Results 1-20 of 93 for terrorism speaker:John Denham

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Political Extremism (26 Jun 2008) has video

John Denham: ...people involved in terrorist cases have been students. Our guidance is intended to deal with that issue. The hon. Gentleman seems to believe that any donation from Saudi sources is tainted with terrorism. I think he should be very careful about making such assertions. The Government would certainly be concerned about any donations that were associated with violent extremism, but I am not...

Business of the House: Counter-Terrorism (7 Jun 2007)

John Denham: I believe that this will be the first ever terrorism Bill that has been approached so openly and consultatively and I welcome that. The debate on a 90-day limit was dogged by the lack of a robust and open police analysis of the issue. It was clear that 28 days was justified, but that 90 days would not have been. In this consultative process, may we have at least three pieces of robust police...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Control Orders (Absconders) (24 May 2007)

John Denham: When we consider the new counter-terrorism Bill, will my right hon. Friend reflect on two lessons from our experience so far? First, when we passed the control order legislation we left too much scope for interpretation by the courts, and that disappointed many of us who supported that legislation. Secondly, any new measures need to be the subject of the widest possible discussion across the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Home Office Restructuring (29 Mar 2007)

John Denham: I welcome what my right hon. Friend has said about co-ordination of terrorism policy. Does he accept that today's decision leaves criminal justice spread across two Government Departments? I hope that he will come to the Select Committee at an early opportunity to discuss how that will work in practice, but for today can he tell the House which Department—the Home Office or the ministry...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights) (7 Dec 2006)

John Denham: ...sits against that. There is a constant need to review legislation to see whether it is appropriate, and one reason why I welcomed the announcement by a previous Home Secretary for a consolidated terrorism Bill is that we need a framework of anti-terrorism legislation that will last for a generation—that is the nature of the problem that we face. I hope the consolidated Bill is more...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights) (7 Dec 2006)

John Denham: Our Committee's view was that if one could charge someone with acts preparatory to terrorism under the new legislation, believing that one would be able to do more than that, that would clearly be fine, but the other end of the spectrum—charging someone for not having lights on their bicycle—would not be acceptable. The difficult area perhaps—this does occur—is whether...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights) (7 Dec 2006)

John Denham: ...at the same time. Not only does that make better use of the Minister's time, but it makes a great deal of sense because they examine essentially the same issues. On the way in which we discuss terrorism legislation and the lessons that can be drawn from the debate on 90-day pre-charge detention, an early conclusion of the Select Committee on Home Affairs was that "in our view the primary...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights) (7 Dec 2006)

John Denham: I welcome the hon. Gentleman's comments. My immediate conclusion is that with new terrorism legislation mentioned in the Queen's Speech as a distinct possibility in the coming Session, it would be enormously valuable to have a commitment to subject that or any controversial elements of it— whether an extension to the detention period or another relatively important measure— to the...

[Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair] — Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights) (7 Dec 2006)

John Denham: ...away from the horrific actions of the IRA and others and their willingness to take human life as part of their activities, but the centrality of mass murder as the prime political tactic of current terrorism puts it in a different category. The Committee therefore tried to understand the nature of the policing involved in trying to tackle that terrorism. My hon. Friend the Member for...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Individual officers' liability (4 Dec 2006)

John Denham: .... To be fair, however, that was one of the few issues on which we divided, and the vote was split. We pointed out that several pieces of legislation, including health and safety legislation and the Terrorism Act 2000, provide a legal structure for secondary prosecution of individuals when companies are found guilty of an offence. My modest new clause aims simply to clarify the proposal...

Orders of the Day: Home Affairs and Transport (23 Nov 2006)

John Denham: ...be. Pre-legislative scrutiny works for Government and the implementation of their programme, as well as for Parliament. It is particularly important, given that there is likely to be legislation on terrorism. We have spent some time talking about last year's debates on terrorism. There is no doubt that, if the debate on 90 days had taken place after the publication of the two reports by...

Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Counter-terrorism Strategy (10 Jul 2006)

John Denham: Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best memorial to those who died or who were injured last year is the effectiveness of our efforts to tackle future terrorism? In regard to the work that is going on to prevent the growth of violent extremism, does my right hon. Friend accept that although many things have been done during the past year, this vital work needs a level of clear-sighted...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill: Clause 5 — Applications relating to entries in Register (13 Feb 2006)

John Denham: ...on many occasions in relation to many sources of information, that we have given the police and the security services access to that information for the purposes of fighting crime and defeating terrorism. The Bill introduces no new principle and no new threats to the individual.

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

John Denham: ...now, whether they be identity fraud for commercial reasons, how to protect the employment rights of low-paid people whose jobs are being undercut by illegal labour or the use of identity fraud for terrorism—all of them issues that make the case for ID cards—they will be greater in 10 years' time. Therefore, we need to make a success of the project now. I welcome what the...

Police Amalgamations (1 Feb 2006)

John Denham: ...is very difficult for smaller forces to make their full contribution to all the types of policing that need to be carried out in our communities, from dealing with antisocial behaviour to counter-terrorism. The police performance results show clearly that many small forces do well—often, it must be said, in not the most challenging of circumstances—on volume crimes such as car...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 1 — Encouragement of terrorism (9 Nov 2005)

John Denham: I wholeheartedly welcome the commitment made by the Home Secretary today to refer the thorny issue of the definition of terrorism to Lord Carlile and to ask him to report to the House within a year. That issue has exercised many of us, and it is a very difficult one to get right. I cannot think of anyone better than the noble lord, given his track record, to report to us. I am extremely...

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

John Denham: ...or damage. I hope that the lesson is learned. The energy that has been put into this parliamentary debate should be directed out there in communities winning hearts and minds in the battle against terrorism.

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

John Denham: ...being urged to vote for party advantage. The stakes have been raised to a height that is not justified by the intrinsic merits of the issue, the handling of which has damaged the fight against terrorism. That need not have happened. We are here because no demand was made for the most basic explanation from the police about why 90 days are needed. All that the Home Office had received in...

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

John Denham: ...such in the 2000 Act, the point is that we are considering new laws that we never thought it necessary to introduce when we faced the PIRA attacks. That is why we need to look at the definition of terrorism that is appropriate to the new laws. My right hon. Friend is being very helpful, but I caution him that relying on retrospective events for the basis of the definition, when we did...

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

John Denham: ...was by the high-level working group established by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in preparation for the 60th anniversary world summit. The group addressed the problem of defining terrorism legally, politically and specifically. It concluded—I am paraphrasing, but I hope fairly—that actions of states such as war, occupation and genocide are already covered by...