Results 1-20 of 24 for terrorism speaker:Neil Gerrard

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime (Public Transport) (18 May 2009) has video

Neil Gerrard: ...down crime levels in the area, but one issue that does not help to persuade people that this is actually happening is the diversion created in people's minds by the use of section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2006 to stop and search people who have been taking photographs in and around the bus station. Will the Minister look at how that law is operating? We recently had a ludicrous incident...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2) (28 Feb 2007)

Neil Gerrard: ...even when they address quite controversial subjects. I have in mind an order on a controversial subject that passed through the House in the past few weeks: the renewal of control orders under anti-terrorism legislation. Some people probably have not even noticed that that happened, even though the issue was extremely controversial when the primary legislation was dealt with. Even in such...

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation: Algeria (19 Feb 2007)

Neil Gerrard: ...for the Home Department what assurances were sought from the Government of Algeria before the removal to Algeria on 20 and 24 January 2007 of two men who had been detained in the UK under anti-terrorism powers.

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation: Algeria (16 Feb 2007)

Neil Gerrard: ...for the Home Department what assurances were sought from the government of Algeria before the removal to Algeria on 20 and 24 January 2007 of two men who had been detained in the UK under anti-terrorism powers.

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 1 — Immigration and Asylum Appeals: Consequential Amendments (16 Nov 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...said about unaccompanied minors, and I hope that we can make more progress on that. Will he make absolutely sure that there is a clear relationship between what the House finally agrees on the Terrorism Bill—

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Clause 51 — Refugee Convention: Construction (16 Nov 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...that is a contracting party to the convention. It wants states that have not already done so to incorporate not just article 1(F)(c) of the convention but (a) and (b). Last week we debated the Terrorism Bill, which has not yet completed its passage. The definitions in clause 51 are relevant to that Bill. The definition of "encouraging terrorism" is an example. It is quite possible that...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (27 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: This new clause, of all the new clauses, concerns me most. I recognise that some of my difficulties with it are probably more to do with the difficulties in the Terrorism Bill—particularly when we start to look at some of the definitions that are in that Bill—rather than with the content of this Bill. No doubt we will debate that Bill. However, if I remember the timetable motion...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (27 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...is no question about that. They are also often coloured by people’s political views about which movements they support. I appreciate that questions about how the phrase “encouraging terrorism” is supposed to be interpreted are difficult and delicate. I speak from the point of view   of someone who is not in any way a believer in violence as a means of achieving...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (27 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...are changes in the wording, such as that from ''seriously prejudicial to vital interests'' to ''conducive to the public good''. To an extent, we have to view them in relation to the powers of the Terrorism Bill, consideration of which has yet to be concluded. The   list of unacceptable behaviour was produced in a letter sent out by the Home Secretary in August, which mentioned...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (25 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: This new clause, of all the new clauses, concerns me most. I recognise that some of my difficulties with it are probably more to do with the difficulties in the Terrorism Bill—particularly when we start to look at some of the definitions that are in that Bill—rather than with the content of this Bill. No doubt we will debate that Bill. However, if I remember the timetable motion...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (25 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...is no question about that. They are also often coloured by people’s political views about which movements they support. I appreciate that questions about how the phrase “encouraging terrorism” is supposed to be interpreted are difficult and delicate. I speak from the point of view   of someone who is not in any way a believer in violence as a means of achieving...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (25 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...are changes in the wording, such as that from ''seriously prejudicial to vital interests'' to ''conducive to the public good''. To an extent, we have to view them in relation to the powers of the Terrorism Bill, consideration of which has yet to be concluded. The   list of unacceptable behaviour was produced in a letter sent out by the Home Secretary in August, which mentioned...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill (18 Oct 2005)

Neil Gerrard: May I raise an issue that concerns the new clauses relating to terrorism issues mentioned by my hon. Friend the Minister? Because of a letter that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary sent in the middle of September to the spokespersons for the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, we have a rough idea of what those new clauses will be. However, I saw yesterday a copy of a further...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (28 Jun 2005)

Neil Gerrard: ...is a recipe for disaster. Some of the myths of what it is supposed to achieve have already been discussed this evening and I shall not repeat them, because of lack of time. They include tackling terrorism, benefit fraud and identity theft, which is not clearly defined. Claiming that the answer to identity theft is an identity card is a non-sequitur unless one specifies what identity theft...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (20 Dec 2004)

Mr Neil Gerrard: ...of spending the money on other ways of dealing with some of the problems. I do not want to labour points that have already been made about some of the claims that have been made, such as those on terrorism or crime. However, I have never found that the police say that one of their major problems in dealing with crime is identifying people. The problem is producing evidence to connect the...

Identity Cards (5 Nov 2003)

Mr Neil Gerrard: ...focused and clear. It is obvious from the debate so far that everyone assumes that the main purpose of ID cards is to deal with problems such as fraud, illegal working, and illegal immigration. Terrorism has been mentioned, but I do not think that the Government consultation paper suggested that ID cards could be used to address terrorism. Three questions should be asked, all of which have...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Act (22 Oct 2003)

Mr Neil Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when, and for what areas, he has signed authorisations for the use by the police of section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Act (20 Oct 2003)

Mr Neil Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops and searches have been carried out during 2003 by each police force in the UK under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Act (20 Oct 2003)

Mr Neil Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those stopped and searched during the current year under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been (a) arrested, (b) charged with an offence and (c) charged with a terrorism offence.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act (29 Jan 2002)

Mr Neil Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained under Section 4 of the Anti-terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001; and how many remain detained.