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Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Immigration
Yvette Cooper (Labour, Centre-left): Over the summer, it was reported that the UK Border Force has had to recruit hundreds of extra staff just to deal with existing delays at the border, that recruitment of additional Brexit staff has been paused, and that the Government are off-track to have anywhere near the number of additional UK Border Force officials they would need for immigration or customs checks in the event of no deal. Can the Secretary of State confirm that that is the case, that he also has no guarantee that we will continue to have access to the criminal database that gives our border officials crucial information about terror and criminal suspects coming from the EU, and that no deal would undermine our border security as well as our economic security?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Nathan Kinnock (Labour, Centre-left): The Secretary of State said that the EU had raised some concerns about the Chequers proposals, but the fact of the matter is that they are completely and utterly dead in the water. What is the plan B? Is the Secretary of State now saying that the plan B should be Canada, and has he a full understanding of the impact that a Canada-style deal would have on, for example, our integrated supply chains?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Immigration
Christopher John Bryant (Labour, Centre-left): What passport queues will British citizens use from next April when they are entering European Union countries? What passport queues will EU citizens use when they arrive at Heathrow, Gatwick or any of our other airports? Will there be any special British passport queues?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Patrick Bosco McFadden (Labour, Centre-left): When the Exiting the European Union Committee met Mr Barnier yesterday what we got was not a bit of questioning or pushback, but an emphatic and clear rejection of both the customs proposals and the idea of a common rulebook restricted to goods alone. They are the two central pillars of the Chequers plan, and the plan is in tatters without them, so what is plan B?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Catherine Elizabeth West (Labour, Centre-left): What action are the Government taking to mitigate the effects on British science of the disastrous move offshore of the European Medicines Agency? In the event of no deal, how many research jobs do the Government estimate will be lost during the scramble to set up a new statutory authorising body?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Thelma Doris Walker (Labour, Centre-left): Many businesses in Colne Valley are concerned about the uncertainty of the outcome of Brexit negotiations. One constituent has contacted me with genuine worries about future staffing and recruitment of EU nationals. Should not the Government be putting the interests of local businesses and livelihoods above party divisions?
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Immigration
Gareth Craig Snell (Labour, Centre-left): The Chequers proposal includes a migration framework that would endow EU and UK citizens with the rights to live, work and study in each other’s territories. Will the Secretary of State outline how that agreement would be fundamentally and tangibly different from the current rules on freedom of movement?
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gareth Thomas (Labour, Centre-left): Will the Secretary of State tell the House why there is nothing in the Bill that will allow insurance companies to be held to account for whether or not they pass on the savings that the Bill purports to deliver for consumers?
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Eleanor Claire Reeves (Labour, Centre-left): The Secretary of State says that the Financial Guidance and Claims Act bans cold calling. In fact, it does not create an outright ban on cold calling. Why not have an outright ban on cold calling before proceeding with proposals to increase the small claims limit, which would deny so many access to justice?
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Richard Burgon (Labour, Centre-left): I do not quite understand what the hon. Gentleman is talking about when he says that this "exploitation" has to end. In fact, the trend is that whiplash claims are going down. We have heard the Secretary of State himself say, "Of course, many claims are genuine." Even the way that that is said implies that somehow people are on the make. Most claims are genuine. [Interruption.] I do not see what is so amusing about that. There is not a compensation culture in this county, whatever the Government’s friends in the insurance industry might be telling them When I mentioned pre-eminent legal experts, I was including former Lord Chief Justices who expressed their concerns about the Bill’s impact on access to justice and on the independence of the judiciary. So Labour Members are clear that this Bill, in its current form, cannot be supported. Unless it is very substantially amended in Committee, we will vote against it on Third Reading. We hope that the Government will take seriously the amendments that we are tabling this week, which build on the points raised by many colleagues in the Lords Before I talk about our opposition to many of the measures included in the Bill, I want to draw Members’ attention to the associated statutory instruments. This Bill, as we have heard, is a part of a wider package of reforms—a package that will make it harder for workers to get compensation for workplace injuries, and harder for genuinely injured road users to get compensation. Through statutory instrument, the Government are seeking to increase—
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gareth Thomas (Labour, Centre-left): Is not one real problem with the increase in the small claims limit the fact that a vast imbalance of resources is imposed between the insurance company on the one hand and the individual making a claim on the other? The individual making a claim will not have their legal costs paid for and will not be able to have an expert lawyer on their side as a result in most cases, while the insurance industry will be able to have expert, skilled lawyers on their side, fighting their corner.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Civil Rights
Richard Burgon (Labour, Centre-left): That is a very important point indeed. All too often, the human experiences of the individuals who have been injured or discriminated against at work are forgotten. I thank my hon. Friend for bringing that perspective to bear.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George (Labour, Centre-left): My intervention is a question to you, asking how you think the claims management company got hold of your details to be able to phone you and your wife about your accident. Do you agree that your details must have been passed on by insurance companies, who then complain about these very claims management companies, because that is the only place they could have got your personal details and the accident information from? That is what we should be cutting down on.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George (Labour, Centre-left): I will address my speech to you, Madam Deputy Speaker I agree with Government Members that the insurance industry plays a valuable role. It has two main purposes: to ensure that innocent victims are compensated for their suffering and its impact on their lives and that perpetrators are appropriately penalised with higher premiums. Unfortunately, the measures in the Bill will do nothing to effect either of those main aims of the insurance industry, but they will impact heavily on innocent victims and ensure that perpetrators do not pay the costs of their actions I agree that we need to combat the problem of claims management companies, as we have heard from Members on both sides of the House. However, as the hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris Philp) set out lucidly, claims management companies are fed information by insurance companies, to enable them to target the victims of accidents. Since that was banned directly, they have been doing it indirectly. Insurance companies are not only feeding claims management companies information to enable them to do that but are profiting from it, and they are now briefing Members that it is a problem with claims management companies.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2018-09-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George (Labour, Centre-left): I cannot answer for other Opposition Back Benchers. I am speaking as an individual Back-Bench MP with experience of the insurance industry, and the hon. Member for Croydon South set out clearly similar experiences Along with Government Members, I have met the Association of British Insurers, but I suspect that it was a slightly less happy conversation, and I will certainly read less of its briefings in my speech. I challenged the ABI on the information coming to claims management companies from insurance companies. It agreed that that was happening and said that the Government could look to stop it. When insurance companies are putting information out to solicitors’ firms, they could ban those firms contacting claims management companies to farm out the information.
Venezuela: Vulnerable People — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Immigration
Stephen Twigg (Labour, Centre-left): Very large numbers of people are fleeing the situation in Venezuela, particularly into neighbouring Colombia. Will the Minister tell us what the Government are doing to address that situation, and what opportunity the Government see for the proposed UN global compact for refugees to address crises such as this one?
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Public Lands
Roberta Carol Blackman-Woods (Labour, Centre-left): Save the Children has warned that not only are powerful storms affecting the Rohingya refugee camps, but such storms are likely to become more frequent. What are the Government doing to ensure that global action is taken to address flooding issues? [Interruption.]
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan (Labour, Centre-left): The Red Cross has announced that conditions are not ready for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar. This will be a protracted crisis, with up to 200,000 Rohingya being affected by the monsoon season. This was not a surprise. Where was the Government’s disaster relief plan?
Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Paula Michelle Sherriff (Labour, Centre-left): I have just heard that 35 people have been injured so far today as a direct result of the demolition. I know the Minister to be a very decent man, so will he pledge specifically to investigate why JCB bulldozers were used in the demolition of homes, given that it is certainly a serious breach of international law, if not a war crime?
Sustainable Fisheries — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (Labour, Centre-left): On the radio this morning, the Secretary of State repeatedly cited Norway and Iceland as models for our future fishing relationship with the rest of Europe. He knows that Norway is in the European economic area, and that Iceland is in the European Free Trade Association, which guarantees them free and unfettered access to the European Union for their exports. Is not his claim that he can claim back quota that other countries currently hold while guaranteeing free and unfettered access for our industry’s vital exports to the European Union another cruel betrayal being perpetrated on our fishing industry?
Ivory Bill — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Other
Sue Hayman (Labour, Centre-left): If the right hon. Gentleman would like an annualised report and would like to discuss with the other place how that can be pursued after he has supported our proposal, I am sure that that is something that can be considered.
Ivory Bill — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Other
Anna Catherine Turley (Labour, Centre-left): I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but, conversely, I do not understand what his problem is with our new clause. We want to make the change here and now, and I have heard no sustained or reasonable explanation of why we need to delay.
Claim of Right for Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Civil Rights
Gerard Killen (Labour, Centre-left): The right hon. Gentleman is talking about the words of Nicola Sturgeon, and I just wanted to draw his attention to her words at the SNP’s Aberdeen conference in 2015, when she said: "To propose another referendum in the next parliament without strong evidence that a significant number of those who voted No have changed their minds would be wrong and we won’t do it. It would not be respecting the decision that people made." What has changed since she said that?
Claim of Right for Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Other
Lesley Margaret Langan Laird (Labour, Centre-left): On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Gentleman has suggested that no Labour Member was present or spoke during the estimates debate. As he will of course know, I was sitting on the Front Bench and I am unable to intervene in that debate in that way.
Claim of Right for Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-07-04
Topic: Other
Rosalie Winterton (Labour, Centre-left): The point of order should be addressed to me. I will respond again by saying that the hon. Gentleman has put what happened on the record and made it very clear. I will also say that the debate is coming to a close and other people wish to speak, so I urge Members not to have endless points of order.
Technological Innovation — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Luke Pollard (Labour, Centre-left): At the weekend, I visited the Clipper, a converted pub on Union Street in Plymouth that is using crowdfunding technology in conjunction with the local authority, Plymouth City Council, to raise money for a refit. What support is the Minister giving to local authorities and communities to use new technologies to raise funds, especially in a time of austerity?
Voter ID Pilots — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Civil Rights
Christian John Patrick Matheson (Labour, Centre-left): Out of 45 million votes cast last year, there has been only one conviction for voter fraud, yet the Government seem determined to pursue voter ID, which stopped hundreds of people voting last year. When faced with real threats to our democracy, in the form of violations of campaign rules and finance laws, the misuse of voters’ personal data, and foreign interference in our elections and referendums, the Government have done almost nothing. Will the Minister tell us when the Government will get their priorities right and stop penalising honest voters while turning a blind eye to electoral abuses by the powerful?
Steel Procurement — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Nicholas Dakin (Labour, Centre-left): The UK steel industry continues to face challenges. The Government promised in their 2016 guidance on steel procurement that they would publish individual Departments’ performance on steel procurement. When will they publish that information and be transparent about this?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Other
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): I, too, join the Prime Minister in congratulating Alastair Cook on a fantastic achievement and both teams on what has been an absolutely brilliant series, which I really enjoyed The National Farmers Union, the Federation of Small Businesses, the National Audit Office, the National Housing Federation, Gingerbread and the Royal Society of Arts—does the Prime Minister know what these organisations have in common?
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Mixed Topics
Diane Julie Abbott (Labour, Centre-left): On a point of information, I have certainly had a meeting with the head of MI5 on Privy Council terms. The Minister will not find us lacking in this debate in laying blame where blame should be laid.
Salisbury Incident — House of Commons, 2018-09-12
Topic: Other
Rosalie Winterton (Labour, Centre-left): Order. I need to emphasise that we do not call hon. Members by their names. We refer to their constituencies or, in this case, to the Leader of the Opposition. I am afraid that both Front-Bench spokespersons were guilty of it, but I could not let it go the third time.
Creative Industries — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Christopher Philip James Elmore (Labour, Centre-left): May I make a particular plea for the gaming sector so that BAFTA-winning companies such as Wales Interactive, which is in my constituency, can continue to thrive, whether we do or do not leave the European Union?
Creative Industries — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Judith Mary Cummins (Labour, Centre-left): The Society of Authors has called on the Government to ensure that copyright is not used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations. Any future deals must ensure that international copyright treaties are applied by the book; anything else would risk damaging this important and iconic sector. Will the Secretary of State still be here to reassure British authors, the reading public and other creative industries that our gold standard copyright regime will be protected post Brexit?
Automotive Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK automotive industry can continue to trade with the EU without disruption after the UK leaves the EU.; What steps he is taking to ensure that the UK automotive industry can continue to trade with the EU without disruption after the UK leaves the EU.
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (Labour, Centre-left): The Minister says that he will support all measures to help the supply chain, including small businesses in my constituency, but can he guarantee that he and the Secretary of State will still be in post by lunchtime to defend those industries?
Food and Agricultural Standards — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that food and agricultural imports meet the same standards as domestic products after the UK has left the EU.
Kerry Gillian McCarthy (Labour, Centre-left): We have heard quite a few times this morning that there will be no lowering of standards when it comes to imports under future trade deals, but the Government rejected an amendment to the Trade Bill to include a non-regression clause. Will they now support an amendment to the Agriculture Bill, which we will be discussing in Committee later today, that would allow for the same so that we can be sure that our food and our safety standards are protected?
Misogyny — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Civil Rights
Christopher Philip James Elmore (Labour, Centre-left): I hope the Minister will agree with me when I say that language is extremely important in terms of misogyny and the way that men, in particular, behave in politics at all levels across the United Kingdom. Will she consider formal training not just for MPs but those in devolved institutions and councils across the country, because misogyny is never acceptable?
Domestic Abuse Survivors: Workplace Policy — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: If the Government will take steps to ensure that companies put in place workplace policies to support survivors of domestic abuse and reduce its effect on the workplace.
Christian John Patrick Matheson (Labour, Centre-left): Victims of domestic abuse and violence tell us that a short period of leave from work while they manage to sort out the difficulties in their lives would be helpful. Will the Minister agree to meet employers and trade unions to discuss the possibility of introducing paid leave for victims of domestic violence?
Gender Pay Gap — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What steps are the Government taking to mitigate the effects of the rising retirement age for the millions of women who will have accrued less in their pension pot due to the gender pay gap? [Interruption.]
Naseem Akhtar Shah (Labour, Centre-left): It is disappointing that the Government rejected the Women and Equalities Committee recommendation of a cross-departmental race equality strategy. Can the Minister at least commit to making the reporting of a race pay gap compulsory, in line with the gender pay gap?
Business Start-ups — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Mixed Topics
Paula Michelle Sherriff (Labour, Centre-left): Many women experience debilitating symptoms during the menopause, with 72% saying they feel completely unsupported at work during this time. Will the Minister meet me to discuss how we can make the necessary legislative changes so that these women feel supported?
EU Exit Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Immigration
Kevin Denis Brennan (Labour, Centre-left): Anyone buying an insurance policy would want to know what the excess was. If the analogy for the backstop is an insurance policy, is the Prime Minister seriously suggesting that we should sign up for an insurance policy where we do not know how much the excess will cost and where we also cannot leave it without the agreement of the other party?
EU Exit Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Civil Rights
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (Labour, Centre-left): This is a very divided country, and with the rise of the far right, we should be reaching out across differences, not narrowing down and looking only at our own sides. I have sought out and listened to people who voted leave, despite the fact that I represent a very remain constituency, but the Prime Minister has not extended the same courtesy to my constituents and the rest of the 48%. I have to ask the Prime Minister: what has she got against listening to people who voted remain?
EU Exit Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Immigration
Anneliese Jane Dodds (Labour, Centre-left): I have a very specific question and I would like a specific answer. The statement of intent for the EU settlement scheme said that those applying will not be required to show that they meet all the requirements of current free movement rules, but that has been contradicted by the latest set of immigration regulations. From my reading, this agreement is ambiguous on that point. Will the Prime Minister indicate whether, as she promised, it will be possible for people to get settled status if they can prove they have been resident and pass a criminality check, but might not be able, through no fault of their own, to prove that they have been exercising their European economic area treaty rights?
Veterans Strategy — House of Commons, 2018-11-15
Topic: Housing
Ruth Smeeth (Labour, Centre-left): I met a veteran earlier this week who went to his local authority to say that he was homeless and needed support. He had been out of service for four months, and he was told that there were others in the queue who were more relevant, including refugees who had just arrived. He ended up homeless and was supported by Help for Heroes. Does that not suggest that local government is still not fulfilling its obligations under the covenant?