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A Plan for the NHS and Social Care — House of Commons, 2021-05-19
Topic: Other
Nigel Martin Evans (Conservative, Centre-right): Thanks, Dehenna. Sadly, we had to cut the video—we had a still of you—and the audio was not brilliant. Perhaps you could have a chat with the technicians to try to establish what the problem was.
Walley’s Quarry: Response of the Environment Agency — House of Commons, 2021-05-19
Topic: Other
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. I did not interrupt the hon. Lady because we are trying to get back to some kind of normality, but I have to make the point that that was a very long intervention—a very interesting one, of course.
Walley’s Quarry: Response of the Environment Agency — House of Commons, 2021-05-19
Topic: Other
Rebecca Faye Clark (Pow) (Conservative, Centre-right): Apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thought I had until 8.6 pm—I was carefully watching the clock I will just summarise. I thank my hon. Friend for his assiduous work. I am keeping my eye on it. We are holding their feet to the fire; we have to reduce the odours from this site. Thank you for your time, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will continue to have a really close look at what is going on at this site Question put and agreed to.
Free Trade Agreements — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I assure the hon. Lady that the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be up and running to fully scrutinise the Australia trade deal. As set out in the Agriculture Act 2020, the TAC will look at whether FTAs "are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection" for "animal or plant life or health…animal welfare, and…the environment." That is what Parliament supported in the Agriculture Act and the Trade Act 2021.
Trade Deals: Human Rights — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (Conservative, Centre-right): The Under-Secretary of State for International Trade, my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart), spoke in an Adjournment debate yesterday on this topic, and the Opposition could, of course, have used an Opposition day debate on this area. We have a strong history of protecting rights around the world, promoting our values globally, and we will continue to do so. By having an economic partnership agreement in place and encouraging trade, we are continuing to support some of the most vulnerable people in Cameroon, providing valuable employment and helping to lift them out of poverty.
G7 Summit: Trade Priorities — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I refute what the hon. Lady just said. We have changed the rules that govern UK Export Finance to make sure that it is focused solely on financing clean-energy projects, and that is alongside other measures that support our zero-carbon objectives. We are also working hard at the World Trade Organisation and through the G7 to make trade greener and to make sure that zero carbon is part of how the global trading system works.
G7 Summit: Trade Priorities — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very proud that the UK Government funded research into the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is now producing 98% of the 49 million covid vaccines delivered right around the world. We have played a leading role in that. I am interested in practical measures that have real effect, such as voluntary licensing agreements. If there is any evidence that intellectual property waivers could help, I am all ears and interested to hear it, but we cannot have a regime that destroys intellectual property rights and ends up stopping future innovation.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right to recognise the importance of the Gulf given that the six countries in the Gulf Co-operation Council are our third-largest non-EU export market, at over £30 billion last year. I am very pleased that we have a strong visa offer for our partners there, including the electronic visa waiver programme, and that the introduction of Britain’s new points-based immigration system creates a level playing field for the first time in many years. I will continue to work closely with fellow Ministers at the Home Office to make sure that the visa system contributes to Britain rightly being recognised as a world leader with which to trade and invest.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ian Levy (Conservative, Centre-right): Happy birthday from Blyth Valley, Mr Speaker. I recently had the pleasure of visiting B&B Attachments, a fantastic firm in Cramlington that designs and constructs stock handling machinery for the front of forklift trucks. During my visit, it became evident that now more than ever, we need to showcase the ability of such firms on a global stage. Does the Secretary of State agree that she is doing all she can to support and promote the achievements of our homegrown manufacturing?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his continued support for businesses in his constituency, and I agree with him that B&B Attachments is an example of UK manufacturing at its best. My Department was delighted to help B&B grow its business overseas by providing specialised advice and dedicated funding. The Department is doing all it can to help other manufacturing suppliers from across the regions and nations of the UK to achieve success overseas, including with grants from our £38 million international-isation fund.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Graham Charles Stuart (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Lady for her excellent question, because trade show support is really important for putting British business on the front foot. We have worked across multiple industries to improve our digital and virtual offer, and I am delighted to say that in some areas that has led to higher levels of activity than we had before. I will make sure that the House is informed as soon as we have further to say about the plan, possibly following 21 June.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (Conservative, Centre-right): Once again, the Labour party is obsessed by membership of the European Union. It has not moved on from the referendum, when the British people provided a clear signal to us in this place that we should get on with delivering the benefits of Brexit. This deal is a world leader in digital trade, eliminating the need for paperwork, and many countries and trade blocs could learn from that.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Jeremy Paul Wright (Conservative, Centre-right): I feel somewhat inadequate that I can only say this in English, but many happy returns, Mr Speaker Will my right hon. Friend confirm that, as and when a trade deal with the United States is agreed, the Government will not compromise on the principle that underpins the online safety Bill—that digital platforms, including American ones, must comply with the duty of care to keep their users as safe as they reasonably can—and that that will hold true whether or not the Bill has completed its legislative passage and is enforced by that point?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): The UK is committed to making our regime the safest place in the world to be online. In trade negotiations, we will protect our online safety regime, while also promoting our thriving digital industry. I am pleased that in free trade agreements with Japan and the European economic area, we have agreed free flow of data alongside protecting Britain’s high standards, and that is exactly what we would do in an agreement with the United States.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Damian Noel Thomas Collins (Conservative, Centre-right): Whatever people’s view on the asylum situation in this country, people in Folkestone are united in their opposition to the use of Napier barracks in this way. It has been destructive to the community, not least because the barracks have been the focal point of protests—both people protesting about migrant crossings and people protesting about the use of the barracks. It has been a drain on other public services as well. Does the Home Office intend to renew its lease on Napier barracks, which expires in September?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Housing
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his question and for the tireless work that he has done on behalf of his constituents, liaising with the Home Office, Kent County Council, Folkestone and Hythe District Council and others, and representing his constituents extremely effectively. Unfortunately, very often the local population is not terribly keen on accommodation centres of this kind, for the reasons that he outlined We are obviously working hard to mitigate those impacts. Kent police, for example, have received extra funding, and we are working closely with the local health service. The current arrangements on the site are due to run until September. No decision has been made beyond that, but I assure my hon. Friend that he will be closely engaged with at all stages as any further decision is taken.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Scott Lloyd Benton (Conservative, Centre-right): The residents of Blackpool South were absolutely appalled by the recent High Court judgment. Many of them have questioned why accommodation that was previously fit for our brave troops is somehow inadequate for those who are supposedly fleeing persecution around the globe. Indeed, some have asked why so many people want to remain in the UK at all if the accommodation is so bad. Does the Minister agree that the High Court judgment only highlights the need for urgent reform of our asylum system as a whole, and does he agree that we now need to look at processing asylum seekers outside the UK as part of this plan?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): The judgment, as I said earlier, did not find that the conditions were inhuman or degrading, and it did not find that using dormitory or barrack accommodation was inherently unsuitable, so I agree with the spirit of my hon. Friend’s question We certainly need to reform the system. The people who are coming across the English channel on small boats are making a journey that is not only dangerous and illegal, but unnecessary. France is a safe country, Germany is a safe country, Belgium is a safe country and Italy is a safe country. The right thing to do—the safe thing to do, and the legal thing to do—is to claim asylum in the first available place. In relation to his last question, yes, all options are being considered.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Andrew William Murrison (Conservative, Centre-right): A very happy birthday to you, Mr Speaker The Home Office has worked incredibly hard in very difficult circumstances to improve conditions, and covid security particularly, for the men temporarily housed at Napier barracks since the evidence informing the High Court ruling was submitted. However, I represent a large Army community that will be wondering why conditions considered fine for servicemen and women are considered not good enough for asylum seekers, including those who have made the illegal and perilous journey across the channel. How am I to advise my constituents?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): I think my right hon. Friend is raising an extremely good question. It is precisely because of that question that we will be introducing a Bill in the near future, announced in the Queen’s Speech, to reform our system to make sure that the asylum system is fair, as of course it should be, to those in genuine need, but that we deal with these claims quickly, effectively and fairly, and also prevent unnecessary illegal migration, which puts enormous pressure on the system of the kind we are discussing.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Peter William Bone (Conservative, Centre-right): Would the Minister agree with me that the problem is not Napier barracks, but people crossing the channel illegally from France? Is not the simple solution that, when these people arrive in England, we put them on a Royal Navy boat and take them back to France, because France is a safe country and that is where asylum should be claimed? If we did that, it would stop the problem.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Robert John Blackman (Conservative, Centre-right): I wish you a long life and happiness of your birthday, Mr Speaker My hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) rightly said that the problem here is the illegal crossings from France. May I take this opportunity to thank the Minister and his colleagues for doing everything they can to reform the asylum system so that it helps those who actually are vulnerable and need it most? Can he confirm that under the new proposals we will be opening more safe routes to the UK while clamping down on the people smugglers who prey on the most vulnerable?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend, as always, puts it exactly right. We intend to stand by those in genuine need with schemes like the resettlement scheme, which has taken vulnerable people directly from places of danger and resettled them, and has done so more than any other country in Europe, but when it comes to illegal migration we intend to clamp down hard.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Civil Rights
Marco Longhi (Conservative, Centre-right): Happy birthday to you, Mr Speaker Yesterday, I was made aware of a serious matter that could revolutionise our equality laws. Professors gave evidence at the Women and Equalities Committee and said that buildings—not people—could be something akin to aggressive or threatening. So I think the illegal immigrants at Napier may perhaps have acted in self-defence when trashing and torching the barracks. We should all be aware of their vulnerabilities and sensibilities, so will the Minister agree to send a delegation from the Committee to assess this building aggression, in particular my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), whose sensibilities make him ideally suited to the job?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): I have explained that many aspects of the judgment found in favour of the Home Office, and I have also explained that improvements have been made subsequently. The contracts are monitored on an ongoing basis, but I repeat again that the challenges of managing 60,000 people in asylum accommodation in the middle of a pandemic are very considerable.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Thomas Patrick Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I see this issue about public health in a pandemic as a little bit of a distraction technique, frankly. Pandemic or no pandemic, I am pretty sure that most Labour Members would rather have these people, who are largely illegal immigrants, in elaborate hotel accommodation for as long as possible—potentially indefinitely. Does the Minister agree that if we are going to do what the elected Government were asked to do, which is take back control of our borders, it might be necessary in time to be open to looking at human rights law, because it seems that these judges, who are so often out of step with public opinion, are a blockage to us doing what we need to do?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): I think the public do expect us to reform the system and to control our borders, which is why we are bringing forward a new Bill very shortly to do exactly that. On the question of human rights, which my hon. Friend rightly raises, there is a review going on currently into the operation of the Human Rights Act 1998 that will be reporting, I think, later this year.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Mixed Topics
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. and learned Lady refers to the letter of 1 June and says that it post-dates the Home Affairs Committee appearance on 24 February, which it does. However, the paragraph that I quoted says that the positive ongoing dialogue and collaborative working had been ongoing "since spring 2020".
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): Just to be clear, the court judgment found that there was no article 3 infringement. It did not find that the conditions amounted to inhuman or degrading treatment. Moreover, the judgment did not find, in relation to the requirement to be back at 10 o’clock, that a curfew had been imposed; nor did it find that the barracks or dormitory accommodation were inherently inadequate in the context of asylum accommodation. It is important that the House understands those important aspects of the judgment I have already outlined the measures that have been taken: an increased cleaning service, social distancing and lateral flow testing three times a week. All those measures are designed to ensure that users are safe. The hon. Member asked about vaccinations. The Government’s approach to vaccinations in general is that, outside of things like the NHS, vaccinations are done in the order that people are entitled to them based on age and clinical conditions, so the same rules that apply to the hon. Member, to me and to Mr Speaker will apply to people at Napier as well.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Alexander Paul Thomas Stafford (Conservative, Centre-right): I wish you many happy returns, Mr Speaker After the second world war, my grandfather, Paul, who fought alongside British forces, was settled in the UK in a refugee camp. A few years later, my mother was born in the same refugee camp. That refugee camp was at an old Army base. Yes, conditions were not great, but they were thankful that they were born in that, because, had my grandfather returned to the Soviet Union, he would have returned to a gulag or perhaps even worse. Why were those conditions good enough for a hero who fought against the Nazis and for my own mother, but not good enough for this current wave of migrants?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful point. The experience of his mother and his family illustrates the service that this country does in providing asylum to those who genuinely need it. It puts today’s debate rather in context.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): If the hon. Lady would like to raise that case in writing, I would be happy to look into it to find out the details and circumstances. We are accommodating 60,000 people across the country. The cost of running the asylum system now amounts to £1 billion a year, which is a staggering sum and makes the case for reform, for all the reasons that Conservative Members have been laying out.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Lee Anderson (Conservative, Centre-right): Happy birthday from the people of Ashfield, Mr Speaker After five years of living in the back of a lorry fighting for King and country during the second world war, my grandad Charlie returned to these shores, to live in poor housing, with no heating and no hot water, and he made do with an outside toilet and no access to free yoga lessons. He then went on to work for 40 years down the pit and not once did he ever complain about his life. So does the Minister agree that if illegal immigrants entering this country do not like the housing, which has much better facilities than in my grandad’s day, one solution would be to return to France, taking their leftie lawyers and the Opposition with them?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend, as always, makes a powerful point. There is serious question to answer about why people who are in safe countries, such as France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and all these other European countries, are attempting these dangerous, illegal and unnecessary journeys. What I say to them is that they are in countries that have a fully functioning asylum system and they should claim asylum there.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Jonathan Edward Gullis (Conservative, Centre-right): Happy birthday, Mr Speaker The people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke cannot figure out what is wrong with an Army barracks that has provided free accommodation, food, sanitation and yoga to people who have entered this country illegally. Leftie lawyers have stuck their oar in and ensured that hard-earned UK taxpayers’ money is going to have to be splashed on expensive accommodation, such as hotels or buying properties, as seen in Stoke-on-Trent, adding further strain to local public services. Does the Minister agree that people entering illegally from safe places such as France should be returned immediately and that we should now look to Denmark and process asylum seekers outside the UK as part of our plan for immigration?
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the thrust of my hon. Friend’s point, which he makes powerfully. We have already changed our inadmissibility rules to enable the sort of thing that he is describing, and we are in discussions to help make those operational. He rightly says that people should not be entering the UK illegally and dangerously having come from a safe place where they could reasonably have claimed asylum, and that most certainly includes France.
Napier Barracks Asylum Accommodation — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Immigration
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): There have been some delays with the new Aspen cards, which are in the process of being rapidly resolved. However, I categorically reject the allegation that the Home Office, the Government and the UK are not doing their reasonable bit to support asylum seekers. As I have said, the cost of providing asylum support to these 60,000 people now amounts to £1 billion a year, so any suggestion that there is a lack of generosity or there is a meanness of spirit is categorically and completely untrue.
Hillsborough: Collapse of Trials — House of Commons, 2021-06-10
Topic: Public Lands
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): In the hon. Lady’s sensitive and appropriate invocation of the memories of the 96, it is right to pause to remember that 50 years ago the Ibrox disaster happened in Glasgow, a major disaster costing many, many lives.