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Olivia Blake speeches from: LGBT History Month
Olivia Blake contributed 2 speeches (1,010 words) Thursday 7th March 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade |
Olivia Blake speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Olivia Blake contributed 2 speeches (124 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
Written Answers |
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Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 5th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people under the age of 18 who have been referred into the national referral mechanism since July 2023 and who would be eligible to have their modern slavery support removed once they reach the age of 18 were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted. Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK. The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply. The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented. The published Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 5th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract that would be in scope to have their support removed were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted. Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK. The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply. The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented. The published Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented. |
State Retirement Pensions: Women
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 5th March 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication of changes, published on 20 July 2021. Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) It would not be appropriate to comment on the Ombudsman's report published on 20 July 2021. The Ombudsman’s investigation is ongoing and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.
The Department is cooperating fully with the Ombudsman’s investigation and will carefully consider any findings that arise from the final report. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 5th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the extant Public Order Disqualifications (POD) for potential victims of modern slavery in cases where there is an immediate and real risk of re-trafficking will apply to those expected to receive PODs under the Illegal Migration Act 2023. Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK. The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply. The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented. The published Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 5th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of potential victims of slavery referred into the national referral mechanism who would be in scope to have their support removed were sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 enacted. Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) The modern slavery provisions in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) address the serious and immediate threat to public order arising from the exceptional circumstances around illegal entry into the UK. The Public Order Disqualification in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) was included in section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Section 29 of the 2023 Act amends section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act, expanding the cohort of individuals to whom the Public Order Disqualification applies. The 2023 Act also introduces, in sections 22-28, disqualifications from the NRM for those who are subject to the duty in section 2 of that Act, unless certain specific exemptions apply. The Government is working on developing guidance regarding the operation of these measures which will be published when the provisions are implemented. The published Illegal Migration Bill Impact Assessment sets out the monetised and non-monetised impacts of the legislation. The Impact Assessment did not produce monetised estimates of the number of individuals who would be in scope to have their support removed if sections 22 to 29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 were enacted. As such, it did not produce monetised estimates for: potential victims of slavery supported under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; individuals under the age of 18 who have been referred into the NRM since July 2023; or potential victims referred into the NRM. The Home Office is monitoring and evaluating the 2023 Act to monitor whether the measures introduced are meeting the objectives set and to provide insight on the process, impact and value for money of changes implemented. |
Food: Prices
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Monday 11th March 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the potential impact of climate change on food price inflation. Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The UK government has set ambitious carbon budgets and net zero targets to play our part in reducing emissions and the subsequent impact that climate change will have across the economy. |
Bank of England: Climate Change and Environment Protection
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Thursday 7th March 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Bank of England’s progress on integrating (a) climate and (b) nature considerations into its operations. Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) The financial regulators’ primary focus must be to ensure the safety, soundness and integrity of the markets they regulate. While the government expects that the Bank will play a crucial role in supporting the achievement of the government’s net zero target, it is not their primary responsibility given many of the levers for change sit outside of financial services regulation.
However, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 introduced a new regulatory principle for the Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England and Payment Systems Regulator to consider in their work. To further strengthen the UK’s regulatory regime relating to climate and the environment, the government has embedded the consideration of the UK’s climate and environmental targets across the full breadth of the regulators’ general functions on a statutory basis.
This regulatory principle seeks to cement the government’s long-term commitment to transform the economy in line with its target to reach net zero by 2050, and to make progress towards the government’s long-term environmental goals, by ensuring the regulators must have regard to the government’s commitment to achieve these targets when discharging their functions.
This principle does not create any specific requirements on firms. Rather, they are expected to inform the future work of the regulators. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 12th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 on victims of modern slavery receiving support via the National Referral Mechanism. Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration) The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy. Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 12th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish assessments of facilities that will accommodate potential victims of modern slavery ineligible for support under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract. Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration) The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy. Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced. |
Loans: Environment Protection
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 12th March 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Bank of England introducing a dual interest rate policy with a lower rate for lending to green projects. Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) The Chancellor most recently reaffirmed the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) remit at the Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023. The Government recognises the importance of not overly expanding the MPC’s remit to allow the MPC to focus on its primary objective of price stability, as it rightly has. It is for the MPC to judge how it can best support the Government’s economic objectives using its monetary policy tools, subject to achieving its primary objective of price stability. The Government has taken world-leading action to green the financial system, and we remain fully committed to that work. |
Asylum
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 12th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023. Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration) The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy. Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced. |
Slavery
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam) Tuesday 12th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consult with service providers for the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract to ensure that implementation of sections 22-29 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will be trauma informed. Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration) The Home Office published the Illegal Migration Bill (IMB) Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) on 10 May 2023. We are committed to taking the steps to ensure any potential impacts identified are appropriately mitigated when implementing the policy. Where an individual has not made a protection claim and is granted immigration bail, support may be available under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. The Government is consulting with operational partners to implement sections 22 – 29 of the IMA. Guidance is under development which will support the operation of provisions in the IMA, once commenced. |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Thursday 21st March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th March 2024 Teachers’ Pension Scheme and universities 15 signatures (Most recent: 27 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House notes that employers’ contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), of which approximately 58,000 university staff are members, are soon to increase by 5% in England and Wales; further notes, with concern, that while schools and colleges will receive additional funding from the Department for Education (DfE) … |
Friday 22nd March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Friday 22nd March 2024 Office of National Statistics and mandatory attendance at workplaces 27 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West) That this House expresses support and solidarity with the 1,200 Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) union members working for the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in Newport, Titchfield, London, Darlington, Manchester and Edinburgh who are currently balloting for industrial action over mandatory attendance at workplaces; notes that there was … |
Tuesday 19th March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th March 2024 Government legal advice on Israeli Government actions and international law 42 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) This House notes the remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 19 March 2024 that the Israeli Government’s restrictions on humanitarian aid for Gaza may amount to the use of starvation as a method of war, which is a war crime; is alarmed at the mounting … |
Monday 11th March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Tuesday 12th March 2024 Alleged comments by Frank Hester 70 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central) That this House expresses its shock regarding the alleged comments made by Frank Hester reported by The Guardian about the hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and all Black women; believes these alleged comments to be both racist and violent in nature; notes that Mr Hester is a … |
Monday 19th February Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Friday 8th March 2024 Alan Bates and the Freedom of the City of Liverpool 49 signatures (Most recent: 21 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby) That this House supports the call for the Freedom of the City of Liverpool to be bestowed upon Liverpool-born Post Office Horizon campaigner Alan Bates; notes this is the highest civil award in the city and has previously been awarded to those who have left an indelible mark on the … |
Wednesday 6th March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th March 2024 20 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2024) Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles) That this House considers that the lack of pay transparency is one of the causes of gender, disability and ethnic pay gaps; notes that 75 per cent of job applicants would be more likely to apply for a role that included a salary range and 62 per cent of candidates … |
Monday 4th March Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th March 2024 27 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House commends Women Against Pit Closures on the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike for their fortitude, resilience and solidarity during the 1984-85 strike and beyond; believes that the 1984-85 strike would not have lasted as long without the support of women; notes that women’s groups, like those … |
Parliamentary Debates |
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LGBT History Month
34 speeches (15,670 words) Thursday 7th March 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) put it very well when she called for us not just to tolerate - Link to Speech 2: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) reminded us that the shift in public opinion in - Link to Speech 3: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) was born in 1990, which makes me feel incredibly old.As the - Link to Speech 4: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake)—I think that can sometimes be true. - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 13th March 2024
Report - Twentieth Report - Monitoring and responding to companies in distress Public Accounts Committee Found: Labour (Co-op), Hackney South and Shoreditch ) (Chair) Paula Barker MP (Labour, Liverpool, Wavertree ) Olivia |
Friday 8th March 2024
Report - Nineteenth Report - MoD Equipment Plan 2023–2033 Public Accounts Committee Found: Labour (Co-op), Hackney South and Shoreditch ) (Chair) Paula Barker MP (Labour, Liverpool, Wavertree ) Olivia |
Thursday 7th March 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023-24 Public Accounts Committee Found: dated 8 December 2023 Monday 11 December 2023 Members present Dame Meg Hi llier, in the Chair Olivia |
Tuesday 5th March 2024
Report - Fifteenth Report - Managing government borrowing Public Accounts Committee Found: Labour (Co-op), Hackney South and Shoreditch ) (Chair) Paula Barker MP (Labour, Liverpool, Wavertree ) Olivia |
Bill Documents |
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Mar. 14 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Olivia |
Mar. 13 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Olivia |
Mar. 12 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Byrne Mr Alistair Carmichael Nickie Aiken Gary Sambrook John Nicolson Michael Fabricant Olivia |
Mar. 11 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Dehenna Davison Mr Tobias Ellwood Mr Ben Bradshaw Dawn Butler Olivia |
Mar. 08 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 8 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Dehenna Davison Mr Tobias Ellwood Mr Ben Bradshaw Dawn Butler Olivia |
Mar. 07 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Dehenna Davison Mr Tobias Ellwood Mr Ben Bradshaw Dawn Butler Olivia |
Mar. 06 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Dehenna Davison Mr Tobias Ellwood Mr Ben Bradshaw Dawn Butler Olivia |
Mar. 05 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Dehenna Davison Mr Tobias Ellwood Mr Ben Bradshaw Dawn Butler Olivia |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 13th March 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: DHSC Annual Report & Accounts 2022-23 At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Sir Chris Wormald - Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care Shona Dunn - Second Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care Andy Brittain - Director General, Finance at Department of Health and Social Care Professor Dame Jenny Harries - Chief Executive at UK Health Security Agency Julian Kelly - Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive at NHS England View calendar |
Wednesday 17th April 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Fiona Ryland - Government Chief People Officer at Cabinet Office Matthew Davies - HR Deputy Director at Cabinet Office Helen Pickles - Director General, People, Capability and Place at Department for Work and Pensions View calendar |
Monday 15th April 2024 3:30 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE - Permanent Secretary at Home Office Simon Ridley - Second Interim Permanent Secretary at Home Office Dan Hobbs - Director General, Migration and Borders Group at Home Office Joanna Rowland - Director General, Customer Services Group at Home Office View calendar |
Wednesday 17th April 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Fiona Ryland - Government Chief People Officer at Cabinet Office Matthew Davies - HR Deputy Director at Cabinet Office Helen Pickles - Director General, People, Capability and Place at Department for Work and Pensions Esther Wallington - Chief People Officer at HM Revenue and Customs View calendar |
Monday 25th March 2024 3:30 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Value for Money from Legal Aid At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Antonia Romeo - Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Justice Jerome Glass - Director General Policy and Strategy Group at Ministry of Justice Jane Harbottle - CEO at Legal Aid Agency Jason Latham - Development Director at HM Courts and Tribunals Service View calendar |