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Online Child Sexual Exploitation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. I gently remind the hon. Member for Banbury (Victoria Prentis), who nodded sagely at me to denote her interest in this matter, that on the whole it is prudent to stand, as the Speaker has many qualities but is not psychic.
Domestic Abuse — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the work of VOICES in helping women and girls. We are a global leader in tackling violence against women and girls both at home and overseas. Since 2010 we have invested £184 million, and we have nearly doubled our violence against women and girls campaigns overseas from 64 programmes in 2012 to 127 in 2016. We have hosted various important international conferences, such as the global call to action on protecting women and girls in emergencies, the global summit to end sexual violence in conflict, and the groundbreaking Girl Summit.
Domestic Abuse — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am of course delighted to join my hon. Friend in congratulating David Carney-Haworth on his work. My hon. Friend has brought to our attention a really good example of local practice, and it is local practice, local initiative and local momentum that will really help the women and girls we want to reach.
Domestic Abuse — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Housing
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, I am happy to update the hon. Lady on that. Some £40 million of that money is apportioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government, particularly for accommodation. We have access to most of the rest of it, and I particularly draw her attention to the £15 million that a combination of commissioners and local organisations are bidding for. She may like to access that money to support her constituents.
Domestic Abuse — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am always delighted to work with the Scottish Government on this important subject. I know that they have put aside £20 million to work on the topic, and I welcome that initiative. If the hon. Gentleman would like to see me or one of my colleagues, we can discuss his proposal.
Domestic Abuse — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I share my hon. Friend’s commitment to ensuring that so-called honour-based violence is not neglected. The Government will not shy away from tackling any type of violence against women and girls, and I am certainly happy to work with her on this important matter.
Forced Marriage — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): I do indeed. The UK is a world leader in the fight to stamp out forced marriage, and I am clear that to end these crimes in the UK we must end them overseas, too. That is why we are pursuing an ambitious programme of work at an international level, including with the Department for International Development, through its £36 million programme to end child, early and forced marriage.
Widows of Police Officers — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my hon. Friend has campaigned hard on this issue, and I would be happy to meet him and others to discuss it. He will be aware that the clear position taken by successive Governments is that changes should not apply retrospectively. As I say, I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend and colleagues to discuss the issue further.
Migration — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Immigration
Questions: How many foreign students from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries were included as part of the net migration figures in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Robert Goodwill (Conservative, Centre-right): Long-term migration statistics are produced by the independent Office for National Statistics. The most recent figures estimate that in the year ending June 2016, 113,000 non-EU nationals came to the UK to study; in that same year, 45,000 non-EU nationals who were former students left. For EU nationals, the corresponding figures are 34,000 and 18,000 respectively.
Migration — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Immigration
Questions: How many foreign students from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries were included as part of the net migration figures in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Laurence Anthony Robertson (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for that detailed response. I accept that students are classified as immigrants internationally, but when the immigration figures are published, would it not be a good idea to state how many of the people in the figures are students bringing money to this country?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Craig Whittaker (Conservative, Centre-right): During a recent delegation as part of the all-party parliamentary group against antisemitism, it became clear that international parliamentary colleagues are concerned about the rise of hate crime, and in particular anti-Semitism from the left in UK universities. Does my right hon. Friend agree with me, and indeed with Baroness Royall when she said that Labour does not take anti-Semitism seriously, as seen by the inaction against members of Oxford University who were accused of anti-Semitism, and that this has, of course, a wider impact on hate crime in general?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important matter, particularly during Holocaust Memorial Week. As he will know, the Government published a hate crime action plan to drive forward action to tackle all forms of hate crime, and to enable Departments across the Government to work with police and communities. However, I completely agree with him that all organisations, including universities and political parties, have an obligation to stamp out anti-Semitism wherever it is encountered.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Immigration
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady has raised an important part of our immigration policy, whose purpose is to ensure that we keep all countries to which we are returning people under review. Quite rightly, Home Office staff will visit appropriate countries—and, indeed, they visited Eritrea in 2014—to make their country assessments. I am confident that Home Office processes are delivered in the correct way, but the hon. Lady can rest assured that we will always keep the position under review.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I can certainly confirm that. I repeat to the House that HMS Vengeance was successfully certified and passed the test that was set, and therefore rejoined the operational cycle and is part of that operational cycle today.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Julian William Hendy Brazier (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that secrecy and transparency are simply incompatible, and that it is right that every British Government—as well as, indeed, every Government of our nuclear allies, the Americans and the French—have always put secrecy first in this area?
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend. That indeed was the proposition put before the new Parliament last July and endorsed by 472 Members of this House against a vote of only 117—the latter number included, of course, the Leader of the Opposition.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. I have known the right hon. Gentleman long enough to know of his naturally pugnacious and combative spirit, but that must not elide into impugning the integrity of another hon. Member. He has had his bit of fun, but he must now wash out his mouth, withdraw those words and put a question, for which the nation will be grateful.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I will do my best, Mr Speaker, but it might be quite hard. I hope you will join me in congratulating President Trump on his inauguration. Let me say how much our Prime Minister looks forward to meeting him later this week and discussing the importance of our NATO alliance to both our countries, and the importance of the nuclear deterrent within that NATO alliance.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not accept that. Previous Governments that the hon. Gentleman supported have not given operational details of previous demonstration and shakedown operations, which comprise the major tests of the systems and sub-systems that we have been dealing with today.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): Has my right hon. Friend followed the argument made by some Opposition Members that perhaps we would have voted differently had this information been given to us back in July? May I tell my right hon. Friend that that is not the case? We would not have been influenced by the result of one out of many tests. Indeed, is there any Conservative Member who would have voted differently had this information come out? No.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that ever since Clement Attlee sought our first nuclear deterrent without a debate in Parliament, and even without a debate within the Labour party, successive responsible Governments have always treated these issues with the utmost discretion, and that we must not allow the present tortured relationship between the Labour party and the nuclear deterrent to change that?
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with my hon. Friend. Senior Members were informed of the forthcoming demonstration and shakedown operation. As I have described, the operation involves a series of complex tests of all the systems and sub-systems involved. That operation was concluded successfully.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) addressed the question to me, which is why I am here answering it I have made it very clear that both Prime Ministers, who separately had ultimate responsibility for the nuclear deterrent, were kept fully informed as to how that deterrent is maintained. Both were made aware of the successful return of HMS Vengeance to the operational cycle.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): Under our international treaty obligations, notice of a future test firing is given to other nuclear powers, including in this instance to France and, as the hon. Gentleman says, Russia, but operational details are obviously not disclosed.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): When the hon. Gentleman reads the account of today’s proceedings, I think he will see that I have been asked for all kinds of operational details. Let me repeat to him that the demonstration and shakedown operation, of which this was one of a number of tests, was concluded satisfactorily.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Michael Fallon (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that those who work on our behalf at Faslane are very much aware of the importance of the secrecy with which they naturally have to concur. I think they understand that obligation. Even though the hon. Gentleman does not, I think they, too, support the importance of the deterrent.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I shall take this point of order from the originator of the urgent question if it relates exclusively to the matters that have just been under discussion, and if it is an attempt not to continue the exchanges, but to provide some new information with which the hon. Gentleman thinks the House should be favoured.
Trident: Test Firing — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I say simply that the Secretary of State will have heard the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis), the Chair of the Select Committee, who is extremely diligent, extraordinarily intelligent and persistent—and I have known him a damn sight longer than the Secretary of State has known him. How the Secretary of State wants to deal with the right hon. Member for New Forest East is entirely a matter for him and his judgment, exercising it to the best of his ability. We will leave it there for now.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I shall say two things to the hon. Lady. First, as I said to the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis), the Conservative-led Government’s task in restoring sanity to the public finances was absolutely foundational to a successful industrial strategy. Secondly, she will be aware that this Government have been particularly innovative in extending childcare to many people who previously were not able to access it. That is an important foundation on which we build.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the hon. Gentleman’s analysis. I hope he will join us in making that change and approach this matter with a spirit of optimism and determination to make the change that the country needs.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): In the context of a Green Paper on industrial strategy, I will await the representations from the hon. Lady, but I am pleased that she acknowledges the emphasis that we have placed on connections to every region of the country—not just by road and rail, but through airports—and the importance of establishing links to other nations with which we can have good trading relationships.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right. The essence of our strategy has to be to support the ability of people to compete and to make life difficult for the incumbents. There are no cosy clubs for the incumbents, and the test of our support in sectors is whether it helps new businesses to emerge. That is extremely important.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Civil Rights
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): Throughout this document, we want to close the gaps that mean that we do not achieve our full performance, and that is absolutely the case when it comes to the position of women at the highest levels in science, for example, and in research. As the Minister in the Department, I have been successful in the past in driving the appointments under my gift to increase the proportion of women at the top level. However, the hon. Lady is absolutely right that, when there is under-representation of people of talent, the whole economy suffers, and that should be corrected.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s welcome. I should mention that I did not say to the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Callum McCaig) that as part of our proposals we will work very closely with the devolved Administrations in all parts of the United Kingdom, and I look forward to doing so. I am always happy to meet the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen).
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): Steel is a very important sector, and it needs to compete in the world in which we find ourselves. The discussions that I have been having with the steel industry are based around a strategy that it is pulling together to make British steel competitive in the years ahead.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to point out the prescience of his friends and neighbours in Herefordshire in making their proposal. This is a very good example of precisely the sort of reform that we need, and I think that its prospects are pretty bright.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is one of the reasons why much of the proposals are cross-cutting, rather than about particular firms. It is also why there is a particular emphasis on helping small businesses to grow and new businesses to be set up.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): The steel industry is already embarking on a consideration of how it can plan out its future. I have encouraged it to do that—although it needed no encouragement, because it is keen to do so—and I look forward to seeing the fruits of that during the weeks ahead.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman talks nonsense. I have had very cordial and successful meetings with the steel industry, and it is excited about the prospects of working strategically for its future. I have had the pleasure of attending meetings of the all-party group in the past, and I look forward to doing so again.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Oliver James Dowden (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the Green Paper’s recognition of the vital role of the creative industries, the one sector that grew throughout the whole of the last recession. Will the Secretary of State reassure me that that extends to the TV and film industry? The recent hit Netflix series "The Crown", which was filmed in my constituency, is a wonderful example of how jobs, investment and exports can be generated by the sector. Does he agree that that requires not only the right skills, but the requisite supply of commercial space, particularly in the south-east?
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with my hon. Friend. The creative industries, together, have some claim to be Britain’s most successful sector in recent years—they have been growing very strongly. Sir Peter Bazalgette has agreed to work with the industries to look at what they need to build on that success in the future and to continue to create the great jobs they have produced. I look forward to that work.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Housing
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): This is a very welcome and ambitious Green Paper. In Swindon, we have embraced development to attract new businesses and jobs, but to be able to reach our full potential, we need to unlock additional land and infrastructure funding quickly. How can that process be speeded up?
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Housing
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am keen that we should be agile and fleet of foot. It is important that land and premises are available, not least for businesses that are expanding, or those that are being founded or located for the first time. My right hon. Friend the Communities Secretary has that very much in mind as part of his reforms to the planning system.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): That is an enticing invitation—it would be very nice to visit Bury St Edmunds—but I am in danger of filling my diary for the year. My hon. Friend’s points resonate with the themes of the Green Paper, which is about ensuring that we have the right institutions and skills to support the businesses of the future. The strategy will be business-led. It is not about the Government directing business; it is an invitation to business, employers and consumers to respond by saying what they need from it, rather than the Government simply saying, "This is how it’s going to be".
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Other
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his words and for his contribution, which, as he will see when he reads it, features prominently in the Green Paper. It is an excellent idea, and I hope he will promote its success in the years ahead.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): They are both important. The third of the three challenges I mentioned at the beginning of my statement was to make and keep the UK as one of the best places in the world to found or grow a business, and both of the policies my hon. Friend mentions are crucial to that. This country has succeeded in creating and hosting new businesses in recent years partly because we in the Conservative party have had that very much in mind.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Helen Olivia Bicknell Whately (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the industrial strategy paper, especially its focus on science and skills, its building on local strengths and its addressing of institutional gaps. As my right hon. Friend knows, Kent has strength in life sciences, but a conspicuous institutional gap in its lack of a medical school—an institution from which life science innovations frequently emerge. I mention to my right hon. Friend that I am hopeful that this industrial strategy might be a vehicle for Kent to seek support for a medical school, and I would be grateful to him for any encouragement he might offer.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her words. She will know that in life sciences, one proposal is to review what the sector needs to be able to support the small and medium-sized businesses in it, so that proposal might be something to be taken up.
Industrial Strategy Consultation — House of Commons, 2017-01-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Gregory David Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for all the work he has done to make sure that this country does not cede to others the energy and initiative to take advantage of what is termed the fourth industrial revolution. The pamphlet that he recently wrote is full of good ideas, and I hope that my hon. Friend and his colleagues who wrote the pamphlet will respond to the consultation.