Results 1-19 of 19 for terrorism speaker:Glenda Jackson

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

Glenda Jackson: ...into which it would be possible to slip a cigarette paper. In the Prime Minister's approach to foreign policy, he is also wrong to perceive the greatest threat to the world as international terrorism. Many years ago, before a single bullet was fired in Iraq, my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson) said that the real weapons of mass destruction were...

Orders of the Day: Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 2006)

Glenda Jackson: ...engaged on the matter may have other ideas for a way forward. One of the most fundamental flaws in British foreign policy is the belief that the worst threat facing the world is international terrorism. I do not see it like that. The world has been threatened by infinitely worse terrorists in the past. The basic principles that unite everyone in the House—democracy, freedom, free...

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

Glenda Jackson: ..., but enormous claims have been made for the efficacy and the absolute necessity of the introduction of ID cards in this country. They will apparently reduce, if not obliterate, crime, acts of terrorism and benefit fraud, but no one—either from the Dispatch Box, or one of my hon. colleagues who have shown that they support the Bill—has been able to tell us how. I do not mean to...

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

Glenda Jackson: My right hon. Friend has referred to banks and to libraries, and he has referred to the ability of an ID card to prevent acts of international terror, but he has failed to tell the House how. Must every library have a machine that can ensure that the ID card that is presented is accurate? How are these cards to be verified in every single aspect of national life, from banks to libraries, to...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...Secretary yesterday on the most recent Security Council meeting. I freely admit that I paraphrase, but he said that the most overwhelming danger facing the United Kingdom was from international terrorism and rogue states. He went on to say that the most dangerous international terrorist was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the most aggressive rogue state was Iraq and Saddam Hussein,...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...a war in Iraq has nothing really to do with whether Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction but that it must be a central and essential part of the Government's fight against international terrorism and the defeat of international terrorism. We saw yesterday a mass lobby of people protesting outside the House that there should be no war against Iraq without evidence and a mandate...

Defence in the World (22 Jan 2003)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...point out that there is no evidence linking Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, where does the hon. Gentleman obtain his evidence for making a direct link between Iraq and international terror as we have experienced it?

Foreign Policy (Terrorism) (31 Oct 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: Does my right hon. Friend agree that the call for the international community to come together to tackle international terrorism arose only after the appalling events of 11 September, when citizens of 30 sovereign states perished in that obscene attack? Until then, I was not aware of any calls, certainly not from my country, that there should be some form of attack by the international...

Defence in the World (17 Oct 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...clarify for me the Government's view at this moment, in this context, of an international community. He referred to the need for the international community to act together to tackle international terrorism. On the issue of a strike against Saddam Hussein, it would seem that the international community has reduced to two sovereign states, namely the United Kingdom and the United States. Is...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Royal Marine Commandos (15 Jul 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: Surely a successful prosecution of the war against terrorism depends on more than the undoubted bravery of Royal Marine commandos. If the British Government support the US Government and engage in a pre-emptive strike against Iraq—an action that many of my constituents believe to be illegal and immoral—would not it shatter the international community's current response to the war...

International Development Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Restriction on assistance to governments involved in gross violations of human rights (23 Jan 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...that it would be virtually impossible for them to escape—unless those who are willing to exploit the desperation of others intervened. We have touched briefly on the issue of international terrorism. I do not think anyone here would dispute the fact that it can take a hold in certain parts of the world precisely because of the desperate circumstances in which so many people find...

International Development Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Restriction on assistance to governments involved in gross violations of human rights (23 Jan 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...to, and participation in, the international community's opposition to the events of 11 September and still actively support the international community's attempts to eradicate international terrorism and its roots.

British Detainees (Guantanamo Bay) (21 Jan 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...American authorities? What was happening may not have constituted torture, but it certainly constituted a gross infringement of human rights. If we are indeed committed to tackling international terrorism and defeating it, examples of western powers not taking Muslim religion, or Muslim lives and human rights, as seriously as others will work against success.

Business of the House (17 Jan 2002)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...who are deemed to be British citizens, because that would help to calm public disquiet? It would also help to ensure that we cease to give comfort to those who want an expansion of international terrorism and who use scenes and statements that seem to bear out their argument that western powers have little respect for, or consideration of, Muslim lives, religion and human rights. [Hon....

Orders of the Day — Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords] (29 Nov 2001)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...any group were to test it in court, a judge would automatically find for the Government. I find that ironic, given that hon. Members on both sides of the House have argued, in relation to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill, that the issue of judicial review is vital to our basic civil liberties and human rights.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Missile Defence (29 Oct 2001)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...constitute nuclear proliferation? If national missile defence goes ahead, would not Europe be America's first line of defence? If indeed we are engaged in a new struggle against international terrorism and in the creation of a new world order, should we not turn away from the excessive sums that are put into such developments and try to find a new way to tackle the problem?

Petition: Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Bill (24 Apr 1998)

Ms Glenda Jackson: When the House last considered the Bill, the hon. Member for Christchurch (Mr. Chope) threatened me with a venomous campaign. If that threat was delivered today, it carried all the serpentine terror of attack by slow-worm. The hon. Gentleman was confused about the Bill's purpose. I was surprised that he should be critical of the changes made in Standing Committee; he clearly does not believe...

Clause 8: New clause (15 Jul 1996)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ...asylum to those who have had to flee from their countries. The hon. Member for South Staffordshire spoke of the Huguenots. My constituency offered sanctuary to people fleeing from that reign of terror in France. It has offered sanctuary to those fleeing oppressive and cruel regimes since records began. The Secretary of State consistently argues that there is wide popular consensus...

Orders of the Day — Asylum and Immigration Appeals Bill (2 Nov 1992)

Ms Glenda Jackson: ..., has played an historic role in providing a haven for those fleeing war and tyranny. In the late 18th century my constituency was home to many refugees fleeing the French revolution's reign of terror. Some 200 years later it provided sanctuary for those members of the Jewish community escaping the scourge of fascism that was enveloping Europe. It now offers home to, among others, refugees...