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Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day]: Knife Crime (9 Jun 2009) has video

Humfrey Malins: ...purposes—a truly horrifying statistic. I have also spoken in this Chamber about the very real fear that I have seen on the faces of witnesses in court who are forced to relive a moment of terror when a knife was waved at them; it is a truly horrifying experience. All through these years I have wondered what we can do to reduce this awful crime, which puts so much fear into so many...

Council Tax Capping (Surrey) (9 Jun 2009)

Humfrey Malins: ...we all feel very strongly about the matter before us. In this brief speech, I shall not deal with some of the arguments made already—they were well made and stand up—but focus only on terrorism as it affects Surrey. It is a real problem for Surrey police and their funding. As has been said, Heathrow and Gatwick, the two principal airports in this country, are on our borders. I...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Sentencing Policy (17 Jun 2008) has video

Humfrey Malins: ...London and other cities. Some have been mentioned tonight. I have been in court and listened to witnesses describe what it is like when somebody brings out a knife—the flash of steel, the terror, the legs turning to jelly; the evil of a knife when it is shown to one. I heard a troubling statistic when the Violent Crime Reduction Bill was considered in Parliament three years ago and I...

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Clause 51 — Refugee Convention: Construction (16 Nov 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...the new clause relating to deprivation of citizenship, he spoke with great courtesy and authority. I repeat that my party stands united behind the Government's attempts to combat the surge of terrorism. Indeed, the whole House is united on that. I should have like to question the Minister on a number of matters, but time is against us and I believe that they will be raised in another...

Orders of the Day — Violent Crime Reduction Bill: New Clause 2 — Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Amendment) (14 Nov 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...emergency with stab wounds. Such crime is not only on the increase but deadly serious and must be stamped out. I have listened to witnesses who gave evidence in criminal trials and recounted with terror how they felt when someone in the street drew a knife. They suffered nightmares for months afterwards. The amount of knife crime has undoubtedly increased—there is a culture of the...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (27 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...a little concerned that the provisions have been tagged on to the Bill, which, after all, relates to asylum and immigration. Concerns have been expressed that if one incorporates what are, in effect, counter-terrorism measures in an immigration and asylum Bill, one thereby sustains the fallacy that there is a connection between asylum and terrorism, which can be a severe misunderstanding...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (27 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...and thoughtful way in which the Minister introduced his new clauses is appreciated by all of us in Committee. We stand united behind the Government in their attempts to combat the scourge of terrorism. He was right to refer to the fact that the backdrops to our debates today are the Terrorism Bill and the appalling events of July. Let no one outside this building think that there is any...

Public Bill Committee: Violent Crime Reduction Bill: Clause 37 - Football-related disorder (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...or no training is provided for front counter staff. Unlike immigration officers or Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, which has special branches that monitor immigrants, contraband goods and terrorism respectively, football intelligence officers have no right to check passports at points of entry and exit. They have the right to request to see passports, regardless of whether...

Public Bill Committee: Violent Crime Reduction Bill: Clause 34 - Sale etc. of knives and other weapons (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...and must be stamped out. One has only to listen, as I have done, to witnesses giving evidence in cases in which a knife has been taken out and waved at them in public. They recount the sheer terror, and each of us can imagine that. It has never happened to me, but I venture to suggest that those to whom it has happened will never forget the experience of terror. That is the background. The...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Clause 27 - Passenger and crew information: police powers (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...a fishing expedition? The question is a parallel to that about the Identity Cards Bill: for what purposes can the information be collected? Is it limited to suspected immigration issues, crime and terror, or is there a wider network of persons who may be able to share in the information provided? Finally, do the persons about whom the information is collected have a right to know that...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Clause 26 - Provision of information to immigration officers (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...embarkation controls is still our policy. Are these new powers a substitute for reintroducing embarkation controls? This passenger information power is not new. There are substantial powers in the Terrorism Act 2000 (Information) Order 2002. They oblige disclosure on a great number of issues, far beyond the names and addresses of passengers, and properly so. It might be helpful if the...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...a little concerned that the provisions have been tagged on to the Bill, which, after all, relates to asylum and immigration. Concerns have been expressed that if one incorporates what are, in effect, counter-terrorism measures in an immigration and asylum Bill, one thereby sustains the fallacy that there is a connection between asylum and terrorism, which can be a severe misunderstanding...

Public Bill Committee: Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill: Schedule 3 - Repeals (25 Oct 2005)

Humfrey Malins: ...and thoughtful way in which the Minister introduced his new clauses is appreciated by all of us in Committee. We stand united behind the Government in their attempts to combat the scourge of terrorism. He was right to refer to the fact that the backdrops to our debates today are the Terrorism Bill and the appalling events of July. Let no one outside this building think that there is any...

Identity Cards Bill: New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: ...purpose should be specifically set out, although the Government appear to disagree. We have not yet been persuaded that the register and the cards will significantly contribute to reducing acts of terrorism. We also need to be persuaded that the costs involved will be worth while. Could the money be better spent elsewhere? The Information Commissioner, Mr. Thomas, also told the Home...

Identity Cards Bill: New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: I have made it quite clear that the significant difference is that we want to insert in the Bill a reference to terrorism, which we believe is very important. I want to illustrate the uncertainty that exists among Ministers by quoting some exchanges between them and others in the past. In 2002, in answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend, East (Sir Teddy...

Identity Cards Bill: New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: ...years. We also seek to limit the nature of information about the addresses where we have lived. We are trying to limit the Government. If the principal purpose of clause 1 is to help us to prevent terrorism—or if it is not—the Government should say so. Our debate is uninformed unless we know that. Furthermore, we need convincing that it will do that. I am also reluctant for the...

Public Bill Committee: Identity Cards Bill: Clause 20 - Further uses connected with the (27 Jan 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: ...is appropriate that I mention it in the clause stand part debate, although it covers other clauses, too. It is important that the Minister knows that the CRE is concerned that in the current anti-terrorism climate, the disclosure powers—combined with increasing racial or religious profiling—provide the opportunity to target particular groups or categories of person. It reminds...

Public Bill Committee: Identity Cards Bill: Clause 20 - Further uses connected with the (27 Jan 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: My hon. Friend raises an interesting point on the distinction between crime in relation to national security—we all understand that the Bill relates to terrorism—and other crime, ranging from the lowest sort to some crime encompassed by these provisions, which is more serious. If, for example, my hon. Friend were charged with a grave offence, God forbid, notwithstanding the fact...

Public Bill Committee: Identity Cards Bill: Clause 15 - Power to make public services conditional on identity checks (25 Jan 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: ...us back to the point made by so many people. Our constituents and many people out in the country generally know very little about the Bill. They say that if we want to succeed in the war against terror, there is little point in having an identity card that is not compulsory to carry. Furthermore, if someone cannot produce that card, they should be taken into custody until they can...

Public Bill Committee: Identity Cards Bill: Clause 8 - Issue etc. of ID cards (25 Jan 2005)

Mr Humfrey Malins: ...that tell us what could be purchased—in terms of extra police, security services and the like—for the same amount that will be spent on identity cards to fight the battle against terrorism?