Results 1-11 of 11 for terrorism speaker:David Burrowes

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: US-UK Extradition Treaty (15 Jul 2009)

David Burrowes: ...to hear the Home Secretary trying to pick and mix justifications for the operation of the extradition treaty. We thought that we had moved on from a Home Secretary who trumpets the Government's terrorism-fighting credentials and focuses only on terrorists whom we all want to be prosecuted and extradited. We thought that we had moved on from a Home Secretary who only talks about fighting on...

Olympics: Policing and Crime Bill (19 Jan 2009) has video

David Burrowes: ...trafficking? The concern is that we will not be able to deal with them properly. We also need to examine clauses 16 and 17 carefully. They resurrect issues that the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing and I debated during the passage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, in relation to the practicality of rehabilitation orders. Will they really lead to...

European Affairs (9 Dec 2008) has video

David Burrowes: ...by the European Union. The concern in relation to Iran is that it is threatening and destabilising the region, particularly Israel through its support for Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Palestinian terror groups of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Given the intransigence of Iran in relation to the nuclear proliferation programme, the European Union should do more to challenge it through sanctions...

Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (1 Apr 2008) has video

David Burrowes: On tough talk, as the Government pursue gesture politics through the Bill, in the name of being tough on terror, the irony will not be lost on the public that, on the one hand, the Government want to pursue detention of suspected terrorists, yet, on the other, they have released convicted terrorists early.

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Act 2000 (9 Oct 2007)

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) assessment has been made of and (b) guidance her Department has issued on the use of section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 by the Metropolitan Police Service.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Terrorism (Iran) (20 Mar 2007)

David Burrowes: What recent assessment she has made of levels of Iranian support for terrorism.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Terrorism (Iran) (20 Mar 2007)

David Burrowes: ...and not to support terrorist organisations such as Hezbollah and Hamas with funding and weapons? Is there any real prospect for peace in the middle east if Iran's nuclear ambitions and support for terrorism are not thwarted?

Written Answers — Transport: London Underground (24 Jul 2006)

David Burrowes: ...ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of safety measures on the London Underground network in relation to protection against the threat of terrorism.

Israel (War against Terror) (4 Jul 2006)

David Burrowes: ...of the debate. It is all too easy to be partisan in looking at the details of the situation in Israel at present, but we should seek consensus on Israel as the focal point in the fight against terror. This country and others that have been victims of terror can join in that, but at the same time we should recognise that Israel is the focus of terrorist organisations. That must concern us...

Israel (War against Terror) (4 Jul 2006)

David Burrowes: ...for that intervention. It is important to put these issues in the proper context, which is why this debate is so important and welcome. We need to consider the context of the fight against global terrorism and the context that I am seeking to draw out, which is the battle and the need for the Jewish people to have a safe place to go. That context is important and we should never dismiss...

Palestinian Territories (Israeli Policy) (18 Jan 2006)

David Burrowes: ...of one side or the other. Indeed, they are inconvenient and, as one nears Jerusalem, they seem grotesque and ugly. Nevertheless, although they have reduced mobility they have also reduced terrorism, perhaps to the tune of 90 per cent. The reality is that 761 Israeli citizens have died as a result of terrorist activities, so the barriers are indeed a safety measure; they give no one any...