Results 1-20 of 33 for terrorism speaker:Lady Hermon

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 26 (18 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...48 hours.” The Bill needs more clarity. He said that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has assured him that48 hours is sufficient to determine whether a document or record pertains to terrorism. Those documents should then be retained for use in a criminal investigation.

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 26 (18 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: The Minister confirms my worst fears. Let us repeat: documents seized and examined for up to 48 hours are likely to contain “information likely to be useful for terrorism”. That examination might well confirm that those documents and records are pertinent and useful to terrorists. Please remember that clause 26 enables only a member of Her Majesty’s forces to carry out such...

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 26 (18 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...as we needed. Had he given it a few minutes ago, it would have curtailed our debate. We have reached the right conclusion—that such documents will be transferred to the PSNI if they relate to terrorism. That is not clear from the wording of the Bill. I appreciate the Minister’s clarification.

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 26 (18 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...’s forces who performs such a search “may examine any document or record found in order to ascertain whether it contains information of the kind mentioned in section 58(1)(a)...of the Terrorism Act 2000...(information likely to be useful for terrorism)” and that “if necessary or expedient for the purpose” of the provision that person “may remove the...

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 26 (18 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...for East Antrim just made? Let us say that a suspect has already been detained for 28 days, in accordance with current law, and the documents or computer records  are pertinent and relate to both terrorism and the defendant. In such circumstances, surely there should be an obligation under clause 26 to pass those key documents and references to a member of the PSNI.

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 1 (16 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...trying to explain why the clause is constructed as it is. I take the view that there is no such thing as a good terrorist or a bad terrorist. There should not be a distinction between home-grown terrorism in Northern Ireland or on the island of Ireland and vicious, nasty, murderous terrorists, such as al-Qaeda. We have seen what they can do. We saw, not far from here, in London on 7 July...

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 1 (16 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...a proscribed organisation? The amendment relates specifically to the deletion of subsection (9)(b), which defines a proscribed organisation. Hon. Members will be familiar with the definition in the Terrorism Act 2000. Having taken advantage of modern technology, I have a lengthy, up-to-date list of the all the organisations proscribed under the Act. I will not name them all; al-Qaeda is...

Public Bill Committee: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill: Clause 1 (16 Jan 2007)

Lady Hermon: ...had paramilitary associations.” This is the key phrase: “Seldom in the developed world has this high proportion of the most serious criminals been associated with groups originating in terrorism, with an organised structure and discipline, and the experience of planning, learning and conducting sophisticated clandestine operations, methods of handling money, and with traditions...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Clause 27 (25 Apr 2006)

Lady Hermon: ...; The next sentence is the most striking on the entire page. “Seldom in the developed world has this high proportion of the most serious criminals been associated with groups originating in terrorism, with an organisational structure and discipline, and the experience of planning, learning and conducting sophisticated clandestine operations, methods of handling money, and with...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Clause 4 - Making and dealing with applications for certificates (13 Dec 2005)

Lady Hermon: ...an applicant, for example, “does not support a specified organisation” or “is not concerned or likely to be concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.” It therefore strikes me as absurd that there is no obligation under clause 4 for the certification commissioner to seek information from the Chief Constable of the Police Service of...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Clause 2 - Certification commissioner (8 Dec 2005)

Lady Hermon: ...are limited; they include defence and taxation. The Minister sought to persuade the Committee that because the certification commissioner will deal with those who might have committed acts of terrorism, this is an excepted matter. That cannot be the case and I need him to explain the policy to us. I   again refer him to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, which was taken through...

Public Bill Committee: Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Clause 1 - Offences to which the Act applies (6 Dec 2005)

Lady Hermon: ...certification commissioner for a certificate of eligibility” that a certificate must be issued if “the applicant is accused of an offence committed in the course of efforts to combat terrorism”. That is drafted so widely that it would benefit not just members of the security forces, but paramilitary informants. The argument that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues have...

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

Lady Hermon: The Home Secretary will know that successive Chief Constables in Northern Ireland have had to fight terrorism in that part of the United Kingdom. What view does the present Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, have on the renewal of detention every seven days and extensions to 90 days if needed?

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

Lady Hermon: ...to the Secretary of State for taking another intervention— it will be quick. He really needs to clarify the inconsistency of his approach in recent weeks. We are being asked to approve terrorism legislation that will extend part VII for at least two years, and perhaps another year on top of that, on the basis that the security situation, as determined at the present time, makes the...

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

Lady Hermon: ...scheduled offences and will be tried by Diplock courts. Control orders have recently been introduced throughout the United Kingdom to deal with international terrorists and, presumably, domestic terrorism, too. If Diplock courts are not available, is the Secretary of State saying that we must re-examine how we deal with breaches of control orders?

Prevention of Terrorism (22 Feb 2005)

Lady Lady Hermon: ...the next statement this afternoon. The Home Secretary's statement made it clear that control orders will be applicable to all suspected terrorists, irrespective of nationality and the type of terrorism. This week, the Irish Justice Minister, no less, confirmed that Mr. Martin McGuinness and Mr. Gerry Adams are members of the IRA army council, so can the Home Secretary confirm that control...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Terrorist Victims (18 Nov 2004)

Lady Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to meet locally elected representatives to discuss the problems facing victims of terrorism.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Police Fund Budget (16 Jun 2004)

Lady Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the Police Fund budget has been spent in support of (a) RUC officers injured and (b) RUC families bereaved through terrorism in each year since its establishment.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Real IRA (8 Jun 2004)

Lady Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to proscribe the Real IRA under the Terrorism Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act (28 Jan 2004)

Lady Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 in tackling terrorism in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.