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HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition has shown today that a little knowledge is a very dangerous thing. He chose to ask about Seaborne Freight and Ramsgate port, which is in my…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI visited Brussels last week as a member of the Exiting the European Union Committee, and we met Martin Selmayr. Whether or not I believe him is another matter, but he explained…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformThe hon. Gentleman makes reference to the full understanding of election law dating back to 1868 and in its various guises since. It is only now that the Supreme Court has…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI thank the hon. Gentleman. He raises a wider debate about voter registration, and I would not object to its application on the mainland. I see nothing wrong with every single…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. There is one person in this House who has been liable to prosecution: I have had the full force of that. As I shall ask a number of…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law Reformindicated assent .11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI am pleased to be afforded the Floor of the House for this Adjournment debate on the reform of election law. Many might ask, “What does it matter?” Naysayers might say that this…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI am grateful to my hon. Friend, as he has encapsulated the issue in a few brief sentences. I will be expanding on that in the remainder of the debate. The Supreme Court decision…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformMy right hon. Friend highlights exactly what he might have expected, but I am afraid he will be disappointed, because that is it. There is not one additional word of guidance as…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformThe hon. Gentleman highlights the issue at stake, which is at the core of the Supreme Court judgment, but we are still left with this ambiguity as what others might do that the…11 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightDoes my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that Arklow Shipping, a major Irish shipping company and the main backer of Seaborne, has pulled away from this contract? Can he…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI thank my hon. Friend for those robust and powerful words. As he describes, when experienced election agents treat these laws with fear, this is not a position by which any…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformAs I said in my speech, we have three bits of guidance: the 2015 guidance for general election candidates; the 2017 guidance, refreshed for the general election; and now the 2019…11 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs many people may have noticed, I have not been in this Chamber as much as I might have liked over the last three months. As the House will know, I was acquitted just yesterday…10 Jan 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightIt is remarkable, is it not? If the Government were to do no planning for all Brexit eventualities, they would be condemned. Now they are doing sensible planning, they face…08 Jan 2019