Results 1-20 of 22 for terrorism speaker:James Paice

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Bill (23 Nov 2005)

James Paice: ...after 26 October on which (i) the chief constable and (ii) other senior police officers of Cambridgeshire Constabulary contacted hon. Members representing constituencies in Cambridgeshire about the Terrorism Bill; and what form that contact took.

Police (2 Feb 2005)

Mr James Paice: Among all the special payments that the Minister just mentioned, is any funding allowed for the new unit to combat animal rights terrorism, a crucial issue in my constituency? I welcome the tougher line that the Government have taken on animal rights terrorism. Now that we have a national unit, it needs funding to carry out the intelligence work necessary to combat the evil people behind...

Home Office Strategic Plan (19 Jul 2004)

Mr James Paice: ...of initiatives? Why should we believe that they are any better than the 155 others that we have had since the last election? We welcome the extra resources for our security services and for anti-terrorism measures. In principle, we welcome the resources for crime reduction, although they fall significantly short of our commitment to fund the extra 40,000 police officers necessary to...

Police (5 Feb 2004)

Mr James Paice: ...tribute to the commitment, courage and sometimes astonishing bravery of our police in maintaining law and order—especially, as the Minister said, in these times of the increased threat from terrorism. The Conservative party wholly welcomes the increase in police numbers. It is pity that we had to go down 3,000 before we went up 12,000.

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information: Schedule 6 — Repeals (14 Oct 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...it involves children, which is worsening all the time—require cross-border co-operation, and we will always support the Government on measures to address them, as we have done on the issue of terrorism. Our reservations are not substantial. The amendment in the other place that the Government overturned has now been put right and I am grateful for that. We will send the Bill back to...

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information: Clause 33 — Making, Varying or Discharging Customer Information Orders (14 Oct 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...arguments made in Committee or by the hon. Gentleman, but the hon. Gentleman was right to refer to the Minister's justification that all financial institutions may need to be considered in a major terrorism investigation. Nothing in the amendment would remove that possibility. The hon. Gentleman said that clause 33(3)(b) and (c) will allow such an investigation to be carried out. In...

Public Bill Committee: Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]: Clause 52 - Jurisdiction for terrorist offfences (17 Jun 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...that we are proposing a couple of probing amendments to them. The amendments are identical in effect. They would add the following to the list of offences in proposed new clause 63B of the Terrorism Act 2000: ''aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of, or attempting or conspiring to commit, any of the offences in paragraphs (a) to (h)''. That is the list...

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] (1 Apr 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...this country through the back door. We welcome more co-operation among police forces, customs authorities and intelligence services throughout the European Union to combat the increasing threat of terrorism. The Government's efforts to harmonise our criminal law with that of the signatory countries to the Schengen convention and related agreements is less welcome. It is interesting that...

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] (1 Apr 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...expeditions and, topically, the links to the welcome changes made only last week when the Extradition Bill, in which the two issues come together, was considered on Report. Part 2 relates to terrorism and will extend jurisdiction under article 9 of the framework directive. We welcome those measures, particularly the ones that will extend the freezing of terrorist assets. They are...

Iraq (13 Feb 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...and elsewhere. Last week, the Prime Minister told us—the Foreign Secretary reiterated this a few minutes ago—that there were clear links between the Iraqi regime and international terrorism. Yesterday, the Prime Minister referred only to the compassionate reasons for dealing with the Iraqi regime, namely to release the Iraqi people from the situation that they are in. Today,...

Emergency Planning (12 Feb 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...we can better co-ordinate and prepare our emergency services and civilians for an attack. In the words of David Veness, the Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis responsible for anti-terrorism: "the United States has spent $500 billion on anti-terrorism measures. In Britain we have set up 73 committees." The Government have acknowledged, fairly, that existing legislative...

Iraq (3 Feb 2003)

Mr James Paice: ...of military force has come to a head only since the 11 September tragedy, and a large number of the British people do not yet see the conjunction between the Iraqi situation and international terrorism. What is he going to do to explain to more people that there is a conjunction, so that if he has to commit our forces, he and—more importantly—the forces will have the support...

Home Affairs (20 Nov 2002)

Mr James Paice: ...levels by early 2002 really is bare-faced cheek. My right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr. Letwin), in his introduction to the debate, and the Home Secretary in his reply, referred to terrorism. We support the Home Secretary's call to the British media not to cause unnecessary alarm and also his tribute to the role played by the security services to protect us, but I repeat my...

Police (8 Mar 2002)

Mr James Paice: ...while on bail for street robbery. That is demoralising for the police, the victims and all our communities. Why, then, do we not have a Bill? The Minister said that it was because we had a terrorism Bill that took up so much time, and of course we understand that, but the Home Office has dropped two pieces of legislation scheduled for this Session, one of which was an anti-terrorism...

Police (8 Mar 2002)

Mr James Paice: I entirely agree: the Bill contained measures relating to the British Transport police and the Ministry of Defence police that went way beyond anti-terrorism and should rightfully have been in the Police Reform Bill. When it was announced that the two pieces of legislation were to be dropped, my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr. Letwin), the shadow Home Secretary, wrote a private...

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Clause 97 — Jurisdiction of MoD police (26 Nov 2001)

Mr James Paice: ...year. The proposal should not be dealt with under this Bill, which is why we have tried to help the Government by suggesting two amendments to narrow the debate to issues more closely related to terrorism. That is the subject of the Bill and the Government would not be prevented from extending the jurisdiction of the MOD police at some stage. If they want to legislate for that extension of...

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Clause 97 — Jurisdiction of MoD police (26 Nov 2001)

Mr James Paice: ...offence that is being or is about to be committed. We have tabled two types of amendment to try to tackle that. I shall not repeat my earlier arguments about the Bill's scope being much wider than terrorism. I hope that the Committee will take it as read that that forms the background to the amendments. The hon. Member for Sunderland, South also made the point that the Bill covers much...

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Clause 89 — Searches, examinations and fingerprinting: England and Wales (26 Nov 2001)

Mr James Paice: But the Terrorism Act 2000, coupled with clause 88, which we have just passed, achieve precisely that objective. Of course, any sensible police officer who stops a car and finds explosives in the back will suspect nefarious activity, and probably terrorism, but I contend that those powers already exist in that context. They do not need the proposed draconian extension.

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Clause 89 — Searches, examinations and fingerprinting: England and Wales (26 Nov 2001)

Mr James Paice: ...—it could be a footling traffic offence—is subject to all these provisions. The examples that the Minister gave do not stand up. Of course, if there is justification for believing that terrorism could be involved, it is perfectly right and proper for the police to have these powers. There is no dispute about that—certainly not from Conservative Members. The dispute is...

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Clause 89 — Searches, examinations and fingerprinting: England and Wales (26 Nov 2001)

Mr James Paice: ...group of amendments deals with clauses 89 to 94. It seeks to insert the words "in connection with a terrorist investigation" to narrow the scope of these significant clauses to deal purely with terrorism. The Bill, of course, arises from the atrocities of 11 September. The general feeling across the country and the House was that we needed to ensure that our legislation was adequate for...