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Column: 391

Column: 391

House of Commons [13 Mar 2008]

Prayers [13 Mar 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [13 Mar 2008]

Private Business [13 Mar 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [13 Mar 2008]

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [13 Mar 2008]

Use of Waste [13 Mar 2008]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Andrew Rosindell:

Column: 392

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Joan Ruddock:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions [13 Mar 2008]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Tony Lloyd

Column: 393

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Speaker:

Tony Lloyd:

Mr. Woolas:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 394

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 395

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Column: 396

Mr. Woolas:

Coastal Areas (Public Access) [13 Mar 2008]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jonathan Shaw):

Paddy Tipping:

Jonathan Shaw:

Hon. Members:

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 397

Jonathan Shaw:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Bottled Water [13 Mar 2008]

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Gordon Banks:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 398

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Flooding [13 Mar 2008]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Bone:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 399

Anne Milton:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 400

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 401

Hilary Benn:

Bluetongue [13 Mar 2008]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Hollobone:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 402

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 403

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones [13 Mar 2008]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Column: 404

Mr. Woolas:

Carrier Bags [13 Mar 2008]

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Martin Linton:

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 405

Topical Questions [13 Mar 2008]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Bellingham:

Hilary Benn:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Column: 406

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 407

Hilary Benn:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Column: 408

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jonathan Shaw):

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 409

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 410

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 411

Business of the House [13 Mar 2008]

11.33 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mrs. May:

Column: 412

Ms Harman:

Mr. Shailesh Vara (North-West Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 413

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 414

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Column: 415

Ms Harman:

Column: 416

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 417

Ms Harman:

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 418

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 419

Ms Harman:

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Ms Harman:

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 420

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 421

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Column: 422

Ms Harman:

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 423

Ms Harman:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Ms Harman

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 424

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Column: 425

Ms Harman:

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 426

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 427

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 428

Points of Order [13 Mar 2008]

12.30 pm

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 429

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 430

Orders of the Day [13 Mar 2008]

Ways and Means [13 Mar 2008]

Amendment of the law [13 Mar 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [13 Mar 2008]

12.33 pm

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 431

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 432

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 433

Chris Bryant

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 434

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Osborne:

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab):

Column: 435

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 436

Mr. Osborne:

James Purnell

Mr. Osborne:

James Purnell:

Column: 437

Mr. Osborne:

James Purnell

Mr. Osborne:

James Purnell:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 438

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Ms Buck:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Bellingham:

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 439

1.2 pm

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Column: 440

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

James Purnell:

Mr. Winnick:

James Purnell:

Mr. George Osborne:

James Purnell:

Column: 441

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

James Purnell:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 442

James Purnell:

Ms Buck:

James Purnell:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 443

James Purnell:

Angela Browning

James Purnell:

Angela Browning:

James Purnell:

Column: 444

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

James Purnell:

Mr. Ellwood:

James Purnell:

Mr. Heald:

James Purnell:

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

James Purnell:

Column: 445

Greg Clark:

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

Several hon. Members

James Purnell:

Column: 446

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

James Purnell:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Mr. Heald:

James Purnell:

Mr. Ellwood:

James Purnell:

Column: 447

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

Mr. Ellwood:

James Purnell:

Column: 448

1.27 pm

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

Column: 449

Greg Clark:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 450

Barbara Keeley:

Danny Alexander:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 451

Column: 452

Column: 453

Column: 454

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 455

Mr. Heald:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 456

1.52 pm

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North) (Lab):

Column: 457

Column: 458

Danny Alexander:

Mr. Rooney:

Column: 459

Column: 460

2.8 pm

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Column: 461

Column: 462

Column: 463

2.21 pm

Mr. Stephen Byers (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Column: 464

Angela Browning:

Column: 465

Mr. Byers:

Ms Buck:

Mr. Byers:

Column: 466

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Byers:

Column: 467

Column: 468

Column: 469

2.48 pm

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Mr. Byers:

Sir George Young:

Column: 470

Column: 471

Ms Keeble:

Sir George Young:

Column: 472

3 pm

Column: 473

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Byers:

Ms Buck:

Mr. Byers:

Ms Buck:

Column: 474

Column: 475

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Ms Buck:

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Ms Buck:

Column: 476

Column: 477

Ms Keeble:

Ms Buck:

Column: 478

3.22 pm

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 479

Mr. Heath:

Angela Browning:

Column: 480

Column: 481

Mr. Heald:

Angela Browning:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Angela Browning:

Column: 482

3.41 pm

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Column: 483

Column: 484

Column: 485

Angela Browning:

Column: 486

Ms Keeble:

4.2 pm

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 487

Column: 488

Ms Keeble:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 489

Column: 490

Ms Keeble:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 491

4.21 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 492

Column: 493

Column: 494

4.34 pm

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 495

Column: 496

Column: 497

Mr. Byers

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Byers:

Column: 498

Mr. Gauke:

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Gauke:

Angela Browning:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 499

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Gauke:

4.58 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 500

Mr. Ellwood:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Ellwood:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 501

Mr. Ellwood:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Ellwood:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 502

Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Jane Kennedy:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 503

Mr. Heald

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Heald:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 504

Column: 505

Column: 506

Post Office Closures (Clapham) [13 Mar 2008]

5.19 pm

Keith Hill (Streatham) (Lab):

Column: 507

Column: 508

Column: 509

5.31 pm

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Column: 510

Column: 511

Column: 512