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Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Immigration
Fiona Margaret Mactaggart (Labour, Centre-left): The hon. and learned Gentleman is making an immensely powerful speech. Does he agree that it is not just our legal, but our moral obligation to give refuge to refugees? That is one of our best defences against the tyrants, the bullies and the terrorists who oppose the values that Britain stands for.
Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Immigration
Naseem Akhtar Shah (Labour, Centre-left): I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I absolutely agree Lily Caprani, deputy executive director of UNICEF, had this to say on the business model of trafficking: "There is one way to destroy the business model and that is to provide safe and legal routes to children. They turn to people traffickers when they have no other option. For obvious reasons there are many ways to prevent children being vulnerable to an interest in paying smugglers or in trafficking—which is often what happens after smuggling becomes unaffordable from countries of origin—which is to do with investing our development assistance money, which we do very well in this country, to prevent children being in that position in the first place. Once children have arrived in Europe, we know, they will only turn to traffickers when there is no system working for them and when they have lost faith and hope, have been let down, do not feel able to trust the advice they are getting or do not have any advice whatever. George made a very strong point earlier on. The cancellation of the Dubs scheme is a good win for the people traffickers—there is money to be made, because children will try to get to their families or to places of safety one way or another." To me, what this comes down to is the fact that we have a choice between doing something and doing nothing. We will never grasp or comprehend the lack of choices that these children have. I say this to the Government: "Commit. Commit to what we actually pass in this House. Don’t just pay it lip service. Don’t just change direction and say, ‘This programme will continue as it is,’ because turning our back on the 90% of children that we committed to help is beyond a disgrace." What we have done was not enough then, and it is not enough now, and we must do more.
Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Fiona Margaret Mactaggart (Labour, Centre-left): The anti-slavery commissioner published a statement on that issue this afternoon. He said that he felt that the effect of the Dubs amendment had been exactly the opposite of a pull factor, as it had meant that fewer people were pulled to the UK by the traffickers.
Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Immigration
Diane Julie Abbott (Labour, Centre-left): I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) and others on securing this important debate. We have heard powerful speeches by my hon. Friend, my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), the hon. and learned Member for Torridge and West Devon (Mr Cox), my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma), the hon. Members for Mid Derbyshire (Pauline Latham) and for Dundee West (Chris Law), the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan), my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah), who informed us that she has actually fostered refugee children, which gave what she had to say added significance, the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), the hon. Members for South Cambridgeshire (Heidi Allen), for Enfield, Southgate (Mr Burrowes), for Colchester (Will Quince) and for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) and, finally, the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) Most Members, on both sides of the House and from all parties, have made it abundantly clear that in effectively closing the Dubs scheme after accepting a mere 350 children, the Government have fallen far short of what Members in both Houses thought they had voted for.
Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Immigration
Diane Julie Abbott (Labour, Centre-left): I agree that this is about asking, particularly post-Brexit, what sort of Britain we are: are we a genuinely outward-looking, internationalist and humanist country, or are we a country that seeks ways to avoid its moral obligations I have to begin by acknowledging the investment and exemplary work of Her Majesty’s Government with regard to those refugees who have stayed in camps in the region. I have visited those camps, but this debate is about the Syrian refugee children and others who are in mainland Europe. Some Members and, sadly, the Minister have implied that if we pretend that those tens of thousands of child refugees who are already in Europe somehow do not exist and do not matter, they will disappear I must direct the focus of the House to the tens of thousands of refugee children in mainland Europe. I contend that in narrowing the safe and legal routes from Europe for those children, the Government run the risk of acting as a marketing manager for people traffickers. I have visited the camps in France and Greece. These children may be in safe countries, as some Members have said, but they are living in horrible conditions. That is despite the best efforts and the personal kindness of—
Unaccompanied Children (Greece and Italy) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Immigration
Diane Julie Abbott (Labour, Centre-left): I can only listen to the LGA, which said that the money covers only 50% of funding costs. The Minister must have that debate with local government It is all too easy to say that closing off routes, whether the Dubs scheme or Dublin, for refugee children in Europe is acting in their best interests—that somehow they will go back, and that the fact that we are doing good work in the region offsets the fact that children are being left in squalor at the mercy of people traffickers on the continent of Europe. It is all too easy, but it is not right. The hallmark of a civilised country is the fairness, the justice and the humanity with which it treats the most vulnerable. Who could be more vulnerable than refugee children I join many Members on both sides of the House who plead with the Government, even at this late stage, to fulfil the hopes and expectations of Members in this House and the other place when they voted for the Dubs amendment. We plead with the Government to fulfil not only their legal but their moral obligations, and to act to save the tens of thousands of refugee children still on the continent of Europe from the squalor, the people traffickers and the exploitation, and, perhaps above all, to save this country’s good name and reputation.
High Speed 2 (Newton) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Dennis Edward Skinner (Labour, Centre-left): It is not a question of listening. I do not think that the Minister really understands that the small village of Newton will be decimated as a result of Higgins’s decision. I want to know not only whether there will be consultations, but whether the Minister has the power to sack Higgins for coming up with this preposterous idea of a branch line that will result in Newton being wrecked.
High Speed 2 (Newton) — House of Commons, 2017-02-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
James Dolan Cunningham (Labour, Centre-left): As I said earlier, I have constituents who are not covered by the compensation formula. As a result, they will lose the value of their homes. What discussions has the Minister had with the Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill? Has he taken on board any suggestions? Has he had any discussion about this?
Industrial Strategy — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christina Elizabeth Rees (Labour, Centre-left): The Welsh Labour Government have proved that lasting economic success comes only through continued investment in Welsh industry and infrastructure. Is there any chance of progress on the electrification of the Great Western Railway to Swansea, the north Wales growth plan and the HS2 hub in Crewe before purdah kicks in?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Housing
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): Is not the truth that many people are being held back by this Government, who have slashed taxes for the rich, and held back or cut the pay of dedicated public servants Andy, a parent, is concerned about how his children are being held back. He asks why, "despite the fact they have worked consistently since leaving school, all three of my children, who are now in their mid-20s, cannot afford to move out of the family home." Is this not a crisis that many people are facing all over the country? Do we not need a housing strategy that deals with it?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Housing
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): The last Labour Government delivered a decent homes standard for every council home in the whole country, and it is something we are proud of—we are very proud indeed of that achievement. Under the Prime Minister’s Government, house building has fallen to the lowest level since the 1920s. More people homeless, more people on waiting lists, more people overcrowded, more people unable to pay the rent—that is the record of the Tory Government Our children are being held back by Conservative cuts. Laura, a young primary school teacher, wrote to me this week to say, "I’m seeing a decrease each year in available cash to provide a quality education to the children in my class and an increase in reliance upon our parent teachers association." Is the Prime Minister still denying the fact that funding for each pupil is still being cut?
Points of Order — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Paul Phillip Flynn (Labour, Centre-left): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You and I are familiar with the syndrome of pre-election tension that afflicts this place. You are concerned for the wellbeing of Members, particularly the hon. Member for Lincoln (Karl MᶜCartney), but I believe that what we have seen today is a sudden outbreak of parliamentary Tourette’s. The rumour is that something known as a "Crosby chip" has been implanted in the brains of Conservative Members that compels them to say "strong and stable" every 18 seconds and "coalition of chaos" every 38 seconds. Can we inquire into whether the affliction is permanent or one that can be cured?
Points of Order — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Christopher John Bryant (Labour, Centre-left): You used to be quite different from the way you are today On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to raise a serious point. You rightly referred earlier to today’s Order Paper, which commemorates two Members of this House who were killed in the first world war—that is the right thing for us to do. This short Parliament has seen two members of our community killed: Jo Cox, our colleague, and Keith Palmer, who was defending us. I am sure the whole House would want to add their thanks to those expressed earlier to all the police officers who work on the estate Jo Cox will have a shield up in the Chamber by the time the next Parliament gathers. No Parliament can bind its successors, but it seems to me and, I think, to quite a lot of Members on both sides of the House, wholly appropriate that Keith Palmer should also have a shield up in the Chamber. He was not a Member of Parliament, but he was one of us. He was our shield and defender. Surely if there are any voices out there who say that this Chamber should just be for Members, those voices should be rejected. There must be a permanent reminder of what Keith did for us.
Points of Order — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
David Julian Winnick (Labour, Centre-left): Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. In order that there should be no misunderstanding, because the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) gave the strong impression that I was not standing, I was desperately trying to catch your eye. If I may say so, the right hon. Gentleman and I have all the differences in the world, I am sure, but I have always looked on him as a person of integrity. I would be most grateful if he would clarify the position.
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Civil Rights
Chinyelu Susan Onwurah (Labour, Centre-left): The Minister spoke about missed opportunities. Does he recognise that he leaves this Parliament with data sharing and the rights of citizens over their own data in exactly the same state—if not worse—of chaos and total mess across Departments that was the case when he took up his role, I think just over a year ago?
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Louise Margaret Haigh (Labour, Centre-left): That was exactly why we pushed for an amendment in the Lords and it is why we are so pleased that the Government have accepted it. We need consultation, as well as a clear definition of extreme pornography and prohibited material. My understanding of the legislation is that nothing extreme, prohibited or otherwise will be able to be viewed behind age verification filters. If something is deemed to be pornography and analysed as such by the British Board of Film Classification, it will be required to be behind such filters.
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Sharon Hodgson (Labour, Centre-left): I do not know if you are going to mention Claire Turnham and her campaign at this juncture, and I do not want to steal your thunder if you are, but I just wanted to mention—
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Sharon Hodgson (Labour, Centre-left): Correct—his thunder. I wanted to mention that I have had an email from Claire Turnham, as I know you have—[Interruption.] He has, I mean. You would think I would have got the hang of this by now, Madam Deputy Speaker—I have been doing it for 12 years. I am obviously demob happy. I do apologise, and I will try to get the protocol right. Claire Turnham has been in touch, and the numbers are shocking—£51,000 has already been refunded to the victims of Viagogo. I was astonished, as I am sure the hon. Gentleman was, that there are still 418 members waiting to join the group.
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (Labour, Centre-left): It was a great privilege to work with the hon. Lady on the Committee. Does she share my concern that we do not yet have enough information or clear, research-based evidence about the long-term impact of viewing or appearing in all sorts of different types of pornography?
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (Labour, Centre-left): I thank the hon. Lady for giving way a second time. I want to put on record a further concern that I raised by tabling a probing amendment in Committee, but that remains unresolved. Regardless of the appearance of the acts, I am concerned about the welfare and safety of people who may have been coerced, forced or violently pushed into appearing in pornography. We may not be able to tell whether that is the case from viewing such material, and I am very concerned about the effect that that can have.
Digital Economy Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): We now come to my favourite piece of parliamentary procedure, so in my last session in the Chair, I am delighted to ask the Whip to move the motion for the Reasons Committee Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments 237 to 239 That Mims Davies, Louise Haigh, Matt Hancock, Calum Kerr, Scott Mann, Jeff Smith and Graham Stuart be members of the Committee That Matt Hancock be the Chair of the Committee That three be the quorum of the Committee That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Chris Heaton-Harris.) Question agreed to. Committee to withdraw immediately; reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.
Criminal Finances Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendments 11 and 33. If the House agrees to them, I will cause an appropriate entry to be made in the Journal Clause 1 Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Higher Education and Research Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendments 23, 138 and 139. If agreed by the House, I will cause an appropriate entry to be made in the Journal. I also remind the House that certain of the motions relating to the Lords amendments will be certified as relating exclusively to England and Wales, as set out on the selection paper. If the House divides on any certified motion, a double majority will be required for the motion to be passed. I also alert Members to the fact that an additional paper has been published today containing three additional motions to disagree to Lords amendments 183, 184 and 185. I am sure that the Minister will explain this further to the House. The first motion to be taken is to disagree with the Lords in their amendment 1, with which it will be convenient to consider the other motions and amendments as on the selection paper. I call the Minister to move to disagree with Lords amendment 1.
Higher Education and Research Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords amendment 1 Lords amendments 2 to 11 Lords amendment 12, and Government motion to disagree Lords amendment 209, and Government motion to disagree Lords amendment 210, and Government motion to disagree Government amendments (a) to (g) in lieu of Lords amendments 12, 209 and 210 Lords amendments 13 and 14 Lords amendment 15, Government motion to disagree, and Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu Lords amendments 16 to 22 Lords amendment 23, Government motion to disagree, and Government amendments (a) to (c) in lieu Lords amendments 24 to 70 Lords amendment 71, Government motion to disagree, and Government amendment (a) in lieu Lords amendments 72 to 77 Lords amendment 78, and Government motion to disagree Lords amendment 106, and Government motion to disagree Government amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords amendments 78 and 106 Lords amendments 79 to 105 Lords amendments 107 to 155 Lords amendment 156, Government motion to disagree, and Government amendments (a) to (c) in lieu Lords amendments 157 to 182 Lords amendment 183, and Government motion to disagree. Lords amendment 184, and Government motion to disagree Lords amendment 185, and Government motion to disagree Lords amendments 186 to 208 Lords amendments 211 to 244.
Higher Education and Research Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Roberta Carol Blackman-Woods (Labour, Centre-left): Does my hon. Friend agree that the review is welcome but that it would have been really good to hear the Minister say this afternoon that he would definitely want to act on its outcome, not simply ignore it, which could happen in the future?
Higher Education and Research Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Gordon Marsden (Labour, Centre-left): My hon. Friend knows that I cannot be responsible for the Minister’s mood music. I can only respond to what he has committed to do in the Bill, and its commitment to an independent review is very important. A whole raft of people, not just the Lords, are concerned. The combined efforts of an outside challenge, the wisdom of the Lords, who constrained the Minister by inserting the original amendment, and our determination have resulted in welcome concessions.
Higher Education and Research Bill — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Immigration
James Dolan Cunningham (Labour, Centre-left): I agree with most of what the hon. Gentleman has said, but including student numbers in the statistics totally distorts the true immigration figures. People therefore get the wrong impression about immigration, and that causes confusion.
Diesel Fumes: Islwyn — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher James Evans (Labour, Centre-left): Of all the Members I have served with during my seven years in this House, the hon. Gentleman is the only one who could shoehorn an intervention about Northern Ireland into a debate about Islwyn. I welcome that.
Diesel Fumes: Islwyn — House of Commons, 2017-04-26
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. Let us see if we can help. We are nearly at the end. What we do not want is sideshow arguments. Please continue and I am sure that interventions will be possible when the Minister sums up the debate.
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-02-24
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. I am a bit worried. Time is going by and I know that you, Mr Davies, will want to hear some of the other speeches. I am sure that you will want to get towards the end of your speech. Mr Chope is trying to distract you permanently. We have to worry about that.
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-02-24
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. If the hon. Gentleman does want to hear that, it might be helpful if he gets on and ends his speech, as I can then get some answers for him—and I would not want to distract him from hearing the answers.
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-02-24
Topic: Civil Rights
Sarah Deborah Champion (Labour, Centre-left): I will be incredibly brief because we have taken years to get to this point, and I do not want to slow this down any further. I congratulate the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Dr Whiteford) and her team on their hard work in ensuring that this private Member’s Bill made it this far. I know that she has gone to great lengths to ensure that we can be here today, and I congratulate her on that The convention provides a step change in the way in which we all—central Government, local authorities, charities, women’s services and even individuals—work to prevent violence against women and girls.
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-02-24
Topic: Civil Rights
Roberta Carol Blackman-Woods (Labour, Centre-left): I congratulate my hon. Friend on the work she has done to support the Bill. Does she agree that it is important that we get the multi-agency and co-ordinated approach to tackling violence against women and girls that the Istanbul convention demands? Will she work with MPs across the House to check that this integrated approach and the support services are available throughout the country, as they are absent in some areas?
Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-02-24
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): Order. We are starting to stray quite a lot now. We are now not only not talking about the amendment, but not talking about the Bill. I would be very grateful if the hon. Gentleman could restrict his comments to the amendments that he has tabled.
Youth Justice System — House of Commons, 2017-03-07
Topic: Mixed Topics
David George Hanson (Labour, Centre-left): Has the Minister had a chance to see this morning’s damning report on G4S’s performance at Oakhill training centre? Has he yet made a decision on whether he plans to allow G4S to flog off the centre to an American buyer?