Results 1-5 of 5 for trident speaker:Diane Abbott
- Point of Order: Trident (14 Mar 2007)
Diane Abbott: ...but I believe in the same things as I believed in then. Today we live in, if anything, a more dangerous world than ever, but if this evening this House takes a vote in principle to go forward with Trident, we will make it even more dangerous. That is partly because the vote will be premature and partly because we will not be doing it on the basis of full information, including scientific...
- Public Bill Committee: Violent Crime Reduction Bill: Clause 30 - Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms (25 Oct 2005)
Diane Abbott: ...;as some policemen used to put it, “bad on bad”—gun crime was not of wider concern. However, I am glad to say that the Metropolitan police has moved on and I commend the work of Trident and policemen up and down the country. I am glad to say that the Government have moved on; I commend them for their efforts to raise the penalties for carrying a gun and for this important...
- Crime (18 Oct 2004)
Miss Diane Abbott: ...of inner-city gun crime that the community often knows who is behind it. It is vital to have links with the community and to work with it. The Metropolitan police have shown the way with Operation Trident, although there is always more that could be done, but they were ahead of many police forces in realising that they had to enlist the support of the community. The House may not welcome...
- Gun Crime (29 Jan 2003)
Miss Diane Abbott: Exactly. I have worked closely with Operation Trident officers on this issue, so I can describe the process. Heathrow has eight cells and the drug gangs know that that is the case. Early in the week, they send over a certain number of girls. Once they know that all those girls have been held, they flood the flights. There are ways of closing down drug mule trafficking from Jamaica. They...
- Firearms Crime (London) (28 Feb 2002)
Miss Diane Abbott: ...young man whom they saw every day on the way to work has caught a bullet and is bleeding to death. That has obviously been of some concern to me in recent years. I am working closely with Operation Trident in Hackney to increase community co-operation. One thing that people are genuinely terrified of is being a witness to a crime. I am working with Operation Trident to maximise...