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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 31 January 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Greg Hands. The answering member was Ed Balls.


Abu Hamza

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Abu Hamza.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
456 c129-38WH 
Session
2006-07
Department
Treasury
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Greg Hands | 456 c134WH (Link to this contribution) No, I will not. The Economic Secretary will have a chance to answer, and time is short. If the Gove...
Speaker | 456 c131WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I must point out again that the hon. Gentleman is expecting a ministerial reply, but the Mini...
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Greg Hands | 456 c132WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right to say that if individual people are brought to the Treasury’s attention...
Ed Balls | 456 c132WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Greg Hands | 456 c131-2WH (Link to this contribution) I thank you for that guidance, Mr. Cook, and shall accelerate a little. The council was in touch wi...
Andrew Dismore | 456 c132WH (Link to this contribution) As the hon. Gentleman may know, I was tracking Abu Hamza a year before he was. I asked my first ques...
Greg Hands | 456 c132-3WH (Link to this contribution) I can confirm that that was absolutely not the case; his assets were not frozen by the Government in...
Ed Balls | 456 c133WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Greg Hands | 456 c132WH (Link to this contribution) The Economic Secretary will have a chance to respond in due course, but if he insists, I shall.
Ed Balls | 456 c132WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that Abu Hamza’s assets were frozen by the Government following his ...
Greg Hands | 456 c131WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Cook. I am coming on to explain how the funds that were raised from...
Speaker | 456 c131WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I am listening carefully and doing my best to acknowledge that the hon. Gentleman is staying ...
Greg Hands | 456 c129-31WH (Link to this contribution) I start by welcoming you to the Chair, Mr. Cook. Half an hour is too short a time in which to give a...
Greg Hands | 456 c137WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Economic Secretary give way?
Ed Balls | 456 c136-7WH (Link to this contribution) No, I shall set out the facts first and then I will take an intervention. It will be worthwhile if I...
Greg Hands | 456 c136WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Economic Secretary give way?
Ed Balls | 456 c135-6WH (Link to this contribution) Not yet. As a result of those actions, important progress has been made. We have frozen nearly 200 b...
Greg Hands | 456 c138WH (Link to this contribution) In a classic way, the Economic Secretary is making allegations about allegations that have not been ...
Ed Balls | 456 c138WH (Link to this contribution) I am happy to answer the question again. Abu Hamza is an individual who is designated under UN law a...
Greg Hands | 456 c137-8WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the Economic Secretary has finally given way. I should make one thing clear: at ...
Ed Balls | 456 c137WH (Link to this contribution) In a moment. The hon. Gentleman lectures me about the importance of urgency. I said to him that he s...
Greg Hands | 456 c135WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Economic Secretary give way?
Ed Balls | 456 c134-5WH (Link to this contribution) Mr. Cook, it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship yet again, although for the first ...
Speaker | 456 c138WH (Link to this contribution) Order. We must switch our attention to the final topic for our consideration today.
Subjects
Immigration controls Immigration Terrorism Abu Hamza
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