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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSplendid.06 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEnergy costs are not a luxury; they are a necessity. They cannot be avoided: we need to heat our homes. My right hon. Friend will have heard that the official Opposition are now…06 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about increased costs, and I will deal with that point later in my remarks. He is also correct about the threat to motor sports. The Bill…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI was going to deal with that, but I will answer the specifics. The right hon. Gentleman is quite right that the EU is changing the directive so that it applies differently in the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThat debate may be found in Hansard at column 172WH . I had intended to attend and speak in that debate, but unfortunately I was unable to do so because I had covid. The purpose…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali, for the first time, I think. The Minister is here at such short notice, and I am grateful to her and to the Government…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThis is a really important argument. There is a liability, and in each event that will depend on who causes the injury or damage. That person will be liable for the damages. The…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI thank the Minister for her support and the work that the Government have done on this. I also thank the Opposition for supporting the Bill, because without their support we…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy right hon. Friend draws attention to something that I will refer to later in my speech. When she hears what I have to say, she will see why in the end that will not be the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for a really important question. It is one of the issues discussed when drawing up the Bill. In many cases, such as a public event on private…05 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Christmas Parties InvestigationI should say at the start that I think Boris—sorry, the Prime Minister—is doing a great job of running the country. I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on…09 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI hope everyone would agree with the Leader of the House that it is absolutely right that this House works by being here and hearing the information, not by having television…09 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI can give the House an update: birth has not yet occurred and she is watching today’s proceedings. I wish her very well with the new baby. Let me go back to the national referral…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. Lady seems to be welcoming what Governments have done against slavery, and she says that raising awareness and encouraging people to report has created more victims. Does…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald). He supports new clause 74, which is the main thrust of what…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. Lady is talking about an exceptionally important issue, the trafficking of children. While we in this country probably lead the world in looking after adult victims, we…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) makes a pertinent point, but is not Justice and Care—and its navigators who help victims of trafficking with the criminal…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the hon. Member give way on that point?07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. Member is making his speech in a quiet and reasonable way, but does he not think the problem is that the French are refusing to allow returns? It is not this country; it…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillOf course, what the former leader of the Labour party was trying to say was that the French are failing to look after the people in their own country. In that regard, he is right,…07 Dec 2021