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Dean of Christ Church, Oxford — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What support the Church of England is providing to the Dean of Christ Church cathedral Oxford in the case brought against him by Christ Church college.
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): At this stage, there is little more that I can add to the written answer that I gave my hon. Friend on Monday. A formal tribunal process is under way, following the statutes of Christ Church, and that will enable the complaint made against the dean to be properly investigated.
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What support the Church of England is providing to the Dean of Christ Church cathedral Oxford in the case brought against him by Christ Church college.
John Michael Howell (Conservative, Centre-right): I have spoken to the Bishop of Oxford, and I am a little more reassured about the pastoral care that is being made available for the dean, but this raises the important question of why an Anglican cathedral is so much in the pocket of an Oxford college.
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Civil Rights
Questions: What support the Church of England is providing to the Dean of Christ Church cathedral Oxford in the case brought against him by Christ Church college.
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): I can reassure the House that the Bishop of Oxford is giving pastoral support to the Dean, and I know that he went out of his way to speak to my hon. Friend. This is a very unusual case in the Church of England—the dean of a cathedral is at the same time the master of a college—but I must underline that the complaint against the Dean is an internal matter for the college, and neither the Church Commissioners nor the wider Church of England has any role in that process.
Christmas — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): I am so glad the hon. Lady has asked that question, as this Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent. We all look forward to Christmas. The Church of England reached over 6.8 million people with last year’s Advent and Christmas campaign. This year, the Church has launched a Follow the Star campaign. Details of that can be found on the Church website, or indeed in hard copies made available through Church House Publishing.
Christmas — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (Conservative, Centre-right): The message of Christmas is one of renewal and hope. Will my right hon. Friend bring a message of hope to people with autism in prison? It is essential that those who minister to them understand the condition. In the new year, will she look at ensuring that all prison chaplains are trained in autism? In that way, the Christmas message could be extended into 2019.
Christmas — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): The message is that Christmas is for all, including inmates in prison. My right hon. Friend has campaigned so hard for those with autism. Our chaplains are given guidance on helping prison inmates with autism I must finish with a heart-warming story for the House, which perhaps those who read The Guardian will have spotted. The Dean of Salisbury cathedral provided stonemasons to a local prison who trained the inmates in how to fashion their own war memorial, and he inaugurated it in time for the Armistice. I just want to reassure the House that, for practical reasons, the number of chisels was counted on the way in and on the way out.
Christmas — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Civil Rights
Martin John Vickers (Conservative, Centre-right): Many children will be in church over the Christmas period, particularly at events such as Christingle services. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is a great opportunity for the Church to spread the message to our young people in the hope that they will retain that message throughout their lives?
Christmas — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Civil Rights
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): The Church of England has seen increasing attendance at its church services. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that crib services and Christingle services are very important for small people. I would like to encourage you, Mr Speaker, to have a look at the Follow the Star campaign. It is different for a change: it does not start on the first day of Advent, but covers the 12 days of Christmas. When you and I have finished washing up after our Christmas lunches, we might sit down and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas and make sure that our children do get it.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. Everybody will have a chance to contribute on this most important and solemn of matters, but just as the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) was heard in relative quiet, so must similar courtesy be extended to the Solicitor General. Everybody will get a chance to put his or her point of view—of that there need be no doubt.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Attorney General will come to the House on the next sitting day, and he will make a full statement and answer questions from hon. Members across the House. It might then be for the House to judge whether the Government have discharged their obligations consistent with the Humble Address, but not before.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend makes the important point that, ultimately, the decision for this House and the motions on which it will vote are political matters, and to try to dress them up in legalese and as legal matters does not help anyone.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman asks me to speculate about matters that might not arise. There is no snub to Parliament. It is a wholly confected controversy that actually detracts from the real issues we should be debating and will be looking at next week.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Simon James Hoare (Conservative, Centre-right): While the Opposition may wish to play fast and loose with the national interest, does my hon. and learned Friend agree that it would be wholly irresponsible to publish material which could or would damage the national interest?
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the national interest. It is rare for a Law Officer, in this case the Attorney General, to come to the House and make a statement of this nature. We accept that these are exceptionally important, unusual and unprecedented times. That is why he is doing it. Members will have the chance to grill him when he comes.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): May I assure the right hon. Gentleman that when the Attorney General comes here on Monday, he will be able to ask him questions and make sure he is properly examined on these issues? He will have that opportunity. This is not an instance where the Government seek to delay or hide; this is all about providing information at the right time ahead of the important debate that I know he will be playing an important part in.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I take the right hon. Gentleman’s question with the seriousness it deserves. That is why the Attorney General is coming here on the next sitting day before we start the five-day debate—so that hon. Members have a chance not just to question him but to digest what he says, come to a judgment and make points appropriately, either in the debate or in other proceedings that might follow.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to inform the hon. Gentleman that he can put that precise question to my right hon. and learned Friend on the next sitting day. If he does, I am sure he will get a full answer.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Victoria Grace Ford (Conservative, Centre-right): I, too, listened to the debate that afternoon and raised a number of concerns about the motion. My memory is that the shadow Secretary of State asked for full advice on the final deal and not all the advice given during the negotiations and that he actually corrected the motion from the Dispatch Box four times before it was voted on, as I pointed out in an intervention. Does the Solicitor General agree that the motion was incredibly unclear and inconsistent?
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend’s recollection is accurate, although to be fair to the right hon. and learned Gentleman, he sought to clarify or narrow the terms of reference of his application. I simply say to her what I said in that debate, which is that the Government will provide a full and clear legal position to the House and that it will then be a matter for the House to judge whether that is sufficient.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. We cannot have people chuntering from a sedentary position, particularly when they have already spoken. We have heard the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford); we know what she wanted to say and we are most grateful to her for that. We do not need sedentary chuntering. It is not helpful and it is unseemly—stop it.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not going to speculate about votes that were held or not held. I know what the position of the House is. We are seeking to satisfy that through the appearance of the Attorney General on Monday.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not intend to repeat the remarks that I made in the debate, but as I said, there are good reasons why there is a convention for Law Officers. It is not just for the convenience of lawyers; it is for the rule of law to stay at the heart of collective Cabinet decision making. I would have thought that everybody in this House would want that.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I think the hon. Lady was reading out the words of the motion, which were not the words adopted by the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer). He confined himself to a particular document that he wanted to see. Those are the terms of reference that he sought, and it does nobody any good to try to go back on what he said. A statement on the Government’s legal position will be published on Monday, so it will not just be the Attorney General’s words given here orally. Right hon. and hon. Members will have something in writing as well.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady will see on Monday a document setting out the Government’s legal position. She will be able to question the senior Law Officer about that and then, in the debate, she will be able to make further points if she views the information that she has received as somehow insufficient. Knowing my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney General, he will dilate at length if he is asked to.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I am tempted to get into a debate with the hon. Gentleman about the first part of his question, which I am afraid is just wrong, but we are not riding roughshod over anyone. I have already explained what we are going to do: on the next sitting day, my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney General will be here to answer questions.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): Some of us actually believe in talking up our country, rather than talking it down. I am fed up with the attitude of some Members who seem to revel in the idea that the House wants to connive in chaos, as opposed to stepping up to the plate and playing its responsible democratic role. The public are looking to us to make an important decision in two weeks’ time; let us show them that we are worthy of it.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is a reasonable man and an honourable Member. I ask him to listen carefully to the Attorney General, to read the documents—as I know he will—and then to reach a judgment after the next sitting day, when he will hear in full the legal basis for the Government’s decision.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is a compatriot of mine and is no stranger to the wizardry of rhetoric. He reminds me of Disraeli’s comment on Gladstone that at times he might be inebriated by the intoxication of his own verbosity— but not today. I take his point, but I will say this to him: I would be failing in my duty if I did not defend robustly the Law Officers convention. That is what I am doing today, and that is what I must continue to do.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): The correct reference is "inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity", but what I would say is that the Solicitor General is no more in a position to level that charge at the hon. Gentleman than I would be.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Paul Masterton (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very pleased that the Attorney General is coming before the House on Monday, but while I have the utmost respect for him, ultimately his advice is just that: advice. Is not the most important thing what the Government’s interpretation and position is and what the Government are going to do?
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to remind this House—[Interruption.] I see that my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) is with us. Perhaps I will say no more about—
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): Order. The right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings thinks that the Solicitor General’s historical recollection is correct and that mine is at fault. He might be right, but in the end it is a fairly minor point in the great scheme of things.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I can assure the hon. Gentleman that when he hears the Attorney General and reads the documents on the next sitting day, he will have ample time between then and the vote, which will not be until 11 December, to assess the information, ask more questions about it, probe the Government and come to an informed view. That is what I want him and all hon. Members to have, and that is what they are going to get.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Mixed Topics
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): As I think most hon. and right hon. Members know, the role of the Attorney General is to be the Government’s chief legal adviser. He has a role in advising the Cabinet. He is not a member of the Cabinet but he attends Cabinet. The advice that might or might not be given can assist in collective Cabinet decision making. He is the lawyer, and his client is the Government. That lawyer-client relationship allows for the lawyer to provide impartial and proper legal advice, unencumbered by political considerations. That is why the convention exists. That is why it must be maintained.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend will know the answer that I must give, which is that the convention applies. I can neither confirm nor deny the position with regard to the Attorney General as to the issue that he raises.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not going to start speculating in reply to my hon. Friend’s question. It would not be right of me; this is a matter for Parliament. I would like to think that people understand that my respect and support for this place know no equal.
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Robert James Buckland (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend knows our right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney General, and I can assure him that in response to any question he asks, he will get the most comprehensive of answers, for free.
Improving Education Standards — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
William Nigel Paul Cash (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend what my hon. Friend is saying and the work he is doing, because I am his next-door neighbour, and Stafford and Stone run together in a lot of these matters. We are both fighting hard to get the best possible standards for our constituents.
HIV and World AIDS Day — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): That was an unexpected but lovely thing for the hon. Member for Kensington (Emma Dent Coad) to say at the end of her speech. I believe "Give HIV the finger" is the expression that the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) was looking for. Wow! Madam Deputy Speaker, you have just taken over in the Chair, and you have missed a treat. I suggest that you watch it back later. Let me, as it says in my brief, congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) on securing the debate. Obviously, I share his passion for the topic, but I did not know what he was going to say until we spoke just before the debate, and even then I did not know how he was going to say it and the extent to which he was going to put so much of the personal into it The turnout of the hon. Gentleman’s friends and colleagues around him for his speech was a testament to its power and to how much they obviously think of him. Clapping is not right in the Chamber, but even I did clap after his speech. I do not like to clap in the Chamber or in church, but I have done one of them. The look on his face when his colleagues were all standing up and clapping him was wonderful. If I had thought to do so, I would have stood up and taken a photo for him, because it will be a nice moment for him. [Interruption.] No, Madam Deputy Speaker, you are not at all happy about that. I have gone too far. Edit that bit out, Hansard It was an incredible speech and it was a very brave thing to do. Following the debate that had just taken place on education—we were here for the winding-up speeches—which got a little political at times, the Adjournment debate has once again shown that it is Parliament’s best kept secret. It is where all the good things go on, and this was certainly a good thing As the hon. Gentleman reminded us, World AIDS Day is 30 years old this year. We had a wonderful reception in Speaker’s House on Tuesday night, with the Terrence Higgins Trust, and some really good friends were there. It is the second time I have done that now. As I said then, this week and Saturday will be about remembering loved ones who lost their challenge against and their battle to HIV. However, it will be a celebration, as he said. I note that he said that he will be at the Brighton AIDS memorial at the weekend, and I wish him well with that, as I do everybody who will be with him from his constituency and, I am sure, from much further afield. This is also a chance to say to say how much has changed since the late ’80s.
HIV and World AIDS Day — House of Commons, 2018-11-29
Topic: Other
Eleanor Fulton Laing (Conservative, Centre-right): Would it not be wonderful if more people paid attention to the work done in the House in such debates—this excellent, positive, meaningful, emotive and successful debate this afternoon? If only Question put and agreed to.
Drug-related Crime — House of Commons, 2018-12-05
Topic: Other
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure that the hon. Lady will seek to render her inquiry more relevant and apposite to the context of the question on the Order Paper. I feel sure that that is not beyond her creative genius.
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights — House of Commons, 2018-12-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.
Alun Hugh Cairns (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman raises an important point about the devolved settlement. He will be well aware that the Wales Act 2017 passed through this House not so long ago, but at no stage were there any calls to devolve functions from the Department for Work and Pensions or to devolve welfare, because of the volatility that that creates on the budget.
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights — House of Commons, 2018-12-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales.
Alun Hugh Cairns (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend raises an important issue and points to some of the policies that we are developing to tackle the root cause. Universal credit is making a significant difference, and I would highlight the growth deals that we are promoting across the whole of Wales. Wales is the only nation of the United Kingdom that will have a growth or a city deal in every part.