Results 1-20 of 21 for terrorism speaker:John Healey

Business of the House: Council Tax (26 Mar 2009) has video

John Healey: ...the authorities may make before reaching any final decisions. Today I am writing to the chairs of the two police authorities confirming that I and my hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing will meet them personally to hear their case in person. After that, when we have considered any case made by the authorities, we can proceed either to...

Business of the House: Council Tax (26 Mar 2009) has video

John Healey: ...the House that Derbyshire police authority is not just getting the 2.5 per cent. rise that all police authorities are guaranteed by the floor that my hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing is putting in place for funding. Instead, the authority is getting a 3.2 per cent. increase this year, which does not even take into account more than £14...

Bill Presented: Local Government Finance (4 Feb 2009) has video

John Healey: My hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing is always helpful. The hon. Gentleman has just asked a separate and different question, but I can give him the same answer. It is yes, and not least because the national statistician has been leading a taskforce over the past year, with local government intimately and essentially involved. On 24 February, the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance Settlement (26 Nov 2008) has video

John Healey: .... Today, I am confirming the second year, 2009-10, of this settlement for formal consultation, and the indicative allocations for 2010-11. My hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing is doing the same for police authorities today. In both years, the formula, or core, grant figures are the same as we set out in this House in January. Alongside this, I am...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance Settlement (26 Nov 2008) has video

John Healey: ...-year settlement; it is predictability; and it is knowing from last year what local councils and police authorities can expect in core funding. My hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing has undertaken that, towards the end of the spending review period, the Government will look again, with the police authorities, at the formula for funding policing and...

Deferred divisions: Council Tax (9 Jul 2008) has video

John Healey: ...and one local authority—with a view to capping them in-year. All eight authorities challenged their proposed cap, as is their right. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing and I met all seven police authorities together to hear their cases in person, and I also met Portsmouth city council to hear its case. Having considered carefully the...

Deferred divisions: Council Tax (9 Jul 2008) has video

John Healey: ...that it needed to set a balanced budget. We have taken into careful account the full case made by the authority, both in writing and in person to my right hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing, who, I am pleased to say, is sitting on the Front Bench, and to me.

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax (26 Jun 2008)

John Healey: ...proposed maximum budget requirements and made written submissions in support of their cases. I met a delegation from Portsmouth city council and was joined by the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing to meet delegations from each of the seven police authorities to hear all of the cases in person. Having carefully considered the representations all authorities have...

Business of the House: Council Tax (27 Mar 2008) has video

John Healey: ...consider carefully and seriously all representations that authorities make. Today I am writing to the chairs of all eight authorities confirming that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing and I will meet them should they wish to make their case in person. Our final decision could be to nominate an authority, which means either capping the...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance (8 Jan 2008)

John Healey: ...will remain ring fenced: AIDS Support Aiming High for Disabled Children Animal Health and Welfare Enforcement Basic Command Units Bus Challenge and Kickstart City Challenge Contact Point(1) Counter Terrorism Crime Fighting Fund Dedicated Schools Grant Early Years: Increasing Flexibility of Entitlement for 3-4 year olds eCommon Assessment Framework Ethnic Minority Achievement Extended...

Written Answers — Treasury: Fuel Smuggling (7 Nov 2006)

John Healey: ...HMRC are deployed across a wide range of activities including over 20 different taxes and payments, protecting the UK's frontier, and facilitating trade across those frontiers, fighting smuggling, terrorism, fraud and drugs as well as enforcing the national minimum wage and managing student loans.

Written Answers — Treasury: Departmental Legislation (24 May 2006)

John Healey: ...Export) Act 1976 2. In relation to Financial Services Regulation and Financial Crime Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Act 2005 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 2002 Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Building Societies (Distributions) Act 1997 Building Societies Act 1997 Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993...

Written Answers — Treasury: Statutory Instruments (31 Jan 2006)

John Healey: ...Regulations 2005 1480 Tonnage Tax (Exception of Financial Year 2005) Order 2005 1518 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2005 1525 Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment) Regulations 2005 1526 Burma (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2005 1527 International Criminal Tribunal for the Former...

Written Answers — Treasury: Law and Order (Spending) (15 Jul 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...of the Exchequer in his statement of 12 July, spending on Crime and Justice will increase by £3.5 billion by 2007–08, an annual average real terms growth of 3 per cent. Spending on counter-terrorism and resilience across departments will rise to over £2 billion by 2007–08, more than doubling the total since September 11.

Written Answers — Transport: Port Security (4 Mar 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...may be useful to terrorists. In this connection Exemptions 1, 4 and 7 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information apply. Following the announcement of new funds for counter-terrorism measures which the Chancellor made in last year's Budget (HC 500), Customs and the Home Office will be wording together to deploy screening equipment at UK points of entry to detect the illicit...

Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Inland Revenue (24 Feb 2004)

Mr John Healey: ...to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; virement of £6,430,000 from administration costs to programme expenditure; and programme expenditure changes in respect of a transfer of £1,570,000 from the Home Office to cover additional costs of anti-terrorism work; a transfer of £1,003,000 from the Home Office from the Recovered Assets Incentivisation Fund to cover the costs of a...

Written Answers — Treasury: Travel and Subsistence Allowances (20 Jun 2003)

Mr John Healey: ...–04 but would adjust accordingly at the time of allocation in the light of any new business developments or changes. The figure for 2003–04 does not yet take account of new activities related to anti-terrorism and Products of Animal Origin (POAO), which may result in higher spending on travel and subsistence allowances in the South Region.

Written Answers — Treasury: Customs and Excise (12 Jun 2003)

Mr John Healey: ...the movement of goods into and out of the United Kingdom, including the detection of terrorist material. A significant part of the £330 million announced by the Chancellor in the Budget for counter-terrorism purposes will be used to equip Customs with new technology and staff measures to assist their detection effort.

Written Answers — Treasury: Intelligence Officers (Wales) (12 Jun 2003)

Mr John Healey: ...to combat the changing nature of criminality in Wales. They will work more closely with partner law enforcement agencies to focus on the threats posed whether they are drugs, other illegal goods or terrorism. In particular, they are joining with South Wales, Gwent and Dyfed Powys police forces to form a new Joint Intelligence Cell in Bridgend. They will make use of constant quality...

Customs Services (Cornwall) (10 Jun 2003)

Mr John Healey: ...£39 million to tackle road fuel fraud and fraud linked to VAT in the European Union. Most recently, as a result of the extra £330 million that the Chancellor announced in this year's Budget to tackle terrorism, Customs' anti-smuggling and border security resources will see a further overall increase over the next three years. There will be redeployments, as we are discussing...