Results 1-15 of 15 for terrorism speaker:Stephen Timms

Lloyds TSB and Iran (Sanctions) (12 Feb 2009) has video

Stephen Timms: ..., the US has had sanctions in place against Iran since 1979, so now for 30 years. They have been progressively tightened since then due to growing concerns about the Iranian regime's sponsorship of terrorism, as my hon. Friend said, and, more recently, its nuclear programme. However, until November last year, US financial sanctions against Iran included a special licensing arrangement, to...

Lloyds TSB and Iran (Sanctions) (12 Feb 2009) has video

Stephen Timms: ...terrorist finance risks emanating from Iran, negotiating an EC regulation requiring banks to undertake enhanced due diligence on Iranian transactions and adopting new domestic powers in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to allow us to impose financial restrictions in response to external money laundering, terrorist finance or weapons of mass destruction proliferation risks. Taken together,...

Business of the House: TOPICAL DEBATE Financial Stability (9 Oct 2008) has video

Stephen Timms: The important thing was to safeguard UK economic interests. The hon. Lady is quite right: the power used happened to be in the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, but it was felt necessary to protect UK economic interests. Yesterday, the FSA also deemed that Heritable and Kaupthing did not meet threshold conditions. In order to provide for as much business continuity as possible, the...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Internet: Terrorism (19 Jul 2007)

Stephen Timms: holding answer 16 July 2007 This is a matter of concern across Europe. The European Commission has indicated that it will propose amending the Framework Decision on combating Terrorism to criminalise the incitement to terrorism and the intentional transmission of information useful to terrorism, such as bomb-making instructions. A conference was held by the European Commission in March to...

Written Answers — Treasury: Security and Counter-terrorism (18 Dec 2006)

Stephen Timms: The CSR review of the delivery of the Government's counter-terrorism and security strategy was announced in July 2006. The review will report to me, as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Treasury review is currently led by a full-time senior civil servant, supported by four other Treasury officials on a part-time basis. The team is supplemented by two secondees, one from Cabinet Office and...

Written Answers — Treasury: Al-Qaeda (7 Nov 2006)

Stephen Timms: .... The asset freezing regime is designed to prevent funds, economic resources and financial services from being made available to anyone who is designated under the order on suspicion of involvement with terrorism, and does not include a power to seize assets.

Written Answers — Treasury: Terrorist Assets (22 Mar 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...EC Regulations and domestic legislation are listed, by HM Treasury instruction, on the Bank of England's Financial Sanctions website. Asset freezing is an essential measure in countering the financing of terrorism by denying terrorists and their financiers access to funds across the world. Taking action not only freezes any funds in the UK but creates a hostile environment to deter...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (21 Mar 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...into 2003–04 and added a further £500 million in 2003–04. £300 million was also added in 2004–05 as a prudent allowance against continuing commitments in Iraq and elsewhere in the war against terrorism. A further £520 million for the special reserve in 2004–05 was announced by the Chancellor in the 2004 pre-Budget report. The Ministry of Defence drew...

Written Answers — Treasury: Frozen Assets (25 Oct 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...'s Financial Sanctions website. Forty accounts, totalling some £370,000, are currently frozen by UK financial institutions. Asset freezing is an essential measure in countering the financing of terrorism by denying terrorists and their financiers access to funds across the world. The UK acts at home and abroad to protect British interests so that our people can go about their business...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Nuclear Power/Security (16 Jul 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: The Design Basis Threat is a planning tool that draws principally on assessments produced by the Security Service and the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), of which OCNS is a member. OCNS discusses the processes involved in the production and use of a Design Basis Threat with many member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency, including the United States, but does not exchange...

Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill [Lords]: Clause 59 - jurisdiction of constabulary (27 May 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...with the Ministry of Defence police and the British Transport Police. He is right; the additional powers that were the subject of amendment No. 58 were extended to those organisations by the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. However, I do not think that a standard formula applies here. At the time that that Act was introduced, consideration was given to the jurisdiction of the...

Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill [Lords]: Clause 59 - jurisdiction of constabulary (27 May 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...public policing provision throughout the UK. It is quite small, specialised and highly trained, and has a key role in protecting civil nuclear licensed sites and material from the threat of terrorism. It is paid for by the nuclear operators specifically for that purpose. The jurisdiction set out in this clause reflects that role. The measure allows members of the constabulary to exercise...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Nuclear Security (10 May 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...Trade and Industry facilitates the exchange of classified information regarding the safety and security of civil nuclear installations. Such agreements are vital in combating the threat of global terrorism.

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: National Power Supply (28 Jan 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...country's economic and social well-being. Our experience of domestic terrorist attacks over the past 30 years has shown that these arrangements have made an effective contribution to the counter-terrorism effort. We provide tailored advice to a variety of industries, as well as to individual companies and public sector organisations, about how to make contingency arrangements and provide...

National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [Lords] (28 Apr 2003)

Mr Stephen Timms: ...that he raised is perfectly fair. We have taken advice from the Cabinet Office that the two-month lead period should only be waived in exceptional circumstances: for example, emergency legislation on terrorism. He gave a number of examples, which I acknowledge. I think that he will accept, however, that the Bill is not really in the category to which the Cabinet Office advice refers. As...