Results 1-20 of 34 for terrorism speaker:Hilary Benn

Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food and Environment Research Agency (23 Mar 2009)

Hilary Benn: ...Change). Regional economic performance (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). International poverty reduction and achieving MDGs (Department for International Development). Counter-terrorism (Home Office). Safer communities (Home Office). Innovation and skills (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills). Health and well-being (Department of Health). Food...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestininans: Education (16 May 2007)

Hilary Benn: ...then, both textbooks and the examined content of courses have not changed. We have no evidence that the Hamas government or the subsequent National Unity Government have put pressure on schools to promote violence or terrorism.

Written Answers — International Development: Palestinians: International Assistance (3 May 2007)

Hilary Benn: The purpose of terrorist checks under the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) is to provide assurance that EU assistance is not being used to support terrorism. Between 27 August 2006, when payments under the TIM began, and 1 May 2007 one welfare payment has been withheld because the individual's name was on one of the internationally recognised terrorist lists.

Written Answers — International Development: Palestinians: Sanctions (30 Apr 2007)

Hilary Benn: Since Hamas formed a Palestinian Government in March 2006, international banks dealing with the Palestinian Authority (PA) have risked litigation under US anti-terrorism laws. One result of this has been that the PA's single treasury account has been frozen. This has undermined important progress made over recent years to improve public financial accountability and control. Although this...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestinians: Overseas Aid (27 Feb 2007)

Hilary Benn: All payments of allowances to Palestinian beneficiaries, made through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM), are subject to five different counter-terrorism checks. These checks were a key requirement for the TIM to be approved by the Quartet (EU, US, Russia and the UN) and provide a safeguard that tax payers' money is not going to members of terrorist organisations. The total cost of...

Written Answers — International Development: Afghanistan (18 Dec 2006)

Hilary Benn: ...education sector, we have not made a detailed assessment of the effect of violence and intimidation on school attendance. However, according to a recent report from Human Rights Watch: 'Lessons in Terror: Attacks on Education in Afghanistan', the majority of children of primary school age remain out of school, and many children in rural areas have no access to schools. The report cites the...

Orders of the Day: International Development (26 Oct 2006)

Hilary Benn: ..., of scientific ingenuity to save lives, and of working together to make all this happen—is immense. But so are the challenges that we face as trade, technology, migration, climate change, terrorism and disease mould our world into a new shape. As more and more people in the developing world move to towns and cities to try to improve their lives, where will the homes, the water, the...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestine (25 Jul 2006)

Hilary Benn: ...the UK Government's commitment to do all we can to support the Palestinian people. We also explained that DFID could not support a government when that government was committed to violence, terrorism and the destruction of Israel.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East (9 May 2006)

Hilary Benn: ...Palestinian people. A mechanism has not yet been agreed. However, neither the UK government nor the European Community will fund organisations where there is a risk of resources being diverted to terrorism. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides health, education and other basic services to Palestinian refugees. The UK and European Community provide substantial...

Written Answers — International Development: Middle East (30 Mar 2006)

Hilary Benn: ...for helping the Palestinian people. This will not include projects where there is a risk of aid being diverted to funding Hamas. The UK Government will not allow taxpayers' money to be used to fund terrorism, terrorist organisations or anything other than poverty reduction.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Palestine (23 Mar 2006)

Hilary Benn: I have been asked to reply. The UK Government absolutely condemn all acts of terrorism and takes concerns over the use of UK and European Community (EC) aid very seriously. We have not and would not allow taxpayers' money to be used to fund terrorism. Since 2004, UK and European Community financial support to the budget of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been provided through a Reform...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestinian Authority (23 Jan 2006)

Hilary Benn: holding answer 18 January 2006 The UK Government absolutely condemns all acts of terrorism and takes concern over the use of UK aid very seriously. The UK Government are committed to ensuring that all UK development assistance is properly accounted for, used for the intended purposes and represents value for money. Since 2004, all DFID financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA)...

Written Answers — International Development: Somalia (19 Dec 2005)

Hilary Benn: .... To this end we are helping Somalia develop an effective civilian police force. In partnership with other UK Government Departments, we are closely engaged in how to address the issues of piracy, terrorism and other forms of cross-border criminal activities with our international partners in the region. DFID has also provided significant financial support through the Humanitarian Response...

Written Answers — International Development: Developing Countries (28 Oct 2005)

Hilary Benn: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) leads on engaging with British companies overseas. It has developed guidance explaining the effect of part 12 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security (ATCS) Act 2001. This Act gives UK courts jurisdiction over certain offences of bribery and corruption committed overseas by UK companies or nationals and gives UK companies a strong defence against...

South Asia Earthquake (10 Oct 2005)

Hilary Benn: My hon. Friend has experienced the terror of the earthquake at first hand and I join him in paying tribute to the work of the RAPID team, which is doing an extremely professional job. As I indicated earlier, in addition to the American helicopters that have been provided today, NATO is considering that very point. We are examining what more we might be able to do and an appeal has gone out...

Written Answers — International Development: Counter-terrorism (13 Jun 2005)

Hilary Benn: DFID resources are not spent on direct counter-terrorism measures. Under the International Development Act (2002), development assistance must be used for the purpose of furthering sustainable development in countries outside of the UK or improving the welfare of the population of such countries. However, DFID's work on poverty reduction indirectly benefits global security. Terrorist leaders...

Written Answers — International Development: Palestine (18 Oct 2004)

Mr Hilary Benn: ...10 August stated that, to date there is no evidence that funds from the non-targeted EU Direct Budget Assistance to the Palestinian Authority have been used to finance illegal activities, including terrorism. This is a provisional assessment. The investigations are still on-going.

Written Ministerial Statements — International Development: Palestinian Authority (17 May 2004)

Mr Hilary Benn: .... The majority report concluded that "there is no conclusive evidence, to date, that the EU non-targeted direct budgetary support was used to finance illegal activities, including the financing of terrorism", and that "there is no evidence that EU budget support has not been fully transferred into the PA budget or that it was used outside the budget". It further concluded that budget...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Middle East (12 May 2004)

Mr Hilary Benn: ...Palestinian Authority's expenditure. We strongly support the continuation of that process, which helps to deal with my hon. Friend's concerns. Every accusation that money has been directed towards terrorism has been investigated, but none of them has been proven.

Written Answers — International Development: Palestine (23 Feb 2004)

Mr Hilary Benn: ...extremely seriously, and has responded by in investigating the matter. The Commission, on the basis of the material it has examined, has not found any evidence of European funds being used for terrorism or other purposes other than those agreed with the Palestinian Authority. A comprehensive report on the matter, by the EU's Anti Fraud Office, is due to be published shortly.