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Modern Slavery — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: I welcome the fact that UK Border Force recently conducted spot checks at hand car washes in Wakefield, but the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into the issue has heard that these criminals are breaking the law in other ways: avoiding their taxes, underpaying wages, and discharging chemicals into nearby watercourses. When will the Minister take a cross-departmental approach to tackling modern slavery, which is hidden in plain sight throughout the nation?
Carolyn Harris (Labour, Centre-left): On Anti-Slavery Day, ECPAT UK—Every Child Protected Against Trafficking—handed No. 10 a petition calling for specialist support for trafficked children. No Government funds are currently available for specialist children’s care, and that leaves children vulnerable to re-trafficking. The Government must commit themselves to giving local authorities additional funds. Will the Minister agree to provide those funds to protect vulnerable children?
Traveller Encampments — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Stephen Pelham Pound (Labour, Centre-left): The fact remains that the system simply is not working. This lawlessness is having a corrosive effect on local communities, and there have been catastrophic consequences for local government finance. Will the Home Secretary please listen to the suggestion that I have made many times before? We should use the number plates of these gleaming, glistening chariots that invade our open spaces and prosecute these malefactors through the identification of their vehicles.
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Christopher Philip James Elmore (Labour, Centre-left): The Home Secretary will be aware that the South Wales police and crime commissioner, Alun Michael, is lobbying the Home Office for additional funding because Cardiff, as a capital city, receives no additional funding despite hosting major sporting and cultural events. Will the Home Secretary support Mr Michael’s bid and deliver new funding for the South Wales police authority area?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Diane Julie Abbott (Labour, Centre-left): I associate myself with the Home Secretary’s remarks on the tragedy in Leicester and on the horrific events in Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers should be with the family and friends of the slaughtered and with the people of Pittsburgh The Home Secretary will be aware that the National Audit Office has clearly set out how the Government have failed to protect police funding. Does he accept that this is a mark of shame and is putting the public at risk? Since 2010, over 21,000 police officers have been cut under the Tory Government’s austerity policy. All our constituents can see the consequences in delays in responding to 999 calls and in rising violent crime. Will we see the Chancellor today offer any additional funding for policing? The fear must be that the Government will not even properly fund the police pension settlement.
Knife Crime — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Jane Foxcroft (Labour, Centre-left): The Home Secretary announced in September that the Government would adopt a public health approach to tackling knife crime, a measure recommended by the Youth Violence Commission following strong evidence that it works. When will the House be given the opportunity to debate this vital issue?
Organised Crime (National Crime Agency) — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Yvette Cooper (Labour, Centre-left): Organised crime crosses borders, and the National Crime Agency relies on the European arrest warrant and databases and joint operations with Europol, all of which will fall if we leave the European Union without a deal in place in April. Given that Ireland has repealed its extradition arrangements to do with the previous 1957 convention, will there be any legal way to extradite organised criminals from Dublin if there is no deal?
Violent Crime — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Wesley Paul William Streeting (Labour, Centre-left): The recent murder of a 23-year-old man in my constituency has once again brought violent crime to the forefront of concerns in my community. My constituents understand that whether in Labour-led cities such as London or in Tory shires, cuts to police numbers are having a serious impact, which is leading to increases in violent crime across the country. When will the Home Secretary accept that and put the money back into the police that our communities need?
Violent Crime — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Louise Margaret Haigh (Labour, Centre-left): The Home Secretary might not want to take any lessons from Labour on policing, but in March Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary warned that "the lives of vulnerable people could be at risk" if cuts continue. In May, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner said she was "certain" that the Government’s cuts have contributed to violent crime. In September, the National Audit Office warned that the Home Office "does not know if the police system is financially sustainable." Last week, the Select Committee on Home Affairs declared that the police could become "irrelevant" without serious investment in today’s Budget. Every one of those warnings has been ignored by the Government. Can the Home Secretary tell us why he thinks they are all wrong and he is right?
Police Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Charalambos Charalambous (Labour, Centre-left): The Minister will no doubt be aware of the lamentable findings of the recently published Home Affairs Committee report, "Policing for the future". Does he agree with its conclusion that without "additional funding for policing…there will be dire consequences for public safety, criminal justice, community cohesion and public confidence" Will he join me in calling on the Chancellor to provide substantially more funding for policing not only in my constituency of Enfield, Southgate, but throughout the country?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: Over the past few months, we have seen a reduction in moped crime. Does that not show what can be achieved when we take a multi-agency approach when resources are allocated and, crucially, when the police are allowed to pursue motorcyclists even though they are not wearing crash helmets?
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds (Labour, Centre-left): I thank Max Hill QC for his work as the reviewer of counter-terror legislation—a role that he left on 12 October to become the Director of Public Prosecutions. Given that his departure was announced on 24 July, why has no successor been appointed and the post been left vacant with counter-terror legislation going through Parliament? What on earth is the Home Office excuse for this sheer negligence?
Financial Statement — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Before I call the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I remind hon. Members that copies of the Budget resolutions will be available in the Vote Office at the end of the Chancellor’s speech. I also remind hon. Members that it is not the norm to intervene on the Chancellor of the Exchequer or the Leader of the Opposition.
Financial Statement — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): The Question is that, pursuant to section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, provisional statutory effects shall be given to the following motions: (a) stamp duty reserve tax (listed securities and connected persons) (motion No. 49); (b) tobacco products rates—[Interruption.] Order. May I just say to hon. Members that they need to listen to what is going to affect their constituents? I will say it once again: hon. Members may be interested in what affects their constituents—I certainly am—but we will not know what affects them and what does not until I can complete the motion. Let us complete the motion—I do not need any help from those on the Back Benches Provisional Collection of Taxes Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 51(2)) That, pursuant to section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, provisional statutory effect shall be given to the following motions:— (a) Stamp duty reserve tax (listed securities and connected persons) (Motion No. 49); (b) Tobacco products duty (rates) (Motion No. 57).— (Mr Philip Hammond.) Question agreed to.
Financial Statement — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): I now call upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to move the motion entitled "Income tax (charge)". It is on this motion that the debate will take place today and on succeeding days. The Questions on this motion and on the remaining motions will be put at the end of the Budget debate on Thursday 1 November.
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): The reality is that, whatever the Chancellor claims today, austerity is not over. Far from building a strong economy, eight years of austerity has damaged our economy, delayed and weakened the recovery, and endlessly postponed fixing the deficit. Unnecessary austerity has caused real hardship to millions of our fellow citizens, held down living standards for the majority and failed on its own terms. People have had enough—[Interruption.]
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): The Prime Minister pledged that austerity is over. This is a broken-promise Budget. What we have heard today are half-measures and quick fixes, while austerity grinds on. Far from people’s hard work and sacrifices having paid off, as the Chancellor claims, this Government have frittered them away in ideological tax cuts to the richest in our society. This Budget will not undo the damage done by eight years of austerity and does not begin to measure up to the scale of the job that needs to be done to rebuild Britain The Government claim that austerity has worked, so now they can end it, but that is absolutely the opposite of the truth. Austerity needs to end because it has failed. Just two years ago, the Chancellor forecast growth of 2.1% next year and the year after. Today he boasts that he has created robust economic growth, but the forecasts have been dropped to just 1.6% next year and 1.4% the year after. Economic growth in the first half of this year was the slowest since 2011, the last year that we had the lowest growth of any major economy. This is not a strong economy but a weak one, with chronically low investment, low wages and low productivity, and the uncertainty caused by this Government’s shambolic handling of Brexit is making things even worse. The warnings come—[Interruption.]
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Mary Helen Creagh (Labour, Centre-left): Does the right hon. Lady not find it slightly disingenuous of the Chancellor to talk about a deal dividend from Brexit, when every single Treasury forecast for any Brexit deal shows that our economy will be worse off?
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Margaret Olivia Hillier (Labour, Centre-left): It is a shame that I have only eight minutes, because I could use all those eight minutes to rebut some of the views just espoused by the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) If this was an "austerity is over" Budget, I invite the Chancellor to come to my constituency and see the challenges there, particularly with housing and homelessness, which I want to address. However, I must pause for a moment to touch on the views of the right hon. Member for Wokingham. The idea that we do not have to pay the £39 billion if we crash out of the EU is not the case. We have certain contractual obligations; I could go through them all in detail. In particular, there is the pension liability that we have for many of our own people who worked in Europe and have those pensions, and there are many other commitments that we have entered into. It was the Prime Minister— was it not?—who said that we are a country that pays what we owe, and we do owe money.
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Social Welfare
Christopher James Evans (Labour, Centre-left): I invite the hon. Gentleman to my surgery on Friday, when several people will come to see me about universal credit. That is happening right now. Look into those people’s eyes and tell them universal credit is giving people more money. Come to my constituency and see the poverty. Come with me to Risca Salvation Army food bank. Then say there is more money. People are struggling now. We can talk about this Budget in figures all we want, but people are suffering; they are in poverty now. If universal credit is an example of anything, it is of this Tory Government’s coldness The absolute worst example I can give is of when DWP officials came before the PAC and played deaf to the idea that people are struggling. They felt the policy was going forward. They made uncertain promises, saying that 200,000 were going to work. There was no way to measure these things. It is utterly amazing to me that the Secretary of State comes to the House and, standing at the Dispatch Box, questions the independent NAO’s figures in the report. It is shameful It is all right waving the flag and saying, "Austerity is over" but, for so many people tonight, in my constituency and throughout the country, austerity has not ended. In 2010, the Tories came to power with a mandate for change. They said they would pay off the deficit. They said they would do something about the banking crisis. They have failed. Not only have they failed in that, but they have failed the country. The reason we are here now, talking about the problems in universal credit and the poverty facing our constituents, is the political choice of austerity. The Tories made false promises. They thought there were simple solutions to complicated problems This Government have irreparably damaged this country. It will take generations to put that right. Slogans will not bring about change. We need a change of Government and a change of the system, and the sooner that happens, the better.
Budget Resolutions — House of Commons, 2018-10-29
Topic: Macroeconomics
Colleen Margaret Fletcher (Labour, Centre-left): We heard a lot from the Chancellor about the Government’s commitment to end austerity, but frankly this Budget is too little, too late Let me talk for a moment about how the Government’s policies have affected my constituents in Coventry. Since the Tories began their programme of austerity, we have seen A&E waiting times soar at my local hospital, meaning that hospital corridors are now treated as hospital wards. I have been there four times this year and I have seen it and waited those 12 hours every time. Winter crises have now become spring crises, summer crises and autumn crises The Labour-controlled local authority in Coventry is very well run, but we have seen school transport budgets slashed, library services reduced and youth services cut, making it harder for children from less well-off backgrounds to succeed. We have seen levels of homelessness soar, such that one cannot go into the city centre now without seeing the dreadful effects of austerity on some of the most vulnerable people in the city. We have seen the erosion of local democracy, as the Government have starved the council of much-needed funding for basic services such as road repairs, street cleaning and bin collections Adult social care budgets have failed to keep pace with the demands of an ageing population, meaning that many older people are not getting the support that they need, putting even more pressure on the already overstretched NHS. In addition, we have heard lots of talk about welfare reform and the incompetent implementation of universal credit, but it is not just universal credit that is the problem; the rationing of personal independence payments has meant that many people who desperately need support are simply no longer eligible for it. That just adds to pressure on public services further down the line. What is more, it is a tragic waste of the talents of these people, who just need a little bit of support to get them back on their feet Of course I welcome some of the measures in the Budget, but times have been so hard that I am worried that, when they filter down, the people in Coventry, in my city, will not see a tangible difference. In my view, there is only one way for the policies of austerity truly to end; Labour will end austerity and then start to repair the years of damage that this out-of-touch, callous Tory Government have caused.
Access to EU Markets — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: What steps he is taking during negotiations to ensure that UK manufacturing and services can continue to have access to EU markets after the UK leaves the EU.
Barry John Sheerman (Labour, Centre-left): While welcoming the Secretary of State to his new post, may I ask if he shares my view that all Members of this House have a sacred duty to look at the long-term future of the people that we represent? Will he join me in looking at the front page of the Financial Times, and did he listen to the radio this morning? He knows that many of our constituents working in manufacturing and in services are deeply distressed and worried about their future.
Access to EU Markets — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What steps he is taking during negotiations to ensure that UK manufacturing and services can continue to have access to EU markets after the UK leaves the EU.
Hilary James Benn (Labour, Centre-left): The Secretary of State will be only too well aware that, without an agreement on a backstop for the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, there will be no withdrawal agreement. The technical note on customs arrangements that the Government published last month was only half a backstop because, as the paper itself acknowledged, it would need to have added to it something on regulation. Now that the Government have committed to a common rulebook in the White Paper, can the Secretary of State today confirm that that will now be added to the proposal for a backstop so that he can make progress on it?
Support for Farmers — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
Rachael Helen Maskell (Labour, Centre-left): The chemicals regulation division of the Health and Safety Executive regulates biocides and pesticides under the EU REACH—registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals—regulation. The pesticides have to be tested within the EU, so we will lose that work on 29 March 2019. Will the Government buy into the new replaced EU body, losing 300 jobs in York and Bootle, or will they be forced into having separate EU testing, placing additional costs on farmers?
Support for Farmers — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
Jenny Chapman (Labour, Centre-left): For British farmers to trade successfully with Europe, we must remain on the same level playing field, with common standards and regulations. The president of the National Farmers Union said earlier this year that "the floor is for our standards to be in line with the rest of Europe" Does the Secretary of State agree with the Farmers Union or himself?
Economic and Social Rights — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Labor
Questions: Whether the Government plan to take steps to maintain economic and social rights as part of their negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Paul Christopher Blomfield (Labour, Centre-left): The Minister rightly points out that the White Paper proposes non-regression clauses on environment regulations and on social and employment protections. In 2016, however, the Secretary of State wrote in The Times that Brexit was an opportunity to "ditch" the "100 most burdensome EU regulations" He took exception to the agency workers regulation, for example, on the grounds that it "gives agency workers the right to the same basic employment and working conditions as full-time staff" Does the Minister agree with the White Paper or with her Secretary of State?
UK Service Industry — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What plans he has to negotiate for the retention of market access for EU service providers as part of the future partnership between the UK and the EU.
Alexander Gordon Martin (Labour, Centre-left): Successive British Governments have expended significant effort and time on negotiating a single market in services in the EU, achieving a 40% increase in services exports since 2010 as a result. How long does the Minister think that it will take to negotiate a similarly open market in services with other parts of the world, and what does he suggest my constituents working in insurance and IT do in the meantime?
UK Service Industry — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What plans he has to negotiate for the retention of market access for EU service providers as part of the future partnership between the UK and the EU.
Patrick Bosco McFadden (Labour, Centre-left): The White Paper says repeatedly that on services, which make up 80% of the UK economy, the Government’s proposals will mean less market access for UK businesses to European markets compared with at present. Have the Government made an assessment of the impact of this lower level of market access, either on the volume of trade or the impact on jobs?
Fishing Policy — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on negotiations with the EU on fishing policy for when the UK leaves the EU.
Melanie Onn (Labour, Centre-left): With our leaving the EU next year, access to European funds that have done a great deal for fishing communities around coastal areas will be lost. Will the Government themselves replace those funds in the same way that they propose to deal with funding for farmers?
Employment in Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment the Government have made of the effect on levels of employment in Scotland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Hugh Lawrence Gaffney (Labour, Centre-left): I welcome the new Ministers to their jobs. As we have seen this week, the Government’s Brexit plans are in tatters. What assurances can the Minister give the House, my constituents and residents across the country that no deal is in fact the worst of all worlds and that the jobs of hard-working people in Scotland will not be sacrificed to keep this Tory party together?
Association Agreement — House of Commons, 2018-07-19
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of negotiating an association agreement as part of the future partnership between the UK and the EU.
Karin Marguerite Smyth (Labour, Centre-left): I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. According to the European External Action Service, an association agreement must offer "a privileged relationship" between the European Union and its partner and must create enforcement bodies that are "competent to take decisions that bind the contracting parties" Will the Secretary of State confirm that that is now the Government’s aim?