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Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Let us consider Ministers who were successful in the past. No one would accuse Denis Healey, for example, of having been a shrinking violet when it came to ensuring that effect was given to the policies of the Labour Government of the day. However, it is also vital to acknowledge that in every workplace we must show respect to every individual and ensure that the people who work in the civil service are confident that their views are respected and their wellbeing safeguarded, and that is at the heart of everything that we do.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Other
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): It would be wrong for me to go into those details, given that Sir Philip—who was, as I mentioned earlier, a distinguished public servant—has indicated that he may initiate legal proceedings. I would not want to say, and I am sure that the hon. Lady would not want me to say, anything that would prejudice the appropriate conduct of those proceedings.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Other
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): With respect to the hon. Lady, who was a very distinguished civil servant, I disagree. The first thing to say is that because Sir Philip Rutnam has made it clear that he wishes to pursue a particular legal route, it would be wholly inappropriate for me to provide a commentary on his remarks. As for the hon. Lady’s broader point, absolutely not: far from being pugilistic, the Government are concentrating on delivering on their manifesto commitments.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Immigration
Siobhan Kathleen Baillie (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that we should not be distracted by fielding stones thrown from the glass house of the Opposition Front Bench, but should concentrate on delivering the points-based immigration system? Will he assure me that that will still happen, notwithstanding the issue that is before us today?
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not aware of any such plans. It is not bluster; it is an absolutely key democratic commitment to fulfil our manifesto pledges, but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that everyone deserves to be treated with courtesy and civility in public life, and Ministers across Government are committed to just that.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Mark Peter Fletcher (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my hon. Friend agree that there seems to be a pattern involving the appointment of female Home Secretaries and vicious briefings against them in the media? Is it possible that some of these unelected men have a problem with taking instructions from powerful women?
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes an important point. We are fortunate in this country to have had a succession of strong female Home Secretaries. Jacqui Smith, the former Member for Redditch; my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May); Amber Rudd, the former Member for Hastings and Rye; and now my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel) have all been distinguished public servants. They all demonstrate the evidence that the job of Home Secretary is exacting, and we are lucky to have had four powerful and effective women performing that role.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Joanna Mary Gideon (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that everyone has a duty to treat colleagues with respect, but that we ought not to take lectures from the Labour leadership on how to deal with bullying and harassment?
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The experiences of Luciana Berger and Louise Ellman remind us all that the Labour party has a job to do to ensure that bullying is removed from its own ranks in order to improve the health of our democratic life.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Other
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is important that everyone in public life behaves with the maximum degree of civility, courtesy and consideration to others. It is also important, however, that confidentiality is respected during the robust discussions that take place between Ministers, special advisers and officials, and leaks are therefore to be deprecated.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Immigration
Dehenna Sheridan Fareham (Conservative, Centre-right): It may be a bit of my northern bias, but I know that what the media report on here in London does not necessarily reflect what people are talking about in my constituency of Bishop Auckland and, I am sure, in many constituencies represented by my hon. and right hon. Friends Does my right hon. Friend agree that this issue should not become a distraction from delivering on our manifesto, which was overwhelmingly supported by our communities, and delivering a points-based immigration system and more police?
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Other
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend invites me to go down memory lane, and the point he makes is a fair one. People who are dedicated to doing their best for the public have, in the past, occasionally shown a degree of exasperation. As we look back, we can learn from them and say that their commitment to public service was admirable but that we all need to make sure that we treat those with whom we work with appropriate respect.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Immigration
Christopher James Green (Conservative, Centre-right): With the general election being so recent, the clear demand from the general public is to deliver on immigration and law and order. We on the Government Benches have got it. Is my right hon. Friend certain that the civil service—they are an excellent civil service—have also listened to the general public and will deliver on their priorities?
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Immigration
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend reminds us that the Home Secretary and, indeed, this whole Government were elected on the basis that we would take a tough line on law and order with a firm but fair migration policy, and making sure that that we implement those policies is absolutely critical.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Kieran John Mullan (Conservative, Centre-right): Whatever the Government do in relation to this matter, may I please have some reassurances that we will not take any lessons from the Labour party? When they were faced with allegations from their staff in relation to misconduct and antisemitism, they did nothing but fill the airwaves, undermining them, questioning their credibility and doing what some might call bullying them.
Ministerial Code — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Michael Andrew Gove (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a very important point. It is absolutely vital that we all do everything we can to ensure that we treat other people with civility. I know that in the debate over the future of the Labour party, the regrets that have been expressed about how antisemitism had been dealt with will, I am sure, be addressed by the future leadership of the Labour party to ensure that that stain is wiped away.
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right: we do lead the way in technology and innovation in this country, which is why we are investing in aviation research and development. I assure him that the outcome of any Supreme Court ruling will be respected.
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Andrew Hanson Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): I, too, welcome my hon. Friend to her place. I support the expansion of Heathrow with the extra runway for the economic benefits that it brings, particularly to the north of England. I also strongly support the actions being taken in respect of our pledge on net zero by 2050, and I do not see the two as incompatible. Does my hon. Friend join me in welcoming the aviation industry’s plan for net zero by 2050 and does she commend Heathrow’s plan to play its part in that progress?
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that point and raising the profile of what the industry and sector wish to do. As I have said this afternoon, we are committed to achieving the net zero target, and aviation—indeed, all modes of transport—has an important part to play. As I have outlined, we will bring forward the transport decarbonisation plans and work with industry to make sure that we are able to achieve that.
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert Goodwill (Conservative, Centre-right): Businesses in the north of England—in places such as Scarborough and, indeed, Middlesbrough—are keen to play their part in delivering a global trading Britain. However, they are frustrated by the absence of slots into our main hub airport and have to use Schiphol, Paris or other airports. How does it help achieve our greenhouse gas emissions targets or get the best result for UK plc if they have to use foreign flights to Schiphol, Charles de Gaulle or Frankfurt?
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want to make sure that the whole UK benefits from economic prosperity, particularly in the north; that, hopefully, is what I will be working on in the coming months in this role. It is absolutely true: as I have said, will repeat and will keep repeating, airport expansion is a core part of our increasing UK connectivity —not just in the UK, but abroad.
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have said, the judgment is over 100 pages long and is extremely complex. It is right that the Government take time to consider that and come back to the House with the next steps. I hope that the hon. Gentleman would not want a Government to make a quick decision on such an important topic.
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alun Hugh Cairns (Conservative, Centre-right): May I congratulate the Minister on the way in which she is responding to the questions that have been asked? Does she recognise that it is innovation and technological advances that will help us to meet our climate change challenge? Does she further recognise that the expansion of Heathrow is a key plank of economic development opportunities on the western side of the UK?
Airport Expansion — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Kelly Jane Tolhurst (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand my hon. Friend’s concern. I just want to reiterate that we are committed to airport expansion. We took the decision not to appeal, because it was a private sector delivery scheme, being privately financed. Of course, the instigators will be issuing an appeal. I understand his frustration, but it is right that any airport expansion or infrastructure project of this nature meets the key criteria for environmental protections. As I have already said, we are analysing the judgment and we will come forward with the next steps as soon as possible.
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Civil Rights
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): We are committed to protecting personal data. There are huge opportunities in striking an advanced digital and data chapter on the flows of data between the UK and the US—ensuring that those flows are properly underwritten and giving software companies opportunities. There are huge advantages, but we will always ensure that we are protecting people online and personal data.
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is right. There are issues that are dealt with at a federal level and a state level. We will be seeking an agreement that secures access to US Government procurement at a federal level. We will also be looking, in the first instance, at the major states as well to gain more access for British companies.
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Damian Noel Thomas Collins (Conservative, Centre-right): I was pleased to hear the Secretary of State state her commitment to protecting UK citizens from online harms. She will know that the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement required the insertion of the section 230 provisions of the United States’ Communications Decency Act, which give immunity from liability to the big social media companies. If an approach like that were incorporated in a UK-US deal, would be impossible for us to bring forward the online harms regime and take action against social media companies for failing to act against harmful content. Will she confirm that the British Government would not accept a move in this country equivalent to section 230 in the US-Mexico-Canada agreement?
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Jack Edgar Brereton (Conservative, Centre-right): I particularly thank the Secretary of State for mentioning the ceramics industry in Stoke-on-Trent. Does she agree that this has huge potential to give access to markets in the US for a number of ceramics firms, but also for a number of other industries right across Stoke-on-Trent, and to help to level up the opportunities for the people I represent in Stoke-on-Trent South?
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Owen William Paterson (Conservative, Centre-right): May I heartily congratulate my right hon. Friend on bringing this statement forward on the same day that the talks begin with the EU? She followed me at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and she knows perfectly well the tremendous opportunities in the States for UK food, agricultural and drink products, particularly Scotch whisky. Does she agree also, going the other way, that this gives a massive advantage to every family and every business in this country, who will now have access to goods produced to world standards at world prices, forcing European producers hitherto protected by the tariff wall to sell here at world prices?
UK-US Trade Deal — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend makes a typically Ricardian case for lower tariffs and lower barriers. He is right. It will help our British citizens to lower their cost of living, which is good for us all.
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Desmond Angus Swayne (Conservative, Centre-right): All those objectives of the Bill require a level of investment to bring about the innovations that we seek. The Prime Minister made a commitment of £200 million in September. How much private sector money does the Secretary of State expect that to leverage? What is our ambition?
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher James Green (Conservative, Centre-right): That is a significant concern. The Government have reduced the starting point in the immigration Bill from £30,000 to about £25,000 and I believe the points-based system will have the flexibility we require, but those areas should be judged and reviewed as time goes on. Certainly in these sectors we want highly qualified, highly skilled and highly experienced people to come to the UK One big concern in medicine is data. A lot of what we do in medicine falls into the category of big data: the acquisition, transmission, storage and application of that data. This is a really interesting time for technology. The devices themselves are able to generate good quality data. As has been highlighted, it is now so much easier for personal devices to be worn not just for a few hours or a couple of days, but for a long period of time. People are now able to go about their daily lives in a normal way, whether they are exercising or doing something as basic as having a shower. Some devices could not previously cope with people taking exercise or having a shower, but increasingly, devices are able to cope. They can amass a vast amount of data. It is pretty much impossible for a clinician or a GP to judge such a huge wealth of data, so we are increasingly looking at how GPs and hospital consultants can use artificial intelligence and other methods to give them a helping hand in carrying out the assessments. They might end up with tens of thousands of pages of data and a consultant just will not have time to consider it all. Using artificial intelligence could help them to do the assessments and come to conclusions.
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Revival — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
William Nigel Paul Cash (Conservative, Centre-right): As my hon. Friend may know, the amendment that I proposed, which has not been selected—I do not complain about that, or rather I complain about the principle but not about the action—says that these Standing Orders would contradict fundamental constitutional principles. Bills come to an end in the Session in which they were introduced unless a carry-over motion is passed before Prorogation or Dissolution. It is extremely rare, and almost unique, for the process that we are now witnessing to take place. I just put that on the record; I have further points that I am sure the Minister is expecting me to make later.
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Revival — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Bernard Christison Jenkin (Conservative, Centre-right): In fact, the Carillion collapse meant that all the Carillion liabilities for the contract were transferred to the two other contractors. Where was the harm in that? Was that not a rather skilfully let triple contract?
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Revival — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Housing
Theodora Roosevelt Clarke (Conservative, Centre-right): I am pleased that the Government have finally made a decision on HS2, and I welcome the fact that the uncertainty over the project is now at an end. Many of my constituents who are directly affected disagree with the project but have told me over the last few weeks that the overwhelming feeling now is that if we are going to do it, we should get on with it but do it properly. However, throughout my constituency, compensation claims remain unresolved, house purchases have entered another year of limbo, and farms and local businesses have been left wondering whether they can prevent themselves from becoming insolvent before HS2 will agree to a settlement Let me give some specific examples. Mr and Mrs Tabernor have told me that their farmhouse may be demolished, and they have been told by HS2 Ltd that they cannot retire and move to their farm cottage, allowing their son to live in the farmhouse, because that would invalidate their blight notice. They have already been waiting for years for a resolution, and that, in my view, is simply unacceptable. After five years or more of negotiation, Ingestre Park Golf Club is also still waiting for HS2 to come to the table and finally thrash out a reasonable agreement, and that too is not acceptable Residents of Hopton, Marston and Yarlet, whose house sales remain in limbo, have told me that they cannot make an offer for a new home because some Stafford estate agents now refuse to deal with anyone selling to HS2. It concerns me that they view HS2 as either too unresponsive or too difficult to deal with: that hardly gives confidence to me or my constituents.
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Revival — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Mixed Topics
Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (Conservative, Centre-right): May I tactfully suggest to my hon. Friend—my friend, indeed, whom I congratulate on winning her seat—that this may be the moment of maximum leverage for her to secure a settlement on behalf of her constituents, and that she should send all the details to the Minister and ask him to look at them carefully?
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Revival — House of Commons, 2020-03-02
Topic: Other
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. There is very little time left, and I made it clear at the beginning that this is not about other constituencies. The hon. Gentleman can refer to his constituency, but this is about a very specific matter.
Covid-19: Discussions with Scottish Government — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alister William Jack (Conservative, Centre-right): I regularly attend cross-Government meetings, which include the devolved Administrations, to discuss how to minimise the impact of covid-19. There is a high level of co-operation between all Administrations and there will continue to be. We are committed to a UK-wide approach, as we have been from the start.
Covid-19: UK-wide Response — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander Paul Thomas Stafford (Conservative, Centre-right): Because of the actions taken by this UK Government, the Scottish Government will receive more than £3.7 billion in extra Barnett funding to help deal with the covid-19 outbreak. Does my right hon. Friend believe that this demonstrates the importance of tackling the pandemic as one United Kingdom, and that it is in the best interests of all four nations to work together as we emerge from this crisis?
Covid-19: UK-wide Response — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Immigration
Andrew John Stevenson (Conservative, Centre-right): In places such as Carlisle and south Scotland, we have a substantial amount of cross-border activity, including travel to work. Does the Minister agree that it would be far better to have a UK-wide policy on movement rather than having the Scottish Government causing unnecessary confusion, which does not help people in this part of the country?
Covid-19: UK-wide Response — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Domestic Commerce
James Michael Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Secretary of State agree with Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, has said: "We need to see the whole of the UK moving together—the alternative for business is additional confusion and cost. Avoiding divergence for the sake of politics is important." Does the Secretary of State agree?
Growth Deals — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Housing
Douglas Gordon Ross (Conservative, Centre-right): I am pleased to confirm that we have agreed a city or growth deal for each of Scotland’s seven city regions. We have also agreed, or are in the process of agreeing, growth deals for Ayrshire, Borderlands, Argyll and Bute, Falkirk, the Islands, and my own home area of Moray. Together, this will mean that a city or growth deal will be part of every area of Scotland.
Covid-19: Strengthening the Four-nation Approach — House of Commons, 2020-05-20
Topic: Mixed Topics
Douglas Gordon Ross (Conservative, Centre-right): I have regular discussions with the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Scotland Office is in regular dialogue with Scottish Government Minsters to ensure that the most effective measures are put in place in all parts of the United Kingdom. Throughout the covid-19 outbreak, we have been committed to a four-nations approach.