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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)

"That relates to the fourth point that I had planned to make. The hon. Lady also made remarks about these measures being Trumpian in nature, looking to voter suppression in the United States. However, she voted remain, and I know that our colleagues in the Scottish National party want Scotland …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)

"If I might just finish this point. I am uncertain as to how a measure that is commonplace on the continent will be a violation of the European convention on human rights. I suggest that, as good Europeans, we should support this measure...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)

"An electoral card will be issued free of charge. I am sure that between the passage of this legislation and the introduction of that scheme there will be a lot of publicity surrounding it, to make sure that the new system that is to be introduced will be well understood. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I wish Councillor Golds had had a whole evidence session to himself, but unfortunately he had to share one and we had to listen to other witnesses, which I shall not go into now, but I think that was an unfortunate timetabling measure.

There is a fundamental weakness in the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Fifth sitting)

"On a small point of clarification, under proposed new paragraph (1H), “specified documents” include documents

“regardless of any expiry date”,

so the expired passport would be valid...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)

"I see that the Labour party’s amendment includes

“Member of Parliament’s constituency office”

as one of the locations. There is usually a distinction between party political resources and parliamentary resources. For example, some MPs share their office with their local Conservative association; I imagine there are similar arrangements with the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)

"Is it not the case that we outsource some quite important documents, such as our passports and banknotes, which are produced by De La Rue? If we can trust those things to the private sector, why could something like an electoral document also not be outsourced, if necessary?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Sixth sitting)

"This is the same intervention that I was going to make earlier. The hon. Lady gives some good examples from the United States. I just wondered, as we are a European country, whether there are any examples from European countries that use voter ID. Do they have any of these …..."
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Written Question
Sri Lanka: Wrecks
Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Asked by: Tom Randall (Conservative - Gedling)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government has provided to Sri Lanka following the (a) fire on and (b) sinking of the X-Press Pearl.

Answered by Nigel Adams

The UK Government remains concerned about the environmental impact caused by the fire on the X-Press Pearl ship. We have engaged regularly with the Sri Lankan authorities and international experts on the ground to determine how the UK can best support the response.

The UK Government is providing marine pollution expertise to Sri Lanka to help respond to the potentially devastating impact on the marine life and coastal habitats of Sri Lanka. The UK will also provide expertise and analytical capacity to support plastic pollution monitoring, as well as environmental and socioeconomic impact assessments. The UK's Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science will partner with Sri Lankan Government Departments, academics and responsible authorities to support effective emergency response and implementation of a post spill integrated monitoring plan.