mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ? >> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for >> my name

mr speaker, is it really a good time to further the insult the irish? this transport secretary's approach to transport and wider brexit contingency planning is off the richteretence. and for the good of the nation, and for the sake of some resemblance of faith to be restored in this shambolic government, shouldn't he now long last do the decency and go? well, mr speaker, i have to say that the honourable gentlemen brings a new meaning to the words utter hogwash. does my right honourable friend share my disappointment that arklow shipping, a very major irish shipping company of port and main backers of seaborne, have pulled away from this contract? but can he give assurances to counsel and local taxpayers that the cost of brexit contingency planning by keeping a state of readiness, that we are all happy to do, will not fall upon local taxpayers? mr speaker, i have to say that i share my honourable friend's disappointment. we are spending a lot of money on contingency planning in kent and resilience in kent. i personally regard the ports of ramsgate as an important part of that. he knows i have committed to continue to work with the council. i would like to s