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HANSARDDraft Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I apologise, Chair, for my natural courtesy, which led me astray in accommodating the hon. Gentleman. Of course, it is important to be aware of the rationale for the regulations,…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank both hon. Gentlemen for their support for this important piece of secondary legislation. I will address the points that they have raised. The hon. Member for Kingston upon…05 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Road HaulageThe Government are making preparations to allow hauliers and other businesses to continue to transport goods between the UK and the EU, once the UK has left the EU. These include…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019We are presently discussing the 1968 convention. Applying for such a permit now enables travel to countries that it would not have been possible to travel to post EU exit. For…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019. It is a great pleasure to serve under your…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019That is a very interesting and helpful suggestion. As my right hon. Friend will be aware, at the moment it is not possible to apply online for the 1968 convention permit. We are…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019I think, Mr Evans, that the decisive and energetic interventions have exhausted the volcanoes on my side of the Committee. I am grateful to the Opposition and Scottish National…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to ask that question—as he can imagine, it was the first question that I and officials asked. It is not possible in law because of the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019I have learned over many years that interventions from the hon. Gentleman are rarely short, and this has been no exception. I meet the insurance industry very regularly, and I…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019The fact of the matter is that, at the moment, many countries may be required to recognise it by law, but on the ground they may not do so. One of the effects of an IDP is…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019My right hon. Friend’s point is well taken; he is absolutely right to point out that Spain is governed by the other convention. People travelling to Spain will need that IDP. If…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019I am fully able to confirm that. If I am allowed to finish my speech, I will say that 2,500 post offices are already primed and ready to issue the permits.30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019If I may say so, those concerns are no more than the concerns we within the Government have expressed about the need for a deal, and that is what we are pressing for. As we have…28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am happy to respond to the concerns raised by the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran. She has said that the instrument is a missed opportunity to support Scottish…28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a great pleasure to serve under your…28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Air Services (Competition) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Air Services (Competition) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Air Services (Competition) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am very grateful to the Opposition for their support for the instrument. I am very glad that we can bring this small but important change into law with their support. Question…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDartford-Thurrock River Crossing Charging SchemeThe Dartford-Thurrock crossing charging scheme account for 2017-18 is published today under regulation 3(1)(d) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (Keeping of…22 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under your…16 Jan 2019HANSARDOxford to Cambridge ExpresswayI am grateful to the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for ending a long week with a little digestif on a topic we have discussed in different ways over a…11 Jan 2019