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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3. I know that my right hon. Friend would never put our country at risk, and I also know that he was born in America, so what plans does he have to convince the US Secretary of State that the Huawei deal is safe not only for our constituents but …..."
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Written Question
Elections: Visual Impairment
Monday 21st October 2019

Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to replace tactile voting since it was found to be unlawful.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Government continues to work with the Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. Officials are due to hold a meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) very soon

Work has been undertaken to revise guidance to electoral administrators and, with input from RNIB, to research technical solutions which will be further discussed at a dedicated sub-group.

We are also starting to bring forward measures following the Government’s response to the 2018 Call for Evidence on Access to Elections. Proposals were announced during the Queen’s Speech. This will include increasing the range of support available to voters with disabilities in polling stations and allowing a wider range of people (such as carers) to assist disabled voters in polling stations if needed.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2019
Debate on the Address

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Drew), who, as always, made many excellent points. I support the Queen’s Speech, which I thought was absolutely tremendous, and congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) and for North East Derbyshire (Lee …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2019
Debate on the Address

"That is a very good reason to have a better test and to win the battle against the disease, and then we will not need to do so many tests because the cattle will be clean...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2019
Debate on the Address

"The problem with vaccinating against bacteria is that it is much harder for the creature—whether it be human or animal—to fight a disease unless it is under pressure. That means that, if the disease is prevalent, a vaccine is much more successful than if the disease is not. Although I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2019
Debate on the Address

"I would love to agree with the hon. Gentleman. I am not sure that the buses will ever be completely satisfactory in my constituency. We have a fairly sparsely populated group of people and more roads per capita than any other county. That means that getting a bus when one …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Priorities for Government

"Nowhere is enthusiasm and optimism more needed than in the agriculture sector, so may I welcome what the Prime Minister said in his statement about the future for food in this country?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q4. Under my right hon. Friend’s Government, 1 million more disabled people are in work, but I am sure she would like to do so much more. For example, can she get disabled access for Ledbury station so that disabled passengers can simply get off the train, saving them an …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2019
Exiting the European Union

"May I first thank my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister for the enormous efforts they are going to on behalf of all our constituents? My constituents are particularly frightened of the backstop because it locks us into the European Union in a way they do not want and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
Leaving the EU

"I have sat through the entirety of the exchanges on this statement, and those on many before it, and I commend the Prime Minister for keeping her temper and for the polite way in which she has answered every question when it must sometimes be infuriating for her to do …..."
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