Results 1-20 of 39 for terrorism speaker:Oliver Heald

Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009) has video

Oliver Heald: ...in which that would happen. It has been a principle for a very long time that one does not suspend a coroner's investigation except in very important circumstances. We are facing threats of terrorism, which can lead to deaths, and a war in Afghanistan, which can lead to deaths, and sometimes the circumstances of those deaths may be of embarrassment to the Government and to the powers that...

Afghanistan (29 Oct 2008)

Oliver Heald: ...get effective peace talks, and will we and the Americans be involved as negotiators, as has been mentioned in the news today? On poppies, does the Minister have any idea how we should tackle narco-terrorism? Finally, will he give a commitment that we will have the regular statements from the Prime Minister on this very important area—after all, it is a war we are conducting—to...

Business of the House (24 Jan 2008) has video

Oliver Heald: ...Arbitration Tribunal police pay award; believes that the pay settlement should be backdated to 1( st) September; notes that the police are the front line in the fight against organised crime, terrorism and anti-social behaviour; recognises that their work puts them at great personal risk; further believes that this dispute over 0.6 per cent. difference is petty and needless; and calls upon...

Written Answers — Home Department: Foreign Prisoners (2 Nov 2006)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) any of the convicted foreign nationals who were released without being considered for deportation and (b) foreign national terror suspects hold national insurance numbers(i) legitimately and (ii) fraudulently; and if he will make a statement.

Independence of the Judiciary (10 Oct 2006)

Oliver Heald: ...well as we should all hope. Some Ministers and ex-Ministers simply do not get it. The right hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) attacked judges, in The Sun, for overturning anti-terror legislation in the name of human rights—obviously forgetting that he had been a member of the Government who had put the Human Rights Act 1998 through Parliament. It was not a great...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terror Suspects (7 Jun 2006)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of whether foreign national terror suspects are on the electoral roll fraudulently.

Public Bill Committee: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Clause 2 - Provision (2 Mar 2006)

Oliver Heald: .... The hon. Member for Somerton and Frome, in his shadow Home Office guise, has dealt with numerous Bills that curtail liberty. The Identity Cards Bill is on track and other proposals concerning terrorism have been put before the House. Now we are asking whether all that remains of habeas corpus can be thrown away—removed and abolished—by an order that may not be debated by the...

Public Bill Committee: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Clause 1 - Purpose (2 Mar 2006)

Oliver Heald: .... The reserved areas of competence suggested in new schedule 1 are so important that they should be excluded from the powers set out in clause 1. The Minister might argue that a matter relating to terrorism involves only a technical change and should therefore come within the order-making power for convenience. My argument, however, is that some areas of jurisdiction are so important that...

Public Bill Committee: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Clause 1 - Purpose (2 Mar 2006)

Oliver Heald: ...a period of time the difficulties can emerge. The other reserved areas of competence in the schedule—the registration and funding of political parties, international relations, defence, treason, terrorism and national security—are controversial, or can be, and should therefore lie outside the scope of the Bill. The schedule that I propose is not exhaustive; some Acts of...

Public Bill Committee: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Clause 1 - Purpose (28 Feb 2006)

Oliver Heald: ..., unless it is what we describe as ‘highly controversial’.” When we ask the Minister what is highly controversial, he refers to the most serious matters that one could imagine: terrorism and Parliament itself. He is leaving a massive area open to orders under the Bill—not just palimony or the sort of point that I made about tenants’ rights, but literally...

Orders of the Day — Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill (9 Feb 2006)

Oliver Heald: ...for prayers.'" Of course, the rest is history. I believe that now only a tiny number of prayers are ever debated. The Minister has said that we will continue to have full parliamentary debate for terrorism measures and the Parliament Acts, but he must accept that they are of the highest importance among the measures that we expect to debate on the Floor. The House would wish to debate many...

House of Lords Reform (31 Jan 2006)

Oliver Heald: ...way in which the House of Lords has performed, one sees that it has been the bulwark that has stood up for human rights and civil liberties in recent months. Control orders under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 are essentially a form of house arrest and an abuse of habeas corpus, and we would not have had the sort of thorough review of that legislation that we ended up with, or the...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Terrorism Trials (7 Jun 2005)

Oliver Heald: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what discussions Ministers have had with the Home Office regarding the future conduct of trials in terrorism cases.

Business of the House (17 Mar 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...the report stage of Bills in this House and in addition, in committee, 45 groups of amendments and 117 clauses and schedules have not been debated; considers that the outcome of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill was a victory for Parliament; and calls on the Government not to seek to reduce the powers of the House of Lords, but instead to give adequate time for debate in this House.] Does...

Oral Answers to Questions — Constitutional Affairs: House of Lords Reform (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...debated during Report stage in this House, and that 45 groups of amendments and 111 clauses and schedules have not been debated in Committee? Andrew Marr described the outcome of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill debates as a "victory for Parliament". Is not it vital that the powers of the other place—given freely, with the agreement of this House—be retained?

Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. It seems likely that we are about to suspend our proceedings while we await further messages from the other place about the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. Instead of suspending, what better opportunity is there for a Minister to come to the Chamber to make a proper statement so that we all know exactly what is happening about these important...

Business of the House (10 Mar 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: ...an assurance that there will be a real opportunity to do so. What is the last moment at which motion 13 on page 1099 of the Order Paper needs to be passed to be effective in continuing the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001? Finally, the last Modernisation Committee report recommended that there should be a system for tabling questions in September, even though we are not sitting...

Points of Order (9 Mar 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. There is obviously great interest in all parts of the House in the likely Government new clauses to the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. When are we likely to be able to see the groups of new clauses that you have selected for debate? Are you able to give us any further information about when those important items will be available?

Points of Order (24 Feb 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. During business questions, the Leader of the House indicated that a significant Government amendment to the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, which we will consider on Monday, was likely or possible. He also made a remark or two about the question of manuscript amendments, which I had raised with him. Would it be possible for you or Mr. Speaker to explain...

Business of the House (24 Feb 2005)

Mr Oliver Heald: Will the Leader of the House give us information about the arrangements for tabling manuscript amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Bill and his understanding of the current position? Has he given further thought to providing a full Committee stage for the European Union Bill? As there is not to be the usual St. David's day debate next Tuesday on Welsh affairs, what assurance can he give...