Results 1-11 of 11 for terrorism speaker:Mr Brian White

Debate on the Address: [First Day] (23 Nov 2004)

Mr Brian White: ...the civil service and in responding to threats is vital. We also need to understand what those threats are and what the nation truly faces. The Spanish Government failed to do that and mixed up the terrorism of ETA and of al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is not some super-terrorist group with a centralised command. We should recognise that we are dealing no longer with individuals or entities but with...

Debate on the Address: [First Day] (23 Nov 2004)

Mr Brian White: ...ID cards, but a letter that I received recently from a constituent encapsulates my views. He said: "ID cards are a good idea for the right reasons, benefits and NHS services, but . . . attach the terror tag to it and all of a sudden I am turned off by the idea". We need to reflect on whether this is the right way in which to tackle fraud or terrorism, given that if one can forge a...

Debate on the Address: [First Day] (23 Nov 2004)

Mr Brian White: ...and the misuse of people's identities to create bank accounts or to defraud the benefits system, ID cards are a useful way of establishing identity, but they are not a solution to the problem of terrorism. Questions arise about the data. Who owns them—the state or the individual? Who has the right to make corrections? How does one resolve problems where mistakes have occurred? No one...

Internet (Extreme Images) (18 May 2004)

Mr Brian White: Is my hon. Friend aware that there are only 240 computer forensic officers, most of whose tasks are based on Operation Ore and child pornography or terrorism. There are not the resources in computer forensics to deal with this issue, and we need a major increase in the number of people available.

Debate on the Address — [First Day] (13 Nov 2002)

Mr Brian White: ...; we have also heard about the criminal justice system being antiquated. The Home Office promoted a number of regulations arising from the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, but when they came to be examined by Parliament, there was an outcry because the Department had not consulted industry properly, and the industry said that...

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism Legislation (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the costs for UK communication and internet service providers in storing data required under Part II of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism Legislation (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what volume of data he expects internet service providers and communication service providers to retain under Part II of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism Legislation (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Brian White: ...the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure effective cross-border co-operation on data retention periods and disclosure under the Code of Practice on the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism Legislation (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects discussion on the Code of Practice under Part II of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 to be completed.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism Legislation (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if data stored outside the UK, by UK companies, will be covered by the Code of Practice on the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

Bill Presented: Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill (2 Sep 1998)

Mr Brian White: ...of the safeguards that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has added to the Bill. They are a significant improvement on some of the announcements over the weekend. There are two ways to defeat terrorism. There is the way that Britain used in Malaya in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and the Serbs are now using in Kosovo, which is to take military action and wipe out village after...