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it is now time for tuesday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. as ministers tighten uk borders, could your holiday land you in jail? i make no apologies for the strength of these measures. because we are dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we've faced as a nation. labour say the changes can't come quickly enough. one passenger arriving at heathrow yesterday from south africa via qatar has reported having no checks on her forms or tests. and a former conservative leader channels his inner jackie weaver. it reminds me, this little dispute is a little bit - like handforth parish council. and it's always a good ideal to read the standing orders!

but first: strict new border measures to prevent people bringing new variants of coronavirus into the uk. from monday, people arriving in england from covid hotspots face fines of £10,000 or even years in jail if they lie about where they've been. uk and irish residents returning from 33 so—called "red list" countries will have to stay in quarantine hotels for ten days at their own expense. besides a bill of £1,750, they'll also be required to take two covid tests during their isolation. i make no apologies for the strength of these measures. because we are dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we have faced as a nation. i know that most people are doing their bit, making huge sacrifices as part of the national effort, and these new enforcement powers will make sure their hard work and sacrifice is not undermined by a small minority who don't want to follow the rules.

mr speaker, in short, we are strengthening the health protection at the border in three crucial ways. hotel quarantine for uk and irish residents who visited a red this country in the past ten days, and home quarantine for all passengers from any other country. a three test regime for all arrivals, and firm enforcement of predepa rtu re tests and passenger locator forms. 0urfight against this virus has many forms, and just as we are attacking this virus through a vaccination programme which is protecting more people each day, we are buttressing our defenses against these vital measures so that we can protect the progress that we have worked together so hard to accomplish. he has announced a detailed package today but has not announced a comprehensive quarantine controls at the borders. so why then went over half of countries with the south african variant has been identified, why are over half of them not

on the so—called red list? and according to newspaper reports he wanted to go further with more extensive quarantine arrangements. i want that as well will stop the british public want that as well. i will work with him to make that happen so that we can strengthen our borders and fix any holes in this nation's defenses. the prime minister has - previously said the uk cannot emulate other island - countries such as new zealand or australia in preventing all unnecessary travel- into the country due i to the amount of food and medicine the uk imports. today's change of heart is indeed welcome. - can the secretary confirm how these measures will keep - the flow of goods and is transporting them open| while restricting travel| not only for the import and export of goods? thank you very much, the measures of outline today relate to passenger travel. as a testing regime already in place for accompanied freight. a labour mp raised fears that vaccination rates were lower

among black and ethnic minority communities. it would be a tragedy when black and minority ethnic people who are on the front line of the fight against coronavirus, as health and social care workers, if there was an increased death toll because enough was not being done to encourage take—up of the vaccine step it up mr speaker, i don't see it as lightly, but i agree with every single word that the right honourable lady said. i want to pay tribute to her because i haven't had the chance in the house to thank all of those members of the house, all colleagues, who took part in the incredibly moving video from black mps on the, in order to persuade people who may have understandable concerns that taking the jab is the right thing to do. when is this policy. going to end if ever? if the virus continues - to mutate surely the risk is going to be there forever,

so when can it be removed? j of course these measures, whilst necessary now, are not measures that can be in place permanently. we need to replace them over time with a system of safe and free international travel. and that's where we need to get to. 0ne passenger arriving at heathrow yesterday from south africa, via qatar, has reported having no checks on her forms or tests and just being sent on her way her passport gates. the problem of raised with the prime minister a month ago. travellers have reported throughout that the reality is not matching the government's rhetoric. so why, when this is so important, does it appear that the most basic checks are still not happening? the home secretary is looking into this individual case and the measures that we announced today for the strength of the enforcement to make sure that the rules that are currently in place

are enforced more strongly and indeed that we have brought in a new system of rules to strengthen the safeguards at our border yet further. why do we not do this a year ago? i we are an island, if we did - what australian and new zealand has died we would not have perhaps had to close our. schools all this time. i'm sent to us to support the secretary of state i and what he's locking cabinet discussions with people - so we had to protect the travel or aircraft industry, _ it lets have tough quarantine regimes like australia - and new zealand commodes have tough enforced local lockdowns i like china, let's get a grip- on this rather than just saying that it's more important - to keep a travel industry open rather than our schools. i've been talking to my ushering counterpart about the approach that they take, not least because there hotel quarantine has been in place for some time in the central point he makes is that once we get cases down through both the measures now and then the vaccine here to keep them down, then a tough borders policy can help to keep us free domestically, and i think that's a very important part

of this consideration. matt hancock setting out the plans for england. the rules will also apply in wales. in scotland, ministers have gone further and all overseas arrivals, notjust from red list countries, will have to pay for mandatory hotel isolation. here at westminster, conservative mps accused the government of using "arcane" procedural games to prevent a commons vote on an attempt to outlaw trade deals with countries that are committing genocide. but those "procedural games" didn't stop some tory rebels supporting changes made in house of lords that would force ministers to withdraw from any free trade agreement with a country which the high court rules is engaged in genocide. the government backed a compromise amendment which offered parliament a say. it is the government's firm view that expanding the role that uk courts in the manner

envisaged, is inappropriate and would carry harmful unintended consequences. first, it would be unlikely to work. genocide is notoriously hard to prove with a hyatt legal threshold. —— genocide is notoriously hard to prove with a high legal threshold. if a judge were unable to make a preliminary determination on genocide, which is highly probable, it would be a huge propaganda win for the country in question effectively allowing that states to claim to be cleared by the uk court. i find it very hard to believe of the country was a basket different genocide that in any way would be seen as a propaganda event. —— i find it very hard to believe of the country was investigated is not for to determine how genocide, how that decision is taken. the government sets repeatedly as for the courts, so we should allow the courts on the basis of evidence to come

to an determination, and we should never believe that because a case may fail that people want but a case forward to courts. that because a case may fail that people want put a case forward to courts. that'sjust nonsense. the debate follows concern about china's treatment of the muslim uighur population in the north western region of xinjiang. human rights groups believe china has detained more than a million uighurs over the past few years in what the state defines as "re—education camps". any future generations who choose to look back will ask themselves why? why on earth the government of the day was playing procedural parliamentary games on an issue as serious and momentous as the genocidal crimes being committed against the uighurs in china? she accused government whips of shifty behaviour in trying to avoid a direct vote on genocide. the snp agreed. what we see today is that they have tried to gerrymander the votes on this to avoid further scrutiny. mr deputy speaker, they really are a disgrace. why would the opportunity not be taken to ensure that our trade policy is always compliant with our moral and legal responsibilities

under international law? a former tory leader was reminded of a recent internet sensation. the reality of bundling - together all of these things into one motion, an amendment put forward by the government i means that of course is no way it _ will get to vote on the lords amendment on genocide. i i simply make that fact - in our with this little dispute like handforth parish council, and it's always a good idea i to read the standing orders. i read them and it- told me what happened. the government has- deliberately blocked this. i'm sorry, that's what it is. but the government did back a compromise from a senior tory. this would enable parliament to express a clear view and inevitably real political terms that would enable them to block a trade agreement with a genocidal state, there's no government could ignore that but it would do so at the end of a parliamentary process. and the commons did back that

compromise aimed at giving parliament a vote on whether to pursue free trade agreements with countries suspected of genocide. but the government's majority was reduced to just 15 votes. the trade bill now goes back to the house of lords to see whether peers back down. the schools minister has said he's open to all ideas about how children in england can catch up on schooling they've missed during the pandemic. his comments came as head teachers�* leaders warned against "gimmicks" in plans to help pupils. the ascl union said speculation about longer school days and shorter holidays was "misconceived and unhelpful," and it should not be about "grinding out more hours from tired children". nick gibb was facing questions from the members of the education committee. can i ask if any consideration has been given to extending the school day, you know, using the catch—up money, not necessarily asking teachers

to do it or the support staff, recognising the extra burden they would face, but inviting in civil society, sporting groups, mental health charities, the tutoring groups? we've appointed, as you know, sir kevin collins to be the education recovery commissioner. and he will be looking at all these ideas and potential proposals for how we can ensure that young people catch up. as a government, we are absolutely determined that no child or young person will have a long—term detriment to their life chances as a consequence of this pandemic. and that's why we have, as you've pointed out, allocated {1.3 billion of funding to the catch—up premium and to the national tutoring programme to make sure that we're doing everything we can to help those young people catch up from lost education. do you have a preference of perhaps extending the school

day, or some holidays being curtailed? or have you been thinking about these ideas? or you just going to leave it all to sir kevin? sir kevin will advise ministers, and the ministers will take a decision about the best approach. so i'm open to all ideas. we just have to leave no stone unturned in making sure that we can help those young people catch up from the lost education. the committee's investigating why, among children from deprived backgrounds, white pupils don't do as well as children from other ethnic groups. england's children and families minister gave her response. the biggest link, the biggest . correlation is between income, and lower income - families and attainment. and that is why we've focused our energiesl on supporting those children. on free school meals or those from more deprived families in everything we've done — l from early years up. white kids on free school meals are not simply keeping pace with their counterparts who are also on free school

meals, despite attending the same schools and having the same teachers. for me, the way the both ministers aren't addressing specifically why working class pupils feels that this as part of the problem is a taboo subject. surely it's good to understand the cause, notjust give a cliched response that it's down to poverty... what cliched response ? this is a solid piece of... you're the one who's being cliched by saying it's down to poverty, when we know it's... well, that was one phrase amongst many from today. no, you articulated very clearly by using teach first. surely you would say, even under your view about how things should be — and i have a lot of sympathy for it — you would then say, well, actually, if we know that white working—class pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are not going to university, something you care about deeply, surely there's should be some targeted interventions rather than just saying, "0k, we just carry on as we have been before"? our objective has been, since 2010, to tackle disadvantage and make sure that the quality of education that those disadvantaged children are getting is on par with children from more advantaged backgrounds. that's the driving force of everything that we have been doing.

the disadvantaged of which there are most in number are doing worse. but they are improving, that's my point, that this works. and if you go to those schools that i've identified, you'll see the attainment gap is virtually disappearing. and if you look at the overall national data for disadvantaged children — whether it's reading or maths, or gcses — you see that the outcomes of disadvantaged children are also improving. the schools minister for england, nick gibb. the government has been pressed to extend financial support for businesses hit by the pandemic and the end of the brexit transition period. the business secretary said there had been £280 billion in support so far through thejob retention scheme and grants and loans to firms. but at question time, his labour opposite number had a warning. businesses are facing a £50 billion bombshell in less than two months as government support packages are due to end — and there is still no

clarity about the future. the secretary of state must realise the budget is too late. businesses are making decisions now about their future and that of their workers. the cbi director general said a week ago, "businesses are currently completely in the dark when planning for the weeks and months ahead, hindering investment." in 3—4 weeks on the job, i've seen 200 business leaders, i meet the bros — the business representative organisations — constantly, and i'm in constant dialogue with them to show and ensure that the government provides the support — £280 billion so far, which is beyond any precedent that we've seen. and we're in constant conversation not only with our stakeholders, but also with my right honourable friend, the chancellor of the exchequer. ed miliband said excuses were no substitute for a plan, and then raised the disruption that's followed the end of the brexit transition period. but according to make uk, 60% of many factors are experiencing disruption, the fashion industry say they face, and i quote, "decimation," and hauliers are warning of a permanent reduction in trade. so what personal, tangible action is the business

secretary taking to get a grip and deal with the mountains of red tape now facing our businesses? well, of course, mr speaker, you will remember that ahead of the brexit deal, we were told that there was never going to be a deal, and that we would crash out with no deal, we were told all sorts of scare stories about what would happen with brexit. i fully accept that there are issues on the border, i fully accept that many business leaders i've spoken to have raised issues. but i think the situation is far better with a deal than was the case certainly only three months ago. can the secretary of state i confirm just how bad things need to be before his. government sets aside its dogma, and instead asks the eu for a grace period . in order to protect. scottish businesses? the business leaders i've spoken to have been extremely grateful for the fact that we got a deal — which he and others opposed,

and he and others predicted we wouldn't get one. and i think we're moving forward with an active plan, active engagement with the economy — £280 billion that have been proffered so far, and this is a picture which he fails to recognise. can my right honourable friend continue to speak with the chancellor about helping hospitality businesses, including the wedding industry, as they get back on their feet with maybe extending help with the vat and business rates? thank you, sir. as my honourable friend knows, we speak all the time not only to our right honourable friend, the chancellor of the exchequer, but also to the sector. and my honourable friend only spoke to the secretaryjust yesterday, and i've dipped in on roundtables, as well. so this is an area where we're very, very concerned. if the furlough scheme is not extended beyond april, - scotland, like the rest i of the uk, will face mass unemployment with damage | to businesses, communities, families, and to the mental health of hundreds of - thousands of people. i'm absolutely mindful of the immense pressures under

which our businesses right across the uk are suffering at the moment. i'm in regular contact with my right honourable friend, the chancellor, who has acted in an unprecedented way — as i said, the £280 billion that he's supplied into the economy to help our struggling businesses. but of course, we are looking at the situation as it evolves, and we are very, very keen to help our economy through this. kwasi kwarteng. to wales now, where there was a whiff of pre—election fever to first minister's questions in the virtual senedd. the exchanges took place on the day the labour—run welsh government published its annual report, giving itself top marks. plaid cymru's leader was slightly more critical. nowhere in your report do you acknowledge your failures, the missed targets, the broken promises. you said you'd eradicate fuel poverty by 2018 — you didn't. you said you'd abolish child poverty by 2020 — you didn't. you said you'd cut emissions by 40% by last year — you didn't.

i think people who live in wales do not share his sneering attitude to 20,000 new affordable homes here in wales. those young people who have taken part in the 100,000 additional apprenticeships would not share his view. neither will those thousands of older people who have benefited from the most progressive approach to people being able to retain their assets when they go into residential care. nor those people who have benefited from the new treatments fund, reducing the length of time waiting for new drugs here in wales from 90 days to 13. the conservative leader focused on the health service. we do know that waiting times were a problem before - the pandemic, where twice i as many patients were waiting over a year than the rest of the whole of england. it is really important - that we understand the level of activity that's going - on in the nhs at the moment. will you commit to publishing the activity data that - the welsh government holdsi on procedures within the nhs here in wales?

i've set up the plan already. the first part of the plan is to get coronavirus under control. i note that for the second week in a row, neither opposition party leader wants to ask me any question about the most vital part of the health service in wales today — the outstandingly successful vaccination programme here. mark drakeford. and those welsh elections are scheduled for 6 may. one of the side effects of the coronavirus lockdown has been an increase in online gambling. last week, the gambling commission announced it was cracking down on online slot games. the government's welcomed the measures and is carrying out a review of the gambling laws to see how they can be updated for the digital age. but in the lords, ministers were accused of complacency. only last week, shocking research by oxford university revealed the devastating impact on the health of those who gamble more than they can afford, including increased likelihood of suicide.

it shows the urgent need for measures such as on affordability and tighter restrictions on advertising. so if the gambling commission also proposes online stake limits, will the government ensure their early introduction without waiting for the outcome of the gambling review? i cannot accept that this government has been complacent about reviewing measures in relation to gambling and protecting vulnerable people. we've made a number of changes, most importantly recently announcing the full—scale review. and we will continue to implement things as quickly as they are needed, and not wait for legislation. gambling companies were accused of targeting vulnerable people. they knew exactly who l was watching tv at 3am. and with the tidal wave. of increased advertising,

is it not time, given _ the severe damage that has been caused, that the government would consider a precept - or special tax on these companies to offset i the increased costs of health and social care resulting - from abuses which clearly are taking place in our country? l it is noticeable, on the plus side, how advertising is now more strenuous about warning of the dangers of gambling. but specialists in addiction tell us that the mere act of suggestion — a bottle to an alcoholic, a syringe to a drug addict, slot games or horses to gamblers — act as incentives to partake. so it is, as we've heard, the sheer frequency of advertising that's worrying.

my question, therefore, is does the minister feel that there is a genuine desire by the gambling industry to restrict the terrible damage that can affect whole families, given its obvious conflict of interests? obviously i can't speak on behalf of the industry, but looking at advertising and marketing both direct and indirect is a core part of the six main aims of the review. and there have been two recent consultations on advertising which just closed, and where there will be a response soon — one in relation to the appeal of gambling adverts to children and vulnerable, and one around advertising and selling items in video games. i think we're all aiming for the same goal, which is that balance between freedom and protection. the culture minister, lady baran. a conservative former minister has apologised after he was found to have broken the code of conduct for peers. lord freud signed a letter that was sent to two senior judges, urging them to block

the publication of character references that had been submitted to the judge in the case of the former conservative mp charlie elphicke, who was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. my motive was purely to alert the judiciary to what i considered an important issue of principle. however, i recognise that it was not my place to do so, and i should not have added my name to the letters. i apologise to the house and the judiciary. lord freud. that was tuesday in parliament, thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tomorrow for wednesday in parliament. until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now.

hello. the cold snap across the uk continues. and no sign of anything milder for the remainder of this week. very cold nights ahead and some pretty bitterly cold days as well. a subtle change for today is that the wind will be lighter than it has been on monday and tuesday, though perhaps it won't feel quite as raw, but it's still an easterly or northeasterly wind. still some chains of showers being fed in, some making their way a reasonable way westwards. some of the heaviest snow on wednesday possibly for kent and sussex, the southeast of scotland and the northeast of england. as we move overnight wednesday into thursday, i've got the pressure pattern on behind me, notice how the isobars open up. the wind becomes much lighter. now, as i said, that wind has made it feel very raw through the early part of the week, but for very cold nights, what you need are very light

winds, and that is what we will have to take us into thursday morning. and that's important because at the moment, that's indicating signs that for some areas to the south of the uk, these are the temperatures of the towns and cities. we could have the coldest night in around a decade for some of the suburbs of london, for example. thursday, dawn, icy but with a lot of sunshine. there will be quite a bit of fair weather and largely light winds, a few north sea showers. temperatures, well, scraping just above freezing. towards the west, perhaps three degrees for belfast and plymouth. notice a little frontal system trying to push its way in here. this is the first signs of something a bit milder trying to approach from the atlantic. friday, it still looks like it'll be the high pressure in the east and the cold air, though, that will dominate. we could see some more organised snow showers for a time running into the northeast of scotland. towards the west, i think advancing cloud through the day turning any sunshine hazy, but 4 degrees in belfast, 5 degrees in plymouth. some signs of something milder trying to head in. subzero, though, further east across the uk. and then for the weekend, it's that classic battleground that we so often talk about — high pressure in the east

pushing the cold air our way, low pressure trying to come in from the atlantic and bring in something milder. at the moment, it looks like by sunday, we could start to see some significant improvement in our temperatures. but before that, there is the possibility of some further snowfall, but this time pushing into the west as we begin our transition.

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