Debates between Steve Brine and Michael Gove during the 2019 Parliament

Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

Debate between Steve Brine and Michael Gove
Monday 14th March 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I will never criticise the Irish Government.

Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con)
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The big society is back, and it is welcome, as are the expansion of the family scheme and the new sponsorship scheme which, as my right hon. Friend will know, I was very impatient to see last week. Certainly the 1,700 of us who stood together in Winchester cathedral on Saturday with our prayers for Ukraine are very appreciative.

The phased response is sensible. We cannot allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good; we have to get this up and running. Is my right hon. Friend working to a trigger or a timeline for when the charities and the church groups can become involved?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That will happen as quickly as possible, not least because of the impassioned advocacy of my hon. Friend.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Steve Brine and Michael Gove
Monday 7th March 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine
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Trinity Winchester is not just a homeless shelter or day centre for rough sleepers but provides practical and emotional support to people experiencing the effects of homelessness and vulnerability. Its new Bradbury View accommodation provides homes for people who are rough sleeping repeatedly. The model is unique and I am glad that the Secretary of State has agreed to visit Winchester as soon as we can fix that up—

Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine
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He is giving me a thumbs up—excellent.

Does the Minister agree that we have to borrow what works—Winchester is happy to show what works in this regard—and then scale it up throughout the country? At the end of the day, it is wraparound care that is going to break the cycle.

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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Thank you very much for ensuring order, Mr Speaker. The scheme that we are expanding will ensure that we meet the needs of the hour and that all those who need humanitarian resettlement find it. As to the hon. Lady’s point about the steps required to ensure that the assets of oligarchs and others are addressed, the legislation that we are bringing forward will mean that we have the strongest sanctions regime in the world.

Steve Brine Portrait Steve  Brine  (Winchester)  (Con)
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T3.   My constituents have shown an outpouring of generosity for the people fleeing Ukraine. This weekend, my children and I spent time at Hursley parish hall where we received thousands of items that will be driven to Poland in the next 48 hours. Many constituents say that they feel helpless and want to do something; I do not doubt—many have already been in touch—that the humanitarian sponsorship pathway will lead to Winchester. Can my right hon. Friend confirm what I think he just said at the Dispatch Box, that more details on it will be announced later today?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I will make two points in response to my hon. Friend. First, I thank his constituents for their amazing work, which reflects the commitment and compassion of many people across the country. The single most important thing that any individual can do at the moment is donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee. It is understandable that people want to see goods of a humanitarian nature flow to the Polish border, but the nature of the support that we need to give means that it is actually more effective to raise money to give to the DEC and others. With respect to the expansion of the humanitarian sponsorship scheme, there are more details to come.

EU Withdrawal Agreement

Debate between Steve Brine and Michael Gove
Wednesday 9th December 2020

(3 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Absolutely. The citizens of the beautiful Ards peninsula will continue to enjoy the rights that we uphold as shared UK citizens.

Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con)
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My constituents will be joyed by the changes to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, as my right hon. Friend knows. The Joint Committee has clearly done its job and shown that rumours of compromise’s demise are greatly over- stated. The British Government have moved and shown much seasonal goodwill, but does he agrees that this announcement truly works for us all only if it is followed imminently by good news on the wider EU-UK trade deal?