Results 1-15 of 15 for terrorism speaker:Tom Harris

Rail Network (21 May 2008)

Tom Harris: ..., as a Back Bencher, I too was a member of the Standing Committee that looked at the Railways Bill, which later became the Railways Act 2005. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing was the Transport Minister in charge. I remember the exchange to which the hon. Gentleman referred, when he asked my right hon. Friend about the clauses for closing...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (31 Oct 2005)

Tom Harris: ...and I shall try not to stray too much from the purpose of the debate, but the hon. Gentleman has been present at enough of these debates to understand the valid argument that, as far as republican terrorism is concerned, there was always a way to negotiate, in that they held various political views, which even if one did not agree with them, one could negotiate on; whereas with other types...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (31 Oct 2005)

Tom Harris: ...a footnote. In this regard, I think of the great example of the Sunningdale agreement; none the less, this could prove to be such a moment. The measures contained in the Bill and in part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been renewed annually since the early 1970s, and today could be the very last time that we renew such powers in a debate on the Floor of the House. If so, everyone...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (31 Oct 2005)

Tom Harris: ...for North Down (Lady Hermon) intervened on my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State at the beginning of the debate and raised the genuine concern that if the provisions of part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 needed to be in force, the Government could not justify reinstating the allowances of Sinn Fein Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. I remind the hon. Lady that throughout the...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (28 Jun 2005)

Tom Harris: ...it is intended to be, or might find that their own fears and suspicions are simply being encouraged. ID cards are not a panacea and never will be. They will not provide foolproof defence against terrorism, identity theft and other crime, or health tourism. However, they represent a sensible and moderate proposal and will be one of a range of tools at the disposal of the Government to deal...

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill (28 Jun 2005)

Tom Harris: ...confirmed within four minutes and they were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. As I said earlier, I do not believe that ID cards are a panacea in the fight against crime, organised crime or terrorism but we should be able to see past our party affiliations to understand that given a fair wind, the Bill will, take us some way towards beating criminal organisations. In June 2001, 15...

Belmarsh Judgment (8 Feb 2005)

Mr Tom Harris: I shall begin by responding directly to some of the comments made by the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis). The fallacy that we have faced the threat of terrorism before and that we can face it this time has been raised on many previous occasions. People who make that claim fail to understand the nature of Irish terrorism, which we faced before, and Islamist...

Belmarsh Judgment (8 Feb 2005)

Mr Tom Harris: ...claiming that these measures do not represent any kind of compromise on our civil liberties. We must be honest and say that they do. That is what happens when we are in a fight against this kind of terrorism—we compromise our civil liberties, because the alternative does not bear thinking about. There is no point claiming that we have the same civil liberties today as we did three...

Belmarsh Judgment (8 Feb 2005)

Mr Tom Harris: ...the right hon. Gentleman is talking about the current situation in Belmarsh rather than the Home Secretary's new proposals. Can he put that scepticism in the context of his support for the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001? In December, he told Morgan and Platell that he could not remember whether he supported the Act. Is his memory any better now? Can he tell us whether his new...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: International Terrorism (26 Jan 2004)

Mr Tom Harris: If he will make a statement on his plans for the future involvement of British forces in combating international terrorism.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: International Terrorism (26 Jan 2004)

Mr Tom Harris: ...of force, can he explain to the House how the Ministry of Defence is co-ordinating the activities of other Departments as they meet their obligations in the Government's fight against international terrorism?

Global Terrorism/Iraq (21 Jan 2003)

Mr Tom Harris: I echo my right hon. Friend's tribute to Sir Jeremy Greenstock for the work that he and his team have done in leading the counter-terrorism committee in the UN. My right hon. Friend said in this statement that those countries that have yet to comply with the obligations placed on them by the committee will have until 31 March this year in which to do so. Can he tell us whether the UN is...

Orders of the Day — Proceeds of Crime Bill: Clause 6 — Making of order (18 Jul 2002)

Mr Tom Harris: The right hon. and learned Gentleman said that a court should be able to decide "for one reason or another" not to proceed. That phrase strikes fear and terror into my heart and it is one of the reasons that the amendment is wrong.

Northern Ireland Peace Process (16 Jul 2002)

Mr Tom Harris: ...it is still there—Unionist Members may be able to tell me. There was a book encased in glass, and on each page of that book was the name of an officer of the RUC who had been killed by terrorism during the troubles. Every day, the glass is lifted, and one page is moved on. I found that a very simple but incredibly moving tribute, and the image has stayed with me. Whenever I show...

Orders of the Day — Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill (21 Jan 2002)

Mr Tom Harris: ...as well as those of the hon. Members who have chosen to be here to represent those who elected them. When almost everything we hear about developments in Northern Ireland revolves around terrorism, intimidation and weapons decommissioning, it is easy to forget that here is a part of the United Kingdom where normal life must go on and is going on, and that Government policy in Northern...