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Hate Crime — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Again, reflecting on the overall tone of this urgent question, I will not rise to the bait, as it were, in that question. Frankly, I think we can all work together to call out hate crime when it happens. We have already today, sadly, heard the forms it can take, including anti-Semitism. Last week, the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) spoke about the experience of misogyny; it is not yet a hate crime, but was the cause of much debate last week. We are very clear, and I think the House has been very clear today, that these letters and their sentiments are wholly abhorrent and are to be condemned.
Hate Crime — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady has hit on a very important point. We must all do what we can to encourage victims of hate crime—whether it is to do with race, religion, disability or gender identity—to report it. Under-reporting is a real issue and I hope that the work of organisations such as Tell MAMA will help people find the wherewithal to report such incidents to the police so that they can be dealt with.
Hate Crime — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course we recognise the importance of bringing communities together, and there are many ways in which to do that. My constituency may enjoy being brought together in a very different way from another constituency elsewhere in the country. I am not clear about the direct impact asserted by the hon. Gentleman in relation to that project, but I will happily write to him about it.
Hate Crime — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I am absolutely clear that the BNP and all the other far right organisations described today have no place in our society. Frankly, their showing at the ballot box, when they dare to stand for election, shows how little truck the British public have with them.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): I think it vital for all colleagues to join together in supporting the efforts being made by the House to stamp out all bullying and harassment wherever we see it, and to ensure that in future everyone will be treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady gives me the opportunity to thank and pay tribute to the very good staff representatives who were on the working group: a representative from Unite, who works as a researcher for a Member of the Labour party; a representative of MAPSA—the Members and Peers Staff Association—who works as a researcher for a Member of the Conservative party; and a representative of the National Union of Journalists, who works for the Scottish nationalists here. They all made a great contribution, and are to be commended on their efforts.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Matthew James Offord (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Leader of the House agree that every individual complaint made against a Member reflects badly on each and every one of us? Given the "Newsnight" allegation that the policy was simply not up to scratch, and that it was certainly something that we decided among ourselves, does she agree that we need not only an independent investigation, but an external independent body to establish our future policy?
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): I hope I can reassure my hon. Friend that the independent grievance policy that we are in the process of establishing will ensure that the culture in this place changes to the benefit of all who work here. Many hon. Members are troubled by the allegations. It is, as ever, a small minority of people who behave badly, and he is right to point out that it demeans all of us when a few of us behave badly.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Philip Thomas Hollobone (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate that there may be problems with definition, that many cases will not have been investigated and that details will often be sketchy at best at this stage, but can the Leader of the House give an indication of the scale of the problem? How many cases of abuse of House or Members’ staff have been brought to her attention in her recent dealings?
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not think that I can give my hon. Friend an idea of the scale of the problem. Different cases have appeared in the media, and it is difficult to understand the enormity and range of the problem. Suffice it to say, we are determined to see change for the better across the House.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Julian Murray Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Leader of the House agree that any member of staff who feels that he or she has been bullied must have an absolute guarantee that their career will not suffer in any way if they make a complaint? If they have that guarantee, does she agree that the reputation of Members of Parliament should not be sullied by accusations that they are bullies unless a complaint against them has been made?
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is exactly right. The power dynamic—the idea that how we behave is not necessarily how we are seen to behave—is incredibly important. Certainly, in working group evidence, we took a lot of witness statements about exactly that, and it is vital that we take that into account.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is not quite right about that: the working group proposes that training is essential for all Members across the House in a wide variety of areas, and measures are being brought forward to encourage people to undertake training. We have said that in their induction new Members in the next Parliament will receive compulsory training in certain areas.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): The working group put the complainant at the heart of this procedure, and what was very clear from the evidence we took was that people will come forward only if they feel they will be treated in confidence and they will not then be plastered all over the front of the newspapers.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): I can certainly tell the hon. Lady that it was the working group’s ambition that all those who work here would have access to the independent complaints procedure. As I have said to other hon. Members, it is our intention to look at that again.
Treatment of House of Commons Staff — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (Conservative, Centre-right): I do agree with the hon. Gentleman that respect is key. We are determined to achieve in Parliament a workplace environment that is among the best in the world and that treats everybody with the respect and dignity that they deserve.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. There can be strongly held opinions and inflamed passions, but I appeal to colleagues, whose sincerity and integrity I do not doubt, to remember that we hear views. Other colleagues will be heard, but the right hon. Gentleman must be heard now.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course, we are aware of the need in the United Kingdom to ensure that our financial system cannot be used for illicit money flows, that appropriate action is taken by law enforcement and other bodies to ensure that we identify such flows and that we make the appropriate response to them. As the right hon. Gentleman will know, we are already putting in place a number of measures to improve the information that is available in a transparent way in relation to the holding of certain assets here by those from overseas, and that is something we will continue to work on.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Naturally, there is the most intense interest in this extraordinarily grave matter, and I am keen to accommodate colleagues. May I ask colleagues to help me to help each of them by confining themselves to pithy questions?
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman has asked me the question about the Magnitsky issue on many occasions in this House, both when I was Home Secretary and subsequently. We already have a number of powers that enable us to take action against individuals to prevent them from coming into this country, but we are looking seriously at the amendments. As I said, we want to ensure we have maximum consensus on this issue. On further action the Government might take, I will return to the House at the earliest possible opportunity, once we have a response from the Russian state, to update the House on the further measures we will take.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very happy to say that I am sure lessons will be coming out of this for local communities, the NHS and the police as they look into this matter. We will ensure that those are available to all across the country.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander John Gervase Chalk (Conservative, Centre-right): In considering Russia, we should never forget that, for all its geographical size, Russia’s economy is little more than half that of the UK. In those circumstances, does my right hon. Friend agree that British economic levers are far more potent than some might realise and that we should not hesitate, if the circumstances demand it, to pull them hard?
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrew Campbell Bowie (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Prime Minister for her statement, and I pay tribute to a group of individuals who have, I think, been unmentioned so far this afternoon: the armed forces personnel who attended with the professionalism and selfless devotion to duty that we expect of them What is the Prime Minister doing with our allies in NATO, the United Nations and, of course, the European Union to ensure the maintenance of the international rules-based system, which is under systemic threat from the Russian Federation?
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady speaks well about this matter. There are those who have bravely spoken out. We should be very clear that we support them in doing so. We want to ensure that they are able and free to do so, and able to feel confident about doing so, without fearing action that might be taken against them as a result.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Matthew Robert Warman (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister is clearly right to suggest that, from hacking infrastructure to spreading disinformation, Russia has been waging a cyber-war against the west for a number of years. As Home Secretary, she took the Bill that became the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 through the House with cross-party support. Can she now reassure the House that if more such powers are needed, she will not hesitate to ask for them?
Northern Ireland Finances — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. This is the second of four ministerial statements to the House today. Notwithstanding its immense importance, and in the interests of accommodating subsequent business, I appeal to colleagues not to preface their questions with mini-speeches, but simply to ask a pithy question.
Northern Ireland Finances — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): Clearly, my hon. and gallant Friend is right that those are conversations that the Northern Ireland civil service has had with the parties as well as with the UK Government. It has been incredibly professional in ensuring that it looks at both the decisions made by the Executive before they collapsed and their programme for government. It reflects the priorities of the UK Government in ensuring that health, education and policing are protected.
Northern Ireland Finances — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. He will know that the matter he raises is one for the House, but the House will have heard the strong words from both sides on the matter.
Northern Ireland Finances — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady, who was a great sports Minister, knows exactly what the problem is, and I remember it from my previous brief. Belfast has been awarded the 2021 Commonwealth games but the absence of an Executive and Ministers to sign the appropriate documentation and contractual information means that there is great difficulty. I am looking at how we can resolve many of these issues, and that one is certainly on my table at the moment.
Northern Ireland Finances — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): That is not the advice that I have had from permanent secretaries. The hon. Lady is right to refer to two additional issues: the concerns about legacy and about the victims of institutional abuse. On legacy, the UK Government are committed to consulting on the Stormont House agreement and to setting up the relevant bodies. On historical abuse, the Hart inquiry was set up by the Executive before it collapsed, so it is constitutionally very difficult for any other party or Government to consider its recommendations; it was not a review instigated by the UK Parliament or UK Government. The hon. Lady absolutely describes the tension of the situation we are operating within.
United States Tariffs: Steel and Aluminium — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Liam Fox (Conservative, Centre-right): The EU is taking countermeasures because the EU views section 232 itself as a safeguard. Any action that the United States were to take in response to that would be completely out of line with international trade law, as well as exacerbating an already tense situation.
United States Tariffs: Steel and Aluminium — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Liam Fox (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have said, through the work that we are doing multilaterally, there are currently 28 outstanding recommendations that we expect China to apply. The Prime Minister raised this matter on her recent visit to China, and we are continuing the conversation. We understand China’s need for the production of aluminium and steel for export and for its domestic use, but if we are going to have a rules-based system, the rules need to be obeyed. They also need to be transparent, and we need to have sufficient information to determine whether the WTO rules are still effective.
United States Tariffs: Steel and Aluminium — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Liam Fox (Conservative, Centre-right): That is what we in the WTO are for. Its purpose is to ensure that there is a rules-based system and that the rules are applied, and that when the rules are not applied, there is sufficient mitigation to help those countries that are affected. In all the things that the hon. Gentleman has just mentioned, that is where we regard our duty as lying.
Protection of Civilians in Afrin — House of Commons, 2018-03-12
Topic: Other
Alistair James Hendrie Burt (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that I set out what the UK thought of the origins of this at the beginning of my statement, and it does not entirely align with what the hon. Gentleman has said. He has spoken for himself rather than the Government on this occasion.
Leaving the EU: Cross-border Trade — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Immigration
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Gentleman for his warm words. I too pay tribute to my predecessor, who I am pleased to say is recovering well at home. I know the whole House wishes him well, wishes him a speedy recovery and looks forward to welcoming him back to this Chamber The hon. Gentleman refers to the matter of the border. We are determined that there will be no new physical infrastructure at the border, and we will maintain things such as the common travel area, which has been in existence since well before the EU.
Devolved Government — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Other
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): I apologise; I would very much like to give Members much more explicit and detailed answers, but that would simply not be appropriate at this stage. However, as before, I commit to returning to the House as and when I have something concrete to say on the matter.
Devolved Government — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Civil Rights
Karen Anne Bradley (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. As I said, I do not wish to say anything at this stage—I know it is frustrating for all that I cannot say more, and I am frustrated too—but I will come to this House and make a full statement as and when I am able to. Equal marriage is clearly a devolved issue and quite rightly should be legislated for in Stormont. That is the right place for this legislation to be enacted, and I look forward to a devolved Government being in place that can do that. He will recall that when the matter was debated in this Chamber for our constituents in England and Wales, these Benches were entitled to a free vote and Members of Parliament voted in line with their conscience.
Leaving the EU: Transitional Arrangements — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Other
Questions: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on negotiating a transitional arrangement with the EU that benefits Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.; What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on negotiating a transitional arrangement with the EU that benefits Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. It is most unfortunate that neither the Minister’s mellifluous tones nor the content of his answer could properly be heard because of the number of private conversations. I think he deserves a more attentive audience.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Civil Rights
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that the whole House will join me in paying tribute to Captain Dean Sprouting, who died in a road traffic accident in Iraq on 31 January. His death was not the result of enemy activity. I know that Members in all parts of the House will want to join me in offering condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time One hundred years ago yesterday, women won the right to vote. [Hon. Members: "Some women."] Indeed: some women. I am pleased to say that universal suffrage did come for women 10 years later, under a Conservative Government. I am sure that the whole House will want to join me in marking the heroic and tireless struggle that led to women having the vote, because it forever changed our nation’s future This morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Housing
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to raise this matter on behalf of his constituents. I understand that Thanet District Council has not adopted a local plan since 2006, which is why my right hon. Friend the Housing Secretary has written to the district council to begin the formal process of considering intervention. This is a very serious step that shows that the council has not been doing what it should be doing in relation to a local plan. So my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is now considering whether to intervene, and he will make an announcement in due course.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Questions: While I have been travelling around the country to meet people from diverse communities, members of the Jewish and the Muslim communities have raised the point that the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 should specifically take into account people’s faith considerations, because in their faiths, loved ones must be buried within 24 hours. Will the Prime Minister join me, my hon. Friend the Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Mrs Grant) and faith communities in looking at this very important matter?
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have said before, it is of course important that customers, especially those who are vulnerable, can call on the services they need. Obviously I welcome the Royal Bank of Scotland’s decision, which is a commercial decision for the bank. If the right hon. Gentleman is so keen on ensuring that people, including perhaps those in remote communities, have access to the services that they need, he should ask himself why the Scottish Government have been such a failure in ensuring that people in remote communities have broadband access to online banking. The Scottish Government need to get their act together because, quite simply, Scotland under the Nats is getting left behind.
Taylor Review — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrew James Griffiths (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes that point very clearly, and I thank her for the contribution that she and her fellow members of the Committee made to our decisions. She is absolutely right that we need to get on with it, and that there is huge complexity in relation to people’s status. If the only possible response, as it is at the moment, is to engage lawyers, go to the courts and undertake expensive litigation, that will not help the people she highlights at Uber, Deliveroo and so on. We are very clear about our intention, and we are getting on with the job to make it a reality.
Police Grant Report — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Other
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. I do not think I can possibly have actually heard what I think I heard the hon. Gentleman say. I trust that he will immediately withdraw what he said, and say it, very briefly, in a different form.
Local Government Finance — House of Commons, 2018-02-07
Topic: Mixed Topics
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): We come now to the three motions on local government finance, which will be debated together I must inform the House that Mr Speaker has today certified the Report on Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) as relating exclusively to England and within devolved legislative competence. All three motions are therefore subject to double majority voting: whole House and those representing constituencies in England only.