Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighteenth sitting)
"I thank the Minister for giving way, and thank you for your guidance, Sir Charles. I tried to intervene earlier, but the Minister was distracted by another colleague.
I raised earlier the fact that women prisoners from Wales are held very far away from their homes. Release can entail a …..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventeenth sitting)
"When that review takes place, can the Minister ensure that there is particular consideration of alternatives in very rural areas? Currently, women in Wales are generally held outside Wales, for example at HMP Oakwood, as there is no local provision...."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventeenth sitting)
"Does the hon. Lady recognise, as I do, the value of pets in therapeutic situations, especially when people have a disability and perhaps build a particular relationship with a cat or dog? In that respect, the theft of such an animal is even worse than the theft of just a …..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st June 2021
Asked by:
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a Seasonal Visa Scheme for qualified lorry drivers to tackle shortages in labour supply.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.
Like other sectors the focus should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance, especially given the impact of the pandemic resulting in more looking for secure new employment. Immigration policy will be considered alongside strategies to do this, not separately or as an alternative to doing so.
The Government therefore has no plans to introduce a seasonal visa scheme for heavy goods vehicle drivers in the UK. The job of HGV driver is not eligible to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa so cannot be added to the Shortage Occupation List.
The Home Office has though amended the Immigration Rules to enable drivers who come to the UK on an international journey to transport goods or people on journeys within the UK and undertake cabotage operations in line with Department for Transport rules.
Written Question
Monday 21st June 2021
Asked by:
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding drivers of heavy goods vehicles to the Shortage Occupation List to tackle shortages in labour supply.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.
Like other sectors the focus should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance, especially given the impact of the pandemic resulting in more looking for secure new employment. Immigration policy will be considered alongside strategies to do this, not separately or as an alternative to doing so.
The Government therefore has no plans to introduce a seasonal visa scheme for heavy goods vehicle drivers in the UK. The job of HGV driver is not eligible to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa so cannot be added to the Shortage Occupation List.
The Home Office has though amended the Immigration Rules to enable drivers who come to the UK on an international journey to transport goods or people on journeys within the UK and undertake cabotage operations in line with Department for Transport rules.
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
"Does the hon. Lady share my concern that neither of the proposed pilots will be held in Wales, given the distinct landscape in Wales after devolution and the fact that it has a much higher proportion of incarceration of black people than England?..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
"Will the Minister give way?..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
"Will the Minister address the points that I raised with the Opposition Front Bench about pilots being held in Wales? Was any consideration given to holding pilots in Wales in the light of the distinct situation there?..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
"I certainly take the Minister’s point that these things are decided on objective measures. County lines extend into Wales from large conurbations in the midlands and from London. There is one specific point that might be captured were Wales included. It is a comparatively minor and specific point in that …..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
"I would raise a further point. One of the aspects of denial among sex offenders is that they put a psychological distance between themselves and the offence on conviction. That is a subtle driver for people to change their names, quite apart from the wish to offend again and not …..."Hywel Williams - View Speech
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