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Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-05-14
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman will know that the Irish Government are part of the European Union negotiations. We continue to discuss this and other transport issues as part of those negotiations, and I am entirely confident that we will reach a sensible place at their conclusion Let me sum up. As I have outlined, we are committed to ensuring that the road haulage industry can continue to prosper as we leave the European Union. As part of our programme of EU exit legislation, this Bill prepares us for a range of scenarios. It will ensure that the UK can fulfil its international obligations and will be ready when we leave the EU The Government have been supported by the industry in bringing forward these sensible measures, and we have talked extensively with it over the past few months. I believe that this represents prudent planning for different eventualities. I personally want to lead a Department that is prepared for all those eventualities and that can deal with whatever circumstance lies ahead, notwithstanding my view that we will reach a sensible partnership agreement for the future this autumn that will enable us to remain good friends and neighbours of the European Union, and that will allow the trade between us to carry on flowing as it does today. I commend the Bill to the House.
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-05-14
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher Stephen Grayling (Conservative, Centre-right): May I ask the hon. Gentleman a simple question? If business shares the pessimism that he is laying before the House, can he explain the string of positive announcements of investment in the United Kingdom that we have seen in the past few months by Vauxhall, Toyota and others? If things are so bleak, why are they choosing to make substantial investments in their future in the United Kingdom?
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-05-14
Topic: Immigration
Anne Margaret Main (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend share my surprise at hearing the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) say that any attempt to restrict the supply of workers coming in from the EU would be resisted? Labour Members’ support for a customs union and their not wanting any restriction on the freedom of movement of workers shows that they are in denial about leaving the European Union.
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-05-14
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert Goodwill (Conservative, Centre-right): As always, my right hon. Friend makes a valid point. It is not in the interests of the German motor industry, the French agriculture industry or industry right across Europe to cut off its nose to spite its face. If that were the case, I am sure that German motor manufacturers would be beating a track to Chancellor Merkel’s door to make that very point I have not seen one recently, but I remember following lorries down the road and reading a sticker saying, "If you’ve got it, it’s been on a truck". Although progress has been made in switching freight to rail or short sea shipping, the last leg of any journey invariably involves a truck. We heard from the hon. Member for Middlesbrough about Dover. It had 2.6 million truck journeys last year, with 1.6 million trucks going on Le Shuttle, which is 11,500 per day. Dover represents 17% of all UK trade coming in, worth £122 billion last year It is not just on this side of the channel that people are making such a case; Calais chiefs have also stressed the necessity of a frictionless border. Jean-Marc Puissesseau, president and general manager of Port Boulogne Calais, has said that the port boarded 2 million lorries last year. Without an agreed system in place, we could face 30-mile queues on both sides of the channel—every day, not just when the French seamen go on strike. During such a strike, some UK motor manufacturers, and indeed BMW in Bavaria, were three days away from stopping production. As we have heard, Honda relies on 350 trucks a day on a one-hour just-in-time delivery schedule. It is in no one’s interest not to get a deal.
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-05-14
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander Jesse Norman (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the hon. Lady for that reassurance, but I do not think it was required by anyone in the House who has seen her at work The right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) made an important speech in support of the Bill. He asked why we think the agreement will be doable. The answer is simple: because the interests of both parties are well aligned. I cannot comment on the views that will be held in the Irish Republic. This Bill addresses UK hauliers. I can say, however, that the Bill will not result in any impediment to trade between the two sides. We see no reason for concern on that front My hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Alex Burghart) mentioned the 1968 Vienna convention. We are now a signatory to that. However, like many other contracting parties, we do not take the view that the testing and use of autonomous vehicles is in conflict with either the ’68 convention or the ’49 convention. Nevertheless, it is an important question and I thank him for raising it We have heard contributions relating to Operation Stack, on which we will be publishing a response shortly.
Police and Fire Service Collaboration — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for her question. Of course, the important report highlights the acts of bravery and compassion that took place on the night of 22 May and in the following days. As Lord Kerslake noted, the response was "overwhelmingly positive", but the report also shows a need for improvement in some areas. As she points out, it makes certain recommendations, which I know the local emergency services and the Home Office will follow up.
Police and Fire Service Collaboration — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): Is my right hon. Friend as pleased as I am to hear that Staffordshire fire service is now not going to take to judicial review her decision to merge the governance of Staffordshire’s police and fire services? Does she agree with me—and, more importantly, with Matthew Ellis, our excellent PCC—that this merger will mean that an additional £10 million a year will be saved, which can go into frontline services?
Police and Fire Service Collaboration — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Other
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, and I thank my hon. Friend for his local leadership in achieving this. It was not uncontroversial for a while, so I am grateful that it has been able to go through, and that he accepts and the local authorities have accepted the independent advice we have received. I hope he and Matthew Ellis, and all the other organisations involved, will make a great success of it.
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Other
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that issue. She does a great deal of work in this area. It is an interesting idea, and I know that she and others will submit it to the consultation.
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alberto Castrenze Costa (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the Minister’s answer and the extensive work that she and the Government are doing to tackle this horror in our society. Will she expand on what steps the Government are taking to provide ongoing support to victims of modern slavery?
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government’s comprehensive reforms of the national referral mechanism will significantly improve support for victims of modern slavery. Move-on support for confirmed victims will be trebled to 45 days, giving a minimum of 90 days of support. During that period, victims can access accommodation, financial assistance, counselling, health services and signposting to legal support. In addition, confirmed victims will be entitled to a further six months of post-NRM support.
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
William Peter Wragg (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend will know that section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 stipulates that companies and organisations with a turnover greater than £36 million must monitor their supply chains. What progress has been made in the implementation of section 54 across the public sector?
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that interesting question. Section 54 of the Act does not cover the public sector, but the Government are committed to taking action against modern slavery in our supply chains. The Home Office and other Departments are piloting a new detailed questionnaire to get more information about modern slavery risks in our supply chains. In addition, we are learning from the leading large businesses that make up our Business Against Slavery forum, so that we can apply the best business practice to our own supply chains.
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: Last year, in a meeting of the all-party group on the hair industry, I praised the charity Unseen for its work on tackling modern slavery, particularly given the number of victims being exploited within the lifestyle, hair and beauty sectors. With that in mind, will the Secretary of State, or her Ministers, agree to meet me and the chief executive officer of the Hair Council to discuss what actions the hair and beauty industry can take to help end this exploitation?
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman. Nail bars can be a particular source of exploitation, which is why they are the focus of the anti-slavery commissioner and of the director of labour market exploitation. I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the matter further.
Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: Last year, in a meeting of the all-party group on the hair industry, I praised the charity Unseen for its work on tackling modern slavery, particularly given the number of victims being exploited within the lifestyle, hair and beauty sectors. With that in mind, will the Secretary of State, or her Ministers, agree to meet me and the chief executive officer of the Hair Council to discuss what actions the hair and beauty industry can take to help end this exploitation?
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Very much so. Public safety will always be part of the Government’s priorities both in the EU negotiations and beyond. We already work very closely with our EU partners and with other partners because, sadly, victims are brought from all over the world. It is a programme that has the personal commitment of the Prime Minister and I know that that will continue to be the case.
Policing of Gangs — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I would call the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) to pose a supplementary question, given that her own question is not entirely dissimilar. She is not standing, so I will not call her; but if she does, I will.
Human Trafficking: 45-Day Recovery and Reflection Period — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government exceed their international obligations by providing a 45-day period of reflection and recovery for potential victims of modern slavery. That is not a maximum but a minimum period. The reforms of the national referral mechanism were focused on extending support at the point where stakeholders tell us victims need it most as they move on from support and reintegrate into their longer-term communities. We are trebling that support to 45 days, giving people a minimum of 90 days’ support plus up to six months of post-NRM support.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am extraordinarily grateful to the hon. Lady, from whom we have already heard—we may have another dose of her later, but not in substantive questions, because that is in contravention of the procedures of the House.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The Home Office continually reviews its capabilities to ensure effective delivery of the Government’s agenda, which includes assessing how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required. We are on track to increase European casework staffing levels at UK Visas and Immigration to 1,500 ahead of the settlement scheme’s launch later this year.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am glad to have the opportunity to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question. The settled status application process will be very straightforward and very swift, with an assumption that people will get their status when they apply for it. We need to recruit many people and expend money to get this right, precisely because we need to make sure that we have the resources and facilities available for people who are not comfortable going online. We are aware of that and will be getting advice, and we will make sure that we have a system that works for everybody.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Henry Edward Millar Smith (Conservative, Centre-right): EU citizens have a clear pathway to British citizenship, but British Indian Ocean Territory nationals, many of whom were exiled and denied citizenship, do not. I would be grateful if my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary could consider my private Member’s Bill, to ensure that justice is restored to those British nationals, for whom we are responsible.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Other
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my hon. Friend has taken a particular interest in that. We spoke about it when I saw him in his constituency, and of course I will engage with him carefully on his private Member’s Bill.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that in the core of that question there was an inquiry about the settled status of EU citizens, which I know is the right hon. Gentleman’s particular concern. As I said in response to a previous question, we are making sure that the new system will be completely online and straightforward to use, and the default position will be to accept.
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Anna Mary Soubry (Conservative, Centre-right): I am pleased to hear that the Home Secretary is confident about EU citizens, but there is widespread concern as to whether her Department has enough resources, and we now learn that the Windrush generation are going through what seems to be a nightmare system. What assurances can she give us, especially in relation to the Windrush generation, who, after all, are British citizens in the eyes of many of us?
EU Nationals: Citizenship Applications — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What additional resources her Department is providing to ensure that all citizenship applications from EU nationals are processed before the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend makes a fair point. I know that there will be an opportunity for me to answer questions on that later. I am very concerned about how the Windrush generation have been treated, and I will be making some further statements about what we are going to do about that. She is right to identify that they have the right to be here, and I will make sure that the Home Office delivers on that.
Cannabis Oil Prescription: Epilepsy — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the right hon. Gentleman completely; it is hard not to feel a huge amount of sympathy for Hannah Deacon and Drew Dingley, not least having met them with Alfie. We have said that we want to explore every option within the existing law. The right hon. Gentleman talks about a cumbersome licensing process. In fact, we are waiting for someone to make an application. We cannot process a licence application until we receive one, and we are waiting for that.
National Crime Agency — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure my hon. Friend will be delighted to learn that no one is above the law when it comes to unexplained wealth orders—whether a Member of the European Parliament, a European politician or even, indeed, a Member of this House.
Biometric Residence Permits — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What estimate she has made of the number of people born outside the EU who have leave to remain in the UK but do not have biometric residence permits.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Since August 2015, all non-EU nationals with a UK visa of more than six months have been issued with a UK biometric residence permit. We have no current estimate of the number of non-EU nationals born outside the UK who have leave to remain in the UK but have not obtained a biometric residence permit.
Biometric Residence Permits — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What estimate she has made of the number of people born outside the EU who have leave to remain in the UK but do not have biometric residence permits.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I have agreed, and I have volunteered, to meet this week the high commissioners who would like to meet me, to find out whether there are any such people who have been removed. If they want to bring me situations such as that, I will certainly look at them.
Biometric Residence Permits — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What estimate she has made of the number of people born outside the EU who have leave to remain in the UK but do not have biometric residence permits.
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): As I say, I will find out from the high commissioners whether there have been any situations where such people have been removed. I would respectfully remind the Labour party that the workplace checks were introduced by Labour in 2008. What is happening now is part of the pattern of making sure that people are here legally. I do not want any Commonwealth citizens who are here legally to be impacted in the way they have been. Frankly, some of how they have been treated has been wrong—has been appalling—and I am sorry. That is why I am setting up a new area in my Department to ensure that we have a completely new approach to how their situation is regularised.
Vulnerable Syrian Families — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): It is important that we focus our support on the most vulnerable refugees in the region who are fleeing the atrocities in Syria, whatever their nationality. We are more than halfway towards reaching our commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees. As of December, 10,538 refugees had been welcomed in the UK under the scheme. We will continue to work closely with local authorities and devolved Administrations to ensure that we meet our commitments.
Vulnerable Syrian Families — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan (Conservative, Centre-right): Northumberland County Council is providing homes and resettlement family support for 28 Syrian adults and their 41 children, but we currently have no Syrian refugee children as we are short of foster carers to provide the necessary support. Does the Minister agree that we must encourage people who want to support those Syrian children to apply to be foster carers?
Vulnerable Syrian Families — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very grateful to all the local authorities, including Northumberland County Council, that have participated in both the resettlement scheme and the national transfer scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Northumberland County Council recently received funding through the controlling migration fund to boost its capacity to look after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The Government are reviewing funding arrangements for local authorities that look after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. In last year’s safeguarding strategy, the Government committed to further boosting fostering capacity, including by commissioning 1,000 training places for foster carers and support workers who are caring for unaccompanied children.
Vulnerable Syrian Families — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of working collaboratively with local authorities. We also work hard with charities, housing associations and civic society to help refugees on the road to integration. During the recess, I was fortunate to visit World Jewish Relief, Coventry City Council and Horton Housing, among others, which are working with resettled families who are being helped into work as part of their integration. He is right to mention the 20,000 target and I am absolutely confident that we will reach it by 2020.
Vulnerable Syrian Families — House of Commons, 2018-04-16
Topic: Immigration
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Lady for that question; I am conscious of her keen interest in this subject. She will of course know that, since 2010, 24,000 family reunion visas have been issued, but I will look very carefully at the Bill from the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil), which has received cross-party support. We will continue to look at what we can do to help the most vulnerable families from the region. They should, quite rightly, be our priority.