Results 1-14 of 14 for terrorism speaker:David Heathcoat-Amory
- Orders of the Day: Clause 2 — Addition to list of treaties (6 Feb 2008)
David Heathcoat-Amory: ...with things such as money laundering, the art market, transnational organised crime, summer time arrangements, noise emissions, units of measurements, member states' balance of payments, combating terrorism, anti-personnel landmines, counterfeiting, civil protection, budgetary discipline and social security relating to employed persons. Of course, the same idea relates to the matter of...
- Orders of the Day: Clause 2 — Addition to list of treaties (29 Jan 2008) has video
David Heathcoat-Amory: ...always have been, and so has this country. We are members of many organisations that seek to tackle world problems. The Government's case seems to be that anyone who believes in tackling crime and terrorism has to be in favour of the treaty. That is just not true. The rest of the world does not belong to anything like the European Union; those around the rest of the world tackle world...
- Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No.2): Lisbon Treaty (No.1) — (1st Allotted Day) (29 Jan 2008) has video
David Heathcoat-Amory: ...practically any other country. We sign up to conventions, we make alliances and we have bilateral agreements all over the world. The idea that, in order to tackle such common problems as crime, terrorism and child trafficking, we need permanently to export our powers from an accountable, democratic Chamber such as this to people we do not know and cannot remove is not just a fallacy but an...
- Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No.2): Lisbon Treaty (No.1) — (1st Allotted Day) (29 Jan 2008) has video
David Heathcoat-Amory: Why is the Home Secretary deliberately confusing the need for international co-operation in the war against terrorism and crime with the separate issue of whether we should hand over powers irrevocably to another law-making body? She has already seen the result of that in the promise by the Prime Minister to repatriate foreign nationals at the end of their sentence, which turned out to be...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: European Affairs (20 Jun 2007)
David Heathcoat-Amory: ...of a single legal personality, so that such matters as policing and criminal justice would be decided by majority voting. The Home Office has recently complained about how its laws, especially anti-terrorism measures, have been overridden by the European convention on human rights, so how can the Government even contemplate any reference to the even stricter EU charter of fundamental...
- Prime Minister: Engagements (13 Jun 2007)
David Heathcoat-Amory: ...on human rights—[Hon. Members: "Hooray!"] It was not me who objected—it was the Prime Minister, who objected to the way in which the courts use the convention to strike down anti-terrorism measures. We can, however, override that convention if we wish, as Parliament is supreme in this matter. Why, then, did the Prime Minister sign the European Constitution, which contains the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Counter-terrorism Strategy (10 Jul 2006)
David Heathcoat-Amory: The Home Secretary is right to tell us that the majority of Muslims here wish only to live peacefully and do not support terrorism in any form, but is he worried about the result of a recent public opinion poll, which indicated that 13 per cent. of British Muslims view last year's suicide bombers in London as martyrs rather than criminals? Will he work more closely with moderate Muslim...
- Extradition (19 Dec 2001)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: ...-lawyer. That makes two of us, as the hon. Member for Islington, North (Jeremy Corbyn) claims to be a non-lawyer, and I believe him. My interest has been aroused in recent weeks partly by the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. The Government, certainly initially, were far too dismissive of the opinion of those whom I respect, so a degree of vigilance is required when the...
- Extradition (19 Dec 2001)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: ...he say more about the apparent fact that individuals could be extradited for offences that are not crimes here? He may respond that the crimes in question must be connected with the suppression of terrorism, "drug trafficking and other forms of organised crime or other acts of violence against the life, physical integrity or liberty of a person". That is a quotation from the convention....
- European Affairs (5 Dec 2001)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: ...on the matter. The European arrest warrant will be the subject of primary legislation. A Bill is promised for early next year. Another startling development of recent days is that under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill, which is still being considered, it need not come before the House for primary legislation but could be dealt with by secondary legislation. That is unamendable,...
- Anti-terrorism Measures (15 Oct 2001)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: Does the Home Secretary agree that the main lesson from the terror attacks on America was not that existing laws are inadequate, but rather that the security and intelligence services failed to use the existing laws and their powers? Will he be very sceptical about Government agencies and others that demand new intrusion and surveillance powers, and also about the European Union, which has a...
- European Union (16 May 1994)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: ...month in Corfu and further reports will be made by the end of the year, by which time we wish to see real progress. Other areas in which the citizens of Europe want action are international crime, terrorism, drugs, money laundering and illegal immigration. Those are dealt with in the so-called third pillar of the Union through co-operation between Governments. Good progress has already...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Paramilitary Organisations (1 May 1986)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: ...that for America to reject the new extradition treaty would be to deal a body blow to Anglo-American relations and call into question whether that country is seriously interested in suppressing terrorism?
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Terrorism (Colonel Gaddafi) (5 Feb 1986)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory: Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that although Libya has a gangster regime, that does not justify yesterday's air piracy by Israel? Does he also agree that fighting terror with terror will only escalate lawlessness and encourage the extremists on both sides?