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Business of the House (European Union (Withdrawal) Act) — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve (Conservative, Centre-right): Most certainly not. We have just had in the past few hours an example of the assertion of parliamentary sovereignty, which I understand to be dear to many Members on this side of the House and elsewhere. I say to my hon. Friend that no statute may fetter in any way the procedure and processes that this House chooses to adopt. There is therefore no incompatibility whatsoever between this motion and any statute. Mr Speaker, I beg to move the amendment.
Business of the House (European Union (Withdrawal) Act) — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): We will come to the proposition of that matter being put to the test of the House in due course, but there is a choreography to these things, so it will not happen just yet. If Mr Efford wishes to orate, he has his opportunity to do so now.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Civil Rights
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The Electoral Commission stills says it believes that it was a fair poll, and I believe that we should abide by the result of that poll and deliver for the people of this country We can choose to settle this issue now—
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alberto Castrenze Costa (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Prime Minister for giving way and apologise for intervening. Two years ago, I said to my right hon. Friend that I could never imagine her requesting me to vote to take away the rights of my Italian parents, who are resident in Scotland. Will she confirm that her deal guarantees the rights of EU nationals in the UK—3.6 million of them—as well as those of 1 million UK citizens in the EU27, in a way that no deal would not?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: there was that reference to the consent of the Northern Ireland institutions in relation to any potential new regulatory differences between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. That is a matter we will be looking at and can look at in this House with regards to the parliamentary arrangements between the institutions within the United Kingdom for the future. It is exactly on these issues, the question of potential new regulatory divergence, that I believe it will be possible to give reassurance to not just representatives in this Chamber, but the people of Northern Ireland for their future.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Jo Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): As the UK will have lost the ability to influence EU rule-making on financial services directly, it is vital that we can play a full part in defending our interests in international bodies that set standards globally such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions. Does the Prime Minister therefore share my concern that article 129 of the draft treaty, which clearly states that the UK may not take a contrary position to the EU in such bodies, will prevent us from doing so?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Calm yourselves. Some of these antics are rather undesirable and to be deprecated. They may have a role on the playing fields at some public school—I do not know—but they have no role in this Chamber. [Interruption.] No, they are just unseemly and inappropriate.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Philip Martin Dunne (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for having the courage to give way to someone on this side of the House, when he refused to give way to the former shadow Chancellor three times running. Will he explain to the House why he has not got the courage to debate with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on Sunday?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): We are extraordinarily grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his elucidation, but that intervention suffers from one notable disadvantage: it was not even tangential to a point of order. His intervention and points of order are not even nodding acquaintances, in my experience.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Civil Rights
George Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative, Centre-right): Will the right hon. Gentleman clarify his answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Mr Leslie)? He says that the Labour party stood on a manifesto that accepted the result of the referendum; he was clear on that. Yet since then, the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) has suggested that the Labour party’s position would now be to support a second referendum. Will the Leader of the Opposition now clarify, for the sake of the House: is the Labour party’s position to support a second referendum, or is it that it accepts the result of the first referendum and will not support a second referendum?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Members of the same party do not need to bicker as to whom the Leader of the Opposition is giving way to. I think it is the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) who has been invited to intervene. Just before he does, I remind colleagues that it is legitimate to use mobile devices without impairing decorum, but it has just been brought to my attention that there is a very widespread use of them, and I gently remind colleagues that they most certainly should not be taking photographs in the Chamber. [Interruption.] Yes, I know exactly what I am doing and saying, and upon what advice. It requires no comment or contradiction, simply a recognition of the validity of the point.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alberto Castrenze Costa (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister, at the Dispatch Box today, was generous. She made very clear that for us to unify the country we have to bring the 48% who voted to stay, as well as the 52%. Can I ask my right hon. Friend, someone who was regarded in London as a unifying political figure, what he would do to bring the 48% and the 52% together?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Roger James Gale (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. He appears to be one of those who prefers the grievance to the solution. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has come up with a solution. What is his big idea? [Interruption.]
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Members must not shout across the Chamber at the right hon. Gentleman. It is extremely unseemly—[Interruption.] Order. I have no doubt that he is well able to look after himself. I am not really concerned about him; I am concerned about the reputation of the House.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I have been told, by your leave, Mr Speaker, that I have an unlimited time to speak, so I will come to the solution that my hon. Friend the Member for North Thanet craves in just a minute.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I think the House will agree that I have given way quite a lot so far, and I am very happy to do so again in the future, but I want to come to the point that has been raised by my hon. Friends.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Anna Mary Soubry (Conservative, Centre-right): Can my right hon. Friend tell us how his cunning plan, which will end up with no deal, will secure the 485,000 jobs that rely on the automotive sector and the just-in-time supply chains that he first heard about some six months ago from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy?
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Daniel Robert Kawczynski (Conservative, Centre-right): I am proud to be the first ever Polish-born British Member of Parliament and to celebrate the contribution that 1 million Poles have made to our country. However, by offering or proposing another referendum, does the right hon. Gentleman not share my concern that we could be giving wind to UKIP’s sails? The party is currently withering on the vine and falling apart, but there will be a renaissance for UKIP if we have another referendum that overturns the previous result.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Alexander John Gervase Chalk (Conservative, Centre-right): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am sorry to trouble you with this, but in the course of proceedings yesterday, you gently rebuked me for intervening from a sedentary position on the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). You went on to suggest that there had been general shouting and braying, and the Gloucestershire Echo is now reporting that I was admonished by you for participating in such behaviour. Would you be kind enough to confirm that there was no suggestion of braying or other disrespectful behaviour from me? It is not my style and I would be grateful if the position could be clarified so that the record and the Echo can be set straight.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very happy to set the record straight for the benefit of the hon. Gentleman. In all my experience of him, which is now quite considerable, I think I can say authoritatively that the hon. Gentleman and braying are complete strangers; they have never met. Indeed, other than by virtue of the fact that he is a well-educated fellow, I would question whether he would even know the meaning of "to bray." The hon. Gentleman is in every other respect a good citizen. He did heckle, but he was not braying, and his behaviour is ordinarily not in any way unseemly, so he can tell his local newspaper to put that in their pipe—if they still have one—and smoke it.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
Graham Stuart Brady (Conservative, Centre-right): I think we have probably heard enough from the Scottish nationalists for all five days of the debate But more remarkable, perhaps, is the number of Labour Members who feel that it would be much safer for the country to continue to have a Conservative Government led by the Prime Minister than one—
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. I am extremely grateful to the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn). He began his speech by saying he was moving his amendment and I know what he meant was that he was speaking to it. Simply for the avoidance of doubt, I should emphasise to the House that under the motion agreed earlier today—that is to say the business of the House motion, in respect of which the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve) did indeed move an amendment—no amendment will be selected by me until next Tuesday, and it will be on that day of course that the votes take place. I say that simply for purposes of clarification Still with the eight-minute limit, I call Sir Roger Gale.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Mixed Topics
Jonathan George Caladine Lord (Conservative, Centre-right): I think this is still there on the official Vote Leave website, but it mentioned being out of the customs union, out of the single market, a comprehensive free trade deal with the EU and free trade deals around the world. So it was there. That was the mandate and that is what the people want us to see through.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Civil Rights
Owen William Paterson (Conservative, Centre-right): Thinking about the previous intervention, does my hon. Friend agree that his constituents and mine were very sensible and completely ignored these ludicrous forecasts, which are all part of "Project Fear"? Our constituents have been bombarded with further utter nonsense forecasts this week, but they do not believe them; they see real opportunities for this country when we get our freedom back.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I am inclined to err on the side of thinking that there may have been some unawareness on the part of some Members of the requirement to be present for wind-ups tonight. I say that because a number of Members came to the Chair expressing the expectation that there would be no wind-ups, and I corrected those Members, so they came to be aware that they should indeed be present. I am merely being perhaps slightly charitable. There may have been Members who were not aware that, although it is one theme over the five days, there are wind-up speakers each night and, unless there is good cause, preferably notified to the Chair and those on the Front Benches, there is an expectation that Members who speak in the debate, on whichever of the five days, will be present for the wind-up speeches. I hope from now on that that will be clear.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act — House of Commons, 2018-12-04
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady has put the point very forcefully on the record. If the Secretary of State feels, at any stage, that there is a requirement on him to correct the record, it is open to him to do so. At this point, however, I have to regard it as the end of the exchange I thank all colleagues who have taken part in this debate for their stoicism and forbearance in waiting—in some cases, for very long periods—before having the chance to do so. From my point of view, it was a great privilege to hear colleagues.
Legal Aid — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of people that are able to access legal aid for (a) immigration, (b) welfare benefit and (c) housing cases.
Alexander John Gervase Chalk (Conservative, Centre-right): Citizens advice bureaux do exceptionally important work in providing early advice and assistance, which is invaluable for my constituents. Will my hon. and learned Friend pay tribute to Cheltenham citizens advice bureau for its important work and ensure that it continues to receive the support and assistance that it requires to do it?
Legal Aid — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of people that are able to access legal aid for (a) immigration, (b) welfare benefit and (c) housing cases.
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right that citizens advice bureaux across the country, including in Cheltenham, as well as many other legal help organisations, help to ensure that the most vulnerable people are getting the support that they need. This week, the Ministry of Justice brought together 200 organisations that help and support people in need to talk to them about what more we and they can do.
Legal Aid — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Immigration
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of people that are able to access legal aid for (a) immigration, (b) welfare benefit and (c) housing cases.
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): It is important to highlight two things. One is that the Government spend about £100 million on early advice every year. The second is that there is a misconception about what legal aid is and is not available. In fact, legal aid is available for asylum work as well as for non-asylum work, including detention, Special Immigration Appeals Commission, domestic violence and trafficking cases.
Legal Aid — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of people that are able to access legal aid for (a) immigration, (b) welfare benefit and (c) housing cases.
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not aware of any representations from the Labour party in relation to any provisions that it would make on legal aid funding. This is an important area involving people who are vulnerable and need help. Prior to LASPO, people did not get help at the representation stage of welfare cases—only at the advice stage. We are making a number of changes to make the tribunal process that people go through much simpler and more straightforward.
Leaving the EU: Justice System — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I can hardly overstate the importance of persistence in bobbing. I say to the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) that to bob once is inadequate. If the hon. Gentleman wishes to participate, he should now bob again.
Access to Justice: Persons with Disabilities — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of his Department’s compliance with article 13 of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities on access to justice.
David Michael Gauke (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government remain fully committed to the convention, and we assess the UK’s implementation of article 13 of the convention as part of the reporting process to the UN. The latest report to the UN was this year. To improve access to justice for people with disabilities, we are investing £1 billion in reforming the Courts and Tribunals Service, to continue to ensure that we have a modern justice system that is accessible to all. We are also increasing the use of technology to benefit the mobility impaired, who may have greater opportunity to participate in court and tribunal services without needing to travel to a hearing centre.
Access to Justice: Persons with Disabilities — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What recent assessment he has made of his Department’s compliance with article 13 of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities on access to justice.
David Michael Gauke (Conservative, Centre-right): We do fulfil our commitments, and I have to point out what we do as a country. We are proud of our record in supporting disabled people, including through the landmark Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and we have some of the strongest equalities legislation in the world, including the Equality Act 2010.
Rogue Bailiffs — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is right to highlight that we need to protect debtors from aggressive behaviour by enforcement agents. I have read the report that Citizens Advice has released today, and I am aware of the issues. We intend to launch a call for evidence before the end of the year to help to protect even further those in debt.
Rogue Bailiffs — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent’s situation. I would be very happy to discuss the individual case, as we look at evidence, following the call for evidence. As I have mentioned, we intend to launch the call for evidence before the end of the year, when we will look at these matters very carefully.
Rogue Bailiffs — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. The hon. Gentleman is ahead of himself. Let me explain to him that Question 9 was not asked, and he cannot shoehorn his inquiry into a question that was not asked. He can shoehorn his inquiry only into a question that has been asked, if it is germane and within scope. I was trying to be helpful to the hon. Gentleman, whose Question 22 is highly unlikely to be reached. I was very happy to accommodate him on an earlier question, on the premise that his supplementary to it is within its scope. Knowing the intellectual ferocity of the hon. Gentleman and the helpful delaying tactic I have just deployed to give him a little time to reflect, I feel sure that he can now produce a wonderful, perfectly formed and very brief inquiry.
Rogue Bailiffs — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of rogue activities, Bishop Rachel has called for community-based rehab for women prisoners; the high cost and the low outcomes for them are not very satisfactory. Does the Minister share my strong support for this proposal, which would reduce the number of rogues in prison and offer an important role for the high-quality rehab work of the Nelson Trust in Gloucester and Stroud?
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): We reviewed them recently and made a number of proposals to protect vulnerable people. Interestingly, although it criticises enforcement, the Citizens Advice report, which came out this morning, says that the changes we made in 2014 were largely positive.
Access to Justice: Court Staffing — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
Lucy Claire Leigh (Frazer) (Conservative, Centre-right): I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. I am very pleased that he took part in the scheme and that it is excellent. I encourage all other Members to take part in it, too.
Reducing Reoffending Rates — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Mixed Topics
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove (Conservative, Centre-right): The work of Care after Combat with veterans on rehabilitation is making a real difference and meets the needs of the Department of Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defence. Will the Minister congratulate Jim Davidson and his team on the remarkable work they are doing on this agenda, and help to take a lead across government to ensure that that wonderful charity can access the funding it needs to continue and expand this important work?
HMP Liverpool — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
Questions: Given the £300 million cut next year to the Ministry of Justice’s overall budget, including for prisons such as Liverpool, does the Minister expect to be able to maintain prison budgets at their current level at least?
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. The hon. Gentleman keeps chuntering from a sedentary position, "They’re dodgy". He is entitled to his view. It is better if he expresses it on his feet than from his seat. He is now fast competing with the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), who has been a model of quiet this morning, but who, it has to be admitted, normally shouts from a sedentary position at the mildest provocation.
Offenders’ Employment — House of Commons, 2018-11-13
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Well, that really is a quick and easy win for the hon. Gentleman. I have a feeling that it will appear in the Kettering media ere long I call Matt Western—not here. Where is the chappie? What is happening this morning?