Results 1-20 of 30 for terrorism speaker:Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...make silly remarks. It would be a great boost to extremist ideology if we were to retreat now. We cannot do that. Some also argue that Afghanistan is not the only country where there is a risk of terrorism taking root. That is true. However, our operation in Afghanistan does not mean that we are failing to work with other nations to counter terrorism elsewhere. It is true that the majority...

Afghanistan — Question (19 Oct 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...Lords, our forces are working under United Nations Security Council resolutions with 42 other countries to build security and governance to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorism. As the Prime Minister explained in his speech on 4 September, the advice of the security services is that the military action in Afghanistan, combined with sustained pressure on...

Afghanistan — Question (12 Oct 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...40 other countries are also involved in the campaign in Afghanistan. We are there for our own security, because Afghanistan was the heart and centre for those who sought to participate in and plan terrorism, which has affected this country and many others. It is right that we should be totally committed to that campaign. The number of people that we have there and the resources that we are...

Afghanistan — Question (13 Jul 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...in Afghanistan alongside those of more than 40 countries under United Nations Resolution 1833, reaffirmed in September 2008. Our aim is to stop Afghanistan becoming a safe haven for those who plan terrorism that can threaten security in the United Kingdom. We are there to help Afghanistan become an effective state, with a view to transferring responsibility to the Afghan security forces...

Afghanistan — Question (13 Jul 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...forces to do their share there. Burden-sharing has improved slightly, but there is still a long way to go and we still press the matter. This is an international commitment, because the threat from terrorism is international and could strike anywhere.

Afghanistan — Question (13 Jul 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: My Lords, the mission has changed over time. When troops first went into Afghanistan, they were operating more in the north to get to Kabul to stabilise the situation there, but the real threat from terrorism has always been al-Qaeda, which was centred around the Kandahar area. It is true that not everyone has always realised that threat, and many nations operate with caveats of the kind that...

Afghanistan — Question (13 Jul 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...: hence the comprehensive approach and the great deal of care that is taken in developing our tactics and holding territory and working with people there. However, I remind the House that the terrorism that most shook people on 9/11 happened long before anyone went into Afghanistan or, indeed, Iraq.

Binyam Mohamed — Question (17 Mar 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: .... That is indeed a very important responsibility although it is perhaps not quite as important as protecting the lives and well-being of our own citizens, which have come under threat from terrorism. Although there is obviously a balance to be struck there, accountability is a very important principle that must come throughout our considerations. The noble Baroness asks whether we should...

Armed Forces: European Rapid Reaction Force — Question (3 Feb 2009)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...may have a different emphasis but I suspect that the basic thrust of his policy will remain the same given the challenges that we all face, some of which he has outlined. Challenges such as terrorism are ones that Europe and the United States share. It is right that we should work together within Europe. We are a defensive alliance and NATO will remain the centre point of that. In order to...

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (4 Dec 2008)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...and women of our Armed Forces, their families and the public understand why we are there. The answer is simple: Afghanistan must not be allowed once again to become a safe haven for international terrorism. We cannot, and must not, allow the Taliban and al-Qaeda to return. The appalling events of 9/11 may be some time ago now, but we need to remember them and the fact that those events...

Afghanistan (16 Jun 2008)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...reduced. Nine-tenths of the security incidents are confined to one-tenth of the country. The rest is relatively peaceful. Secondly, we have seen the Taliban reduce its ambition from insurgency to terrorism. Its campaign is now limited to intimidating Afghan communities, coercing the vulnerable into becoming suicide bombers, and carrying out brutal and indiscriminate attacks on the...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Life Insurance (7 Jan 2008)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ..., and launched, a new life insurance scheme called Service Life Insurance (SLI). The SLI scheme, under a unique partnering arrangement with the scheme providers, guarantees worldwide war and terrorism cover, regardless of an individual's likelihood of operational deployment. There are no exclusions for death caused by the use of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons.

Armed Forces (22 Nov 2007)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...to improve security and facilitate development and reconstruction. Our Armed Forces have already contributed significantly to moving the country from a pariah state that harboured international terrorism to one that is making progress in development. The noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, asked about the relationship between anti-terrorism activity and rebuilding a country. From our point of view,...

Debate on the Address (7 Nov 2007)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...side of the House they are on. I look forward to continuing that tradition, which he started. Today's uncertain world presents us as a nation with many challenges: failed and failing states, terrorism, energy security, climate change, mass migration and the proliferation of weapons and weapons technology. This country cannot isolate itself from those issues, nor can we alone solve them. As...

Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL] (16 Mar 2007)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...the noble and learned Lord, Lord Boyd, said about the situation in Australia, and particularly in Canada, where the use of intercept evidence has not helped in any clear way in the fight against terrorism. I have said that the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and others have made clear their starting point: that in principle they would like to use intercept as evidence. Ministers have...

Corruption (1 Feb 2007)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...the noble Lord, Lord Garden, on 18 January—a letter that has been used by noble Lords several times today—he said that the decision, "was based on potential damage to the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, and ultimately on the risk to the lives of our citizens and service people if the case had gone ahead. The judgment was that UK co-operation with Saudi Arabia in the...

BAE Systems: Al Yamamah Contract (18 Jan 2007)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...services should be somewhat reticent in what they say publicly on issues of this kind? Does he agree that it is incumbent on us all to be realistic and to accept that, in the fight against terrorism, we need all the allies we can get, and that, in the Middle East in particular, we need to co-operate with people such as the Saudi Arabians? That has to be the first priority of any Government...

Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL] (18 Nov 2005)

Baroness Taylor of Bolton: ...downside of taking that path. People have to understand that. The Newton committee brought that out to a certain extent. My noble friend Lord Brennan asked why we could not treat serious crime and terrorism differently when it comes to the use of intercept material as evidence. Part of the problem is that you cannot compartmentalise the methodology that is used in one area and not in...

Bali Bombings (3 Mar 2003)

Mrs Ann Taylor: .... On the report and the Government's response, our inquiry focused on the six main questions that we outline in paragraph 6, as the hon. Member for West Suffolk said. The first question was whether terrorism in Indonesia was a sufficiently high intelligence collection priority. We concluded, partly on the basis of our previous work and annual reports, that sufficient priority had been...

Bali: ISC Report (11 Dec 2002)

Mrs Ann Taylor: ...of the remarks that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made in his Mansion house speech about public awareness and education, given the new threats that everyone faces from international terrorism? Finally, I thank my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary in particular, and the Government in general, for turning the report around so quickly. The Committee finished its work only on...