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HANSARDHydrogen Production20. What steps his Department is taking to support hydrogen production in the UK.21 Sept 2021HANSARDHydrogen ProductionI welcome my hon. Friend to his place. Teesside already produces more than 50% of the UK’s commercially viable hydrogen. What assessment has he made of the benefits of the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDLGBTQ+ Afghan RefugeesIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) on securing this debate. We were all shocked at the…21 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Virginia. Ailsa, on the evaluation of the ID trials and pilots that took place, was it your finding that the majority of voters were able to vote without any issues?…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions for Rob. In her evidence, the returning officer from Peterborough outlined that they had explored using CCTV in their polling stations. Could you comment on…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon. My first question is to Virginia. What advice would you offer the Electoral Commission with regard to the implementation of voter ID and how to communicate it to…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q May I ask you one further question on that? Obviously, following an election, a marked register is available to political parties, so they are able to identify voters who…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Thank you.15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you record any data in respect of voters intending to vote with the incorrect ID or no ID, who are effectively turned away from the polling station? Virginia McVea: No, we do…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. We have heard from a number of witnesses today that the offence of personation is not a significant problem. Could I ask you to speculate a little? Do you believe it…15 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for her statement. Will she join me in commending Darlington Borough Council, which she recently met, for its commitment to support Afghan families, just as…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI wish to speak against new clause 2, Dame Rosie, and it is a pleasure to be called to speak after having served on the Joint Committee that examined the Bill. At its heart, the…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillWe have a situation where 276 licensing authorities have individual discretion to apply the standards they wish to see locally. Although this Bill does not seek to impose a set of…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This Bill may look familiar to some hon. Members, particularly the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), who…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend raises an important concern. The Bill would not change or constrict licensing authorities’ existing discretion to grant licences to drivers.10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend is correct. The Bill does not change the existing licensing authorities regime and does not affect the appeals process, appeals panels or applications to the…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend is correct that the devolved nations would be able to access the database. I am not aware of discussions among or engagement between the devolved nations and the…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillThat very point is considered in the Bill, which gives local authorities a time limit for the entering of such information on the database. In that way, playing one local…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point about passenger safety applying throughout all four nations. The Bill will provide for the devolved nations to access the database and…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillWith the leave of the House, may I thank the Minister for his support? I am also grateful to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), my hon. Friend the Member for…10 Sept 2021