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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — House of Commons, 2015-07-13
Topic: Housing
Sue Hayman (Labour, Centre-left): No, I wish to finish my point. I was talking about vulnerable people. I know that the proposals suggest that vulnerable people will be supported. I asked about how vulnerable people will be assessed. The people whom I am really concerned about are those who do not quite meet the vulnerability criteria. They cannot afford the rent, but they are not classified as vulnerable. What happens to them? Do they then become homeless as well? The Government have not considered the fact that not everyone can move back with their parents and that not everybody has friends and relatives who can give them a home. It is wrong that we have a Budget that will increase homelessness. That is my point Let me return to the fantastic work that young people do in my constituency. I am talking about the apprentices and the students who work hard to get on in life. In my experience, most young people want to get on in life and be part of society. This Budget offers little encouragement in that regard, which is why I believe that it should be condemned.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — House of Commons, 2015-07-13
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): Order. I apologise to those Members who are still to speak, but we have had the maximum number of interventions and the maximum time for speeches, so the time limit will now have to drop to six minutes.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — House of Commons, 2015-07-13
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): Order. I say this in the spirit of helpfulness. We name Members not by their names but by their constituencies. This is the second time that the hon. Gentleman has done it, so I ask him to use the constituency or job title—"the Chancellor" will do.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — House of Commons, 2015-07-13
Topic: Other
Nicholas Dakin (Labour, Centre-left): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. At business questions on Thursday, the Leader of the House promised to bring forward changed amendments to the Standing Orders for English votes for English laws so that the whole House could have good sight of them before the general debate on Wednesday. My understanding is that these have not yet been brought forward.
Stormont House Agreement — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: As we all know, politics is not an easy business, but what lessons can be learnt from the recent events, so that we can do everything possible to ensure that they do not happen again
Vernon Coaker (Labour, Centre-left): I thank the Secretary of State for what I thought was a helpful answer. As I have said, the planned Stormont House agreement Bill was supposed to include new mechanisms to deal with the past so that victims and their families could find out more about what happened during the conflict, to ensure that justice was done, and to provide better help and support for those who were affected. Is it not critical that that work is not lost or forgotten, and that we take it forward? How do the Government propose to do that, and will the families be included in the process?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Civil Rights
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (Labour, Centre-left): The late Denise Marshall, who was chief executive of the domestic violence charity Eaves, put this very well when she said: "If you are a woman who has experienced some form of violence, I believe you have the right to the very best service and the community owes you an opportunity to recover" In 2012, the Prime Minister’s Government signed the Istanbul convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. This would make women’s support services statutory and would have stopped the closure of Eaves. Can the Prime Minister please tell the House when he will ratify the Istanbul convention?
Spending Review and Autumn Statement — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Christopher Michael Leslie (Labour, Centre-left): I am more interested in the wisdom contained in the big Blue Book from the OBR, page 6 of which says that "the cost of the tax credit reversal is more than offset by cuts to a variety of other benefits" but in later years. Will the Chancellor confirm that he has delayed the effective changes in tax credits, not U-turned on them? Page 24 of that book states that "the terms of the welfare cap are set to be breached in three successive years" Will he at least have the guts to send a Treasury Minister, preferably himself, each time—each year—to explain why he has failed his own test?
Spending Review and Autumn Statement — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ruth Smeeth (Labour, Centre-left): Following on from questions asked by colleagues, led by my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), will the Chancellor outline exactly what today’s autumn statement means for cities such as Stoke-on-Trent, sitting between Greater Birmingham and Greater Manchester, with little family silver to sell in terms of assets, and with 94% of my residents living in properties in council tax bands A, B and C? What are we meant to do without the local government block grant and with business rate revenue that will not fill the gap?
Spending Review and Autumn Statement — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Barry Strachan Gardiner (Labour, Centre-left): This morning, the Government released the figures for the highest number of excess winter deaths this century—43,900—yet, in his statement, the Chancellor has cut the ECO budget, which was designed to improve home insulation, by 60%. How does he reconcile those figures?
Childcare Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Other
Emily Thornberry (Labour, Centre-left): Yes, but it is taking a certain amount of time to print it off. Therefore, we have not been able to look at it in advance of this debate, nor even during the debate. In those circumstances, my hon. Friend presumably agrees that it really is a farce having this Second Reading debate now.
Childcare Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Lucy Maria Powell (Labour, Centre-left): I would be happy if the hon. Gentleman had a childcare strategy; this is a very complex market that could do with a proper strategy We will continue to support the progress of this Bill through Parliament, but it is the Secretary of State’s responsibility to satisfy this House and the other place—and, indeed, parents—that the plan for childcare is deliverable, sustainable and affordable. To make the policy work, she must set out her funding plans and reassure us throughout the passage of the Bill. Other questions also remain unanswered. For example, who will be liable to prove that parents are working and are on sufficient hours, and how will disabled children be supported by the Bill I want this policy to work. I want it to be a success, to have real meaning for parents and to ensure that children are supported to achieve a great start in life. I look forward to working on it with the Education Secretary, and I recommend that we support the Bill this evening.
Childcare Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. I am sorry. You are winding up the debate, so you will have a chance to come back to the hon. Lady, but I am sure that she will give way, as she has been very generous so far. At this moment though she has given way to Helen Goodman.
Childcare Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Helen Catherine Goodman (Labour, Centre-left): My hon. Friend is pointing out that, according to the Chancellor, to qualify for this free childcare, a parent needs to be working 16 hours. Coincidentally, I found out that Asda employs 30% of its people on less than 16 hours a week, and they are paid less than the living wage, because they are on the minimum wage. That is probably the case in supermarkets across the land. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of women here.
Childcare Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Pat Glass (Labour, Centre-left): That means that those on low pay and short hours—mainly women—will be affected We have heard today that the thresholds for access have increased; that there will be further delays in implementation, so none of this will be in place before 2017; and that there is a massive shortfall in funding. Quite honestly, parents who voted Conservative in May on the basis of this manifesto promise will be feeling seriously short-changed this evening We want the policy to work and we want to help the Government to make it work. However, the Government must be able to answer the questions we have during the line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill, because they have studiously avoided answering them so far. Good opposition is about scrutiny and challenge. We cannot scrutinise and challenge when there are outrageous situations such as the publication of all this information halfway through the debate today. Quite frankly, it is disingenuous. The Minister can be absolutely sure that when he comes to Committee, there will proper scrutiny and challenge of this policy. We want it to work, but it will not work unless we get it right. Proper scrutiny and challenge is exactly what he will get.
Anti-social Behaviour in Rushey Fields Park (Leicester) — House of Commons, 2015-11-25
Topic: Mixed Topics
Keith Anthony Vaz (Labour, Centre-left): I am presenting a petition signed by 256 local residents. The petition was collected by volunteers, including Pradip Dullabh, Bindu Dullabh and Sanjeev Sharma from the local area, together with local councillors Riata Patel, Ross Willmott and Piara Clair and other local residents The petition states: The petition of residents of Leicester, East: Declares that urgent steps need to be taken to stop the antisocial behaviour, attacks and robberies by groups of young people on users and nearby residents of Rushey Fields Park in Leicester, and further that it is the only green space in the area and this kind of behaviour is discouraging people who are concerned for their safety and welfare from using the park The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges Leicester City Council to put CCTV security measures in place and increase police patrols to discourage anti-social behaviour, robberies and attacks on park users and nearby residents And the petitioners remain, etc [P001572]
National Security and Defence — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
John Eugene Joseph Dromey (Labour, Centre-left): A regional solution involving all means at our disposal underpinned by the United Nations is essential if we are to defeat ISIS in its heartland. So too is the taking of all steps necessary in our homeland to protect the security and safety of British citizens. Will the Prime Minister think again, therefore, before proceeding with major cuts to front-line policing, because neighbourhood policing is the eyes and ears of the counter-terrorism effort?
Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill (Allocation of Time) — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. This debate is on the allocation of time motion and we have Second Reading to come, so it might be helpful if we can try and stick to one point before we move on to the next.
Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill (Allocation of Time) — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. We will have these debates later. As the hon. Gentleman rightly said, he is moving an amendment to the allocation of time motion, but we are in danger of opening up the entire debate at this stage, which I do not want to do, as I want to save something for the next part.
Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill (Allocation of Time) — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Other
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): Order. This debate is on the allocation of time motion. I know that the hon. Gentleman is building the basis of his argument, but I am a bit bothered that he is going to tempt other Members to talk about the same issues. I want to be able to get everybody debating the depth of the Bill.
Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Other
Stephen Pelham Pound (Labour, Centre-left): My hon. Friend is approaching the end of an extremely important speech, which was greeted with great support in all parts of the House. When the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) quoted from Ecclesiastes 3, he referred to everything having a season. Like everyone else in the House, I thought of the following line: "a time to break down, and a time to build up" Is this not the occasion when we must start to build up?
Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-11-23
Topic: Mixed Topics
Vernon Coaker (Labour, Centre-left): I join the Secretary of State in thanking everyone who has played a role in bringing the Bill to this stage and in taking it through this House—those inside the House and those outside it I repeat that we have not opposed the Bill, despite our serious concerns over welfare reform, as it avoids a collapse in the devolved institutions or a return to direct rule, which would have been unthinkable and a disaster for Northern Ireland. I say again to the Government that alongside welfare reform, a jobs and growth programme is needed. Notwithstanding that, today we have helped to resolve the impasse that there was in Northern Ireland, allowing its Government to carry on with the peace and progress that they want and we all want for them.
Football Supporters Associations — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Ian Lavery (Labour, Centre-left): The Northern league was founded in 1889 and is the second oldest football league in the country. It could not have survived without the dedication and commitment of supporters and volunteers. A shining example of that is Mr Mike Amos, the chairman of the Northern league, who is retiring this year after 20 years. Like many other volunteers in non-league football across the country, he has done a fantastic job. Will the Minister join me in thanking the likes of Mr Amos for their dedication and commitment, and wish him and his family the very best for the future?
Sports Strategy — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ruth Smeeth (Labour, Centre-left): The Department’s own "Taking Part" figures show that children’s participation has dropped under this Government. The number of five to 15-year-olds playing competitive sport outside school has dropped 19%. Given that my city, the great city of Stoke-on-Trent, has been awarded European City of Sport for next year, when are the Government going to give us some detail, stop talking and start delivering so that my constituents can get the most out of next year?
Horserace Betting Levy — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Clive Stanley Efford (Labour, Centre-left): It is two years since Labour forced the Government to commit to introducing a racing right to ensure that racing gets a fair return on all forms of betting based in the UK. It is estimated that the industry is missing out on £30 million a year. I press the Minister again: when can we expect a conclusion to the discussions on the horseracing right, and what discussions has she had with the industry about a sports betting right for all sports, which the last Labour Government initiated, that can be reinvested in grassroots sport?
Welsh Language — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Mixed Topics
Ian Colin Lucas (Labour, Centre-left): But S4C is the only Welsh language channel. It is a national treasure for the United Kingdom. If the Government really have a commitment to the Welsh language, they need to stop cutting the income of the only Welsh language TV channel that we have. Will the Minister please reconsider?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: The Immigration Bill seems to make it harder and harder for people in the creative industries, like all others, to work with people across the globe. Has the Secretary of State considered the benefits to our creative industries of a new short-term visa, and will he speak to the Home Secretary about the possibility?; The Minister will be delighted to know that last night, Telford Town Park was announced as the UK’s best park. Will she join me in congratulating all those involved, particularly in Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council, Friends of Telford Town Park and Telford and Wrekin Council, for the important work that they do?; As we come to within two days of Small Business Saturday, the Secretary of State will be aware that Channel 4 currently works with more than 350 production companies, including a large number of small and medium-sized businesses. Can he assure us that in the event of any privatisation of Channel 4, the livelihood of those important small businesses will not be threatened by the desire to centralise and rationalise to save money?; I am grateful for the work that is currently being undertaken to review the case for greater integration of outdoor recreation in the current sport strategy. What steps are being taken to promote outdoor recreation, to further boost domestic and international tourist activity in rural areas in Macclesfield and across the country?; There is mounting evidence that the BBC and its licence fee are inhibiting local newspapers’ ability to develop online. If the Secretary of State is to water down his previous antipathy to the licence fee, will he at least prevent it from being used in a way that hurts non-licence fee-funded local media?; With the highly successful Westminster gaming event having taken place earlier this month, does my hon. Friend the Minister agree that computer programming and gaming are viable career options for many young people in our rural communities?
David George Hanson (Labour, Centre-left): I cannot let the Minister get away with his comments about S4C. In May, the Conservatives’ manifesto said that they would safeguard the funding of S4C. How does the Chancellor’s statement last week safeguard the funding of S4C along the lines of that manifesto commitment?
English Votes on English Laws: Divisions — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What progress has been made on preparations for the first divisions of the House which will follow the new Standing Orders on English Votes on English Laws
Ian Colin Lucas (Labour, Centre-left): If we are to have English votes for English laws, why, on non-devolved matters that particularly affect Wales, such as the future of S4C, can we not have Welsh votes for Welsh laws, with double majority votes for MPs from Wales?
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2015-12-03
Topic: Mixed Topics
Susan Elan Jones (Labour, Centre-left): May I make a quick point? Not many people will be aware—I myself was not until about six months ago—that every charity in Scotland is registered with the regulatory body, whereas in England and Wales many of the smaller charities are not. I think that that is of relevance to the wider debate, and I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has a view on the matter.
Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-09-11
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): I wish to make a short statement. More than 85 Members have indicated that they wish to catch my eye in this debate, which is unprecedented. I would like to help as many Members as possible to put something on the record, and therefore ask Members who are speaking to be generous with interventions but for intervening Members to make only one or two interventions: please, though, keep these to a minimum for the mover of the Bill. It is not customary to impose a speech limit on private Members’ Bills, but I hope speakers will restrict themselves to five minutes, and that includes taking interventions. I should make it clear that the Chair retains the right to impose a formal speech limit. I do not wish to do so, but I will review that as the debate progresses.
Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-09-11
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert Howard Marris (Labour, Centre-left): Many disability organisations appear to think that this Bill has particular relevance to those with disabilities, but it does not. Disability is not an illness—it is rather old-fashioned to suggest that it is—and disability is certainly not a terminal illness. Despite repeated requests from its members, the British Medical Association has refused to debate this issue since 2012, and it has refused to poll its members. That is regrettable. In that context, The British Medical Journal editorial supports the Bill.
Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-09-11
Topic: Civil Rights
Robert Howard Marris (Labour, Centre-left): No, I will not for the moment. I must make some progress I respect the views held by people who are strongly opposed to my Bill. I share their motives for wanting a better society and to ensure that we have a law that protects people. On the tube this morning, I stood next to a man in a hoodie on which it said, "Understand difference", which I thought was quite appropriate. This debate is not about opinion poll numbers; it is about a matter of conscience, ethics and the kind of society in which we live. We need such a debate, and Parliament should not only debate this issue today when 85 hon. Members wish to speak but scrutinise the Bill in Committee in detail, and it should come back to the House for further scrutiny.
Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-09-11
Topic: Civil Rights
Siobhain Ann McDonagh (Labour, Centre-left): Does my hon. Friend accept, however, that there are people who will be voting with him today for whom this is the start of the process? I went into the Lady Members room on Monday night to see a Minister and one of my own Back Benchers, who is here today, talking about how this is a start. They are coming here to vote today because they want something much more permissive in the future.
Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill — House of Commons, 2015-09-11
Topic: Other
Natascha Engel (Labour, Centre-left): Order. Before I call the next speaker, may I say that that contribution was 10 minutes long, which, even by my maths, is double the voluntary limit of five minutes? Unless we stick to five minutes and be generous by making only brief interventions, we will not get as many Members as I would like on to the record. With that in mind, I call Jim Fitzpatrick.