Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"I absolutely welcome what the hon. Lady says, and I am grateful to her for it...."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"Suddenly we are having a debate...."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"As I have said, my instinct is with the hon. Lady and the hon. Member for Gower, but I have been asked to swallow my pride and to not demand that fellow men as a class change their behaviour; it is men who commit wicked acts who need to change. …..."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"I hope the hon. Gentleman will not mind me saying that any fair-minded person listening to my remarks will not suggest for a moment that I have pretended what he suggested. What we need to do is carry all men with us. All men need to understand that we have …..."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising the issue of schools. Every time I listen to teachers, particularly headteachers, I hear inspiring messages about how we should behave and the values we should have. Indeed, I wish those messages were heard far more often among the adult population, …..."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Nightclub Safety
"I am very grateful for what the Minister has said. Will she undertake to carry out some kind of public information activity to make sure that potential perpetrators are aware of the gravity of the offences that they are considering? We need to make sure that people are dissuaded from …..."Steve Baker - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 27th October 2021
Asked by:
Steve Baker (Conservative - Wycombe)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme will be re-opened.
Answered by Victoria Atkins
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is not yet open. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme, amid the complex and changing picture.
The Government will continue to work closely with other government departments, non-governmental organisations, charities, local authorities and other partners and relevant organisations in the development and implementation of the ACRS.
Written Question
Monday 20th September 2021
Asked by:
Steve Baker (Conservative - Wycombe)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a 12-month covid-19 recovery visa for people involved in the food and drinks sector supply chains.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Government position remains we will not be introducing a short-term visa route allowing recruitment at or near the minimum wage with no work-based training requirements, such as the ‘Covid recovery visa’ which has been suggested.
Most of the solutions for labour shortages are likely to be driven by industry, with a big push towards improving pay, conditions and diversity needed. This includes business facing recruitment issues engaging with the Department for Work and Pensions about the support they can provide, rather than turning to the Home Office for immigration based solutions instead.
The UK labour market has changed rapidly in recent months and we need time to monitor the impact of the new Skilled Worker route, as well as how the economy recovers post-Covid 19 including those individuals who will begin returning to the labour market from the furlough scheme.
The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) found some roles in the food production, supply and agricultural sectors meet the RQF3 skills threshold for the Skilled Worker route so are eligible to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa and can therefore be recruited on global basis. The threshold was previously set at degree-level jobs. Modelling by the MAC suggests the new, broader RQF3 threshold strikes a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jul 2021
Nationality and Borders Bill
"The hon. Gentleman has said twice that the Bill was rushed, but we are now at the end of the second day of debate on Second Reading. This is extremely rare, in my short experience in this House. How many days of debate would he want before he would say …..."Steve Baker - View Speech
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