Results 1-12 of 12 for terrorism speaker:Stephen Ladyman

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — Adults with Learning Disabilities (5 Mar 2009)

Stephen Ladyman: ...in the issues of aging, on which my hon. Friend's Committee has produced a report which, however, is not in easy-read format. They live in the same world as the rest of us, and are subject to terrorism, but the Committee's reports on the subject are not in easy-read format.

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Iran (4 Mar 2009)

Stephen Ladyman: ...regime, whatever we think of it and whatever actions it has taken in the past. Yet he does not want us to engage with the People's Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran, because it may have past links to terror. The hon. Gentleman asked the hon. Member for North Thanet (Mr. Gale), who is his hon. Friend and my parliamentary neighbour, whether he would have supported the Conservative...

Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill: Clause 86 (11 Mar 2008)

Stephen Ladyman: My reading of the clause suggests that it pertains to inserting into a clause of a terrorism Act something that relates only to the enrichment of uranium. The clause is narrowly restricted to secrets and information about the enrichment of uranium. It goes no wider than that. Concerns by the Liberal Democrats that other information might be hidden are certainly outside the scope of the...

Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: European Transport Council (5 Jun 2007)

Stephen Ladyman: ...convention to inland waterways. We are also keen to ensure that the regulation is as consistent as possible with the Athens convention and incorporates the IMO guidelines relating to insurance for terrorism. There will be a policy debate on the setting up of a European data centre for the Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT). The UK along with the majority of EU member...

Written Answers — Transport: Terrorism (22 Mar 2006)

Stephen Ladyman: ..., for very good security reasons. On 1 July 2004, The Department for Transport fully implemented EC Regulation 725/2004 on enhancing Ship and Port Facility Security. It aims to prevent acts of terrorism which threaten the security of passengers and crews and the safety of ships. The regulation provides for a comprehensive system of physical and procedural security measures at about 550 UK...

Written Answers — Transport: Security (River Thames) (8 Mar 2006)

Stephen Ladyman: A security co-ordination group for the tidal River Thames known as the Thames Counter Terrorism Partnership (TCTP) was created in 2004. TCTP meets regularly and brings together key security stakeholders on the river including the Department, the Metropolitan, Kent, Essex and City of London Police Services, Immigration Service, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, HM Revenue and Customs and the...

Written Answers — Transport: Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate (9 Nov 2005)

Stephen Ladyman: The Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate has won support from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Global Opportunities Fund (Counter Terrorism) funds in respect of: Financial year Purpose Sum (£) 2005–06 IMO sub-regional seminar held in the Yemen 27,000 Will be provided for a further six IMO projects 102,000 2004–05 Contribution to the...

Orders of the Day — Health Protection Agency Bill [Lords] (21 Jun 2004)

Dr Stephen Ladyman: ...already provides the UK Government with stronger and more integrated arrangements for health protection. The HPA has also strengthened our ability to respond to threats from chemical and biological terrorism. In particular, it has co-ordinated a number of training exercises and has recently issued a set of clinical action cards for GPs that contain advice on identifying and treating...

Animal Experiments (19 Mar 2003)

Dr Stephen Ladyman: ...being put into developing alternatives. However, I ask the Minister to ensure that our laws to protect scientists are every bit as tight as our laws to protect animal welfare. We must not tolerate terrorism against scientists and we must not tolerate people who prevent other business people from working. I refer to the ridiculous nonsense that has just happened in the midlands, where a...

Global Terrorism/Iraq (21 Jan 2003)

Dr Stephen Ladyman: ...aflotoxin, ricin and anthrax, some of which have terrorist potential. Does my right hon. Friend agree that to transfer knowledge to terrorists on how to make those materials is an act of supporting terrorism, that that is all that it is necessary to do with some of these materials—one does not have to transfer materials—and that although weapons inspectors may destroy these...

Orders of the Day — Criminal Justice and Police Bill: Independent Counsel to Be Present During Searches to Assess Whether Seized Material is Legally Privileged (14 Mar 2001)

Dr Stephen Ladyman: ...just proposed, of extending the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to animal experiments. Such an extension would close down the United Kingdom's pharmaceutical companies and put terrorism back on to the doorsteps of scientists.

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice and Police Bill: New Clause 6 - Police directions stopping the harassment etc of a person in his home (6 Mar 2001)

Dr Stephen Ladyman: ...experiments in the United Kingdom is the tightest and most comprehensive in the world and that the standard of welfare for those animals is the best in the world? The inevitable consequence of terrorism driving animal experiments abroad is that they will be done to a lower standard under a more lightly controlled regime.