Results 1-18 of 18 for terrorism speaker:Kevan Jones

Written Answers — Defence: Elizabeth Cross (19 Oct 2009)

Kevan Jones: ...a total of 292 Queen Elizabeth Crosses and Memorial Scrolls have been issued to the eligible Next Of Kin (NOK) of deceased service personnel who have died on operations, or as a result of an act of terrorism since 1 January 1948. A further 406 awards have been prepared for presentation to eligible NOK at organised events. It is estimated that there are currently 8,000 eligible NOK...

Written Answers — Defence: Military Decorations: Crosby (9 Jul 2009)

Kevan Jones: It is estimated that the next of kin (NOK) of some 8,000 armed forces personnel, who have died on operations, or as a result of an act of terrorism, from 1 January 1948 to date, will be eligible to receive the Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll. The eligibility criteria and how to apply were outlined by the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Coventry,...

British Troops (Helmand Province) (8 Jul 2009)

Kevan Jones: ...what the reasons are for our involvement. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State outlined those this morning in his speech. First, it is to prevent the return of the Taliban, which would allow terrorism to flourish. We cannot forget that. The hon. Member for North Devon (Nick Harvey) reiterated that point. Secondly, this year, it is to ensure that there is the right environment for...

British Troops (Helmand Province) (8 Jul 2009)

Kevan Jones: ...hon. Member for North Devon asked what the challenge is. The challenge is clear in terms of 9/11 and 7 July. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a failed state again, and to be a springboard for terrorism. I should not use this word, but it is a little naive to think that somehow the Taliban are not in any way connected to al-Qaeda, to which they gave safe haven, or to that repressive...

British Troops (Helmand Province) (8 Jul 2009)

Kevan Jones: ...asks about Osama bin Laden. The fact of the matter is that we cannot leave a failed state and its entire infrastructure. The Taliban are not only persecuting the people of Afghanistan but exporting terrorism and ideology around the world. It would be nice if they were peace-loving people, but I do not believe that that they are. My hon. Friend spoke about reconciliation. That is already...

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Medals (Armed Forces Personnel) (26 Feb 2008)

Kevan Jones: ...not list the other criteria, because the award was extended in 1963 to those who die in prisoner of war camps and those members of the armed forces who die or are injured as a result of acts of terrorism. However, those simple criteria could be amended.

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Medals (Armed Forces Personnel) (26 Feb 2008)

Kevan Jones: They would. The United States extended the award to acts of terrorism for that reason—for example, because of the more than 200 marines killed in Lebanon in the 1980s. Another objection to the award was referred to by the hon. Member for Castle Point. It is that rather than making an award we should be arguing for proper compensation, medical treatment, and rehabilitation and...

Point of Order: Defence in the UK (26 Apr 2007)

Kevan Jones: ...but in the UK. As the right hon. Member for North-East Hampshire (Mr. Arbuthnot) said, we are in a new era in which the certainties of the cold war have gone. The threat now is from international terrorism at home and abroad, and the methods of dealing with those problems in the new security world are very different. That challenges the Government to respond to the threat, while putting...

Defence in the World (7 Jul 2005)

Kevan Jones: ..., I had the privilege of sitting on the Defence Committee. One of the first reports we produced after the tragic events of 11 September was published in December 2001, and it was on the threat of terrorism. I thought that it would be interesting to revisit what we said. We stated: "Our conclusion is that the threat from terrorism has become more pressing and more dangerous. A threshold...

Armed Forces Personnel (13 May 2004)

Mr Kevan Jones: ...used by the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson)—in the Arab world is immeasurable. Those people on the Arab street in the middle east who wish to perpetuate radical forms of Islamic terrorism are using the pictures as a recruiting tool. That will be a long-lasting problem, which the people responsible for printing them should take into account in the future. I had the...

Afghanistan (29 Jan 2004)

Mr Kevan Jones: I totally agree and will turn to security issues later. The hon. Gentleman is right: terrorism can wreck the fragile peace. I am not going to give the impression that everything in Afghanistan is wonderful—I do not think it is; the peace is, in parts, very fragile. The other matter worth dwelling on is the damage the Taliban did to Afghanistan, in terms not just of physical destruction,...

Afghanistan (29 Jan 2004)

Mr Kevan Jones: ...others to train and equip the Afghan national army. It is important that the central authority of the Government in Kabul is spread out into the provinces. The hon. Member for Canterbury mentioned terrorism. I agree that some al-Qaeda, Taliban and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbaddin—HIG—people are hell-bent on fracturing the delicate peace. Afghanistan has been used to the militaristic way...

Civil Contingencies Bill (19 Jan 2004)

Mr Kevan Jones: I welcome the Bill. It is important not just because of the imminent threat that we face from international terrorism but because we need to modernise our emergency planning powers, some of which, as has been said, date back to the 1920s, the 1940s, and even the 1980s, an era from which we remember the "Protect and Survive" leaflet. Today we face a different threat. It is a different age, and...

Terrorism (7 Mar 2002)

Mr Kevan Jones: With reference to the new chapter of SDR, does my right hon. Friend agree that it is vital that finances are not an obstacle to our doing what is necessary to fight the war against terrorism?

Orders of the Day — Tax Credits Bill (10 Dec 2001)

Mr Kevan Jones: ...debate that is important to all our constituencies. I also note the absence of Liberal Democrat Back Benchers. Their Benches were full the other night when they made anodyne points against the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill, but when it comes to tackling poverty in our communities, not a single Liberal Democrat Back Bencher has spoken. That fact should be noted. They are more...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: International Terrorism (26 Nov 2001)

Mr Kevan Jones: 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 Nov 2001)

Mr Kevan Jones: Following the media reports, particularly in The Daily Telegraph this morning, that the United States is to extend the war on terrorism to include possible action in Somalia and Sudan, are there are any current plans for British forces to be involved in such action with the United States?

Written Answers — Defence: Terrorism (29 Oct 2001)

Mr Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on international terrorism.