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Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009)

Cheryl Gillan: On Armistice day, I want to pay tribute to all our servicemen and servicewomen from Wales, and in particular to the 1st Battalion the Royal Welsh, currently serving in Afghanistan. We are for ever in their debt and safer because of their sacrifice, their bravery and their dedication. They can count on the support of all of us in this House. As a new nuclear power station at Wylfa would...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009)

Cheryl Gillan: But there is a real problem with the Secretary of State's party's position. He is supporting Wylfa but the First Minister is against it. I admit that Mr. Jones—the frontrunner to succeed the First Minister—is in favour, but the Labour Assembly Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Jane Davidson, is against it and wants a public inquiry. Are not these dangerously...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Manufacturing Industry (15 Jul 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: Last month, when I asked the Secretary of State why France, Germany and even Italy had delivered on their automotive assistance programmes while our £2.3 billion scheme, which was announced back in January, had not paid out a penny, he said: "The money is coming through"—[ Official Report, 10 June 2009; Vol. 493, c. 777.] In a written answer to me last week, a Business Minister...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Training and Employment (15 Jul 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: The defence training project at St. Athan would bring huge opportunities to Wales. Will the Minister confirm that the Secretary of State is co-ordinating with the Ministry of Defence and that the pre-contract agreement letter will be issued to the preferred bidder this week, on time on 17 July—or will the Government delay that?

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I am amazed at the response I am getting from the Minister—I am sure everybody is. She has been talking since half-past 11; her speech is a tour de force, and I am most grateful for the detailed way in which she is responding. In fact, I thought I would give her a bit of a rest by making an intervention, because I think she probably needs a glass of water. The prevalence study has been...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I can see that the Minister is getting to the end of her great sheaf of papers and I thank her for specifically addressing the points that I have made. I cannot stress too strongly the need to have a clearly identified position within the Department, as that would anchor the policy on this area firmly within the Department. I make that request again.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I thank my hon. Friend for the contribution that she is making, from the Front Bench, on behalf of the party to which she and I belong. I was struck by a National Audit Office report in which a consultation was carried out that referred specifically to the services that were available. About two thirds of respondents to a survey of local authorities and NHS bodies felt that the services...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: It is such a shame that my hon. Friend was not here for the opening speeches, because I was able to make the point that this House has been acting at its best in a cross-party way. Had he been here, he would have been able to hear that. That has been the special thing about all the people who have been intimately involved with this Bill and who have personally made contributions to it.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I said that in my speech.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I omitted to mention the hon. Member for Burton (Mrs. Dean) in my speech, although I had her name written on my post-it notes. I apologise and would like to acknowledge the enormous amount of work that she did. I am sorry that she cannot be here today, but I know that she is busy in her constituency.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: Does the hon. Lady agree that it is not just the implementation that is important; it is also continuing the momentum in other Departments where there has been partial awareness of the strategy and partial implementation of it? One of the things that I have been hunting for in the NAO report is that since November 2005 the Department responsible for disability employment advisers, the DWP,...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I cannot tell you how delighted I am to move Third Reading. Reaching this stage is a landmark, and our having done so is due not only to me, as the Member who had the privilege of promoting the Bill, but to the House of Commons at its very best. This has truly been a cross-party effort involving those on the...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his generous remarks, but it really has been a team effort.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: My hon. Friend is right. I refer him to clause 2(5)(f), which specifically covers "the training of staff who provide relevant services to adults with such conditions" in the guidance that the Secretary of State issues. That provision is included for the reasons that my hon. Friend outlined. I pay great tribute to the Minister of State, Department of Health, the hon. Member for Corby (Phil...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: That is absolutely correct: the figure is 15 per cent. However, as my hon. Friend knows, and as I know from meeting many adults with autism, their potential is far greater than that. With a small amount of assistance and the correct support, we can allow them to fulfil their potential and live their lives. That is what we should be doing in this country. I hope that the Bill, if it becomes an...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: That is probably the most moving part of my encounters with families with children who have autism. The terrible fear of someone who has a child with a disability of any sort is about what will happen to that child when they are no longer around to give it the sustenance that it needs. That is why I hope that this framework legislation will provide a platform from which Governments can ensure...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. The problem is like an iceberg: we can see the tip, but we cannot see the vast swathe underneath. If people do not have immediate parental back-up, they will at some stage reach a crisis. So many commentators outwith this House are preoccupied with expenses and money, but perhaps they would like also to register the fact that unless we make that help...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: I see both Ministers nodding, which I will take as confirmation of what will be going through. In debates, and in meetings with Ministers and officials, I was pleased to achieve a broad consensus on the need for legislation and further action, so that people with autism receive the quality of support that they deserve. The clauses relating to adults now look quite different from those in the...

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: That is a very valid point; I have come across that issue as well. I hope that the Minister will be able to give us that assurance, because an indication of that intention at this stage would ensure that that issue was encompassed by the Bill.

Prayers: Autism Bill (19 Jun 2009) has video

Cheryl Gillan: My hon. Friend raises a point that has gone through my mind, but this is not an all-encompassing, catch-all Bill. I am afraid that there are lots of areas not covered by the Bill that, in an ideal world, I would have liked to cover. Unless my interpretation of my own legislation is incorrect, I do not believe that further education is specifically covered in the Bill. However, there is a...