Results 1-20 of 24 for terrorism speaker:James Brokenshire

Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 96 — Retention and destruction of samples etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)

James Brokenshire: ...may hold. Can the Minister give any indication of the likely factors? Will there be a right of appeal in those circumstances? We will consider the distinction that has been drawn in relation to terrorism and national security, but will the Minister explain whether there will be any judicial oversight on the initial assessment that will be undertaken in such cases? I understand from the...

Commission for the Compact: New Clause 1 — Destruction of samples etc: England and Wales (19 May 2009) has video

James Brokenshire: .... DNA can form an important part of the evidential case to prove guilt and ensure that serious criminals are brought to justice. The fight against crime—in particular, organised crime and terrorism—depends on the use of modern scientific techniques of investigation and identification. However, as the European Court of Human Rights noted in the case of S and Marper, basic...

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — A Surveillance Society? (19 Mar 2009)

James Brokenshire: ...part of the case to prove guilt or, indeed, innocence, thus ensuring that serious criminals have been put behind bars, where they belong. The fight against crime, particularly organised crime and terrorism, depends on the use of modern scientific techniques of investigation and identification. However, the status of DNA needs to be considered carefully, because, as the European Court of...

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — A Surveillance Society? (19 Mar 2009)

James Brokenshire: The right hon. Gentleman has made an important point. When my colleagues in the other place debated the counter-terrorism DNA database during the passage of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, they made exactly that point. They tabled an amendment to ensure that people could find out what information was held on them on such databases. It is important to establish what information is there and to...

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — A Surveillance Society? (19 Mar 2009)

James Brokenshire: ...ID card scheme, if it proves popular, to 14-year-olds is certainly an interesting view of market forces. It seems ironic that the scheme, which was argued for as essential and necessary to combat terrorism, should be foisted on children. From 2010, 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to volunteer to have an ID card, apparently to help them to prove their identity when they open their first...

Public Bill Committee: : New Clause 33 (26 Feb 2009)

James Brokenshire: ...other records. If we grant the proposal, it would prevent and frustrate the very parliamentary debate that we have been seeking, allowing all MPs to contribute. The Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing said in his letter to the Committee that the means would be the affirmative resolution procedure. Before I develop the detail of the argument surrounding the...

Bill Presented: Police Grant Report (4 Feb 2009) has video

James Brokenshire: ...on south-east allowances, which are of direct relevance to a number of Members who have made contributions; the Minister mentioned this. My hon. Friend also made some important points about counter-terrorism and the Olympics budget. We look forward to receiving further details from the Minister on that budget. Some scrutiny needs to be applied, and we need to have a better understanding of...

Royal Assent: Topical debate — Knife Crime (5 Jun 2008) has video

James Brokenshire: ...Minister and the Home Secretary issuing press releases and doing walkabouts promoting neighbourhood policing if they are not able to commit to it in the future. The Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing said in a recent interview that the Government had reached the "end of the road" in legislation to tackle knife crime. He and the Government may have reached the end...

Policing (Peterborough and Cambridgeshire) (20 Feb 2008)

James Brokenshire: ...picked up effectively under the formula. However, it is important to recognise that the Government have fastened on to the problem. During the police grant debate, the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing said: "However, there are genuine concerns about increasing levels of population and about how the Government formula allocations can be quite tardy in picking...

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Card Cloning (19 Feb 2008)

James Brokenshire: ...it in terms of recording and reporting financial fraud. Last summer, I put several questions to the Government about the manner in which the new arrangement was to operate. In response, the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing stated: "From 1 April 2007 each police force now has a single point of contact...that has been set up to receive reports of cheque and...

Orders of the Day: Schedule 14 — Repeals and revocations (22 Oct 2007) has video

James Brokenshire: ...rather than being let out early, subject to a serious crime prevention order or other order, however stringent its terms are supposed to be. In combating and preventing acts of serious violence and terrorism, we remain committed to the introduction of intercept evidence—a measure that is used successfully in other countries, and we believe that it should be applied here. In the...

Orders of the Day: Clause 1 — Serious crime prevention orders (22 Oct 2007) has video

James Brokenshire: ...for a large corporate entity. Against such a background, it seems astonishing that computer-enabled crime should not be considered as serious under the Bill. On Second Reading, the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing said: "This Bill is designed to fill the gaps and lacunae that exist in the law, and its scope does not extend to every crime that, however remotely,...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 9 — Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and search (22 Oct 2007) has video

James Brokenshire: ...powers of stop and search are found in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. There are also additional provisions in the Firearms Act 1968 and the Terrorism Act 2000. Section 1 of PACE allows a police officer to stop and search a person in a public place for offensive weapons and other items. However, the power applies only where that...

Public Bill Committee: Serious Crime Bill: Title (10 Jul 2007)

James Brokenshire: ..., because some of the safeguards that we wished to include were not taken forward. Issues of data sharing and data matching remain to be considered. In the context of the Privy Council review on terrorism, we need to examine carefully the Government’s deletion of the provisions on intercept evidence. Similarly, we will reflect on the discussions on gun crime that took place in this...

Public Bill Committee: Serious Crime Bill: Clause 78 (10 Jul 2007)

James Brokenshire: ...my right hon. and learned Friend seeks to extend the ambit of the clause by including explosives and noxious substances. I would prefer to consider those aspects as part of the Privy Council review of terrorism, given that it touches on those sorts of issues. It might be more appropriate to consider the way forward in the light of how the Privy Council committee reports back on the serious...

Public Bill Committee: Serious Crime Bill [Lords]: Clause 17 (3 Jul 2007)

James Brokenshire: ...with the control order regime, and although I accept what the Minister said about distinguishing between the two, it is still appropriate to debate the matter. For instance, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 a non-derogating control order effectively lasts for 12 months, although it can then be renewed. We believe that a parallel can be drawn to ensure that if significant...

Public Bill Committee: Serious Crime Bill [Lords]: Clause 17 (3 Jul 2007)

James Brokenshire: ...renewal of an order, which would perhaps lead to slightly different conditions being applied. I talked about the issue of prosecution. The Justice briefing note said that, unlike the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, the Bill contains no provision for the consideration of whether a criminal prosecution is possible before a serious crime prevention order is applied for, and that if the Bill...

Orders of the Day: Serious Crime Bill [Lords] (12 Jun 2007)

James Brokenshire: ...is not possible because there is insufficient evidence." It is interesting that the Bill contains no provision for consideration of whether a prosecution is possible before application for an SCPO. The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 incorporates such protection in relation to control orders and requires that the possibility of prosecution be kept under review for the duration of the...

Public Bill Committee: Offender Management Bill: Clause 17 (23 Jan 2007)

James Brokenshire: ...smuggled into prison? They are often concealed, for example, within laptops that are used in the preparation of legal cases. Such smuggling may pose a risk in terms of public threats, including terrorism and other issues; if criminals are able to contact the outside world using mobile phones while they are in prison, that would seem to be quite an important issue to address.

Orders of the Day: Company Law Reform Bill [ Lords] (6 Jun 2006)

James Brokenshire: ...need for company secretaries in a private company environment, and to reflect on my hon. Friend's comments. Other issues deserve further scrutiny, including the new provisions to counter corporate terrorism. I welcome the amendments that were made in another place to tackle serious attacks on companies that operate in a legitimate and legal framework so that their operations are not...