[{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"43476","proposer":"10684","edm":"2387","session":"2010-12","title":"Gunpowder Plot","text":"That this House believes that the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot should be properly commemorated and that the significance of 5 November should be remembered; recognises the importance of the thwarting of a grave act of terrorism upon our country's democracy; calls on the House authorities either to provide access for the public to the location where the present commemorative plaque is located or to allow for a proper plaque to be installed on the line of routefor parliamentary tours; and further calls on all members of both Houses of Parliament to donate money for a new and improved plaque properly to commemorate this important moment in British history.","date":"2011-11-07","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"43319","proposer":"13864","edm":"2239","session":"2010-12","title":"Ending Compensation For Those Convicted Of Involvement In Terrorist Activity","text":"That this House notes with great concern the recent High Court judgement in Belfast where compensation was awarded to a man convicted of involvement in terrorist activities; and urgently calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent such claims.","date":"2011-10-12","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"43226","proposer":"10614","edm":"2150","session":"2010-12","title":"New Delhi Bombing","text":"That this House condemns the perpetrators of the bomb blast in New Delhi on 7 September 2011; sends its condolences to the families of the 11 people that were killed and the many others that were injured; remembers also those who lost their lives in the Mumbai tragedy of this year; and urges, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9\/11, eternal vigilance against those who would destroy communities with terror.","date":"2011-09-07","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"43151","proposer":"10220","edm":"2080","session":"2010-12","title":"Bombings In Mumbai","text":"That this House expresses its shock andrevulsion at the terrorist attacks on the Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar and the Opera House in Mumbai; is deeply saddened by the loss of life and suffering of so many victims and their families in a city which has already suffered so terribly; sends its deepest support to the people of Mumbai and India; and urges the world's largest democracy to continue to stand as a beacon of peace and tolerance in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi.","date":"2011-07-13","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"42985","proposer":"24767","edm":"1917","session":"2010-12","title":"Compensation For UK Victims Of Overseas Terrorism","text":"That this House notes the continuing risks to British citizens abroad from terrorist attacks; further notes that the Government currently pays compensation to those affected by terrorism in the UK; further notes that the Government has yet to make use of powers granted by the Crime and Security Act 2010 to introduce a statutory compensation scheme for British citizens who are victims of future terrorist attacks overseas despite it being over 12 months since the legislation was passed; further notes that the Government has not fulfilled previous promises to offer retrospective compensation to existing UK victims of terror, that the Government has not fulfilled previous promises to offer retrospective compensation to existing UK victims of terror overseas, and that many countries, including the US, France, Australia and Italy make payments to their nationals who are victims of terrorism abroad; further notes that insurance companies frequently refuse to offer payments for acts of terrorism; and therefore calls on the Government to provide compensation to UK victims of terrorism overseas, so that all UK victims of terrorism are treated equally and none are left in financial hardship.","date":"2011-06-14","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"42412","proposer":"24784","edm":"1387","session":"2010-12","title":"Foreign Office And The Lockerbie Bomber","text":"That this House sincerely regrets the decision of the Foreign Office under the last administration, when it reportedly wrote to Libyan officials offering them detailed legal advice on how to use Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's cancer diagnosis to ensure that he was released from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds; notes thatit has been reported in the Daily Telegraph that the Libyans closely followed this advice from the Foreign Office, only a few months after this letter, and that this led to the controversial release of al-Megrahi, the terrorist and Lockerbie bomber, who was convicted by a British court in 2001 for the murder of 270 innocent passengers on Pan Am flight 103; andconcludes that this new information seriously undermines the last Labour administration's claims that there was no double-dealing in the release of al-Megrahi and that the decision was solely the responsibility of the devolved Scottish Executive.","date":"2011-02-01","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"41826","proposer":"10203","edm":"847","session":"2010-12","title":"Nuclear Power Station And Terrorist Threats","text":"That this House notes that the new National Security Strategy, published by the Government on 18 October 2010, identifies the international terrorist threat as the number one priority risk to the UK; further notes that a particular threat that could arise from deliberate terrorist action is identified as a major release of radioactive material from a civil nuclear power site within the UK which affects one or more regions; further notes that on 18 October 2010 the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change also issued a Written Ministerial Statement in support of new nuclear power plant construction in the United Kingdom that made no reference to the terrorist threat and the severe impact on human health, environmental contamination, and economic dislocation that would arise from any such malevolent terrorist action; believes that such short-sighted decisions by the Secretary of State demonstrates minimally a failure of proper joined-up Government by ministers; and calls on the Government to make a proper, credible and transparent security assessment of any new nuclear programme before bringing any national nuclear policy statement to this House for designation.","date":"2010-10-18","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"41644","proposer":"10780","edm":"684","session":"2010-12","title":"Claudy Bombing","text":"That this House notes the recent Policing Ombudsman's report into the Claudy bombing in 1972 and the disturbing references in that report to collusion between the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a senior police officer and the then Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who between them ensured that one of the chief suspects in the Claudy case, a parish priest, was not questioned about and never faced trial regarding the atrocity, where nine innocent people lost their lives, but was transferred to the Irish Republic; and calls on the Government, the Roman Catholic Church and the surviving members of the Provisional IRA to apologise for their part in the cover-up and for all of those with any information regarding the incident to make it known so that the families of those murdered and injured can at long last see some form of closure.","date":"2010-09-07","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"41243","proposer":"13934","edm":"309","session":"2010-12","title":"Impact On Sikhs Of Eu Regulation On Screening Of Passengers At Airports","text":"That this House notes that European Commission Regulation No. 185\/2010 came into effect on 29 April 2010 and that it requires hand searches and discourages the use of hand-held metal detectors if walk-through metal detectors suggest a passenger may be carrying a prohibited article; further notes with concern that this presents a major difficulty for turban-wearing Sikhs, as walk-through metal detectors will almost always go off due to pins in the turban; further notes that the Regulation is being interpreted as requiring hand searches of the Sikh turban, which is regarded as being insensitive towards Sikhs and which will become an issue of considerable concern within the Sikh community from 1 July 2010 when the new policy is implemented at Heathrow Airport; recognises that the Regulation allows for the appropriate authority to create categories of passengers that, for objective reasons, shall be subject to special screening procedures or may be exempted from screening; urges the Secretary of State for Transport to consider making those wearing Sikh turbans exempt from hand searches and subject only to walk-through metal detectors and hand-held metal detectors; further notes that practising Sikh passengers have the right to wear a small Kirpan with a blade of up to six centimetres as specified by the new Regulation; and, as the Regulation applies across Europe, requests that the Department for Transport obtains letters from the governments of other EU countries to ensure that British Sikhs have the same rights when flying elsewhere in Europe as they do in the UK under this Regulation.","date":"2010-06-23","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"41071","proposer":"10298","edm":"152","session":"2010-12","title":"Gaza Aid Flotilla","text":"That this House expresses its deep sorrow at the news of the tragic loss of life resulting from the action of Israeli forces against the aid flotilla bound for the citizens of Gaza and the pain which this has caused to the families of those who have lost loved ones; recognises the anger around the world; understands that while continuing conflicts between Israel and Palestine remain unresolved more lives may well be lost on both sides, further deepening hatred and distrust between many of those involved; urges all parties in the region to renounce violence, including the indirect violence of the blockade of Gaza, to commit themselves to wholly non-violent means of resolving these conflicts and to seek out and employ proven methods, and experienced practitioners, of non-violent conflict resolution to help end and heal the decades of death and suffering between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.","date":"2010-06-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"41043","proposer":"10076","edm":"127","session":"2010-12","title":"Israel And Gaza Flotilla","text":"That this House is appalled by the loss of life associated with Israel's attack on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza; notes that UK and other nationals have been held by Israel despite the attack having taken place in international waters; endorses the call of the United Nations Secretary General for a prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards; recognises that Israel's blockade which has destroyed the economy of Gaza and deepened poverty still inflicts widespread suffering and, by imposing collective punishment on the people of Gaza, is itself contrary to international law; and calls on the international community to require Israel to end its blockade and to redouble international efforts to secure a lasting settlement with a secure and independent state of Palestine alongside a secure and independent Israel.","date":"2010-06-02","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"40706","proposer":"10169","edm":"1044A1","session":"2009-10","title":"Control Orders","text":"after `Torture', insert `, the Joint Committee on Human Rights'.","date":"2010-03-10","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"40672","proposer":"10001","edm":"1044","session":"2009-10","title":"Control Orders","text":"That this House regrets the decision to renew control orders for another year; further regrets that this is the fifth year running in which this policy has been renewed; notes that control orders have been revealed as ineffective and contrary to fundamental principles of law; further notes with concern the comments made by Lord Carlile calling for the establishment of control orders permanently in statute through the `consensus and consolidation' of counter-terrorism legislation; further notes that the use of control orders was also criticised by the European Commissioner on Human Rights, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the Home Affairs Select Committee; and urges the removal of control orders and not their consolidation in law.","date":"2010-03-09","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"40108","proposer":"11093","edm":"532","session":"2009-10","title":"Islam4uk","text":"That this House notes the organisation Islam4UK has announced plans for a protest in Wootton Bassett; does not believe Islam4UK represents Muslims in the UK; further notes that mainstream Muslim organisations have condemned Islam4UK's move; recognises that Islam4UK calls itself a front for the banned terrorist organisation al-Muhajiroun; and calls for the banning of Islam4UK in the United Kingdom.","date":"2010-01-05","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"39932","proposer":"10436","edm":"371","session":"2009-10","title":"Rights Of Photographers","text":"That this House views with concern the rash of incidents of photographers, both amateur and professional, being stopped by over-officious police constables and police community support officers (PCSOs) from taking photographs of St Paul's Cathedral, fish and chip shops in Chatham, the Houses of Parliament, the Millennium Bridge, Christmas lights in Burgess Hill, strategic buildings in Hull and other public places, all under the provisions in anti-terrorist legislation against eliciting information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; considers that it ill becomes a state which trains more cameras on its people than any other on the globe to harrass its citizens while it uses theirs; commends the view of Lord Carlisle that the police should show common sense; and urges the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Association of Police Officers to inform the police and PCSOs that photography is a right as well as an enjoyable pastime for both tourists and a large section of the population and to educate constables and PCSOs on the rights of photographers in their training so that they can recognise that the joy photography and happy snapping brings to citizens and tourists alike should not be inhibited.","date":"2009-12-07","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"39644","proposer":"10056","edm":"107","session":"2009-10","title":"Action Against Terrorism","text":"That this House, while neither tolerating nor condoning the commission of acts of terrorism at home or abroad, emphasises the need for maintaining commitments under the Human Rights Act and the underlying European Convention of Human Rights; welcomes the tone taken by the International Commission of Jurists in its recent report Assessing Damage, Urging Action; specifically commends their analysis that the basic Convention framework with derogations is adequate to maintain security, and that there are real dangers in creep from temporary measures towards permanency, and from the unhelpful concept of a war on terror; calls on the Government to limit actions to measures which are necessary and proportionate; further calls on the Government to avoid acts in breach of the Convention done by proxy, the use of immigration law as a substitute for criminal law, and the abuse of administrative listing processes; and further calls on the Government to take steps to ensure that the actions of intelligence agencies are fully compatible with human rights law and to initiate a process of stocktaking to identify and remedy breaches of human rights principles.","date":"2009-11-19","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"39110","proposer":"10197","edm":"1889","session":"2008-09","title":"Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (Review) Bill","text":"That this House welcomes the introduction of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (Review) Bill sponsored by hon. Members across the House who have constituents severely damaged by terrorist attacks; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to establish such a review as a matter of urgency to report before the end of 2009.","date":"2009-07-14","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"38249","proposer":"11093","edm":"1137","session":"2008-09","title":"IBRAHIM MOUSSAWI'S DECLINED VISA","text":"That this House welcomes the decision to decline the visa application of Ibrahim Moussawi, Media Relations Officer of Hizbollah and former editor of Al Manar, the radical television station of Hizbollah; agrees that the UK should not be a platform for his messages of hate; and calls on the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make his exclusion permanent.","date":"2009-03-19","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"38159","proposer":"10780","edm":"1055","session":"2008-09","title":"Recent Murders In Northern Ireland","text":"That this House notes with sadness and anger the most recent murders in Northern Ireland; acknowledges the significant improvements in security that have occurred in recent years; welcomes the united stand of all the political parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly in opposition to the violence alongside the widespread revulsion from all sections of society; believes that in addition to this opposition there has to be total and unequivocal support from the same representatives and people for the Police Chief Constable of Northern Ireland and his actions; and supports unreservedly the Police Chief Constable's need for the maximum amount of information to be forthcoming in order to bring the killers to justice and to help to ensure that the present relative peace is deepened and made permanent.","date":"2009-03-11","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"38061","proposer":"13934","edm":"977","session":"2008-09","title":"Attacks On Sri Lanka Cricket Team In Pakistan","text":"That this House condemns the murderous attacks on the Sri Lanka cricket team and match officials by unknown armed gunmen in Lahore, Pakistan on 2 March 2009 that left six policemen and the driver of one of the buses in the team's convoy dead and seven players and officials injured; expresses sincere condolences to all those affected by these vicious attacks on innocent civilians; further condemns the targeting of cricket, a unifying and peaceful force in Pakistan, by the perpetrators; and calls for the Government to work with the Pakistan government to do all it can to catch and punish the perpetrators of these attacks and to devise a strategy to ensure that at some point in the future cricket can again be played in Pakistan without fear of terrorist attack.","date":"2009-03-04","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37977","proposer":"10133","edm":"898","session":"2008-09","title":"Inquiry Into Death Of Pat Finucane","text":"That this House notes the 20th anniversary of the murder of Pat Finucane; further notes the conclusions of the Stevens Inquiry into the murder of evidence of `collusion' and the `withholding of intelligence and evidence' and of the Cory Inquiry that `there is strong evidence that collusive acts were committed by the Army, the RUC SB and the security service'; regrets the Government's insistence that an inquiry into Pat Finucane's murder can only be held under the Inquiries Act 2005; believes that evidence of collusion between British forces and Loyalist paramilitaries in the case means only an independent inquiry free from Government constraints can establish the truth behind the murder; and supports the calls of the Finucane family and Amnesty International for a fully independent inquiry.","date":"2009-02-25","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37673","proposer":"10197","edm":"627","session":"2008-09","title":"Compensation Payments In Northern Ireland","text":"That this House believes that under no circumstances should taxpayers' money go to families of either Republican or Loyalist terrorists who murdered innocent victims in any part of the mainland or Northern Ireland.","date":"2009-01-28","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37223","proposer":"11374","edm":"225","session":"2008-09","title":"Compensation For Victims Of Libyan-Sponsored Terrorism","text":"That this House welcomes the decision of the Prime Minister to withdraw an invitation to Colonel Gaddafi to come to London for an oil summit in December 2008; and calls on the Government to refuse the Libyan leader entry into the United Kingdom until he has properly compensated those who suffered at the hands of IRA terrorism, which was sponsored by the Libyan regime in the way that US victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism have been.","date":"2008-12-10","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37158","proposer":"11970","edm":"166","session":"2008-09","title":"20th Anniversary Of Bombing Of Panam Flight 103 Over Lockerbie","text":"That this House notes that 21 December 2008 is the 20th anniversary of the bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie, which killed 243 passengers and 16 crew on board and 11 local people on the ground, thus representing the greatest loss of life in a terrorist atrocity in the United Kingdom; remembers not just all those who lost their lives that night and their families and friends, but also those who assisted in, or were subsequently affected by, the aftermath of the bombing; further notes the continuing impact of the bombing on the local community in the Lockerbie area; and commends the townspeople on their generosity of spirit in the welcome they have given bereaved families and other visitors over the last 20 years.","date":"2008-12-08","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37028","proposer":"10220","edm":"36","session":"2008-09","title":"Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai","text":"That this House expresses its outrage and disgust at the terrorist attacks on Mumbai; is appalled and deeply saddened by the suffering of so many victims and their families; sends its wholehearted solidarity to the people of Mumbai and India; notes with pride the support and succour provided by the Indian community in the UK; and urges the world's greatest democracy to continue to stand as a beacon of peace and tolerance in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi.","date":"2008-12-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37029","proposer":"11475","edm":"37","session":"2008-09","title":"Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai (No. 2)","text":"That this House unreservedly condemns the terrorist outrage in Mumbai; offers its sympathies and condolences to the victims and families of victims of the attacks; and expresses its support and solidarity for the government and people of India.","date":"2008-12-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"37034","proposer":"13934","edm":"42","session":"2008-09","title":"Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai (No. 3)","text":"That this House condemns the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on 26 to 27 November 2008 that killed 172 innocent people and injured over 300 more; believes that these attacks are targeted at the basic fabric of India, represented by its secularism, democracy, tolerance, unity and faith and that they are an attack on democratic values and institutions in India and throughout the whole world; and notes that the UK stands united with India and its people at this difficult time and offers its deepest sympathies and support to all those affected by this heinous crime and will do all it can to assist India in stopping further attacks and bringing to justice the perpetrators of these indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians including ensuring that the UK is not used as a base for supporting this kind of terrorist attacks.","date":"2008-12-03","status":"o"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36798","proposer":"13934","edm":"2406","session":"2007-08","title":"Terrorism In India And UK","text":"That this House condemns the bomb blast that killed 71 people in the Indian state of Assam on 30th October; is deeply concerned about the continued terrorist attacks and loss of human life in many cities in India; calls for greater cooperation between India and Britain to wipe out the threat of terror to both countries; further calls on the Home Office to become more vigilant in investigating British charities which are suspected of having links to terrorist groups abroad and may be funding them; reiterates its opposition to terror in all its forms; and wishes to ensure that British soil is not used as a base for supporting any form of terror against any country in the world.","date":"2008-11-03","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36730","proposer":"10009","edm":"2350","session":"2007-08","title":"Seventieth Anniversary Of Kristallnacht","text":"That this House notes that 9th to 10th November 2008 marks the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, otherwise known as the Night of the Broken Glass for the shattered window panes that carpeted streets, in which the Nazi government sanctioned a wave of pogroms against the German and Austrian Jewish communities; further notes that Kristallnacht was a watershed event in Nazi rule, marking the beginning of the systematic eradication of the Jewish people and a prelude to the Holocaust; further notes that in the space of a few hours thousands of synagogues, Jewish-owned shops and businesses, and cemeteries, were torched, plundered and destroyed while police and fire brigades watched idly and did nothing; further notes that at least 91 innocent people were murdered, many others injured and 30,000 arrested and sent to concentration camps simply because they were Jewish; declares that Kristallnacht should remind us all that evil must always be confronted forcefully and that the civilised world cannot stand idly by whilst barbarism and mass murder continue to be committed against innocent people; and applauds organisations such as the Holocaust Educational Trust for their work in educating future generations about the consequences of unchallenged racism and their responsibility in ensuring that such evil is confronted wherever and whenever they encounter it.","date":"2008-10-27","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36595","proposer":"11589","edm":"2245","session":"2007-08","title":"Disclosure Of Omagh Bomb Intelligence Material","text":"That this House notes with extreme concern the disclosure by the BBC Panorama programme on 14th September that GCHQ possesses recordings of intercept intelligence relating to the 1998 Omagh bomb; further notes that at the time of the bombing the then Prime Minister promised that all state agencies would pursue the guilty to the utmost; welcomes the Government initiating an immediate review of this intelligence failure, but believes that Sir Peter Gibson should be required to complete his report in a shorter time frame than three months on account of the seriousness of the issues raised and the need to restore confidence in the state agencies involved and in the justice system; and urges the Government to ensure that all the information made available to Sir Peter is also immediately disclosed to the legal counsel acting on behalf of the families of the victims of the Omagh bombing.","date":"2008-10-15","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36456","proposer":"11589","edm":"2109","session":"2007-08","title":"Sarah Conlon","text":"That this House mourns the death of Sarah Conlon; recalls the enormous burden of injustice and frustration which she had to bear as a result of the wrongful conviction of her son Gerry and husband Guiseppe; acknowledges the dignity and determination of her long campaign to assert their innocence; commends her consistent spirit of forgiveness and lack of bitterness which she consistently showed even when her ill husband suffered and died in jail; recognises that Prime Minister Tony Blair's clear statement of apology and exoneration to the Conlons, the Guildford Four and the Maguire family in 2005 brought considerable comfort to Sarah Conlon in her final years; and salutes the memory and example of a woman of remarkable faith, fortitude and forgiveness.","date":"2008-07-21","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36174","proposer":"11221","edm":"1864","session":"2007-08","title":"Anniversary Of The Glasgow Airport Terrorist Attack","text":"That this House honours the staff, passengers and emergency service personnel who responded to the attack on Glasgow Airport on 30th June 2007 with bravery and compassion; welcomes the significant capital investment and customer service improvements made by BAA Glasgow since the attack; and congratulates the hard working security and customer service staff at Glasgow Airport, and all UK airports, for their commitment and professionalism.","date":"2008-06-23","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36058","proposer":"10077","edm":"1758","session":"2007-08","title":"Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, Farc And The Prospects For Peace In Colombia","text":"That this House welcomes the statement made by Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00e1vez on 8th June calling on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to pursue their objectives through exclusively peaceful means and to unilaterally release all the captives they hold; welcomes the attempts that President Ch\u00e1vez has made to mediate in Colombia's ongoing internal conflict, that has so far seen the release of six FARC-held hostages, including five former members of the Colombian Congress and a former vice-presidential candidate; believes that President Ch\u00e1vez's latest proposals could be a positive step towards beginning an inclusive dialogue and moving towards a peace process and peaceful settlement in Colombia; further believes that this would also require the disarmament of right-wing Colombian paramilitary forces and a fundamental change in the approach of the Colombian government away from its dependence on military solutions; and calls on the British Government to engage positively with the government of Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, and others in Latin America, in working towards a peaceful resolution in Colombia.","date":"2008-06-11","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36076","proposer":"10465","edm":"1777","session":"2007-08","title":"42-Day Detention For Terrorist Suspects","text":"That this House regrets the extension of detention without charge to a maximum of 42 days; notes that similar measures were used in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; recalls that this power was at that time referred to as internment; believes such measures led to an increase in recruiting activity by the IRA; and observes that the current Government has learned nothing about conflict resolution from the lessons of the Troubles.","date":"2008-06-11","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"36022","proposer":"10616","edm":"1736","session":"2007-08","title":"Ugandan Diplomatic Passports In The UK","text":"That this House notes the Prime Minister's letter published in The Times on 2nd June, which says that the extension of the maximum length of pre-charge detention is necessary because `the police find themselves investigating multiple identities and passports'; notes the 29th February 2008 conviction in the UK of Rose Birungi, former aide to General Salim Saleh, President Museveni's brother and State Minister for microfinance, who has been sentenced to 12 years for trafficking Class A cocaine while travelling on a Ugandan diplomatic passport; further notes the recent statement by the Uganda Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Okello Oryem that his government does not know how many people have diplomatic passports; fears that these passports could fall into terrorists' hands; and calls on the Government to check routinely everyone entering or leaving the UK while carrying a Ugandan diplomatic passport.","date":"2008-06-10","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"35841","proposer":"10220","edm":"1565","session":"2007-08","title":"Solidarity Against Terrorism In Jaipur","text":"That this House condemns unreservedly the series of bombings in Jaipur, India that have resulted in the death of 60 people; expresses its contempt for those who, by placing devices in crowded markets, sought only to terrorise innocent civilians; and affirms its solidarity with the parliament and the people of India whose democracy will never be undermined by such cowardly acts.","date":"2008-05-14","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"35246","proposer":"10785","edm":"1048","session":"2007-08","title":"Counter Terrorism Bill","text":"That this House notes with concern Clause 27 (Jurisdiction to try offences committed in the UK) in the Counter Terrorism Bill, which would allow terrorism offences committed in Scotland to be tried in any court in the United Kingdom; recognises that the constitutional independence of the Scottish legal system was recognised in the Act of Union in 1707; believes that Clause 27 represents an unjustified and unconstitutional attack on the integrity of the independent Scottish legal system; and calls on UK Ministers to support an Amendment to remove Clause 27 from the Counter Terrorism Bill.","date":"2008-02-26","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"35223","proposer":"10780","edm":"1026","session":"2007-08","title":"Conduct Of The Hon. Member For Mid Ulster","text":"That this House notes the Irish radio interview given by the hon. Member for Mid Ulster and Deputy First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly when he indicated that after the events in Londonderry on 30th January 1972 he would have killed every British soldier in that city if he could have; utterly repudiates this classic case of revisionism which ignores the fact that many murders were committed by the IRA before that event, including two police officers just days before; and calls upon the hon. Member to reveal in full the nature of his involvement, given he has already declared his position in the IRA at the time, in the organisation that was responsible for much of the terrorism before, during and after 30th January 1972; and believes that if he wishes to talk about his past then he should include an unreserved apology for the violence carried out by the IRA in Northern Ireland since 1969.","date":"2008-02-25","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"35028","proposer":"10123","edm":"852","session":"2007-08","title":"Extraordinary Rendition And Diego Garcia","text":"That this House calls upon the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to provide full details of her country's extraordinary rendition programme, including whether Diego Garcia has been used as part of it.","date":"2008-02-04","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"35007","proposer":"10218","edm":"839","session":"2007-08","title":"Stop And Search And Social Cohesion","text":"That this House recalls the systemic use of police stop and search powers in the 1970s and 1980s, and the social consequences - in the form of the inner city riots of 1981 and 1985 - which followed; is mindful of the increased use of stop and search in recent years and the deleterious consequences which that has had for social cohesion; is further mindful of the evidence which shows that not only is stop and search an ineffective method of dealing with crime and terrorism, but also that its widespread use leads to the alienation of the very communities whose co-operation is vital to tackling extremism; and is therefore alarmed at the apparent willingness of the Government and the official Opposition to encourage still more use of stop and search, and abandonment of checks and balances which were part of the lessons learned from the tragic murder of Stephen Lawrence.","date":"2008-01-31","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34944","proposer":"11350","edm":"780","session":"2007-08","title":"Guant\u00e3namo Bay Detention Camp","text":"That this House congratulates and supports the worldwide demonstrations marking the sixth anniversary of the opening of the Guant\u00e3namo Bay Detention Facility by the Bush administration and regrets that the camp remains a devastating scar on America's human rights; condemns the refusal to offer prisoners a free and fair trial and considers this to be in breach of the fundamental principles of American justice and the democratic values the war on terror purports to defend; believes that evidence gained under torture is both immoral and unreliable and expresses concern that prisoners include former child soldiers such as Omar Khadr who was seized at the age of 15 years; supports the United States Administration's stated wish to close the camp but notes that this is only possible if foreign governments agree to accept back their own citizens and residents; and calls on the British Government to take a stronger line on human rights abuses perpetrated by the US and to step up diplomatic pressure on the international community to work with the US to have Guant\u00e3namo Bay closed.","date":"2008-01-24","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34692","proposer":"11427","edm":"551","session":"2007-08","title":"Northern Ireland Financial Divide Report","text":"That this House regrets the decision to erect a heavy-grade 25 feet tall security fence in the playground of Hazelwood Integrated Primary School in North Belfast at a cost of \u00c2\u00a3250,000; urges a full review of the security fence at Hazelwood a year after its construction to ensure this temporary measure does not join so many others in becoming permanent; believes that the cost of the Hazelwood fence is a sad symbol of wider costs of sectarianism in Northern Ireland; notes that in 2006 the Government commissioned Deloitte to produce a report entitled Research into the Financial Cost of the Northern Ireland Divide and that the report of April 2007 revealed that almost \u00c2\u00a31.5 billion on policing, education, housing, health and other provisions is spent annually from the public purse on duplicated services; and urges policy-makers to encourage and facilitate integrated education, particularly in teacher training, as well as collaboration between different school sectors as part of concerted and longer-term efforts to foster reconciliation and understanding between different communities in Northern Ireland and save public money.","date":"2007-12-11","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34656","proposer":"10177","edm":"516","session":"2007-08","title":"Iranian Opposition","text":"That this House welcomes the 30th November judgment of the Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission (POAC) in the appeal brought by 35 hon. Members and Peers against the refusal of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to deproscribe the main democratic opposition to the Iranian regime, the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI); commends POAC for its careful consideration over a seven day hearing of all the evidence, which consisted of more than 15 files of documents and 20 witness statements; welcomes POAC's finding that the PMOI is not involved in terrorism and that the refusal of the Secretary of State to deproscribe the PMOI was flawed, perverse and must be set aside; and urges the Government to comply with the judgment of POAC which requires the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament as soon as possible the draft of an Order under section 3(3)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000 removing the PMOI from the list of proscribed organisations.","date":"2007-12-10","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34636","proposer":"10282","edm":"503","session":"2007-08","title":"25th Anniversary Of Ballykelly Bombing","text":"That this House recalls the horrific atrocity carried out at the Droppin Well in Ballykelly on 6th December 1982 by members of the INLA, resulting in the murder of 17 people, both civilians and military personnel; commends the courage and fortitude of the relatives of the dead and the survivors; believes that those murdered in atrocities such as Ballykelly should not be forgotten; and restates the democratic principle that murder was and remains unacceptable, and was and remains repudiated by all democratically elected representatives of communities in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom.","date":"2007-12-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34638","proposer":"10218","edm":"505","session":"2007-08","title":"Opinion Poll On Iran","text":"That this House congratulates the Mayor of London on his commissioning of a Mori Poll which, inter-alia, revealed that 70 per cent. of Londoners believed that the British Government's support for an American-led attack on Iran would make London less safe; notes that only 3 per cent. believed that it would make London more safe, whilst 78 per cent. of Londoners believed that the British support for such an attack on Iran would make a terrorist attack on London more likely; further notes that 75 per cent. of Londoners thought America would be wrong to take military action against Iran and that 75 per cent. would oppose British forces joining American-led military action against Iran; and therefore calls upon the Government to take careful note of these opinions, which are widely shared throughout the country.","date":"2007-12-06","status":"c"},{"topic":"Terrorism","id":"34645","proposer":"10614","edm":"512","session":"2007-08","title":"Police Officer Pay Settlement","text":"That this House is disappointed by the failure of the Government to accept in full the recommendations of the Police Arbitration Tribunal police pay award; believes that the pay settlement should be backdated to 1st September; notes that the police are the front line in the fight against organised crime, terrorism and anti-social behaviour; recognises that their work puts them at great personal risk; further believes that this dispute over 0.6 per cent. difference is petty and needless; and calls upon the Government to reconsider its decision.","date":"2007-12-06","status":"c"}]