"Following on from that question, will the Minister tell the House when a final decision will be made on the Swansea tidal lagoon?..." John Pugh - View Speech
"I cannot help feeling that the Minister is being a little bit complacent. Some 76% of cars produced at Ellesmere Port are exported, but many of them are left-hand drive cars for Europe. Would it really make sense to Peugeot to continue left-hand drive production outside the EU, and not …..." John Pugh - View Speech
"I apologise to members of the Public Bill Committee: I did not make the cut, so they have the advantage over me, but I assure them that I read the entire transcript, cover to cover, in one fell swoop—and riveting reading it was.
"I rise to add a brief footnote to new clause 10, which is in my name, and to say things that other people in the room possibly cannot say.
Liberal Democrats hesitate, for some reason, to talk about university fees. I have no particular embarrassment—I voted against top-up fees under …..." John Pugh - View Speech
"It might be helpful if I refreshed hon. Members’ memories about what new clause 11 contains, so that we know what we are talking about. It states:
“Within six months of section 84 of this Act coming into force, and every year thereafter, UKRI shall report to the Secretary of …..." John Pugh - View Speech
"I do not propose to press my new clause to a vote.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
New Clause 14
“Post Study Work Visa: evaluation
‘(1A) Within six months of this Act coming into force, UKRI must commission an independent evaluation of the matters under subsection (1B) and shall lay …..." John Pugh - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for moving the motion, although she could have been slightly more charitable towards the Liberal Democrats. This is a subject on which any Liberal Democrat speaks with some trepidation these days, but I voted against the coalition line on increasing …..." John Pugh - View Speech