Speeches by Russell.

“What do you think the Government should be doing to iron out those inconsistencies?”

“You have mentioned various different commissioning models, primarily driven by local government. Ultimately, the money that is spent by local government comes via the taxation system and through central Government. There are obviously multiple different departments spending Ministry of Justice money, Home Office money …”

“I think most people would be quite shocked. We all find the idea of the 8 o’clock scramble for a GP appointment pretty unacceptable but the idea that whether or not women get a refuge bed happens to be about whose independent domestic violence advocate happens to ring first or that you are being put in a position where…”

“Do we have a good understanding of the number of women, nationally, who are seeking services but potentially not receiving services and, in particular, are being turned away from refuges for want of a bed? Secondly, do we know whether or not children are receiving the services they need and how many might not be gettin…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman see that there is some irony in his asking why our current Minister has not responded to a 2020 consultation, when his Government, which was in power for another four years, did not do so?”

“If we create a right to be made aware of the scheme and a claimant can demonstrate that they were not made aware of it, could we amend the rules for exceptional cases reviews so that that automatically counts as an exception?”

“It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) for securing this debate. There is an interesting paradox at the heart of this scheme. The fundamental eligibility requirements are that “You must apply as soon as it is reasonab…”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this important debate. My constituents are being treated as a cash cow. There are managing agents causing a problem across my entire constituency, and I have casework in Alsager, Congleto…”

“I have the pre-sentence report guidance in front of me. It says: “When considering a community or custodial sentence, the court must request and consider a pre-sentence report (PSR) before forming an opinion of the sentence, unless it considers that it is unnecessary”. It then goes on to describe various circumstances …”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I certainly agree. We are pleased that the Treasury has initiated a review into the Green Book and we believe it is an opportunity to once and for all address a range of key issues that have undermined successive Governments’ attempts to rebalance our regional economies. We must grasp this opportunity. We believe that …”

“I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. I absolutely accept that, underlyingly, we need a framework for evaluating projects. I am immensely looking forward to the 10-year infrastructure strategy, which is a real opportunity for the Government to grasp and fundamentally change how we are investing in the nor…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the Green Book review. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank all hon. Members who have come today to talk about the Green Book. Our constituents all know that something is very clearly not right and has not been right for a very, very long tim…”

“As I understand it, the whistleblowing provisions in the Employment Rights Bill will let people go to the police or a regulator, but they do not automatically mean that they can go to the media, although they might be able to in some circumstances. If the Minister does not mind my saying so, what he has described is po…”

“There is a defence to that form of discrimination, which is where an employer has taken all reasonable steps to prevent it—and I speak only of reasonable steps, not every single magical thing that could be thought of. In fact, there was a case just last week in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in which an employer did su…”

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“On that point, will the hon. Member join me in encouraging the Government to bring into force clause 24 of the new Employment Rights Bill as soon as is humanly possible? It will enable the Government to make provision in respect of dismissals relating to pregnancy other than those covered by redundancy. That was a huge…”

“Typically, the agreement’s wording will contain an exemption for whistleblowing—the Solicitors Regulation Authority says it must—so the chances are that the hon. Gentleman’s constituent can actually talk to him about the details, and he can refer to it under parliamentary privilege. However, most people do not fully un…”