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HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyI thank the hon. Member for raising that point, and he and I were both at the recent reception on that subject. The fact that 30% of deaths are related to seatbelts when it is…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to mention Brake, which does great and amazing work. I am sure my officials have noted his request for a visit; they know I am keen to get…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyI thank the hon. Member for making that point. Enforcement is obviously a major issue and it cannot be done just by automatic number plate recognition cameras. When I was down in…11 Jan 2023HANSARD M1: Junction 28It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and to respond to the speech made by my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher)—the best of…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I grew up in a rural area myself with a job, like those that my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire mentioned, that…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyWe are looking at the evidence and the research. We will see what works best, and that is what we want to do. Some things could be superb and the best thing to do; others might…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) for opening this debate on improving driver safety, and for her sensitive…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Improving Driver SafetyMy right hon. Friend asks a very good question. I will write to her on exactly what form we are expecting the results to take, but I would certainly be delighted to address the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI quite agree. It was great to hear from the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr about how remote parts of the United Kingdom, such as Carmarthen Bay—although that is not…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI could not agree more. I will come on to some of the ways the Government are trying to help independent lifeboats. The coastguard has been working alongside my hon. Friend the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. The words just quoted by the Opposition Front-Bencher, the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane),…10 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsThe hon. Member makes a very good point, and I am just about to come on to the best practice issues that she raised. The legislation on compulsory microchipping that will be…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsIf the change can be made through secondary legislation, we would have to look at that, but I am assured by officials that it has to be done through primary legislation. That…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsThat is what I was advised, but if that is not the case, I will write to the hon. Lady and make it clear what can be done. My understanding at the moment is that primary…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsI thank my hon. Friend for bringing that issue forward. It is an important issue, and I will take it back to the Department and write to him about it. As I have been saying, we…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. If primary legislation is needed, then the way to change the law could indeed be via a private Member’s Bill. Whether it would get Government…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsI am happy to take that question back to the Department, and will write to my hon. Friend about that, as well as to the hon. Member for Gower. That is something that we need to…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. As the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) pointed out, Britain is a nation of animal lovers, and…09 Jan 2023HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) on securing the debate. On ultra low emissions,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneAs I have said to the hon. Gentleman, we have already made substantial progress in that area. On the specifics of any legislation, I will write to him. I have been advised by my…20 Dec 2022