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HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeI appreciate that the Government are considering ways to try to tackle issues such as driving without insurance. However, should there not be a change to ensure that we know who…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeI am not proposing that we change the requirements for driving on private land. I am just proposing that, to own a vehicle, someone has to have a driving licence. That would mean…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeThey do have a big impact on people in rural communities, particularly on their mental health, because of the isolation element of living in a rural area. My hon. Friend makes a…26 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Housing Supply: Local Communities9. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that housing supply increases in line with the needs and wishes of local communities.24 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Housing Supply: Local CommunitiesMany people in social housing have been able to exercise the voluntary right to buy scheme for tenants of social landlords. However, in so-called rural locations, many are…24 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Gavin Williamson) on securing the debate. The hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty)…18 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillWait a second—the hon. Member can intervene again if he wishes. I know that he and the Scottish National party do not want to raise the age of marriage to 18; the Scottish…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, across the country, people are concerned about postal voting? I am sure hon. Members have heard this whenever they campaign in elections. I stood…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI welcome some of what the Government have announced today, particularly the safeguards around postal voting. I could not agree more with the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillThe hon. Member raises a very important point. A far higher proportion voted in that group than in the 18-to-24 age group. I ask again: will he not reflect on who was actually…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI do not think it says that they should have the vote in those countries, actually.17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillIndeed. With respect to the Liberal Democrats’ new clause 13, the single transferable vote system is not a proportional vote system, as the right hon. Member for Orkney and…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituents in Consett in North West Durham are paying up to 10p a litre more at major supermarkets, including Tesco, for their fuel supplies than their neighbours just down…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATI have a similar situation in my North West Durham constituency. Does my hon. Friend agree that some of the other issues, particularly around the cost of transport, also need to…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman is setting out a case, but the crucial thing is that the Government have a plan and he has not set out an alternative. So far the alternative sounds to me like…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATDoes the Minister agree that it is really interesting to hear what is happening from the Opposition today? If we had followed what they wanted to do, we would still be in lockdown…11 Jan 2022HANSARD RussiaIn 2015, I visited Ukraine and Kiev with the then Defence Secretary, when I was a special adviser, to see Operation Orbital begin. We have now trained 20,000 soldiers in Ukraine…06 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)rose—05 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Thank you very much indeed, Dame Angela—05 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I will be really quick.05 Jan 2022