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HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have to say that the Minister is getting up her speed again. Does she agree that if something goes wrong in shipping after Brexit—if there is a cataclysmic collision or sinking…19 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sorry if the Minister does not like my interventions. We have been sitting for about 14 minutes, and the British public expect us to scrutinise this legislation. That is why…19 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?19 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUHe is very irritating.14 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWould Hansard record that I said “Ouch”? Is not it time that we had a series of debates about young people, their opportunities, their futures, the loss of youth services and the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSome of us did not get the chance to say anything about the Clerk of the House yesterday. May I just say that the staff in my constituency were amazed and pleased when he took the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDRoad SafetyIs the Minister aware that only seven people were killed in the St Valentine’s Day massacre? Yet in this country, we will shrug our shoulders when 1,700 people die on our roads…14 Feb 2019HANSARDJordan: London Initiative 2019Does the Secretary of State realise that one thing holding back development in Jordan is the number of children and young people killed on the roads there? I spoke at a conference…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity SupplyHas the Minister had recent conversations with the power distribution networks? They are very powerful, they transmit all the electricity, and they are owned by very strange…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Prime Minister might remember that I congratulated her on trying to speak to a wider group of people and to speak to the Opposition and do all those things that she started…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018This is a nice intervention in the sense that we are here to learn. That is our job. Sir Edward is the expert on this and people respect his experience. We are trying to do a…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018On a point of order, Sir Edward. I pointed out that we were having a very civilised conversation, using all these technical terms, until the Minister started talking about…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The Minister was the first person to start using extravagant language about crashing out of Europe. Most of us still want to see a harmonious process with a smooth transition out…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Can I be helpful, as someone who was a Select Committee Chair for 10 years? When we did an inquiry, we put out a call for evidence, which was printed in the papers and shared on…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Further to that point of order, Sir Edward. I am a pretty hard-working Member of Parliament, as are you, and I take my job very seriously. I only complain when I have cause to…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Because I am so popular with the Whips, they have been putting me on a lot of these Committees, so I am gaining some knowledge by experience. It seems that we pitch up to clear…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018On a point of order, Sir Edward. I have been on several Delegated Legislation Committees, and this is the most complex SI I have dealt with. I did not have access to this material…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Five million?11 Feb 2019HANSARDPeople with Learning Disabilities and Autism: Celebrating AchievementsFor the information of the House, I am wearing a Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” vintage tie. I feel that, at the present moment in this country, I am on a magical mystery tour.…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Can I have a further intervention? Were any senior figures in the industry involved, such as Richard Branson or the heads of the big conglomerates? There are a number of key…11 Feb 2019