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#MPs investigate the cost of car insurance for young people.Watch the debate in parliament.

By 27th February 2017June 21st, 2019No Comments
You recently signed the petition “Put a max of £1200 on car insurance for 18-25 year olds”:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/166847

MPs from the Petitions Committee and the Transport Committee will be asking experts about the cost of car insurance for young people on Tuesday 28 February from 2.20pm.
They’ll be hearing from:
-Elizabeth Box, Head of Research, RAC Foundation
-Nigel Dotchin, Chairman, Wheels 2 Work Association
-Crispin Moger, CEO, Marmalade
-Graeme Trudgill, Executive Director, British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA)
-James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policies, Association of British Insurers (ABI)
-Simon Warsop, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Personal Lines, Aviva

You’ll be able to watch the evidence session online here: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/73a0fb95-8c29-47ee-91a7-f2886f3d0434?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=166847&utm_medium=email&utm_content=car-insurance-session-tv
MPs will be able to use the information they find out, as well as the views you shared with us by responding to our survey, when they debate the petition.
The debate will happen on Monday 20 March at 4.30pm. You’ll be able to watch it online here: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=166847&utm_medium=email&utm_content=parltv
What is the House of Commons Petitions Committee?
The Petitions Committee is set up by the House of Commons. It is made up of 11 backbench Members of Parliament from Government and Opposition parties. The number of committee members from each political party is representative of the membership of the House of Commons as a whole. Find out more here:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/role/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=166847&utm_medium=email&utm_content=role
What happens during a petition debate? 
Petition debates usually take place in Westminster Hall (the second debating chamber of the House of Commons). There isn’t a vote, but it’s an important opportunity for MPs to question the Minister and put pressure on the Government. Find out more here:
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/westminster-hall-debates/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=166847&utm_medium=email&utm_content=role
Find out more about how you can get involved with your UK Parliament:
http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=132140&utm_medium=email&utm_content=getinvolved
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Thanks,
The Petitions team

UK Government and Parliament
Tim Kelly

Tim is a highly qualified Independent Engineer with over 20 years experience as an Engineering Assessor of damaged vehicles.

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