Results 1-10 of 10 for terrorism speaker:Stephen Crabb

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Counter-terrorism Strategy (6 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's counter-terrorism strategy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Counter-terrorism Strategy (6 Jul 2009)

Stephen Crabb: One very important component of counter-terrorism strategy is protecting critical energy infrastructure. How does the Secretary of State propose to assist police forces such as Dyfed-Powys, which covers my constituency, where there is now a major concentration of oil, gas and power station facilities? A significant additional burden has been created for the local force. What is the Secretary...

Welsh Ports (Customs/Security) (21 Nov 2007)

Stephen Crabb: ..., too, would like to raise some concerns this morning. This is a timely debate, given the wider discussion on national security and the integrity of our borders in the context of the challenges posed by terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration. There is a specifically Welsh dimension to the problem as the ports of Wales together form an important entry point into the UK. Perhaps...

Welsh Ports (Customs/Security) (21 Nov 2007)

Stephen Crabb: ...a situation whereby Welsh ports risk becoming a soft touch for those who would seek to use them for the illegal movement of freight and persons. In his report last year on the review of counter-terrorism legislation, Lord Carlile said that "in my view their intelligence-led 'brigading' system of deployment leaves some potentially vulnerable ports of entry without Customs officers at times....

Point of Order: Trident (14 Mar 2007)

Stephen Crabb: ...that since 9/11 a new era has been ushered in, in which terrorist attacks have displaced the threat of strategic nuclear strikes, and that because nuclear weapons are less relevant in the war on terrorism, they are redundant in this new era. That view is dangerously misguided. Of course nuclear weapons are futile in deterring someone from blowing themselves up on the No. 12 bus, but so is...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Police Reorganisation (Wales) (27 Jun 2006)

Stephen Crabb: ...of date or may or may not offer the optimal arrangements for tackling the full range of law and order challenges, from local crime and antisocial behaviour through to serious and organised crime, terrorism and narcotics. Three broad questions need to be asked at the outset regarding the proposal for a single strategic force for Wales. First, is the proposed destination the right one for...

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Police Reorganisation (Wales) (27 Jun 2006)

Stephen Crabb: ...has been repeating the mantra that "a single police force for Wales remains the best way of ensuring we are able to respond to the emerging threats of serious organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism" , but not once have I heard him offer a serious justification for this statement or explain why other arrangements might not be workable—a federated structure or some other kind...

[John Bercow in the Chair] — Troop Deployment (Helmand Province) (21 Jun 2006)

Stephen Crabb: ...Taliban fighters or that they are providing less than full commitment to the anti-Taliban cause. I believe that Mr. Musharraf has shown great courage and taken personal risks in the fight against terrorism, but it would not be surprising if some of his lieutenants were less eager to quell Afghanistan's insurgency, given that they remain dismayed at their loss of influence over a country...

Aid Effectiveness (Independent Evaluation) (28 Mar 2006)

Stephen Crabb: ...more effectively, has a key role to play in ending global poverty. However, as 2005 grew to a close I sensed some disillusion in the "Make Poverty History" campaign, as domestic concerns about terrorism and security diverted attention from it, and the disappointing outcome of the Hong Kong trade summit seemed to lead to a dissipation of the excitement and energy of some of the activists....

Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism Bill (23 Nov 2005)

Stephen Crabb: ...and (b) after 26 October on which (i) the chief constable and (ii) other senior police officers of Dyfed Powys Police contacted hon. Members representing constituencies in Dyfed Powys about the Terrorism Bill; and what form that contact took.