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Tue 4th Sep 2018
Civil Liability Bill [Lords]
Commons Chamber
2nd reading: House of Commons & Money resolution: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons

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Catherine West

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Civil Liability Bill [Lords]

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2nd reading: House of Commons & Money resolution: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons
Tuesday 4th September 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Catherine West Portrait Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that for cyclists who have accidents, their bicycle may be their means of getting to work, and therefore that is not minor, petty or small? We should take that into account when looking at what we call “minor injuries”.

Richard Burgon Portrait Richard Burgon
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I certainly agree with that point, which I will come to later. People also need to consider the psychological effects of some of these injuries.

I must make some progress. I want to talk about the type of people who will be affected by these reforms, and I will now give some real-life examples.

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