)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...March 2001 24 Armed Forces 29 March 2001 25 Adoption and Children (1) 4 April 2001 26 Adoption and Children (2) 24 October 2001 27 Proceeds of Crime 24 October 2001 28 Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security 15 November 2001 29 NHS Reform and Health Care Profession 22 November 2001 30 Adoption and Children (3) 30 January 2002 31 Police Reform 30 January...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Airport Security (4 Mar 2003)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...running commentary" on what is happening from day to day. The threat at our airports is real in nature and is likely to continue for a long time. In this country, we have lived under the threat of terrorism from the IRA for some 30 years, and I am afraid that we are going to have to come to terms with living with a different, and in many ways more substantial, threat. It will be necessary...

Intra-community Frontiers (Control) (4 May 1989)

Mr Alistair Darling: ...fortress Europe". In the documents, they talk about a people's Europe, but, apparently, some people's rights will be more equal than others. I will make a distinction between the control of crime, terrorism, drugs and so on and the movement of tourists, visitors, students and those who wish to settle in Europe. I agree that frontiers have an important role to play in the fight against...