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Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend very much; I think he is entirely right. I am more than content to be judged on the results we have already delivered and the results that we will deliver. I am sure that we will be greatly assisted by the reforms of No. 10 that I have outlined.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Sue Gray has published everything that she can. I propose that we wait until the conclusion of the inquiry. In the meantime, I think it peculiar that the report is being simultaneously hailed as utterly damning and condemned for not having enough in it—it cannot be both.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for inviting me to comment on something that is being investigated. With great respect to her, I simply will not indulge in running commentary. She will have to wait.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman really has to read the report. He has to look at the report, and he must wait—[Interruption.] Everything he has said is, I am afraid, not substantiated by the report. He should look at it, and wait for the police inquiry.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Civil Rights
Steven John Baker (Conservative, Centre-right): Millions of people took seriously a communications campaign apparently designed by behavioural psychologists to bully, to shame and to terrify them into compliance with minute restrictions on their freedom. What is my right hon. Friend’s central message to those people who complied meticulously with all the rules and suffered terribly for it, including, I might say, those whose mental health will have suffered appallingly as a result of the messages that his Government were sending out?
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I am really grateful to the right hon. Lady, and I understand why people want me to elaborate on all sorts of points, but I am not going to give a running commentary on a matter that is now being considered by the authorities. I have to wait for them to conclude.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Andrew Hanson Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): The update from Sue Gray is, as she says herself, "extremely limited". She says that "it is not possible at present to provide a meaningful report" Will my right hon. Friend confirm that at the earliest opportunity he will have the report published in full?
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Suzanne Webb (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that Opposition Members have used up far too much parliamentary time debating this? I can assure him that the residents of Stourbridge want the Prime Minister to focus on the matters that they really care about.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to say how strongly I agree, none the less, with my hon. Friend, because, yes, of course it is vital that we make this statement, that we learn from Sue Gray’s report and that we take action, which is what the Government are doing, but it is also vital, frankly, that we get on with the people’s priorities. That is what this Government are also doing.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Richard Quentin Fuller (Conservative, Centre-right): As with the report on Owen Paterson, I felt it was important to support the process and read the report, because it is important to separate fact from allegation, and to know what the report actually says, rather than what I would wish it to say. Those are two lessons that the Leader of the Opposition needs to learn. I promised my constituents that I would ask the Prime Minister to say that he would support the recommendations in the report, and there are four. One is that "every Government Department has a clear and robust policy in place covering the consumption of alcohol in the workplace." Another is that access to the garden, "including for meetings, should be by invitation only and in a controlled environment." A third is: "There should be easier ways for staff to raise such concerns". That is basically about whistleblowing. Another is: "Too much responsibility and expectation is placed on the senior official whose principal function is the direct support of the Prime Minister." Those are the facts and the findings of the report. Will the Prime Minister accept them in full?
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Not only have I accepted full responsibility throughout, but I have apologised repeatedly to the House for any misjudgments that I may have made myself, but, again, I must urge the hon. Lady to wait for the conclusion of the inquiry.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Aaron Stuart Bell (Conservative, Centre-right): It seems that a lot of people attended events in May 2020. The one I recall attending was my grandmother’s funeral. She was a wonderful woman. As well as her love for her family, she served her community as a councillor and she served Dartford Conservative Association loyally for many years. I drove for three hours from Staffordshire to Kent. There were only 10 people at the funeral; many people who loved her had to watch online. I did not hug my siblings. I did not hug my parents. I gave a eulogy and afterwards I did not even go into her house for a cup of tea; I drove back, for three hours, from Kent to Staffordshire. Does the Prime Minister think I am a fool?
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): No. I want to thank my hon. Friend and say how deeply I sympathise with him and his family for their loss. All I can say, again, is that I am very, very sorry for misjudgments that may have been made by me or anybody else in No.10 and the Cabinet Office. I can only ask him respectfully to look at what Sue Gray has said and to wait for the conclusion of the inquiry.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): First, the hon. Gentleman needs, I am afraid, to await the conclusions of the police inquiry, because the premise of his question may or may not be substantiated. What I can tell the House is that, yes, as I have said before, there will certainly be changes in the way that we do things, and changes in No.10.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Immigration
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, that is right. That is why we brought forward the Nationality and Borders Bill, which I am delighted to say that my hon. Friend supports and that the Government are getting through, and which the Labour party voted against.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Paul Howell (Conservative, Centre-right): I think we have to remember that we are all talking about the breaking of the rules. Clearly, the rules and what happened are under question here. The rules that were put out by this Government have got this country to where it is. We have to remember that the rules did the right thing. Yes, there must be consequences in No. 10 for any rules that have been broken, but the right thing was done by instigating the rules in the first place. When I talk to my constituents, they say, yes, we need to ask the question about what happened, but can we stop making that the only sore subject, and can the Opposition talk about something else? We need to move on and level up this country.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Scott Lloyd Benton (Conservative, Centre-right): When I was knocking on doors in Blackpool at the weekend, I spoke to Julie, who said: "This Prime Minister has had the most difficult job in living history. He’s been dealing with a pandemic in which he nearly died. He’s been dealing with a media who haven’t forgiven him yet for delivering Brexit. And he hasn’t had a chance to crack on and deliver yet for the British people on their priorities." The report has come out today and the Prime Minister has apologised. Let us allow him to get on and—[Interruption.]
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I want to say how passionately, vehemently and emphatically I agree with my hon. Friend’s remarks, which I could not quite hear. He is completely right. That is the priority of the British people and that is the priority of the Government.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I really think that the hon. Lady needs to read the report carefully. I am afraid that the conclusions she has drawn are not ones that I support. We are following Sue Gray’s advice and changing the way that No. 10 runs. We are going to do things differently, but I cannot agree with what the hon. Lady says.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative, Centre-right): On Saturday, I was out and about in Lancashire enjoying ice cream—as I know you and your family do, Mr Speaker—in some of the finest ice cream parlours in the north of England. People said to me, "He’s a wally, but 100,000 Russians have just turned up. What the bloody hell are we doing talking about cake?" Does the Prime Minister agree with that statement?
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): That is one of the recommendations of the Sue Gray inquiry that we are going to take up to make sure that nobody should feel that in No. 10. That is why we are going to review the code to ensure that nobody feels that they have any inhibition on coming forward with any complaint that they may have.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I totally understand the feelings of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents, and I accept that things could have been done better in No. 10, as I have told the House before, but I must ask him to study what Sue Gray has said. We are acting on all her recommendations.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I hear the hon. Gentleman, and I simply repeat what I have said earlier. I am grateful to Sue Gray. We are taking action following her report, but he needs to wait for the conclusion of the inquiry.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Other
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): I disagree with the hon. Member profoundly, because I do understand people’s feelings and I do understand why this is so important for people. But I must say that I think the best thing now is for the inquiry to be concluded, and in the meantime for us all to get on with the work that I think everybody wants us to do.
Sue Gray Report — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Member is entirely right about the suffering of people with learning disabilities, and indeed all vulnerable groups who were exposed to lockdowns for long periods. That is why, actually, we worked so hard to make sure that we could get this country out of lockdown and keep it out of lockdown, and that was our objective.
Russia: Sanctions — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Immigration
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): We are reviewing the tier 1 visas that were granted before 5 April.[Official Report, 20 April 2022, Vol. 712, c. 4MC.] I am sure the Home Secretary will have more to say about that in due course.
Russia: Sanctions — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): We have an important trade relationship with Ukraine, which is why it is so important that we support Ukraine economically. That is why we have built in extra trade co-operation, and why it is so important that we deter the Russian Government from an incursion into Ukraine.
Vaccination: Condition of Deployment — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Sajid Javid (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Lady for that good question. She referenced 40,000 people having left care homes as a result of vaccine as a condition of deployment, and I can give her more information on that. While there is no exact data because care homes are independent and the people who work in them are not employed directly by the state, the Department’s best estimate, which is from the industry, is that the change in workforce during the final half of last year was a fall of 19,300. We do not believe that the 40,000 number is representative—the best proxy number is 19,300. Having said that, no one would want to see anyone leaving the care home sector when, as she rightly identified, we need more people coming forward. That is why we put in place a £162.5 million retention fund before omicron, and we have added to that fund by more than £300 million during omicron. We are also supporting the sector in having the largest recruitment campaign that it has ever run.
Vaccination: Condition of Deployment — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Steven John Baker (Conservative, Centre-right): Though we may have arrived here by different routes, I am grateful that today my right hon. Friend and I agree on this policy area. We also agree that vaccination is the better choice for everybody for whom it is safe if they do not have a pre-existing condition. Can I just pick up the issue of language? He has used a range of tones when talking about people. He has used some quite soft language about persuasion, and we have heard a range of perspectives on that, but he has also used some very strident language, which my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) criticised—rightly, I think. Can I ask my right hon. Friend to set out for the House what his attitude is to the issue of bodily autonomy and using the law to compromise it? If he does respect people’s bodily autonomy, can I ask him please to select language that is respectful of that choice?
Dormant Assets Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Housing
Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (Conservative, Centre-right): I support the Government’s proposal for a public consultation on distributions to a new community wealth fund. We talk often and rightly in this House about levelling up, particularly on the Government side of the House. It is right that this a priority for the Government, but too often we talk as if the work of levelling up were a job for Government alone. I firmly believe that the best decisions for communities are rarely made for them rather than by them. That is why we should treat communities across the country as the legitimate decision makers that they are. We all know that strong community leaders can transform a local community We will all have seen that on our patches. I could name many from East Surrey, including Janine Battersby in Woldingham, and Kay Hammond and the Calvers in Smallfield. With their dedication, charisma and get-up-and-go, they forge friendships, support those who need extra help, and put the local needs of their communities in front of those who might be able to meet them Let me give the House a brief example of this in action. I recently visited the residents group Ambition Lawrence Weston. On the edge of Bristol, Lawrence Weston had for too long had been used as a dumping ground for social housing tenants with complex needs. They were trapped in a negative cycle. Low housing costs made it attractive for the council to use it to temporarily house people, often with complex needs. That created disruption and fracturing within the community, which in turn drove low housing costs—and so the cycle went on However, with the support of the Local Trust’s Big Local community fund programme, the residents decided that they had had enough of things being done to them instead of for them. With some initial capital support from the community fund, they have transformed the area by building a new community centre, bringing in a new supermarket, introducing a local lettings policy, and bidding directly for Government funds themselves. They have a solar farm and even a wind turbine to tackle fuel poverty. I am in awe of that team. I have seen similar developments on my own patch: we have a community fund, Your Fund Surrey, and I am working with some brilliant people in Whyteleafe, Deano, Sara and Marcus, who are pushing to set up their own community centre and are doing it brilliantly It was a relatively small amount of funding that made these developments possible, but that funding unleashed the really important thing: the leadership, ambition and energy of a group of remarkable, community-minded individuals, which has made such a difference. Without these funds, that would have been wasted. I believe that the community wealth fund can unlock that level of ambition and energy from individuals up and down the country, and I am pleased to support amendment 2.
Dormant Assets Bill [Lords] — House of Commons, 2022-01-31
Topic: Mixed Topics
Nigel Paul Huddleston (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contribution to the debate and for the constructive way in which everyone has engaged with the Bill throughout its passage. I thank in particular those who have spoken this evening. My hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger) has made his points about community wealth funds frequently and passionately, as have the hon. Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell) and the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), whom I will acknowledge again later. I can confirm for the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) that the expansion will cover Northern Ireland. My hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) again spoke passionately about the impact that dormant assets funding will have on local communities. We should never forget that The hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson) mentioned the principle of additionality, as did my opposite numbers on the Labour Front Bench, the hon. Members for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) and for Manchester, Withington (Jeff Smith). That principle underlies the Bill absolutely and completely. Regarding expansion, the Secretary of State is to conduct periodic reviews—within three years and then again in five years. The hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire mentioned that Scotland currently operates on a different basis, and that is one of the reasons why we have sought to expand where dormant assets money can be used I particularly thank my opposite numbers on the Labour Front Bench for their constructive contributions. Throughout, we have agreed on the principles. It is nice and good to see a Bill through its various stages with such a degree of consensus. Although we sometimes disagree on elements of detail, on the Bill’s overwhelming purpose and underlying principles there is complete agreement, and I appreciate the constructive way they have engaged with me However, I am afraid we do not believe that new clause 1—a proposal we debated in Committee—is necessary, largely on the basis that there is considerable oversight already, as I have explained before. Although the new clause refers to "authorised reclaim funds", in practice it refers specifically to Reclaim Fund Ltd, as it is currently the only authorised reclaim fund in the United Kingdom. RFL publishes its audited annual reports and accounts on its website annually. In 2019 the Office for National Statistics classified RFL to the central Government subsector, and in April 2021 it therefore became a Treasury-owned arm’s length body.
Rail Infrastructure — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Simon Anthony Hart (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very happy, as ever, to make the case for Welsh steel; indeed, we have done so on numerous occasions, and if the hon. Lady is in any doubt about our commitment to it she need only turn her mind back to the beginning of the pandemic when nearly 1,000 steelworkers in her own city were saved as a result of Government intervention. Our commitment to Welsh steel, and in particular its being used strategically and extensively in UK infrastructure projects, is completely undiminished, and I am always happy to join forces with her to make that case.
Support for Businesses — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Domestic Commerce
Simon Anthony Hart (Conservative, Centre-right): I am pleased that the Welsh Government have followed the lead of the UK Government in offering business rate relief to support the hospitality sector. The UK Government have supported Welsh businesses through £2.4 billion of coronavirus-related loans, £3.5 billion to the self-employment income support scheme and other measures.
Support for Businesses — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Simon Anthony Hart (Conservative, Centre-right): The UK Government have been doing everything they can, including providing substantial investments in Wales under my jurisdiction, to address a number of the challenges that have been presented. As I said before, there is no appetite whatsoever in Welsh businesses and communities to keep trying to go back four or five years and pretend that the referendum result did not happen. It did happen, it happened in Wales and it got a resounding majority. Those businesses are reflecting that position.
Baglan Energy Park: Power Supply — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Questions: If he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to help ensure ongoing power supply for Baglan energy park until a permanent connection to the grid is secured.
Simon Anthony Hart (Conservative, Centre-right): Contingency planning for Baglan and support for businesses once the official receiver has carried out its duties is the responsibility of the Welsh Government. Along with the Business Secretary, I will continue to work closely with the Welsh Government to support this work.
Omicron Covid-19 Variant — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): With Labour Welsh Government Ministers now introducing fines to try to stop people going to their workplaces, with the crazy decision to prohibit parkruns at this time and with the Welsh hospitality sector effectively under lockdown through new year, does my right hon. Friend share my deep concern that, yet again, Wales faces the most burdensome and most intrusive restrictions in any part of the United Kingdom? Does he agree that these measures are driven more by fear and pessimism than by good science?
Engagements — House of Commons, 2022-01-05
Topic: Mixed Topics
Jamie Hamilton Wallis (Conservative, Centre-right): With Sadiq Khan’s Transport for London in tatters and the Welsh Labour-nationalist coalition in Cardiff Bay an unfunded devolved disaster, does the Prime Minister agree that the great British public do not need to look back at the last UK Labour Government to see what the Opposition’s answer to all our problems is? It is to bang at the doors of the Treasury and demand that the taxpayer bail them out of their own ineptitude and incompetence.