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Olympics: Policing and Crime Bill (19 Jan 2009) has video

Fiona Mactaggart: ..., but it also involves non-legal measures such as the development of safe exit strategies for women who wish to leave prostitution. In his summing up, I hope that the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing can assure us that such measures will accompany the law, or at least be included in the forthcoming sexual violence strategy. The Government have not gone as far as...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: National Security (14 Nov 2007) has video

Fiona Mactaggart: Has the Prime Minister observed that often a precursor to support for terrorism is a sense of grievance, and does he agree that crucial to overcoming such a sense of grievance in minority communities is the creation of a culture of respect for basic human rights such as fair trial, free speech and habeas corpus? Will he therefore resist the siren calls of the right hon. Member for Witney...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Control Orders (Absconders) (24 May 2007)

Fiona Mactaggart: ...to renew and to strengthen public confidence? I urge the first on Opposition Members: that we renew the agreement across the House, because when the Government have attempted to take difficult anti-terrorism measures the split with the Opposition has undermined public confidence. Secondly, I urge him to resist the siren calls for derogation from the Human Rights Act because public...

Points of Order: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (22 Feb 2007)

Fiona Mactaggart: ...under control orders for two years. Will they be under control orders for three years, and what will happen after that? The control order is an important tool in the Government's armoury against terrorism and we cannot underestimate its possible value. However, we must stop and think about using a control order constantly over time. I am certain that introducing more robust ways of...

Written Answers — Home Department: Offences Committed Abroad (2 May 2006)

Fiona Mactaggart: ...to prosecute here outweigh those against. In many cases such jurisdiction is adopted where there is a consensus that action needs to be taken at the international level. Such offending includes terrorism, genocide, war crimes, hijacking, serious corruption, sex tourism and trafficking in human beings. Where extra-territorial jurisdiction is assumed it is often restricted to offences...

Written Answers — Home Department: Victims of Terrorism (14 Dec 2005)

Fiona Mactaggart: Our consultation paper 'Rebuilding Lives: supporting victims of crime', issued on 7 December, explained that the question of helping British victims of terrorism and other acts of violence abroad raised complex issues which we wanted to consider thoroughly. It went on to say that we would make an announcement in due course.

Forensic Sciences (18 Oct 2005)

Fiona Mactaggart: ...the Select Committee. What I was saying connects with the contribution by the hon. Member for Newark, which concerned the centrality of the Forensic Science Service to Government efforts to prevent terrorism and to deter and detect crime. The best placed bodies to assess how successful we have been and what is best for the service are the police, the wider criminal justice system and the...

Written Answers — Home Department: Sikh Community (2 Feb 2005)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: As a matter of policy, the Government does not comment on whether a particular organisation is being considered for proscription or de-proscription under Section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Such decisions are only taken after the most careful consideration and on the basis of the best possible security advice.

Written Answers — Home Department: Home Office Legislation (14 Dec 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...) Act—Royal Assent received 9 July 1998 Data Protection Act—Royal Assent received 16 July 1998 Crime and Disorder Act—Royal Assent received 31 July 1998 Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act—Royal Assent received September 1998 Human Rights Act—Royal Assent received 9 November 1998 Registration of Political Parties Act—Royal Assent received...

Written Answers — Home Department: Faith Communities (4 Oct 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: holding answer 13 September 2004 Outlined as follows are details of recent consultations conducted by the Home Office in which representatives of faith communities have been consulted: Counter Terrorism Powers: Reconciling Security and Liberty in an Open Society A discussion paper was published the 25 February 2004 entitled "Counter Terrorism Powers: Reconciling Security and Liberty in an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (22 Mar 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: People who are stopped under anti-terrorism powers are not stopped because of their ethnicity but because there is a specific need for the investigating officer to ensure that we are safe and protected from terrorism. We are introducing into general stop-and-search procedures much more robust monitoring and connecting whether the initial stop leads to a justifying outcome. It is important to...

Written Answers — Home Department: Ministerial Police Protection (11 Feb 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: We seek to ensure the most effective and efficient protective security arrangements for public figures in the light of the changing threat from terrorism and other continuing risks. It is not our policy to comment on the details of protection arrangements for individuals, as to do so could compromise their security.

Public Bill Committee: Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 19 - Power to make emergency regulations (3 Feb 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...deal with the issue of whether we require a Department of Homeland Security, or a Minister with responsibility for homeland security. It is worth reflecting on our recent experience of dealing with terrorism, and our efforts in strengthening a system that has already been tested. That is what we are seeking to do in this Bill, rather than experimenting with a new model and a lengthy...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 18 - Meaning of ''emergency'' (3 Feb 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...the definition of an emergency. The context for that definition is different from the context of the Fire and Rescue Services Bill, to which the hon. Gentleman referred. For example, countering terrorism is not a primary aim of firefighters. In those circumstances, while providing for these powers, we felt it proper to seek as much transparency as possible by making the definition of the...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 18 - Meaning of ''emergency'' (3 Feb 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...on circumstances in which those powers might be used, a number of hon. Members mentioned the fuel crisis. It is fair to say that of all the episodes that we have had to deal with—acts of terrorism, disruption of supplies in various circumstances and so forth—the fuel crisis is the most likely to have triggered this sort of provision. However, the fundamental reason for that is...

Civil Contingencies Bill (19 Jan 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...whether a single framework represented the right strategy. Disruptive challenges exist on a spectrum of severity—from localised flooding to a massive terrorist attack. While the threat of terrorism remains real, we should not lose sight of smaller-scale emergencies that can have a devastating effect, and hon. Members gave examples of such emergencies from places as far apart as...

Civil Contingencies Bill (19 Jan 2004)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...Gentleman cited, that was the conclusion of the minority judgment that he so praised. Members have asked why it has taken so long to get to this point. We have not been idle: we have introduced the Terrorism Act 2000, the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and the Animal Health Act 2002, all of which deal with aspects of matters dealt with in the Bill. We have developed new...

Written Answers — Home Department: Excel Exhibition Centre Protesters (18 Nov 2003)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...shows that what happened during the policing of the Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair has not been routinely replicated across the force area from the time that the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force. I welcome the steps that have been already been taken to deal with concerns at force level about the use of this power and the enhanced guidance and training that...

Written Answers — Home Department: Consultation Documents (15 Jul 2003)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...;reform of the disclosure process 570 11,400 Access to communications data—respecting privacy and protecting the public from crime 187 66,167 Retention of communications data—Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 54 25,251 Bind overs—a power for the 21st Century 16 3,500 approx Nationality, Immigration and Asylum (NIA) Act 2002. Sections...

Written Answers — Home Department: Sunset Clauses (7 Jul 2003)

Ms Fiona Mactaggart: ...can simply be abandoned. A sunset clause would just necessitate further legislation. Such a clause is included, however, in exceptional cases (such as in respect of some of the powers in the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001).