Extract from Commons
debate on Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars and
Vans
(Hove) (Lab):...Our Government
have a target of “almost every car and van” being zero emission by
2050, and for new cars and vans to be “effectively” zero emission
by 2040. Our Committee found several faults with those targets.
First, the phraseology used by the Government leaves plenty of room
for interpretation. It is too vague to have bite. Secondly, the
target dates themselves are miles behind other nations.
China, India and Norway will all phase out
petrol and diesel vehicles over the next decade, so why cannot we?
Perversely, we are not even managing to beat countries within our
own United Kingdom—Scotland has a target of 2032. Moreover, the
motor manufacturers themselves are not hanging around for our
targets. Honda will be producing electric-only vehicles within
seven years, Porsche by 2030...
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Extract from oral answer
(Lords) on Sharia Law: Marriages
(Lab): My Lords, in the
present circumstances, what is the position of triple talaq? Is it
still possible for a Muslim man to divorce his wife just by saying,
“Talaq, talaq, talaq”? Is the Minister aware that in India a Bill
is before the two Houses of Parliament to reform the triple talaq
Act? Will Her Majesty’s Government follow that example?
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con): My
Lords, divorce in England and Wales is determined by the national
law. It is not determined by religious observance or religious
laws. Therefore, it will be necessary for a party seeking a
divorce from a lawful marriage made in England and Wales to
proceed under our national law. We appreciate that there are
social difficulties regarding some religious groups in
circumstances where a person might believe that they have been
divorced under religious provisions, whether of the type the
noble Lord just referred to, under sharia law, or indeed
sometimes regarding the get in the context of the Jewish
religion.
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