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Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Before the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas) intervenes, the shadow Transport Secretary has been most generous in giving way, and that is perfectly proper, but I just emphasise that 15 Back Benchers want to speak. Therefore, it might be an idea to think in terms of finishing the speeches from Front Benchers by 10 past or quarter past 2 at the latest. If it is possible to do so earlier, so much the better. I call Mr Gareth Thomas.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative, Centre-right): Is there not a much bigger problem with the Labour party’s policy of nationalisation? Labour Members are trying to keep us in the single market, but the state aid rules within the single market mean that we cannot nationalise.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Huw William Merriman (Conservative, Centre-right): I was at the same Select Committee sitting. Of course, in the year following those events, the Labour party left office. What did happen at the time was that the then Secretary of State said that National Express would be stripped of other franchises, but of course that did not occur—I dare say that that could not happen legally—and the two franchises remained the same.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Other
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Before I call the spokesman for the Scottish National party, let me say to the House that it will be obvious that a great many Members wish to speak. We have limited time, as there is another debate after this one, and I therefore want to warn colleagues that I will be imposing a six-minute limit on Back-Bench speeches. That, of course, does not apply to Mr Alan Brown.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Huw William Merriman (Conservative, Centre-right): Surely the definition of a bail-out is when the Government actually have to pay money to the company, which of course they are not doing. If anything, the criticism of the Government is that they have ripped off the private sector and got more money from it than it could deliver.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Other
John Henry Hayes (Conservative, Centre-right): I was able to work with the Secretary of State, as the House knows, and I can say with absolute surety that he is a diligent Minister who does indeed know the detail and follows procedure in precisely the way my hon. Friend describes. I do not think it is reasonable to blame the Secretary of State for intervening when we all know that he would have got the blame had he not intervened. He has taken the right steps in the public interest and should not be blamed for doing so.
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this very important debate We have had a to-ing and fro-ing about the merits of nationalisation, the merits of privatisation and all the rest of it, but what has struck me about the debate is the hypocrisy, I think, that I have heard from many Opposition Members. It is a strong word, used by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State in his opening remarks—
Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Other
Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng (Conservative, Centre-right): I will withdraw it, although if you were to look at the record, Mr Deputy Speaker, you would see that the word had been used earlier in the debate, so I was just repeating it, but we will leave it there.
NHS Outsourcing and Privatisation — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Alexander John Gervase Chalk (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be completely inconsistent with the Freedom of Information Act—passed, by the way, by a Labour Government—which deliberately carved out an exemption for precisely these sorts of communications? It would be very odd—in fact, completely counterproductive—to turn that on its head.
NHS Outsourcing and Privatisation — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander John Gervase Chalk (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I shall give three brief examples from my own constituency. First, Cobalt is a Cheltenham-based medical charity that is leading the way in diagnostic imaging. It provides funding for research, assists with training for healthcare professionals and provided the UK’s first high-field open MRI scanner. Is the Labour party now suggesting that that should be ditched—that we should axe that fantastic facility in my constituency Secondly, the Sue Ryder hospice at Leckhampton Court is part-funded by the NHS and part-funded by charitable donations; again, is that for the axe under Labour? Thirdly, what about Macmillan and its nurses? It is a fantastic organisation, yet we have the extraordinary situation in which the Labour party says, "Macmillan is all right, but another provider is not." What is the logic of the Labour position? What about Mencap? The list goes on and on Let me deal briefly with the second part of Labour’s motion, whereby it wants to ensure that all communications between Ministers and their officials are revealed. The reason why that is so bogus was explained clearly by the former senior Labour Secretary of State Jack Straw in a statement that was quoted with approval in the Chilcot committee’s report. He said that meetings in Cabinet "must be fearless. Ministers must have the confidence to challenge each other in private. They must ensure that decisions have been properly thought through, sounding out all possibilities before committing themselves to a course of action…They must not be deflected from expressing dissent" What about advice given by officials in the form of memorandums and so on? What would Labour Members say to those officials about a motion that might result in the making public of the advice of professional civil servants—people who, of course, can never answer back themselves—that they thought was given to Ministers in confidence? As I have already indicated, it would also be completely inconsistent with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was introduced by a Labour Government. On both bases, the motion is misconceived, and I shall have no hesitation in voting against it.
NHS Outsourcing and Privatisation — House of Commons, 2018-05-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very sorry, but in order to accommodate the remaining speakers—I thought that there were four, but there seem to be five—I must impose a three-minute limit, as I advised the Whip. I want to get everyone in.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): Tourism is hugely important for the UK. One of my major focuses is to encourage visitors from across the world to visit the whole of the United Kingdom. We provide financial support through both VisitBritain and VisitEngland, which are responsible for promoting the UK through a range of initiatives and campaigns.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Kirstene Janette Hair (Conservative, Centre-right): One of the many reasons why millions of people from around the world come to the UK and Scotland is because of our world-class food and drink sector, of which Angus is a powerhouse—the Minister is very welcome to come and taste our Forfar bridie whenever he wishes. Can he reassure me that the UK Government are working to support the Scottish food and drink industry, and to develop the necessary links between that sector and the UK tourism industry?
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that question because we are working hard to protect and promote some of our world-leading produce, and she is doing a wonderful job in her Angus constituency with regard to tourism as well as many other areas. I am sure that she will join me in welcoming the Chancellor’s Budget because the support it shows to the whisky industry by freezing duty clearly helps. Food and drink is particularly important. I attended a board meeting yesterday of the GREAT campaign, which covers Scotland, and I am disappointed that the Scottish Government have not been as supportive of that campaign as my hon. Friend.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Robert Alexander Courts (Conservative, Centre-right): West Oxfordshire has many famous tourist attractions that bring economic benefits to the surrounding areas, including Blenheim Palace, which attracts almost 1 million visitors annually. What are the Government doing to ensure that lesser-known tourist attractions such as Kelmscott Manor, Crocodiles of the World and Cotswold Wildlife Park have their fair share of the tourism cake to bring in all those benefits?
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): As you know, Mr Speaker, West Oxfordshire is a beautiful part of the country and we are supporting it in a number of ways. VisitBritain has organised travel trade trips to West Oxfordshire, including to Blenheim Palace. My officials at the Department also work closely with Experience Oxfordshire, a good organisation that makes sure that as many visitors as possible come to that part of the UK.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend the hon. Lady for her support for that conference facility. Conferences, business events and events of all types are very important to the economy of this country. We engage with the Wales Office, as indeed we do with the Scottish Government, to support business events.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): Northern Ireland will certainly not be left behind. I was delighted to visit Belfast only a few weeks ago, when I saw its wonderful tourism offer, including the Titanic exhibition and so much else. I would recommend visiting Northern Ireland to anyone, as there are wonderful tourism opportunities—"Game of Thrones" is filmed there, and there is so much else.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): Steve Ridgway of VisitBritain, along with Anthony Pickles, together with airlines, hotels and all the rest of it, have pulled together a sector deal. I do not want to bore the House because I have raised this before, but when are the Government going to support it?
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): We want to support tourism around the country, and of course that includes Ealing. The hon. Lady mentioned Ealing Studios and the Ealing comedies—I think I have a box set actually—and the reality is that VisitBritain and VisitEngland support lots of programmes around the country. [Interruption.] Some of the comedians are on the Opposition Benches at the moment.
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Immigration
Stephen Daniel Double (Conservative, Centre-right): The biggest concern for the tourist industry at the moment is access to labour once we end the free movement of people. Will the Minister join my calls for the Government to introduce a seasonal migrant workers scheme for the tourism and hospitality sector?
Tourism — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Michael Tyrone Ellis (Conservative, Centre-right): We are in close discussions with our colleagues in the Home Office about that, and my hon. Friend can be assured, as can the whole House, that I am representing the tourism sector and all its interests.
Secondary Ticketing Websites — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): I take this issue very seriously, and I know that the hon. Lady has done fantastic work on it over the years. Ticketing website advertisements must comply with the Advertising Standards Authority code, and those using advertising facilities attached to search engines must also comply with their terms of service to prevent misleading ads and to protect consumers. I am in touch with internet service providers, and they assure me that they are prepared to take action where necessary.
Secondary Ticketing Websites — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady makes a good point. Viagogo is the subject of legal action by the CMA. However, she might be interested to know that the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that consumers would not assume that Viagogo was the primary ticketing agent for an event, and that there was therefore nothing in the ad to claim that it was the primary—[Interruption.] If you will permit me, Mr Speaker, I will just say that Google’s conditions state that resellers must prominently disclose themselves as resellers. The hon. Lady can therefore draw her own conclusions from that—
Secondary Ticketing Websites — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Damian Noel Thomas Collins (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Minister accept, however, that Google is accepting ads through Viagogo agents that are in breach of consumer protection law and of Google’s own terms of service, and that it is effectively taking money through being party to a fraud by allowing those ads to run?
Secondary Ticketing Websites — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. We have taken a lot of action that is resulting in an improvement in the situation and a reduction in the availability of tickets on these very questionable sites.
Secondary Ticketing Websites — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I call Mary Robinson. Not here. I call Andrew Rosindell. Not here. What is going on? Where are our colleagues? I hope that they are well and that they will be back. I call Jack Brereton.
Creative Industries — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): The creative industries are a great British success story. They generate £91.8 billion for our economy and are responsible for 2 million jobs, so we are committed to supporting all creative businesses. The sector deal that was published earlier this year contains £150 million of private and public sector funding to realise the potential of this great sector.
Creative Industries — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Edward Vaizey (Conservative, Centre-right): In the absence of my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell), I cannot ask the Minister about the Health and Social Care Secretary’s important speech next week about the arts and health. Instead, may I ask whether she, like me, welcomes the astonishing figures that continue to come from the British film industry thanks to the success of the film tax credit? The industry continues to make a huge contribution to our economy.
Creative Industries — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): I totally agree with the hon. Lady that the news is a great success for Glasgow, and I am pleased that Channel 4 made that decision, given the huge talent and creativity in the city. I shall be glad to visit next year to see the progress with my own eyes.
Grassroots Football — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I am about to explain. The Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch), has been visiting the United States this week for meetings, including a White House roundtable on doping in sport, and she is travelling back this morning I can tell the hon. Member for Bolton North East (Sir David Crausby) that, over the next four years, almost £100 million of public money will help to build and upgrade artificial and grass pitches, encourage greater participation and enhance coaching programmes. He will also be aware that football is benefiting from £100 million a year up to 2019 from the Premier League, and I have begun discussions about ensuring that investment remains at least at that level for the next three years.
Grassroots Football — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: At 3 o’clock on Saturday, Sporting Khalsa will be taking on the mighty Hucknall Town in Willenhall. What else can the Secretary of State do to support such grassroots football in my constituency?
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not available for selection, but there is a huge amount to be done to encourage people to participate. We have talked about facilities, but this is also about people: those who play, those who coach and those who encourage. We need to do more on all those things.
Grassroots Football — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: At 3 o’clock on Saturday, Sporting Khalsa will be taking on the mighty Hucknall Town in Willenhall. What else can the Secretary of State do to support such grassroots football in my constituency?
Desmond Angus Swayne (Conservative, Centre-right): What has been the impact of the reduced rent to small clubs arising from revisions to the electronic communications code? That did not happen on the Secretary of State’s watch, and it was not intended, but it has been a disaster, has it not?
Digital Sector: Economic Contribution — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Immigration
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady will know that we have doubled the number of tier 1 exceptional talent visas to 2,000. We have also announced a start-up visa for entrepreneurs. The other side of the coin, of course, is the huge investment we are making in skills training for people who are already resident in her constituency.
Digital Sector: Economic Contribution — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Mixed Topics
Margot Cathleen James (Conservative, Centre-right): We have a fantastic organisation, Tech Nation, with which we work closely to build the hubs around the country that directly support SMEs; the British Business Bank also does this and it is now starting a regional network of advisers for SMEs in tech.
Sporting Events: Northern Powerhouse — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic and social effect of major sporting events being hosted in the northern powerhouse area.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): Hosting major sporting events brings significant economic and societal benefits. There will be a number of exciting events hosted in the northern powerhouse area in the coming years. You will not want me to list them all, Mr Speaker, but I might mention the world road cycling championships in Yorkshire and the rugby league world cup, both of which I know will be of interest to the hon. Lady. UK Sport estimates that these events will generate more than £225 million of direct economic impact for local host communities.
Sporting Events: Northern Powerhouse — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic and social effect of major sporting events being hosted in the northern powerhouse area.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): We believe it is important to attract some of these major events, and the Government work hard with those who are interested in attracting them to offer guidance. We will certainly make sure that anyone in particular whom my hon. Friend has in mind receives that advice.
Sporting Events: Northern Powerhouse — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic and social effect of major sporting events being hosted in the northern powerhouse area.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the hon. Gentleman: the Olympic legacy is a very good example of what can be achieved. He will recognise that the initial decision to be taken is one for the Football Association. It must decide whether it wishes to bid, but if it does, he has my assurance that the Government will be fully behind it.
Sporting Events: Northern Powerhouse — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic and social effect of major sporting events being hosted in the northern powerhouse area.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course they already do, through tax and through other measures where they do assist, but we will continue to talk to the Premier League about ways in which they can help. We have talked already today about their support for grassroots football and I am sure there are other ways in which they can assist, too.
Leaving the EU: Data Transfers — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What progress the Government have made on securing an adequacy decision from the EU to ensure uninterrupted UK-EU data transfers after the UK leaves the EU.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that is ever so slightly on the alarmist side. It is important for us all to bear in mind that the starting point is that we comply with all the data adequacy measures that the EU requires and we have implemented the general data protection regulation, so we are in a very good position as we begin the discussions and can therefore be optimistic about their outcome.
Tennis — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: What assessment he has made of the correlation between the number of professional tennis tournaments played in the UK and the level of domestic participation in that sport.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): Mr Speaker, I know that you would not want to miss out on any information about tennis. The Lawn Tennis Association continually reviews the number of professional events held in this country with the international tennis associations. As the hon. Gentleman knows, Britain has the world’s greatest tournament, Wimbledon, and also hosts the Association of Tennis Professionals world tour finals, which will celebrate its 10th year being held at the O2 later this month. We continue to encourage participation in tennis, with more than £9 million given to the LTA between 2017 and 2021 to encourage more participation.
Tennis — House of Commons, 2018-11-01
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: What assessment he has made of the correlation between the number of professional tennis tournaments played in the UK and the level of domestic participation in that sport.
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the hon. Gentleman that that is important. The other important thing he will recognise is the development of the talent pipeline to give young players the opportunity to play in more and more tournaments. I should have made it clear that part of the £9 million I referred to in my previous answer is for the development of the talent pipeline. I agree with what the hon. Gentleman says and we will do anything more that we can.