Results 1-14 of 14 for terrorism speaker:Andrew Smith

[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair] — Thames Valley Police (28 Jan 2009)

Andrew Smith: ..., is a success. It is valued by the public and puts the police more closely in touch with them at a time when the nature of specialist operations and the fight against highly organised crime and terrorism inevitably distances some police functions from the citizens they serve. On the question of retention and recruitment by the Met, I wholly agree with the points made by the hon. Members...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — International Banking Regulations (4 Nov 2008)

Andrew Smith: ...and in and out of offshore accounts. The world has started to address the need for better scrutiny and accountability in the wake of 9/11, when the need to combat the financing of international terrorism became evident. However, as the article points out, some banks resisted even that. It is right to ask whether the same scrutiny should not now be extended to the salting away of the...

Human Rights Annual Report 2005 (15 Jun 2006)

Andrew Smith: ...authorities continue to discriminate against the Uighur population in favour of recently arrived Han Chinese in religious, cultural and employment issues. Since the escalation of the global war on terrorism, human rights violations appear to have intensified in the autonomous region and there is concern that the international community has perhaps become less keen to confront China about...

Orders of the Day — Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (11 Nov 2005)

Andrew Smith: One can draw whatever conclusions one wants from surveys that arrive in the post. All I can say is that in my regular street surgeries in Oxford, one of the main issues raised recently was not the Terrorism Bill, nor even the NHS or education, but climate change, the importance of plastics recycling and the environment in general. In my surveys of young voters in particular—I am sure...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Identity Cards (17 Nov 2003)

Mr Andrew Smith: As my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has made clear, the main case for ID cards is to counter terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration, but it is common sense that they would also be a big help in combating benefit fraud involving false identity.

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Identity Cards (17 Nov 2003)

Mr Andrew Smith: As the House knows, we are united in our dedication to combat terrorism, crime and fraud of all kinds. I have strongly supported the good sense in an incremental approach, which demonstrates how an identity document with biometric data would work, initially with driving licences and passports. Once we have established that the technology works and is viable, the House will be able to make a...

Written Answers — Treasury: Aviation Insurance (16 May 2002)

Mr Andrew Smith: The end-date for the Government's Troika aviation insurance scheme, which provides third- party war and terrorism insurance for the UK aviation industry, was extended from 31 March to 31 May.

Written Answers — Treasury: Contingency Planning (10 Apr 2002)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...spending arising from attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001 in his Pre-Budget Report Statement to Parliament on 27 November 2001. Departments are taking account of the importance of counter-terrorism issues in their departmental priorities and future spending is being considered in the normal way as part of the Spending Review 2002.

Written Answers — Treasury: War-risk Insurance (Airline) (17 Dec 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...financial difficulties they faced in the immediate aftermath of 11 September. Premiums charged to airlines and service providers are in line with European guidelines. Before 11 September, war and terrorism insurance was included in the premium for the airlines' primary policy. The airlines still hold this: the premiums charged for Government insurance are over and above the premiums for...

Written Answers — Treasury: Airline Industry (5 Dec 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...airlines and service providers was due to expire at midnight on 23 November. Assessment of the aviation insurance market demonstrated that commercial capacity for underwriting third-party war and terrorism liabilities above $50 million has not yet returned. It is unlikely that there will be any significant return of commercial insurance until reinsurance contracts are renegotiated at the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Afghanistan (14 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: The Chancellor has made it clear that the Government will meet the costs of measures related to our response to international terrorism, while continuing to deliver our spending plans within the fiscal rules.

Written Answers — Treasury: Terrorism (Financing) (13 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...answer 25 October 2001 The costs of setting up the Terrorist Finance Unit are modest, but the benefits in terms of cutting off the resource available to the perpetrators of acts of international terrorism potentially immense.

Written Answers — Treasury: Budget Allocations (12 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: holding answer, 25 October 2001 The Chancellor has made it clear that the Government will meet the costs of measures related to our response to international terrorism, while continuing to deliver our spending plans within the fiscal rules. Any additions to departmental expenditure limits will continue to be reported to Parliament through the supplementary estimates process in the normal way.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: September 11 (8 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...military operations and other relevant measures, but as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has made clear, the Government will meet the costs of measures related to our response to international terrorism while continuing to deliver our spending plans within our fiscal rules.