Results 1-20 of 57 for terrorism speaker:Liam Byrne

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: I-Monitoring Security Co-ordination Centre (3 Feb 2009)

Liam Byrne: ...Government departmental security community and the Metropolitan Police Service and other police units; Provide Government Departments with a 24/7 link to the police for immediate advice on counter-terrorism and security issues and to initiate a response to incidents. The Information Assurance Technical Programme is a common good programme which aims to provide a sustainable UK Information...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism: Asylum (29 Sep 2008)

Liam Byrne: holding answer 17 September 2008 The UK Border Agency achieves this by excluding those who have participated in terrorism from asylum under article 1F of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. The statistics relating to exclusion from the 1951 Convention under article 1F do not differentiate between those who are refused asylum on grounds of participation in terrorism or for...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Public Participation (1 Sep 2008)

Liam Byrne: Listening exercises and public forums were held on Citizenship, Immigration and Integration; "Tackling Drugs—Changing Lives"; Crime and Drugs Strategy; Counter Terrorism community visits; Drugs Consultation; Young People Consultation; and Schools Pack Conferences. The purpose of these events was to gain public feedback to inform the Green Paper on "The Path to Citizenship"; to gain...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Internet (28 Apr 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...Authority www.isa-gov.org.uk Investigatory Powers Tribunal www.ipt-uk.com Life in the UK Test www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk National Anti-Fraud Network www.nafn.gov.uk National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) www.secureyourfertiliser.gov.uk National Police Improvement Agency www.npia.police.uk National Refugee Integration Forum (NRIF) www.nrif.org.uk/ ...

Written Answers — Home Department: Borders: Personal Records (26 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: The e-Borders system will contain a number of agency owned watchlists against which traveller's details will be checked to identify those of interest to UK authorities, including subjects linked to terrorism. It is a matter for the responsible agencies to identify individuals suitable for inclusion in their watchlists; this may include those identified through international liaison.

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Public Expenditure (26 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...As at winter supplementary estimate As at spring supplementary estimate Total DEL 13,524,956 8,662,912 8,659,454 o/w Non cash: C Criminal Records Bureau 717 717 717 D Counter Terrorism and Intelligence 21,319 16,719 9,046 F Criminal justice reform 16,338 0 0 G National Offender Management Service HQ 383,983 0 0 H Prisons—private...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Public Expenditure (17 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...,599) B Crime reduction 2,458 0 262 0 40,712 7 38,232 0 36,555 1,272 C Criminal Records Bureau 31,768 0 6,261 1,098 (2,347) 1,348 (18,837) 635 (25,393) (1) C Counter terrorism and Intelligence 79,829 7,320 119,521 11,639 128,036 12,724 154,189 16,265 112,301 0 E Drugs 29,354 0 15,272 0 14,554 21 (8,204) 0 23,204 0 K Border and...

Written Answers — Home Department: Frontiers: Security (11 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...to above, and which forms part of the main e-Borders contract, was made in Summer 2007. Funding was agreed after the Prime Minister's statement on 25 July 2007 concerning security and counter terrorism.

Written Answers — Home Department: Passengers: Personal Records (3 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...PNR for law enforcement purposes was published in November 2007. The Government welcome the EU PNR proposal and believe that it presents an important opportunity to share data in the fight against terrorism and organised crime. Negotiations are at an early stage. The content of the proposal has been remitted to the Multi-Disciplinary Working Group on Organised Crime for detailed...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Travel (26 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...0.10 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.20 The difference in costs over the period reflects the changing nature of the Home Office's business, in particular the growth of international terrorism, migration and international travel. Collaboration and information exchange both domestically and internationally on counter-terrorism activities and border control have become...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Accountancy (25 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...and the general rate of inflation. Expenditure plans on Home Office business are based on business planning in support of the Department's role in leading the Government-wide strategy to counter terrorism in the UK alongside responsibility for policing, crime reduction, borders and immigration, identity and passports. These plans will be based on forecast activities and costs, including...

Written Answers — Home Department: Frontiers: Personal Records (25 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: The e-Borders programme is a key component of the Government's wider strategy to strengthen and modernise border controls. It is designed to complement the UK counter-terrorism strategy. The main purpose of the e-Borders programme is to collect and analyse passenger, service and crew data provided by carriers (air, sea and rail), in respect of all journeys to and from the United Kingdom in...

Written Answers — Home Department: Human Trafficking (18 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: holding answer 4 February 2008 To help meet the increased challenge from organised crime and terrorism the Prime Minister announced in November the creation of the United Kingdom Border Agency which will bring together into a single organisation the work of UKvisas, the Border and Immigration Agency and the border work of HM Revenue and Customs. The UK Border Agency will give officers the...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Public Expenditure (10 Jan 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...the winter supplementary estimate 2007-08. All other provision is near cash. £000 Subhead Main estimate Winter supplementary estimate C Criminal Records Bureau 717 717 D Counter Terrorism and Intelligence 21,319 16,719 F Criminal justice reform 16,338 0 G National Offender Management Service HQ 383,983 0 H Prisons - private sector 23,720 0 ...

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Public Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Liam Byrne: ...2006 and maintained expenditure in real terms over this period. The subsequent 2007 comprehensive spending review allocated additional resource of over £220 million per year to 2010-11 for counter-terrorism and security—taking real growth in the Department's total budget to over 1 per cent. per year over the CSR 07 period. Budget allocations for 2008-09 onwards are currently...

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism: Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Liam Byrne: The Home Office 2007 departmental report, published in July 2007, details spending on counter terrorism and intelligence for the period 2005-06. It also provides an estimated outturn for the period 2006-07, which we expect to report against in the 2008 departmental report. The 2007 departmental report can be found on the Home Office website at the following address:...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Identity Cards (Foreign Nationals) (26 Nov 2007)

Liam Byrne: ...that do not have identity cards in place, or which are not introducing them, are Ireland and Denmark, and even Denmark has a national civil register. Our concern is to multiply the tools to fight terrorism that we have at our disposal, but the important point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, West (Mr. Bailey) is the need for ID cards to allow us to come downharder on...

Written Answers — Home Department: Border Security (26 Nov 2007)

Liam Byrne: .... It sits as part of our programme to introduce biometric visas, and a visa waiver programme to provide the UK with a new and robust offshore border control designed to complement the UK counter-terrorism strategy. In developing e-borders, we have undertaken a thorough assessment of the requirements of the core agencies, including the Border and Immigration Agency, UKvisas, HM Revenue and...

Topical Debate: Immigration (15 Nov 2007)

Liam Byrne: ...border force will deliver tougher policing of our airports and ports, as the Prime Minister set out yesterday. Following Royal Assent a week or two ago to the UK Borders Act, and in addition to the Terrorism Act 2000, that force will have the powers it needs from the outset.

Topical Debate: Immigration (15 Nov 2007)

Liam Byrne: ...said that migrants had been the powerhouse behind some of the economy in Cambridgeshire such as agriculture and some other services. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing will have more to say on that when settlements for the police are announced later this year. I wish to contrast this Government's policy with the Conservative party's...