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Column: 383

House of Commons [17 Jul 2008]

Prayers [17 Jul 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [17 Jul 2008]

Private Business [17 Jul 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Jul 2008]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [17 Jul 2008]

Food Labelling [17 Jul 2008]

Mrs. Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Column: 384

Mrs. Riordan:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Non-native Species [17 Jul 2008]

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

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

Column: 385

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 386

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Farm Security [17 Jul 2008]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 387

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 388

Jonathan Shaw:

Pollution (London) [17 Jul 2008]

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

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

Mr. Hands:

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 389

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Marine Habitats [17 Jul 2008]

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

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

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Martin Salter:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 390

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Jonathan Shaw:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 391

Jonathan Shaw:

Regulation [17 Jul 2008]

Mr. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas)

Hon. Members:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. Woolas:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 392

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Bovine TB [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: 393

Mr. Gray:

Hilary Benn:

Water Prices [17 Jul 2008]

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Woolas:

Pitt Report [17 Jul 2008]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

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

Column: 394

Tim Loughton:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Column: 395

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Climate Change [17 Jul 2008]

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab):

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

Rob Marris:

Column: 396

Joan Ruddock:

Packaging [17 Jul 2008]

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central) (Lab):

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

Mr. Illsley:

Joan Ruddock:

Topical Questions [17 Jul 2008]

Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 397

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

Alun Michael:

Hilary Benn:

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

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

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 399

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

Joan Ruddock:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

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

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 400

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 401

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 402

Column: 403

Hilary Benn:

Business of the House [17 Jul 2008]

11.31 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Column: 404

Column: 405

Ms Harman:

Mrs. May:

Ms Harman:

Column: 406

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)

Hon. Members:

Sir Robert Smith:

Column: 407

Ms Harman:

Column: 408

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 409

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 410

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 411

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 412

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Ms Harman:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 413

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 414

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Skinner:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Skinner:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 415

Mr. Skinner:

Ms Harman:

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 416

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 417

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Column: 418

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 419

Service Personnel [17 Jul 2008]

12.23 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 420

Column: 421

Column: 422

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 423

Des Browne:

Column: 424

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife) (LD):

Column: 425

Des Browne:

Column: 426

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Column: 427

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Des Browne:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Column: 428

Des Browne:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Des Browne:

Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East) (Lab):

Column: 429

Des Browne:

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP):

Des Browne:

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Des Browne:

Column: 430

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Des Browne:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Des Browne:

Column: 431

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Column: 432

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 433

Des Browne:

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op):

Des Browne:

Column: 434

Policing Green Paper [17 Jul 2008]

1.16 pm

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Column: 435

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 436

Column: 437

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 438

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 439

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 440

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside) (Lab):

Column: 441

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Column: 442

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Column: 443

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Chris Bryant:

Jacqui Smith:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 444

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 445

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 446

BILL PRESENTED [17 Jul 2008]

Column: 447

Freedom of Information [17 Jul 2008]

2.1 pm

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

Column: 448

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 449

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Ms Harman:

2.10 pm

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

2.12 pm

Column: 450

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

2.13 pm

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 451

2.16 pm

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 452

Dr. Lewis:

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

Column: 453

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 454

Column: 455

Intelligence and Security Committee [17 Jul 2008]

2.30 pm

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 456

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 457

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 458

Jacqui Smith:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 459

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 460

Mr. Grieve:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 461

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

2.56 pm

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 462

Column: 463

Mr. Mates:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. George Howarth:

Mr. Grieve:

Column: 464

Column: 465

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Ancram:

Column: 466

Mr. Grieve:

Richard Ottaway:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 467

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

3.17 pm

Margaret Beckett (Derby, South) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 468

Mr. Winnick

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 469

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 470

Margaret Beckett:

3.29 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 471

Column: 472

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Column: 473

Chris Huhne:

3.41 pm

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Column: 474

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Ms Taylor:

Column: 475

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Ms Taylor:

Column: 476

3.55 pm

Column: 477

Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire) (Con):

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Mates:

Column: 478

4.1 pm

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

Column: 479

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 480

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Winnick:

Mr. Mates:

Column: 481

Mr. Winnick:

4.13 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Column: 482

Column: 483

Mr. Mates:

Richard Ottaway:

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 484

Richard Ottaway:

4.24 pm

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Winnick:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 485

Mr. Mates:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 486

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Andrew Mackinlay:

4.35 pm

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 487

Column: 488

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ben Chapman:

Column: 489

Andrew Mackinlay:

Ben Chapman:

Column: 490

4.47 pm

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Mr. Mullin:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 491

Column: 492

4.57 pm

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Mates:

Column: 493

Mr. Prentice:

5.1 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 494

Column: 495

Mr. Winnick:

Mr. Lidington:

5.13 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 496

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Column: 497

David Miliband:

Column: 498

Andrew Mackinlay:

David Miliband:

Column: 499

Mr. Grieve

David Miliband:

Mr. Grieve:

David Miliband:

Reform of Intelligence and Security Committee [17 Jul 2008]

Column: 502

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Winnick:

membership of Intelligence and Security committee [17 Jul 2008]

Petition [17 Jul 2008]

Road Safety (Norfolk) [17 Jul 2008]

5.40 pm

Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 503

Burton on Trent Brewing Museum [17 Jul 2008]

5.42 pm

Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton) (Lab):

Column: 504

Column: 505

Column: 506

Column: 507

5.56 pm

Mr. Bob Laxton (Derby, North) (Lab):

Mrs. Dean:

Mr. Laxton:

Mrs. Dean:

Mr. Laxton:

Column: 508

Mr. Laxton:

6.1 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe):

Column: 509

Column: 510