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- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: I listened to a patient speaking on the television this afternoon about the treatment that he receives. He gave the example of Norway, which is another country where the drug is made available. Does my hon. Friend agree that patients in this country who need that cancer drug will find it rather bizarre that it seems to be available in so many other European countries, yet not here?
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: I am grateful for having been given the opportunity to make a short contribution on this Queen's Speech. Clearly, it will not be as short as the Queen's Speech-nothing could be. I love pomp and ceremony, but I assume that the events of yesterday were not put on just so that I could be cheered up on a grim, blustery day. This Queen's Speech covers only three pages-it costs £4 from all...
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: Absolutely. I imagine that every constituency will have a number of families who are wondering how they will survive this Christmas. There might even be guilt on the part of some students, thinking that they will go back to university in January still having to rely on parental contributions so that they can eat and live. It is an absolute scandal. The Secretary of State said that more money...
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: The hon. Gentleman has touched on an interesting theme. Would he agree, however, that with so much pressure on young people, the wonder is that so many of them turn out really well? In the main, they get a bad press, but more than 99 per cent. of them do valuable work, including charitable work, and get on with their lives splendidly. A disproportionate amount of press coverage is given to...
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: Sadly, the debate on European affairs on 3 December will not give us an opportunity to talk about the future President of the European Council because a decision on that is likely to be made today. None of us here has been given a vote, so surely there is a lack of democracy in the process. Does the Leader of the House not believe that it is rather bizarre that more people are interested in...
- Written Answers — Transport: Driving Offences: Insurance (12 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the number of 17 to 21-year-olds using motor vehicles on the road network without insurance; and if he will make a statement.
- Written Answers — Transport: Invalid Vehicles (12 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what criteria a mobility scooter is required to meet to be considered roadworthy.
- Written Answers — Transport: Invalid Vehicles: Accidents (12 Nov 2009)
Nigel Evans: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many vehicular collisions involving mobility scooters have occurred on roads in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years.