Results 1-20 of 71 for terrorism speaker:David Miliband

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Overseas Trade (22 Oct 2009)

David Miliband: The measures taken by the Treasury under the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 against Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines was used specifically to mitigate the risks posed to the UK national interest by activity in Iran that facilitates the development or production of nuclear weapons. Where the Government identify such activities, they are committed to acting to curtail...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Judicial Review: Binyam Mohamed (19 Oct 2009)

David Miliband: ...intelligence shared with us. If this principle is undermined, the sharing of intelligence will most certainly be hindered. And at a time when the UK faces a serious threat from international terrorism, the Government will not take risks with intelligence that is essential to national security and shared with us by many states. The Court found that there was insufficient evidence to amount...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Libya (12 Oct 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...Executive in the decision-making process; and thirdly, the separate questions of the investigation into the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher and the compensation for victims of Libyan-supported IRA terrorism. The House will know that today is the 25th anniversary of the Brighton bombing, when the IRA attempted to murder a British Prime Minister and her Cabinet, and did kill five people,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Libya (12 Oct 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...hope at this stage, because the Libyans have made it absolutely clear that they consider the matter closed. Of course we will continue to discuss the support for the families of the victims of IRA terrorism with the Libyan authorities, but we have reached the very clear view that there is more chance of its being addressed on a humanitarian basis by representatives of the families than in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Libya (12 Oct 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...the constitution of this country, which has devolved powers in respect of this issue, and that was acted upon very diligently by the Government. In respect of US compensation and the victims of IRA terrorism, the hon. Gentleman will know that the United States were at a different stage in the restoration of diplomatic relations than us. We restored diplomatic relations after the resolution...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Libya: Terrorism (14 Sep 2009)

David Miliband: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will not be providing the families with legal advice. We understand that those affected by IRA terrorism and their families have access to their own legal advice. The new FCO Libya IRA Compensation Unit will support the victims' families and their representatives by serving as a central point of contact within the FCO, arranging meetings with the...

Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...December 2007 and in April 2009. It is the mission agreed by all NATO countries, which made this vow at the Bucharest summit last year: "Neither we nor our Afghan partners will allow extremists and terrorists...to regain control of Afghanistan or use it as a base for terror". The mission is also at the heart of the US strategy document published in February. In President Obama's words:...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU-Pakistan Summit (15 May 2009)

David Miliband: ...EU-Pakistan summit and continue to encourage the Czech presidency to set an ambitious agenda that will deliver tangible benefits to Pakistan. We believe the summit should focus on security, counter-terrorism, trade and building democracy.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Yemen: Terrorism (15 May 2009)

David Miliband: Counter terrorism (CT) capacity-building forms part of the Government's broader engagement with the Yemeni Government. Our CT capacity-building programme is progressing, and includes work to help counter radicalisation and improve the capability of law enforcement agencies to counter terrorism. We are co-ordinating with international partners and multilateral organisations to develop a...

Business of the House: Sri Lanka (30 Apr 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...Tamil population. There are in fact two crises: that of the civilians trapped in the conflict zone as the Government enter the final stage of their fight with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam terrorists, and that of the thousands of civilians who have crossed over the front line in recent days. The purpose of the visit was threefold: first, to highlight the need to bring the conflict...

Business of the House: Sri Lanka (30 Apr 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...are imposed on them in how they conduct their operations, but those limits are imposed for very good reason: if we do not defend the values that we are meant to uphold in the way that we attack terrorism, we fall to standards that we should not even consider. The fact that the LTTE is preventing civilians from leaving the combat zone says everything that we need to know about where its...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Pakistan: Politics and Government (30 Apr 2009)

David Miliband: ...in Afghanistan and Pakistan ( 29 April 2009, Official Report, column 869) and made clear that we will intensify our support to Pakistan's efforts to take stronger ownership of the problems of terrorism and violent extremism.

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Sri Lanka (2 Apr 2009)

David Miliband: ...reserve so that we can continue to respond immediately to further needs as they arise. We recognise that the LITE is a terrorist organisation and that the Government of Sri Lanka has a need to root out the threat from terrorism. But the over-riding need is for an immediate end to the tragic humanitarian crisis. We want to see an end to the conflict and a serious drive to achieve a...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Hezbollah (1 Apr 2009)

David Miliband: ...the need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in full. Our policy allows us to recognise the legitimate political role that Hezbollah plays in Lebanon, while taking a tough stance on terrorism.

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...and suicide attacks are still a danger to the lives of ordinary Iraqis. Attacks this month in Mosul, at a Baghdad police academy and at a market in Babil remind us of the enduring dangers posed by terrorism in Iraq. Although progress has been made in politics, compromise is painfully slow and, as in the rest of the world, the global economic downturn is having an impact in Iraq. So, after...

Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day]: Iraq War Inquiry (25 Mar 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...should engage us all, whatever position we took on the war, because peace and security in Iraq is not only vital to regional stability but critical to the UK's interests on human rights, counter-terrorism and energy security. Once our armed contribution has concluded and our combat troops have returned home, we should invest the time and effort to learn thoroughly any further lessons. For...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Detainees (10 Mar 2009)

David Miliband: ...mistreatment, as well as detailed discussion of individual cases. Continued close co-operation with the US is absolutely critical to the UK's ability to counter the threat to the UK posed by global terrorism.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Somalia: Armed Conflict (9 Feb 2009)

David Miliband: My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Security and Counter-terrorism at the Home Office, Lord West, discussed Ethiopia's withdrawal from Somalia during his meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, on 12 December 2008 in Addis Ababa. At the meeting, Mr. Meles confirmed that Ethiopian forces would withdraw from Somalia by the end of the year.

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...is merit in that argument. When I have met the leaders of Pakistan during my four visits over the past 18 months, I have made the point that the modern, mortal threat to Pakistan comes from the terrorism within its own borders. The Government's and the military's attention to those problems is imperative. Our overriding objective in Afghanistan and Pakistan is to deny al-Qaeda a base from...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

David Miliband: ...also means working with the Government of Afghanistan on a joint plan to address the insurgency on both sides of the border. To support that work, the UK is providing extensive bilateral counter-terrorism assistance. As well as providing training to build the Pakistani Government's counter-terrorism capacity, we have an active campaign to counter the ideology of extremism that feeds...