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Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day]: Identity Cards (6 Jul 2009)

Michael Weir: ...crux of the matter. We have always been concerned about the confusion regarding the purpose of the identity card. It was first proposed after 9/11 by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to fight terrorism. It seems to have gone through many rotations since. It became the solution to whatever problem happened to be uppermost in the Government's mind—benefit fraud, people trafficking...

Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day]: Identity Cards (6 Jul 2009)

Michael Weir: ...that the identity card is about the safety of the British people, but one of the problems with the scheme is that it has become the panacea for all the Government's problems, from benefit fraud to terrorism. Will he set out clearly what he believes the purpose of an identity card is?

Bill Presented: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (20 Jul 2006)

Michael Weir: ...keep the situation under review, so that we do not end up proscribing organisations that are democratic? There can be no doubt about the nature of TAK, but many Kurdish organisations are accused of terrorism by the Turkish Government, and their members are imprisoned, when in fact they are democratic organisations fighting for the rights of the Kurdish people.

Debate on the Address: [First Day] (23 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Weir: ...put before us today contains some very interesting Bills, including some that we might support should they ever be put to a vote. At the centre of the Queen's Speech is the law and order and terrorism agenda. It is a shame that the Government came to power claiming to restore hope but now cling to office by turning to the politics of fear. This Queen's Speech is clearly a prelude to a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Kashmir (25 Jun 2002)

Mr Michael Weir: ...that two prominent Kashmiri politicians were arrested by the Indian authorities and accused of receiving substantial sums of money through al-Qaeda representatives in the United Kingdom to fund terrorism in Kashmir. Has the Minister made an assessment of whether al-Qaeda is involved in the Kashmiri situation, and has he received any requests from the Indian Government to investigate money...

Afghanistan (20 Mar 2002)

Mr Michael Weir: ...Minister has not mentioned the families of the soldiers, a subject that was mentioned during the debate. He will understand that those families are interested less in geopolitics or the war against terrorism than in the fact that the soldiers are in action. Has the Minister any plans to visit the families?

Orders of the Day — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill: Clause 17 — Extension of existing disclosure powers (12 Dec 2001)

Mr Michael Weir: I am confused by the argument about disclosure. If there is no question of suspicion of terrorism, what is the trigger for disclosure of information? If organisations and people properly investigating terrorism act on the precautionary principle, might not they be unnecessarily swamped by disclosures if the trigger is not inserted in the Bill?