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Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: US-UK Extradition Treaty (15 Jul 2009)

Richard Shepherd: ...that when a British citizen was involved, the case should be made in a British court in the ordinary, traditional way. That imperative originated before the European arrest warrant and the war on terrorism. It relates to a meeting in Washington, and we have argued it.

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: US-UK Extradition Treaty (15 Jul 2009)

Richard Shepherd: I seem to recall that the original negotiations were done in an unusual manner and were peculiarly related to terrorism, war and defence implications. The heart of the Government's argument at the time was that there was "rough equivalence", but the very use of the word "rough" demonstrated that there was no equivalence. That lies at the heart of our current difficulties. If the new Home...

Orders of the Day: Clause 65 — Certificate requiring inquest to be held without a jury: England and Wales (10 Jun 2008) has video

Richard Shepherd: ...am not surprised by anything that the Government bring forward from the Home Office or any of their security agencies to improve the lot of the British citizen. Who could imagine that a Bill about terrorism should suddenly incorporate an amendment of a Coroners Act to bring about a situation that repudiates the whole tradition of our open justice and our approach to the reinforcement of...

Point of Order: Counter-Terrorism Bill (Programme) (No. 2) (10 Jun 2008) has video

Richard Shepherd: ...who vote and send us here are unable to do that. There is a psychological difference between those on the Government's Front Bench and people such as me. I see the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing gladly pointing his finger at people, but it makes no difference. The fact remains that Back Benchers in this House are often unable to argue about things that bear...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill (26 Oct 2005)

Richard Shepherd: ...Member for Southampton, Itchen (Mr. Denham). His words encapsulated a particular concern of mine. He said that he thought that this proposed legislation is essentially marginal in the fight against terrorism, and the House should pause to consider that point. My right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg) pointed out the extent to which we have...

The Economy and Welfare Reform (25 May 2005)

Richard Shepherd: I am sure that all hon. Members feel for those who are making their maiden speeches. We all remember the terror, hesitations and anxieties that go into the process. I give a cheer that so many hon. Members have accomplished their maiden speeches so well today. New Members refresh the most important institution in our national life—the Commons. It was a privilege to listen to the right...

Orders of the Day — Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 22 — Scope of emergency regulations (17 Nov 2004)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...of us and needs reconciliation. Primary legislation is indeed needed to change the Human Rights Act, but derogation from it is a ministerial, Executive or Crown function predicated on existing anti-terrorism laws and habeas corpus.

Programming of Bills (26 Oct 2004)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...had never been known outside wartime. For whatever reason, members of the Opposition Front Bench were so terrified of being accused by the Government that they were not solid in the fight against terrorism that they did not vote against clause 2. That disappointed me, but what happened under the present arrangements? On Report, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Sleaford and...

Orders of the Day — Business of the House (5 Dec 2001)

Mr Richard Shepherd: .... It is not. No one believes that. We believe in proper, targeted, particularised measures to supplement those that already exist. The Government have no sense of country, and in one real sense, terrorism wins a significant battle with this form of legislation. I wish that the House would open up and recognise what we have become: we are nothing when Governments can jig around with their...

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill (19 Nov 2001)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...only two weeks ago. It would have been massive, had the explosive gone off, as the detonator did. People who live in London have been under assault for more than 30 years, with the threat of terrorism hanging over them. All through those years, we maintained our attachment to a basic concept of who we are as a people and what distinguishes us as citizens of this island. That includes our...

Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] and Sea Fishing Grants (Charges) Bill (Allocation of Time): Supplemental Orders (22 May 2000)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...imposed by a majority, as it clearly is in this case. I remember the summoning of Parliament during a summer recess, when hon. Members on all three Front Benches had signed up to new prevention of terrorism legislation. The Liberal Democrats—God bless them, as I have commented before—had second thoughts on the very Floor of the House, and withdrew their name from the motion,...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Supplemental (15 Mar 2000)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...they know the guilt of others. However, our process is not about individuals knowing the guilt; we require a higher standard than that. That is the crisis the House always faces when it deals with terrorism. We fear terrorism because it strikes at the very existence of Parliament, and in our fear we reach for instruments. However, we do so in advance of events. The powers in the new...

Orders of the Day — Interpretation (22 Jul 1999)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...party's programme. I would say that, wouldn't I? However, I recall that the hon. Gentleman came close to falling into the hands of Lucifer over the absurd provisions of the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998, which the House considered last September. Not only was he not going to vote against the guillotine motion, but he actually signed it. Fortunately, the good and...

Orders of the Day — House of Lords Bill (2 Feb 1999)

Mr Richard Shepherd: .... Whenever one says anything about Government policy, it becomes manifest that the whole mechanism is geared to defend it even when it is unsustainable. As an instance, I take the emergency terrorism provisions for which the House was summoned in the summer. The Irish Supreme Court has said that the legislation is inoperable and the Royal Ulster Constabulary has said that it cannot be...

Bill Presented: Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill) (2 Sep 1998)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...Paper. We have heard a most profound and important statement from the Prime Minister today, giving voice to the views of many in Britain about the fears that we as a people suffer in the face of terrorism, and to the suffering that was experienced by one of the communities within the United Kingdom. This is a land of laws and of due process, and that due process applies to the House of...

Orders of the Day — Security Service Bill (10 Jan 1996)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...Service; that is part of the problem. The Act says: The function of the Service shall be the protection of national security and, in particular, its protection against threats of espionage, terrorism and sabotage…It shall also be the function of the Service to safeguard the economic well-being of the United Kingdom against threats posed by the actions or intentions of persons outside...

Orders of the Day — Intelligence Services Bill [Lords] (22 Feb 1994)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...sums of money that they command for that vital purpose. In many ways, what they do is more vital than some of our armed forces today in the wars that are important to us—the wars against terrorism, drugs and those who undermine society. The construction of this structure was approached in a typical British way. We are the darkest state for secrecy. We conceive our laws in the most...

Dangerous Dogs Bill (Allocation of Time): Business Committee (10 Jun 1991)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ..., my hon. Friends and the Government whom I support. Let us consider the crescendo reached in 1988 when there were 13 guillotines in the course of a year, including those used on the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, the Water Act 1989 and the Official Secrets Act 1989, on which we had a three-hour guillotine motion to decide on a one-hour debate. Ministers were no...

Orders of the Day — Security Service Bill: Warrants (17 Jan 1989)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...and ministerial responsibility and a judicial system not unlike our own. The Canadians have not had the hypothetical difficulties that my hon. Friend mentioned. The Canadians have to deal with terrorism too. They have had to deal with separatists—although the terrorist problem may not have been of the same dimension as ours—and they are part of the international community. An...

Orders of the Day — Security Service Bill: The Security Service (17 Jan 1989)

Mr Richard Shepherd: ...within the United Kingdom or a foreign state". We link this with paragraph (d). We hope that our amendments are helpful to the Government in their definition of threats to national security. Terrorism is a blight. It is a way in which politically motivated individuals try to subvert our normal democratic processes in an attempt to bring about a result that cannot be brought about through...