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Thursday 5 Feb 2004

Volume No. 417 Part No. 535

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Column: 881

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Feb 2004]

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS [5 Feb 2004]

Bovine TB [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)— Bovine TB [5 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 882

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Bradshaw

Column: 883

Common Agricultural Policy [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)— Common Agricultural Policy [5 Feb 2004]

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

Mr. Jack

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Column: 884

Margaret Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Margaret Beckett

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Column: 885

Margaret Beckett

GM Crops [5 Feb 2004]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central)— GM Crops [5 Feb 2004]

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

Tony Lloyd

Margaret Beckett

Column: 886

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Margaret Beckett

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 887

Margaret Beckett

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Margaret Beckett

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 888

Departmental Staff [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk)— Departmental Staff [5 Feb 2004]

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Mr. Bacon

Alun Michael

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Column: 889

Alun Michael

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Alun Michael

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Alun Michael

Column: 890

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Alun Michael

Avian Influenza [5 Feb 2004]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— Avian Influenza [5 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Michael Fabricant

Column: 891

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Bradshaw

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Mr. Bradshaw

Column: 892

GM Crops [5 Feb 2004]

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)— GM Crops [5 Feb 2004]

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

Joan Ruddock

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 893

Ridgeway [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)— Ridgeway [5 Feb 2004]

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Mr. Rendel

Alun Michael

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Alun Michael

Column: 894

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Alun Michael

Fuel Poverty [5 Feb 2004]

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)— Fuel Poverty [5 Feb 2004]

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

David Taylor

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Beckett

Column: 895

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Margaret Beckett

Swill Feeders [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)— Swill Feeders [5 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Mr. Johnson

Column: 896

Mr. Bradshaw

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

Mr. Bradshaw

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Bradshaw

Biofuels Industry [5 Feb 2004]

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)— Biofuels Industry [5 Feb 2004]

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Column: 897

Norman Lamb

Alun Michael

Sudden Oak Death [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)— Sudden Oak Death [5 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Bradshaw

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 898

Mr. Bradshaw

Landfill Sites [5 Feb 2004]

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)— Landfill Sites [5 Feb 2004]

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Mrs. Calton

Alun Michael

Norman Baker (Lewes)

Alun Michael

Column: 899

Operation Gangmaster [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)— Operation Gangmaster [5 Feb 2004]

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Mr. Luff

Column: 900

Alun Michael

Column: 901

Business of the House [5 Feb 2004]

12.30 pm
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Peter Hain)

Column: 903

Mr. Heald

Column: 904

Mr. Hain

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hain

Column: 905

Column: 906

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hain

Column: 907

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 908

Mr. Hain

Mr. Robin Cook (Livingston)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Hain

Column: 909

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Hain

Column: 910

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Lyons (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Hain

Column: 911

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Hain

Column: 912

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hain

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Hain

Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Hain

Column: 913

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hain

Hon. Members

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 914

Mr. Hain

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Mr. Hain

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Column: 915

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Hain

Column: 916

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Mr. Hain

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Mr. Hain

Column: 917

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Hain

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Hain

Column: 918

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Hain

Column: 919

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Hain

Column: 920

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Hain

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Hain

Column: 921

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Hain

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Column: 922

Mr. Hain

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Hain

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Hain

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 923

Mr. Hain

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 924

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. Hain

Column: 923

Column: 925

Points of Order [5 Feb 2004]

1.37 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Column: 926

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 925

Column: 927

Higher Education Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [5 Feb 2004]

Division No. 44 (Higher Education Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) [5 Feb 2004]

Column: 929

Column: 930

Police [5 Feb 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

1.55 pm
The Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety (Ms Hazel Blears)

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Ms Blears

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 931

Ms Blears

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Ms Blears

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Ms Blears

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Ms Blears

Column: 932

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Ms Blears

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Ms Blears

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 933

Ms Blears

Column: 934

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Ms Blears

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Ms Blears

Column: 935

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Ms Blears

Mr. Wilshire

Ms Blears

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Blears

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester)

Ms Blears

Column: 936

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Ms Blears

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Ms Blears

Column: 937

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Ms Blears

Column: 938

Column: 939

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Ms Blears

Column: 940

Dr. John Pugh (Southport)

Ms Blears

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Ms Blears

Column: 941

2.33 pm
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 942

Mr. Truswell

Mr. Paice

Mr. Truswell

Mr. Paice

Column: 943

Mr. Dhanda

Mr. Paice

Column: 944

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Mr. Paice

Column: 945

Column: 946

2.48 pm
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Column: 947

Column: 948

2.58 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 949

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Heath

Simon Hughes

Mr. Heath

Column: 950

Angela Watkinson

Mr. Heath

Column: 951

3.13 pm
Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Column: 952

Column: 953

3.22 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 954

Column: 955

Column: 956

3.32 pm
Dr. John Pugh (Southport)

Column: 957

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

Column: 958

Dr. Pugh

3.38 pm
Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 959

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)

Simon Hughes

Column: 960

3.46 pm
Ms Blears

Column: 961

Mr. Paice

Ms Blears

Mr. Paice

Ms Blears

Column: 962

Mr. George Howarth

Ms Blears

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Ms Blears

Column: 963

Division No. 45 (Police) [5 Feb 2004]

Column: 966

Column: 967

Local Government Finance [5 Feb 2004]

4.8 pm
The Minister for Local Government, Regional Governance and Fire (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Column: 968

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 969

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Steen

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 970

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 971

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 972

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 973

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 974

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Foster

Column: 975

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Streeter

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 976

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 977

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Browning

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 978

Sue Doughty (Guildford)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Column: 979

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 980

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Raynsford

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 981

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Raynsford

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 982

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Madam Deputy Speaker

4.56 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 983

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Curry

Column: 984

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Andrew Bennett

Column: 985

Mr. Curry

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster

Mr. Curry

Column: 986

Mr. Dennis Turner (Wolverhampton, South-East)

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Steen

Column: 987

Mr. Curry

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Curry

5.13 pm
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 988

Column: 989

Column: 990

5.23 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Column: 991

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster

Mr. Davey

Mr. Foster

Mr. Davey

Column: 992

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Davey

Column: 993

Column: 994

5.37 pm
Mr. Jim Marshall (Leicester, South)

Column: 995

Mr. Streeter

Mr. Marshall

Column: 996

5.47 pm
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)

Mr. Pickles

Column: 997

Mr. Foster

Mr. Pickles

Column: 998

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Pickles

5.54 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Column: 999

Mr. Curry

Phil Hope

Mr. Streeter

Phil Hope

Mr. Streeter

Column: 1000

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Phil Hope

Division No. 46 (Local Government Finance) [5 Feb 2004]

Column: 1003

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Column: 1004

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1003

Column: 1005

Local Government Finance (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) [5 Feb 2004]

6.16 pm
Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Column: 1006

Column: 1007

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

6.33 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Column: 1010

Mrs. Brooke

Phil Hope

Column: 1011

Column: 1012

Mrs. Brooke

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Phil Hope

Column: 1013

Column: 1014


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