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HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and it would only be appropriate to write to him with further details. It is also appropriate to put on record my thanks to my right…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsMy officials have been examining the detail. If the hon. Gentleman would write to me with the specifics, I will be very happy to write back with a more detailed response. The…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Bardell, or indeed under any Chair in Westminster Hall as a Minister. I am grateful to my right hon.…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsI can speak with some experience on this issue, because my constituency has been a trial area. We are assessing the various trials and will be able to respond to the hon. Lady’s…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Tram SafetyI congratulate the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones) on securing this very important debate on tram safety and on her speech this evening. She is absolutely right to…20 Sept 2021HANSARDThe EconomyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen), because he and I share so much in our love for the nuclear industry. I refer Members to my entry in the…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is very difficult to follow the speech of the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Angela Smith), who talked of the terrible tragedy that happened to Paul and Jack, and…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. When we leave the EU, with or without a deal, will my right hon. Friend confirm that the provision of medicines into the UK will remain uninterrupted?05 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentOn the hottest day on record and with escalating tensions in Iran, does my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister agree that now is the time for a UK nuclear renaissance, and may I…25 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI am pleased to hear my right hon. Friend acknowledge the world’s dependence on steel and the value that he places on British Steel. Does he also recognise that, without coking…24 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q It is. Listening to the accounts that you just gave, which were absolutely horrific, I cannot comprehend the thinking that must have gone on before those incidents took place.…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Does the Secretary of State agree that nuclear energy must be part of the decarbonisation of this country? Could he update the House on progress made with the regulated asset…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse19. What steps he is taking to tackle domestic abuse.15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI rise to support the HS2 rail development and to support the Government ahead of the votes this evening. The name HS2, as many have said, is somewhat misleading, because the…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, but I refer him to the 11,000 pages of the environmental statement. We need less pen pushing and paper shuffling, and more progress…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillI do not have HS2 or, indeed, any significant infrastructure projects in my constituency, but I look forward to doing so. In my constituency, we are looking forward to the…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) BillAny large-scale project, particularly a first like HS2, will see unintended costs, resulting in an increased budget. “You don’t make an omelette without smashing some eggs,” is a…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseWill my hon. Friend join me in commending the new and excellent Women Out West centre in Whitehaven, which is having a huge impact on women and their families in my constituency…15 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: UK Trade Policy5. What plans he has to use the Board of Trade to ensure that the constituent parts of the UK benefit from UK trade policy after the UK leaves the EU.11 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: UK Trade PolicyMy right hon. Friend will know that Copeland is home to a thriving agriculture sector. Will he tell us more about what is being done in his Department to open up new markets?11 Jul 2019