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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Emily Thornberry: It is an honour and a privilege, not only for me but for my constituents in Islington, South and Finsbury, to be asked to second the loyal address. I was also delighted to hear that I was to be doing a double act with my good friend and western neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson). It is very strange to be a Back Bencher and to speak in this...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (10 Nov 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Since Ben's death, Debbie and George Kinsella have been campaigning for an increase in sentences for those guilty of knife crime. I know that my right hon. Friend has had meetings with the family, and with their priest, Father Jim Kennedy. On their behalf, and that of the people of Islington, I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement today.

Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Inspections (9 Nov 2009)

Emily Thornberry: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 October 2009, Official Report, columns 53-54WS, on temporary transfer of prisoners prior to inspection, whether the prisoners moved between HMP Pentonville and HMP Wandsworth were transferred by private contractors; and what record was kept of (a) the transfer of each prisoner and (b) the physical...

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: While the Kelly report is to be welcomed, some aspects of it need clarification. Can my right hon. and learned Friend help us by explaining the transitional arrangements for the communications allowance?

Nato: Royal Mail (20 Oct 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Is the Minister aware that in Islington an agreement was reached under which there would be cuts in staff numbers and changes in working practices to pave the way for more machinery—but that the difficulty was that national management walked in and tore that agreement up? That is why the workers there are on strike.

Nato: Transfer of Prisoners (20 Oct 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Does my right hon. Friend agree that by indulging in these transfers the senior management have not only betrayed the prisoners and the trust we have put in them to treat prisoners properly and fairly, but have also completely eclipsed the hard work of prison officers who, in fact, have been improving conditions in the two prisons concerned?

Clause 2 — Protocol about the Law Commission's work (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: rose—

Clause 2 — Protocol about the Law Commission's work (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I feel remarkably tired but I am very pleased to have reached this stage. I thank all Members on both sides of the House for their support today and for the time they spent in Committee. I thank, too, the large number of Members who have given me advice and shared their wisdom—the numbers are far too embarrassing to mention. The...

Clause 2 — Protocol about the Law Commission's work (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: For the reasons that I gave in my speech on earlier amendments, I do not support these ones and I ask that they be withdrawn.

Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: The hon. Gentleman refers to time scales. I am sure that he is aware, as a result of conversations, that some within the Law Commission have wanted the power in the Bill to be on the statute book for more than a decade. This is our chance.

Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: I am grateful for the support that has been shown both for the Bill and for the Law Commission. It was established in the 1960s to ensure that citizens were the subject of clear, accessible and up-to-date law. Although a considerable number of its reports have been implemented over the years, there is great frustration that too many have had to wait too long to be implemented and that they...

Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: Those matters have been considered and the Bill has been carefully looked after through both places. I hope that we are about to make it law, and we do not wish to risk all at this stage. The amendments might be attractive, but the Bill is not, as it has been described, costume jewellery. It has authority and it will make a difference. Those at the Law Commission have considered this matter...

Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: I am a pragmatist, and I wish to improve the law. We are all here to make improvements to the law. We may all have ideas about the ideal law that we would wish to pass, but politics is about compromise and we do what we can. I am doing what I can to ensure that the powers of the Law Commission are improved and that we get better law as a result. It is my judgment that we should proceed with...

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: But this is entertaining.

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Is not one of the problems of building new housing that people do not seem to want new housing schemes near them? An awful lot of that involves Conservative councils that do not give planning permission for housing schemes. If, for example, 250 Islington families wanted to move into the hon. Gentleman's constituency, would planning permission for social rented housing be given?

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will look at the issue differently. If the sky was to fall in and there was a Government of a different colour next year, how would he measure his success? How many families would be housed in social rented housing after four years of a Conservative Government? We would like to know what Conservative aspirations are, so that families on the waiting list for social...

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: I have done an in-depth study of the views of my constituents who have housing association landlords. Interestingly, what came out of that was that one housing association might be at the top of the league in one place, but at the bottom of the league elsewhere, depending on the estate. The people who have the least power are the tenants, but they are also the people who know the most about...

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: Will the hon. Lady join me in condemning Boris Johnson for changing the mix of affordable housing in London from a 70:30 split— 70 for social-rented housing and 30 for intermediate ownership—to 60:40? If she joins me in that, will she join me also in condemning Islington Liberal Democrats, who in their planning strategy consultation favour a 50:50 split?

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Housing and the Credit Crunch (16 Jul 2009)

Emily Thornberry: I agree with my right hon. Friend. My only concern is that sometimes his remarks might be misunderstood, and it could be thought that the two of us are at opposite purposes. I entirely agree that we need to have mixed communities. Within a constituency such as mine, there are streets containing people from all sorts of backgrounds, and small estates next door to the Lord Chancellor's...