Results 1-13 of 13 for terrorism speaker:Tony Wright

Points of Order: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights (13 Oct 2008) has video

Tony Wright: ..., but none of that persuaded me. Nor was I persuaded, to use the right hon. and learned Gentleman's test, that it would do more good than harm. I thought that the warnings about the acceleration of terrorism were probably justifiable, and that we should do things only if there was a good chance of their succeeding.

Points of Order: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights (13 Oct 2008) has video

Tony Wright: ...an opportunity, and I thought, rightly or wrongly, that it would be worth doing. I was not persuaded, however, by the argument about its success, nor was I persuaded that it would not produce more terrorism, rather than diminish it. I was not persuaded, either, by the argument about the link between Iraq and previous terrorism. It was hard to sustain the argument, and I had doubts about...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Iraq Inquiry (11 Jun 2007)

Tony Wright: ...plan for the middle east and the world, but we could not understand why we wanted to attach ourselves to it. Probably most importantly of all, we also thought that the action was likely to increase terrorism rather than to diminish it. The huge tragedy is that in the wake of 9/11 the world, with very few exceptions, turned in solidarity to the United States, yet within two years that...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Terrorism: Compensation (22 Mar 2007)

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether it is intended that the charitable fund to help British citizens affected by terrorism abroad will cover the spouses of British service personnel killed by terrorist action.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Terrorism: Compensation (22 Mar 2007)

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when further details will be announced concerning the charitable fund to help British citizens affected by terrorism abroad that was announced in the March 2006 budget.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Victims of Terrorism (11 Dec 2006)

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the reason is for the time taken to announce details of the charitable fund to help British citizens affected by terrorism abroad that was announced in the March 2006 Budget.

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 23 — Extension of period of detention by judicial Authority (9 Nov 2005)

Tony Wright: I should have thought that the name of Lord Carlile would have some resonance among Opposition Members. He is the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, and he said that there should not be a Dutch auction in Parliament on the numbers, which is exactly what is happening. He also said that "as a maximum three months is probably a practicable and sensible option, all other things being...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [2nd Allotted Day ]: Clause 21 — Grounds of Proscription (3 Nov 2005)

Tony Wright: ...is a fundamental difference between societies that have democratic, liberal political systems and those that do not, and between the appropriate political responses. We should never forget that terrorism is always an act of mass murder, but the context in which it operates is profoundly different when there are no opportunities for normal means of political opposition. So giving some...

Iraq (20 Jul 2004)

Dr Tony Wright: ...strongest. I listened carefully to the Prime Minister many times, as he spoke about the new era and "the security threat of the 21st century". The connection between rogue states, proliferation and terrorism meant that one had to draw a line in the sand and take a stand. I took that case seriously and was particularly anxious not to be associated with people who were naturally deemed to be...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (14 Jul 2004)

Dr Tony Wright: ...of the United States may well elect a new Administration. Will he stand shoulder to shoulder with a new American Administration on climate change, the middle east and renewing the coalition against terror?

Business of the House (18 Sep 2003)

Dr Tony Wright: ...to a Joint Intelligence Committee assessment that was made in February, in the run-up to the war. It said that there was no intelligence-assessed link between the Iraqi regime and al-Qaeda and terrorism, and that the collapse of that regime would heighten the terrorist risk to us. Do the Government intend, in the spirit of publishing dossiers, to publish that assessment, and will he give...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (12 Mar 2003)

Dr Tony Wright: ...: "American policy cannot continue to be crippled by a misguided insistence on unanimity in the UN Security Council". It says nothing about disarmament, nothing about human rights and nothing about terrorism. Is not that the smoking gun?

House of Lords Reform (21 Jan 2003)

Dr Tony Wright: ...we are being asked to decide. That requires me to describe what was for me a defining moment. We have many such moments in my party, but this was one of my recent ones. The context was the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, which we passed with great haste—rightly so. However, I had doubts about some aspects of the measure and felt that we might not be taking sufficient...