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TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Committee deliberated.
Marine Environment: Mr Steve Cuthbert, Chairman, and Mr John Dempster, CB, Director, UK Major Ports Group, Mr Nigel Pryke, Chairman, and Mr David Whitehead, Director, British Ports Association, and Ms Nicola Clay, Environmental Scientist, Port of London, were examined.
Professor John Gage was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 December at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Borrow Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Michael Jack Mr Austin Mitchell
Phil Sawford Mrs Gillian Shephard David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Water Pricing], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 44 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Fourteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [Gangmasters] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Fifteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [New Covent Garden Market: A follow-up] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Marine Environment: Mr Bob Yorke, Chair, Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee, Mr George Lambrick, Director, Council for British Archaeology, Mr David Miles, Chief Archaeologist, English Heritage, and Mr Ian Oxley, Head of Maritime, English Heritage, were examined.
Mr John Rees, Coastal Geoscience and Global Change Programme Director, British Geological Survey, was examined.
[Adjourned till this day at twenty-five minutes past Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Borrow Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Michael Jack Mr Austin Mitchell
Phil Sawford Mrs Gillian Shephard David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Committee deliberated.
Badgers and Bovine TB: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Conservation and Fisheries, Sue Eades, Head of Animal Disease Control Division, and Dr Nick Coulson, Head of Veterinary Research Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Professor John Bourne, Chair, and Professor Christl Donnelly, Deputy Chair, Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 December at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2003
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Mr Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Mrs Gillian Shephard Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin. |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr Colin Breed, Mr David Drew, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Diana Organ, Paddy Tipping and Mr Bill Wiggin be members of the Milk Pricing Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew be Chairman of the Milk Pricing Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Ms Candy Atherton, Mr Colin Breed, Mr Austin Mitchell and Alan Simpson be members of the Toxins in Shellfish Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Austin Mitchell be Chairman of the Toxins in Shellfish Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Rural Delivery Review: Lord Haskins, a Member of the House of Lords, Head of the Rural Delivery Review, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 January at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
David Burnside Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr David Drew be a member of the Toxins in Shellfish Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Marine Environment: Mr Elliot Morley, a Member of the House, Minister for Environment and Agri-Environment, and Mr John Roberts, Head of Marine and Waterways Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 January at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Annual Report of the Committee 2003], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 32 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
A Paper was ordered to be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendix to the Report be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Implementation of CAP Reform in the United Kingdom: Professor Sir John Marsh was examined.
Mr Reg Haydon, National Chairman, and Mr George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers Association, were examined.
Mr Mark Hudson, President, and Professor Allan Buckwell, Chief Economist, Country Land and Business Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 January at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Cetacean By-catch], proposed by Ms Atherton, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 108 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Seventeenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [Biofuels] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Implementation of CAP Reform in the UK: Sir Ben Gill, President, and Mr Martin Haworth, Director of Policy, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 February at half-past Three o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr Austin Mitchell
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [End of Life Vehicles Directive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive], proposed by Mr Tipping, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 35 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Report [The Food Standards Agency and Shellfish],proposed by Mr Mitchell, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 38 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed in due course to consider Sites of Special Scientific Interest.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee have the following Orders of Reference: "The Committee will examine progress made towards achieving Defra's Public Service Agreement (PSA) target that by 2010 95 percent of all nationally important wildlife sites should be in 'favourable condition'. It will examine the role played by various agencies in meeting the target, including especially English Nature and local authorities, and will determine what changes are needed to ensure that the target will be met.".–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed in due course to consider Reform of the Sugar Regime.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee have the following Orders of Reference: "The Committee will consider the options for the forthcoming reform of the EU sugar regime, and make recommendations about the position of the United Kingdom in negotiations about the stance the European Union should adopt over the reform.".–(The Chairman.)
Several memoranda [Badgers and Bovine TB and Rural Delivery Review] were ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Implementation of CAP Reform in the UK: Dr James Jones, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Mr Richard Lole, National Agricultural Policy Manager, Barclays plc, and Mr Steve Ellwood, Head of Agriculture, HSBC Bank, were examined.
Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister for Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy, and Mr David Hunter, Director, European Union and International Policy, Defra, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 March at a quarter to Three o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the First Report from the Committee [Water Pricing] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Lepper be a member of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Lepper be Chairman of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Alan Simpson, Paddy Tipping and Mr Bill Wiggin be members of the Reform of the Sugar Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
A memorandum [Milk Pricing] was ordered to be reported to the House.
Agriculture and EU Enlargement: Professor Secondo Tarditi, Director of the Siena Interdepartmental Centre for Agri-food-environmental Policy, University of Sienna, Professor Emil Erjavec, University of Ljubljana, and Professor Stefan Tangermann, Director for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 March at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Mr Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Marine Environment], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 58 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Eighteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [Conduct of the GM Public Debate] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew, Mr Michael Jack, Diana Organ, Joan Ruddock and Paddy Tipping be members of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew, Mr Michael Jack and Mr Austin Mitchell be members of the Reform of the Sugar Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Paddy Tipping be Chairman of the Reform of the Sugar Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into climate change, water security and flooding, with the following terms of reference: "The Committee will conduct an inquiry into the likely implications of climate change for water policy in England. In particular, it will consider: whether existing water supplies are adequate, and what additional sources of water might be needed; what will be the impact on resource management (and particularly the need for changes in irrigation and water conservation for agriculture); the implications for flood management, investment in mitigation measures, and for wider policy such as planning; and ways in which the impact of changes in water availability on biodiversity can be minimised."-(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed in due course to consider Food Information.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee have the following Orders of Reference: "The Committee will inquire into the ways in which messages about food are communicated to consumers by food producers and retailers, and by Government and others. It will consider how customers can be better informed about the nutritional content of foods; about their safety; about their means of production (for example, whether organic or not, battery or free-range); and about ethical considerations (such as whether good labour practices were used). It will look at the role of labelling, programmes of education, and other means of communication. It will particularly look at matters of food information in the context of trade negotiations in the WTO.".–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee, to be known as the GM Maize Regime Sub-Committee, be appointed in due course to consider aspects of the Government's recent announcement about GM maize.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee have the following Orders of Reference: "The Committee will inquire into the likely implications of the Government's recent decision to agree in principle to the commercial cultivation of GM herbicide-tolerant maize in the UK. In particular, it will consider: in relation to co-existence, what physical separation will be required between GM and non-GM crops in order to guard against cross-contamination; if cross-contamination occurs, how liability will be established and responded to, who should be legally responsible and what the limits of that responsibility should be—and what role Government should play in determining these matters; what processes will be involved in determining how GM-free zones will be established at both a regional and local level and what role Government should play in this development; what changes to legislation will be required to allow GM crops to be grown; and what will be the scope and scale of the 2006 re-licensing procedures.".–(The Chairman.)
A memorandum [Future of Waste Management] was ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Agriculture and EU Enlargement: Mr Iztok Jarc, State Secretary for EU Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia, was examined.
Mr Karol Zimmer, Director General of Section for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Slovak Republic, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 March at a quarter past Two o'clock.
TUESDAY 16 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee's evidence session on Bovine TB have the following terms of reference: "To consider solutions to the problem of bovine TB, including particularly progress made towards developing a vaccine. It will consider a number of other matters, including the experience of Ireland, and the role played by trace elements"-(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the dismantling of defunct ships in the United Kingdom, with the following terms of reference: "In light of the issues surrounding the dismantling of US Navy vessels on Teesside, the phasing out of single-hulled tankers, and the need to dispose of defunct UK naval vessels, the Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the environmental impacts of dismantling of defunct ships in the United Kingdom, and the methods of disposal to be used. In particular the Committee will consider:
• what facilities and expertise are already in place in England and Wales to dismantle defunct ships safely;
• what is the likely demand for such facilities and what would be the likely economic and environmental impacts of meeting such a demand;
• what is the legal status of importing such vessels for dismantling (the Committee will particularly seek to clarify what are the implications for the industry of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants); and
• how are defunct United Kingdom vessels currently dealt with, and what plans have been made to cope with their disposal".-(The Chairman.)
Several memoranda [Gangmasters (follow up)] were ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Gangmasters (follow up): Jim Sheridan, a Member of the House, Geraldine Smith, a Member of the House, and Mr Peter Allenson, National Secretary, and Mr Gary Brisley, Head of Policy and Research, Transport and General Workers Union, were examined.
Mr Bill Hughes, Director General, and Mr Gerry Liddell, Head of Reflex Secretariat, National Crime Squad, were examined.
Mr Zad Padda, Head of Fusion Personnel, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 March at half past Nine o'clock.
TUESDAY 23 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Mr David Lepper Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the response of the Food Standards Agency to the Eighteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [Conduct of the GM Public Debate] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew, Mr Michael Jack, Diana Organ, Joan Ruddock and Paddy Tipping be members of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Michael Jack, Mr Mark Lazarowicz, Mr David Lepper and Mr Bill Wiggin be members of the Food Information Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Ms Candy Atherton, Patrick Hall, Mr Michael Jack, Diana Organ, Alan Simpson, Paddy Tipping and Mr Bill Wiggin be members of the GM Maize Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Gangmasters (follow up): Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, was examined.
Beverley Hughes, a Member of the House, Minister for Citizenship, Immigration, and Counter-Terrorism, and Mr Brodie Clark, Senior Director, Operations and Projects, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office, and Mr Chris Pond, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under Secretary, and Mr Richard Kitchen, Chief Investigation Officer, Department for Work and Pensions, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 March at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Joan Ruddock David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr David Drew and Joan Ruddock be members of the GM Maize Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew and Joan Ruddock be members of the Food Information Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
A memorandum [Horticulture Research International] was ordered to be reported to the House.
A memorandum [Poultry Farming in the UK] was ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Agriculture and EU Enlargement: Mr Tim Bennett, President, and Mr Martin Haworth, Director of Policy, National Farmers' Union, and Mr Mark Thomasin-Foster, Vice-President (Europe), and Mr Nick Way, Director of Policy and Advisory Services, Country Land and Business Association, were examined.
Mr Jonathan Peel, Director of European and International Policy, and Ms Ruth Rawling, Incoming Chairman of Trade Policy and CAP Committee, Food and Drink Federation, were examined.
Mr Jaroslav Camplík, President, and Mr Miroslav Koberna, Director, Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 April at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton David Brunside Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Mr David Lepper Diana Organ Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the GM Maize Regime Sub-Committee be renamed the GM Planting Regime Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew be Chairman of the GM Planting Regime Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Mark Lazarowicz be Chairman of the Food Information Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Ms Candy Atherton and Mr Austin Mitchell be members of the Food Information Sub-Committee when that Sub-Committee is appointed.–(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the response of the Government to the Third Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Caught in the net: By-catch of dolphins and porpoises off the UK coast] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in September in relation to a number of matters.–(The Chairman.)
A memorandum [Managing Radioactive Waste Safely] was ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 April at ten minutes to Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 27 APRIL 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Agriculture and EU Enlargement: Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister for Farming and Food, and Mr Andrew Lawrence, Head, European Union and International Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 April at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Implementation of CAP Reform in the UK], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 27 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Fourth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [End of Life Vehicles Directive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Climate Change and Water Security: Mr Graham Setterfield , Chairman, ICE Water Board, and Professor Chris Binnie, Member, ICE Water Board, Institution of Civil Engineers, were examined.
Mr Brian Duckworth, Managing Director, Severn Trent Water, Dr Peter Spillett, Environment and Quality Manager, Thames Water, and Mr Jacob Tompkins, Policy Advisor, Water UK, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 May at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 5 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Mr Austin Mitchell David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
A memorandum [Rural Broadband] was ordered to be reported to the House.
Climate Change and Water Security: Jane Milne, Head of Household and Property Insurance, ABI Secretariat, Mr Sebastian Catovsky, Policy Adviser for Natural Perils, ABI Secretariat, and Mr Peter Dower, Underwriting Manager, Zurich Insurance Group, and Chair of ABI Thames Gateway Working Group, Association of British Insurers, were examined.
Mr Andrew Alston, Chief Executive, and Mr John Place, Broadland Agricultural Water Abstractors Group, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 May at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Gangmasters (follow up)],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 47 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Fifth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [The Food Standards Agency and Shellfish] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in July in relation to a number of matters.–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Climate Change and Water Security: Professor Sir David King, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and Mr Derek Flynn, Project Leader, Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence Project, Office of Science and Technology, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 May at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Climate Change and Water Security: Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, Dr David King, Director, Water Management, and Mr Ian Barker, Head, Water Resources, Environment Agency, were examined.
Mr Elliot Morley, a Member of the House, Minster for Environment and Agri-Environment, and Mr Richard Bird, Director, Water, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 May at half-past Three o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Milk Pricing], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 105 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Bovine TB: Professor Doug Young, Fleming Professor of Medical Microbiology at Imperial College of Medicine, and Defra's bovine TB vaccine adviser, Mr Alick Simmons, Head of the Veterinary Endemic and Zoonoses Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Dr Chris Cheeseman, Team Leader, Woodchester Park badger establishment, Central Science Laboratory, were examined.
Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries, and Mr Alick Simmons, Head of the Veterinary Endemic and Zoonoses Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Professor John Bourne, Chair, Independent Science Group on bovine TB, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 June at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
David Burnside Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Mr David Lepper Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the current Periodic Review 2004 of water price limits being conducted by the Office of Water Services (Ofwat). The inquiry is timed to fall between the announcement by Ofwat of draft price limits on 5 August 2004 and of final price limits on 2 December 2004. The aim will be to gauge the reaction of stakeholders to the draft price limits, and to an extent also to assess how the Periodic Review has been conducted, particularly looking at how it has taken – or should take – into account long-term planning for climate change and environmental improvements.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive, with the following terms of reference: "The inquiry will address a number of important matters. The matters looked at will include: Hazardous Waste: from July 2004 the Landfill Directive requires that co-disposal of hazardous and other waste is ended; the Committee will look back at the impact of that change, at the adequacy and effectiveness of preparations made for it, and at what steps should now be taken. Landfill more generally: the Committee will examine whether the United Kingdom is on target to meet its commitments under the Landfill Directive, and at what is needed – including extra resources and additional powers for local authorities and the Environment Agency – to address the challenges of the Directive. The Committee's focus will be the performance of the Government".–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Climate Change, with the following terms of reference: "to examine the policies of the United Kingdom Government to address the challenge of climate change, and also the Government's activities in the international arena to drive forward the international response to the issue. The Committee will focus on a number of points, including:
• The forthcoming review of the UK Climate Change Programme during 2004-05, looking particularly at what new policies might be needed to keep the United Kingdom on track in reducing all greenhouse gas emissions.
• The role that the Government will play in 2005 as Chair of the G8 and as President of the European Council in driving forward the Kyoto and post-Kyoto agendas".-(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to consider the Future for UK Fishing.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to consider Progress on Pesticides.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to consider the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy.–(The Chairman.)
Draft Report [Marine Environment: Government Reply to the Committee's report],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
A paper was ordered to be appended to the Report.
The Committee further deliberated.
The Departmental Annual Report 2004: Sir Brian Bender, Permanent Secretary, Mr Andrew Burchell, Finance Director, and Mr Lucian Hudson, Director of Communications, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 June at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [GM Planting Regime],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 41 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Report [Reform of the Sugar Regime], proposed by Mr Tipping, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 55 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Report [Sites of Special Scientific Interest: conserving the jewels of England's natural heritage],proposed by Mr Lepper, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 50 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Report [Bovine TB], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 49 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee on the Future for UK Fishing have the following Orders of Reference: "To examine what has been done to take forward the proposals made in the Strategy Unit report on fishing (Net benefits: a sustainable and profitable future for UK fishing); and to consider the effect on the industry and on fishing communities, and on fish stocks and the environment, of the proposals in the report.".–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee on Progress on Pesticides have the following Orders of Reference: "To review progress made under the Voluntary Initiative to minimise the environmental impacts of pesticide use, and in particular to assess whether the Voluntary Initiative is proving successful; and to look into related matters, such as the proposal for a pesticides tax.".–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman, Mr Austin Mitchell and the Clerk do visit the Netherlands in November to attend the meeting of Parliamentary Agriculture Committees from European Union countries, applicant states and the European Parliament in a representative capacity.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Dismantling Defunct Ships in the UK: Mr Mark Brownrigg, Director General, and Mr Edmund Brookes, Deputy Director General, Chamber of Shipping, Captain Nigel Palmer, Director Government Affairs, BP Shipping and Mr Tom Peter Blankestijn, Manager Maritime Policies & Regulatory Affairs, P&O Nedlloyd, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 July at a quarter past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Seventh Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Implementation of CAP Reform in the UK] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That David Burnside, Mr David Drew, Mr Mark Lazarowicz and Mr Austin Mitchell be members of the Future for UK Fishing Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Austin Mitchell be Chairman of the Future for UK Fishing Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Drew, Mr Mark Lazarowicz, Joan Ruddock and Alan Simpson be members of the Progress on Pesticides Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Joan Ruddock be Chairman of the Progress on Pesticides Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Dismantling Defunct Ships in the UK: Mr Tony Juniper, Executive Director, Mr Mike Childs, Political Co-ordinator, and Mr Phil Michaels, lawyer, Friends of the Earth, were examined.
Mr Mark Strutt, Senior Campaigner, and Mr Simon Reddy, Policy and Solutions Director, Greenpeace, were examined.
Mr Peter Stephenson, Chief Executive, Able UK Ltd, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 July at Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 21 JULY 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Sixteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2002-03 [Vets and Veterinary Services] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee on the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy have the following Orders of Reference: "To examine the Government's Rural Strategy 2004, as set out in the statement of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the House of Commons on 21 July 2004. In particular, to consider: the proposal to establish an integrated agency; the proposed streamlining of rural, agricultural and environmental funding schemes; the delivery mechanisms for the strategy, including the IT strategy that underpins it, its environmental impact and its lines of accountability; and the extent to which the strategy incorporates the recommendations of Lord Haskins' rural delivery review, published in October 2003.".–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to scrutinise the Draft Animal Welfare Bill.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That all the members of the Committee be members of the Draft Animal Welfare Bill Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Michael Jack be Chairman of the Draft Animal Welfare Bill Sub-Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David Taylor and Mr Paddy Tipping be appointed to act as rapporteurs to examine the Rural Payments Agency's progress in preparing its IT systems for implementing the Single Payment Scheme under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy regime.
The Committee further deliberated.
Dismantling Defunct Ships in the UK: Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, Mr David Jordan, Deputy Director of Operations, and Mr Roy Watkinson, Hazardous Waste Policy Manager, Environment Agency, were examined.
Mr Elliot Morley, a Member of the House, Minster for Environment and Agri-Environment, and Ms Sue Ellis, Head of Waste Management, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Climate Change, Water Security and Flooding],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 50 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Report [The Departmental Annual Report 2004],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 44 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Eighth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Gangmasters (follow up)] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response and the Office of Fair Trading's response to the Ninth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Milk Pricing in the United Kingdom] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Second Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [The Annual Report of the Committee 2003] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Colin Breed, Mr Michael Jack and David Taylor be members of the Sub-Committee on the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Paddy Tipping be Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy.–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 October at Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Agriculture and EU Enlargement],proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 55 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventeenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Eleventh Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [GM Planting Regime] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Twelfth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Reform of the Sugar Regime] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventeenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Thirteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Bovine TB] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Ms Candy Atherton be appointed to act as a rapporteur to follow up the Committee's Third Report of the 2003–04 Session, Caught in the net: by-catch of dolphins and porpoises off the UK coast, by examining progress made by (a) the Government and (b) the European Commission in addressing the problem of cetacean by-catch off the UK coast.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Mr David Lepper Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr David Drew be a member of the Sub-Committee on the Government's rural delivery strategy .–(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That the terms of reference for the rapporteur on cetacean by-catch be as follows: To follow up the Committee's Third Report of the 2003–04 Session, Caught in the net: by-catch of dolphins and porpoises off the UK coast, by examining progress made since the Committee's report by the Government and, in particular, the European Commission in addressing the problem of cetacean by-catch off the UK coast.
Ordered, That the Rapporteur and another Member of the Committee, and the Clerk, do visit Brussels in connection with the said inquiry.
Ordered, That Mr Lazarowicz and the Committee Specialist (Environment) do visit Brussels on 29 November in a representative capacity, to attend the meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Environment Committees of national parliaments of other European Union and applicant states.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visits.
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to conduct the inquiry into water pricing agreed by the Committee on 16 June.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That all members of the Committee be members of the Sub-Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Michael Jack be Chairman of the Sub-Committee.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 October at ten minutes to Three o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Austin Mitchell Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Mr David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
In the absence of the Chairman, Austin Mitchell was called to the Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Ms Candy Atherton, Diana Organ and Alan Simpson be members of the Sub-Committee on the future for UK fishing.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 November at half-past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Burnside Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz, Mr David Lepper Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Mr David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Sub-Committee on the future for UK fishing do visit Scotland.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman write to the Secretary of State inviting her and the Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to appear before the Committee to discuss climate change and other current issues .—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report [Dismantling of defunct ships], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 59 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 November at half-past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed, Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Alan Simpson Joan Ruddock David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman write to the Secretary of State asking for more information about the video of conditions at Burnside Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, made by Northumberland trading standards officers in February 2001.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Special Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighteenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the response of Defra to the Fourteenth Report from the Committee in Session 2003-04 [Sites of Special Scientific Interest: conserving the jewels of England's natural heritage] be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Waste policy and the Landfill Directive: Mr Steve Lee, Chief Executive, Mr Chris Murphy, Deputy Chief Executive and Mr Roger Hewitt, honorary Treasurer, Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 November at half-past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Water Pricing: follow-up], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 33 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Nineteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.–(The Chairman).
Several Papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in the first quarter of 2005.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Waste policy and the Landfill Directive: Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, and Ms Liz Parkes, Head of Waste Regulation, Environment Agency, were examined.
Mr Michael Roberts, Director, Business Environment, Mr Richard Foreman, Senior Policy Adviser, Waste Issues, Confederation of British Industry, and Dr Paul Brooks, Group Environment Manager, Corus Group plc, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1December at Two o'clock.
1 Proceedings of the Draft Animal Welfare Bill Sub-Committee
TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr David Lepper
Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries and Mr John Bourne, Head of the Animal Welfare Division, Ms Caroline Connell, Legal Adviser, and Mr Graham Thurlow, Veterinary Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
Ms Jackie Ballard, Director General, Mr Michael Flower, Chief Superintendent, Prosecutions Department and Dr Arthur Lindley, Director of Science, RSPCA, were examined.
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, a Member of the House of Lords, Chairman, Mr Mike Radford, Council Member, and Mr Bill Swann, Council Member and Veterinarian, Companion Animal Welfare Council; Ms Caroline Kisko, Secretary, and Mr Phil Buckley, External Affairs Manager, Kennel Club; Mr Lou Leather, Chairman, Pet Advisory Committee; and Mr Chris Laurence, Veterinary Director, Dogs Trust, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 September at twenty-five minutes past Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr David Lepper Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Ms Janet Nunn, Chief Executive, and Ms Meriel France, Education and Training manager, Pet Care Trust; Mr Steve Zlotowitz, Partner, Pet Mart, Beeston, Nottingham; and Mr Steve Fairburn, Livestock Manager, Pets at Home, were examined.
Dr Mike Allen, Committee member, and Mr Chris Newman, Chairperson, The Federation of British Herpetologists; and Mr Ian Robinson, Emergency Relief Manager, Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation and Sanctuaries Division, and Ms Corinne Evans, Parliamentary Officer, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, were examined.
Mr Clifford Warwick, Director, and Dr Roger Mugford, Animal Psychologist, BioVeterinary Group; Ms Elaine Toland, Director, Animal Protection Agency; and Mr Greg Glendell, Honorary Director, BirdsFirst, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at fifty-five minutes past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Duncan Davidson, Veterinarian, Principal of Mitcham Veterinary Clinic; and Mr Andrew Constant, Trustee, Animals in Mind, were examined.
Ms Ginette Elliott, Secretary, and Ms Lynne Smith, Treasurer, Council of Docked Breeds; Ms Clare O'Dempsey, Adviser, and Ms Pauline Baines, Founder, Anti-Docking Alliance; and Professor David B. Morton, Head of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, University of Birmingham, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 September at twenty-five minutes past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Dr Judy MacArthur Clark, Chairwoman, and Mr Graham Godwell, Council Member, Farm Animal Welfare Council; and Mr Mike Attenborough, Head of Technical Division, and Mr Derek Armstrong, Veterinary Officer, Meat and Livestock Commission, were examined.
Mr Tim Bennett, President, Mr Barney Holbeche, Head of Parliamentary Affairs, and Ms Annette Jacobs, Legal Adviser, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
Mr Nick Somerfield, Chairman of Land Use and Parliamentary Committee, Farmers' Union of Wales, was examined.
Mr John Thorley, Chief Executive, National Sheep Association; and Mr Lawrence Alderson CBE, Chairman, Rare Breeds Survival Trust, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 September at twenty-five minutes past Four o'clock.
MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Patrick Hall Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr John Best, Chairman, British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, was examined.
Mr Wesley Denton, Policy and Legislation Advisor, Sea Fish Industry Authority; Mr David Bird, Chairman, Specialist Anglers' Alliance, and Dr Bruno Broughton, Scientific Advisor to Angling Trades Association, National Angling Alliance; and Ms Julie Roxburgh, Co-ordinator, and Mr Simon Buckhaven, Sponsor, Shellfish Network, were examined
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 September at fifty-five minutes past Eight o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Ian Liddell-Grainger Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Charles Nodder, Political Consultant, National Gamekeepers' Organisation; and Mr Andrew Tyler, Director, Animal Aid, were examined.
Dr Miranda Stevenson, Director, Federation of Zoological Gardens; Mr Daniel Turner, Zoo Check Coordinator, Born Free Foundation; and Mr Martin Spray, Chief Executive, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, were examined.
Mr David McDowell, Vice Chairman, National Equine Welfare Council; Mr John Smales, Chief Executive, and Mr Keith Meldrum, Veterinary and Political Advisor, International League for the Protection of Horses; and Mr Nicolas De Brauwere, Head of Welfare Department, Redwings Horse Sanctuary, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 16 September at twenty-five minutes past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Malcolm Clay, Secretary, Mr James Clubb, Animal Trainer, and Mr Martin Burton, Circus Proprietor, Association of Circus Proprietors of Great Britain; and Ms Rona Brown, Chief Executive, and Mr Peter Scott, Veterinary Advisor, Performing Animals Welfare Standards International, were examined.
Lord Lipsey, a Member of the House of Lords, Chairman, British Greyhound Racing Board, and Mr John Haynes, Director and Chairman of the Greyhound Trainers' Association; and Ms Maureen Purvis, Partner, and Dr Annette Crosbie, Partner, Greyhounds UK, were examined.
Mr James Pavey, Solicitor, and Mr Simon Murray, Barrister, Society of Conservative Lawyers, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 October at twenty-five minutes past Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Richard Brunstrom, Chief Constable of North Wales Police and senior police officer with responsibility for wildlife and environmental crime matters, Association of Chief Police Officers; Mr Andrew Griffiths, Principal Policy Officer, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, and Mr Peter Smith, Senior Environmental Health Officer, Crawley Borough Council; Mr Graham Capper, Senior Animal Health & Welfare Officer, Wrexham County Borough Council, member of National Animal Health and Welfare Panel and Welsh Animal Health and Welfare Panel, and Ms Abigail Mahony, Policy Officer, Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services; and Ms Paula Williamson, Solicitor from Worcestershire County Council, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 October at twenty-five minutes past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Joan Ruddock David Taylor Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr John Parker, President, Ms Lynne Hill, Junior Vice-President, and Ms Jill Nute, Chair, External Affairs Committee, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; Dr Bob McCracken, President, and Mr Chris Laurence, Member, British Veterinary Association, were examined.
Mr Mike Radford, Reader of Law, University of Aberdeen, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 October at half past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper Joan Ruddock
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr David Fursdon, Deputy President, and Mr Christopher Price, Public Law Adviser, Country Land and Business Association; and Mr John Jackson, Chairman, and Mr Graham Downing, Member, Countryside Alliance, were examined.
Mr Peter Stevenson, Political Adviser, Advocates for Animals; and Mr Douglas Batchelor, Chief Executive, Mr Mike Hobday, Head of Public Affairs, and Ms Rebecca Seden, Political Officer, League Against Cruel Sports, were examined.
Ms Anne Kasica, Member, Mr Ernest Vine, Member, Mr David Arthur, Member, Self-help group for farmers, pet owners and others experiencing difficulties with the RSPCA, and Mr Christopher Day, Homeopathic Veterinarian, Mr Jonathan Cairns, Solicitor, Shulmans Solicitors, and Ms Joan Jackson, pet shop owner, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 14 October at fifty -five minutes past Nine o'clock.
THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Tony Suckling, Deputy Director General, Mr Michael Flower, Chief Superintendent of Prosecutions, and Mr David Bowles, Head of External Affairs, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 October at half past Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Joan Ruddock Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at fifteen minutes past Three o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Patrick Hall David Taylor
Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till 27 October at fifty-five minutes past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ
Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries and Mr John Bourne, Head of the Animal Welfare Division, Ms Caroline Connell, Legal Adviser, and Mr Henry Hoppe, Head of Animal Welfare Bill Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
2 Proceedings of the Food Information Sub-Committee
TUESDAY 15 JUNE 2004
Members present:
Mr Mark Lazarowicz, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Michael Jack
Joan Ruddock Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Food Information: Dr Siân Astley, NuGO Communications Manager, and Dr Nick Walton, Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Food Research, were examined.
Ms Sue Davies, Principal Policy Adviser and Ms Michelle Smyth, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Consumers' Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 June at thirty-five minutes past Two o'clock.
TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2004
Members present:
Mr Mark Lazarowicz, in the Chair
Mr Michael Jack Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Food Information: Dr Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research, and Dr Adrian Penrose, Communications Manager, Medical Research Council's Centre for Human Nutrition Research, were examined
Ms Jeanette Longfield, Co-ordinator, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, was examined.
Mr Tim Bennett, President, and Mr Robin Tapper, Head of Food and Farming, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
Ms Linda Campbell, Chairman, and Mr Paul Wright, Managing Director, Product Authentication Inspectorate, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 June at fifty minutes past Two o'clock.
TUESDAY 29 JUNE 2004
Members present:
Mr Mark Lazarowicz, in the Chair
Mr Michael Jack Mr Austin Mitchell
Joan Ruddock |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Food Information: Mr David Croft, Head of Co-op Brand and Technical, and Mr Adrian Hill, Policy and Standards Manager of the Co-op Brand, The Co-op, were examined.
Mr David North, CSR and Government Affairs Director, and Ms Liz Kynoch, Technical and Trading Law Director, Tesco, and Ms Penny Coates, Asda Brand Manager, Asda, were examined.
Mr Neil Riding, Managing Director, Beefeater, Ms Paula Vennells, Marketing and Strategy Director, Mr Paul Farrow, Director of Food and Drink Procurement, and Mr Mark Kerr, Public Affairs Director, Whitbread Restaurants, were examined.
Mr Julian Hilton-Johnson, Vice President, and Mr Keith Kenny, Head of Quality Assurance and Supply Chain, McDonald's, were examined.
Dr Richard Baines, Principal Lecturer, Management Systems for Food Safety and Environment, Royal Agricultural College, Gloucester, was examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 July at five minutes past Three o'clock.
MONDAY 12 JULY 2004
Members present:
Mr Mark Lazarowicz, in the Chair
Mr David Drew
Joan Ruddock |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Food Information: Mr Martin Paterson, Deputy Director General, Food and Drink Federation, Ms Valerie Saint, Chairman, and Mr Michael Hunt, Secretary, Food and Drink Federation Labelling Committee, were examined.
Mr David Pickering, Joint Food Lead Officer, and Mr Phil Thomas, Joint Food Lead Officer, Trading Standards Institute, were examined.
Mr Neil Martinson, Director of Communications, and Ms Rosemary Hignett, Head of Food Labelling and Standards Division, Food Standards Agency, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 July at twenty minutes past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 20 JULY 2004
Members present:
Mr Mark Lazarowicz, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Michael Jack
Mr Austin Mitchell Joan Ruddock |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Food Information: Mr Neil Martinson, Director of Communications, and Ms Rosemary Hignett, Head of Food Labelling and Standards Division, Food Standards Agency, were examined.
Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister for Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy, Mr Bill Scriven, Head of Food Chain Marketing and Competitiveness Division, and Mr Ian Newton, Head of Trade Policy Unit, European Union International Division, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
3 Proceedings of the Future for UK Fishing Sub-Committee
TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr David Burnside Mr David Drew
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the itinerary for the Sub-Committee's visit to Scotland in connection with its inquiry into the Future for UK Fishing should include Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Peterhead.—(The Chairman.)
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Barrie Deas, Chief Executive, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, was examined.
Mr Alex West, President, and Mr Hamish Morrison, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen's Federation, were examined.
Ms Helen Davies, Fisheries Officer, and Mr Andrew Lee, Director of Campaigns, WWF UK (World-Wide Fund for Nature), were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at twenty-five minutes past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr David Burnside
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Alan Simpson |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee's visit to Scotland in connection with its inquiry into the Future for UK Fishing should be restricted to Aberdeen and Peterhead, travelling to Aberdeen on Monday 17 January and returning to London on Tuesday 18 January.—(The Chairman.)
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Jim Portus, Chief Executive, South Western Fish Producers Organisation, was examined.
Dr Euan Dunn, Head of Marine Policy, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was examined.
Mr Alan McCulla, Chief Executive, Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at five minutes to Ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr David Burnside
Alan Simpson |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries, Mr Rodney Anderson, Director of Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Mr Chris Ryder, Head of Fishing Industry, Strategy Unit, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at twenty-five minutes past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr David Drew
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee's visit to Scotland in connection with its inquiry into the Future for UK Fishing should include Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Peterhead, travelling to Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Monday 17 January and Peterhead on Tuesday 18 January and returning to London on Tuesday 18 January.—(The Chairman.)
The Sub-Committee further deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Richard Ferré, Chairman, and Mr Malcolm Gilbert, Fisheries Representative, National Federation of Sea Anglers; Mr Leon Roskilly, National Co-ordinator, and Mr Bob Cox, Executive Member, Sea Anglers' Conservation Network; and Mr John Le Balleur, Chairman, Bass Anglers' Sportfishing Society, were examined.
Mr Bruce Bennett, Chairman, and Mr Chris Venmore, Honorary Secretary, South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen, were examined.
Dr Andrew Palfreman, independent consultant, was examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 17 January at twenty-five minutes past Twelve o'clock at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
MONDAY 17 JANUARY 2005 (FIRST MEETING)
The Sub-Committee met at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Mr David Burnside Mr David Drew
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Ross Finnie MSP, Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Scottish Parliament, Mr David Wilson, Director of Fisheries and Rural Development Group, and Ms Barbara Strathern, Head of Sea Fisheries Reform Team, Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 17 January at ten minutes past Two o'clock at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
MONDAY 17 JANUARY 2005 (SECOND MEETING)
The Sub-Committee met at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Mr David Burnside Mr David Drew
Mr Mark Lazarowicz Diana Organ |
The Future for UK Fishing: Sir David Smith, Chairman, Professor Gavin McCrone, Vice-President, Professor Alasdair McIntyre, Fellow, Professor Monty Priede, Fellow, and Mr David Symes, Member of Inquiry Committee, Royal Society of Edinburgh, were examined.
Mr John Rutherford, Chief Executive, Sea Fish Industry Authority, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at ten past Eleven o'clock at the Town House, Aberdeen.
TUESDAY 18 JANUARY 2005
The Sub-Committee met at the Town House, Aberdeen.
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Mr David Burnside Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Diana Organ Alan Simpson |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Future for UK Fishing: Mr Michael Park, Chairman, Scottish White Fish Producers' Association, was examined.
Mrs Linda Cross, Vice-Chairman, and Mr Danny Couper, Spokesman on Conservation, Scottish Seafood Processors' Federation, were examined.
Mr Tom Hay, Chairman, Mr Robert Mitchell, Vice Chairman, and Mr Roddy McColl, Secretary, Fishermen's Association Limited, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
4 Proceedings of the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy Sub-Committee
TUESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew
Mr Michael Jack David Taylor |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
The Government's Rural Delivery Strategy : Professor Neil Ward, Director, and Mr Terry Carroll, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, were examined.
Mr Tim Rollinson, Director General, and Mr Paul Hill-Tout, Director for England, Forestry Commission, and Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, and Ms Marian Spain, Head of Strategic Development, Environment Agency, were examined.
Mr David Marlow, Chief Executive, and Ms Judith Barker, Head of Environment and Community Development, East of England Development Agency, and Dr Richard Hutchins, Corporate Director, Sustainable and Rural Development, Advantage West Midlands, were examined.
Mr Meurig Raymond, Vice President, Mr Andrew Opie, Head of Policy Services, and Dr Andrew Clark, Chief Countryside Adviser, National Farmers' Union, and Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Vice-President, and Mr Nick Way, Director of Policy, Country Land and Business Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 November at half-past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew
Mr Michael Jack David Taylor |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee do visit a rural area in England in connection with its inquiry into the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy.—(The Chairman.)
The Government's Rural Delivery Strategy: Lord Haskins, a Member of the House of Lords, was examined.
Professor Philip Lowe, Board Member, Mr Richard Wakeford, Chief Executive, and Ms Margaret Clark, Director, Countryside Agency, were examined.
Dr Mike Moser, Deputy Chair, and Dr Andy Brown, Chief Executive, English Nature, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 November at Ten minutes to Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew
Mr Michael Jack David Taylor |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Councillor Alan Melton (Fenland), Chairman, Councillor Pat Aston (Kerrier), Vice Chair, Councillor Christine Reid (North Wiltshire) and Councillor Milner Whiteman (Bridgnorth), Local Government Association Rural Commission, were examined.
Neil Sinden, Director of Policy and Tom Oliver, Head of Rural Policy, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Ruth Chambers, Deputy Chief Executive and Donna O'Brien, Policy Officer, Council for National Parks, and John Allen, Honorary Secretary and Stephanie Hilborne, Chief Executive, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, were examined.
Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy, Ms Oona Muirhead, Programme Director, Modernising Rural Delivery, and Mr Robin Mortimer, Head, Rural Economies and Strategy Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
5 Proceedings of the GM Planting Regime Sub-Committee
MONDAY 17 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Patrick Hall Mr Michael Jack Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
GM Planting Regime: Dr Sue Mayer, Director, GeneWatch UK, Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace UK, and Lord Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association, were examined.
Mr Meurig Raymond, Vice-President, and Elizabeth Hogben, Assistant Director of NFU Brussels Office, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
Dr Colin Merritt, Biotechnology Development Manager, Monsanto, and Dr Julian Little, Public and Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, and Mr Bob Fiddaman, Chairman, and Mr Daniel Pearsall, Secretary, Supply Chain Initiative on Modified Agricultural Crops, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 24 May at ten minutes to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 24 MAY 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Patrick Hall Joan Ruddock
Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
GM Planting Regime: Professor Malcolm Grant, Chair, Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission, was examined.
Mr Elliot Morley, a Member of the House, Minister for Environment and Agri-Environment, and Dr Linda Smith, Head, GM Policy, Science and Regulation Unit, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
6 Proceedings of the Milk Pricing Sub-Committee
MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr Michael Jack
Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Milk Pricing: Mr Tim Bennett, Deputy President, Mr Terrig Morgan, Chairman of the shadow board for milk and dairy, and Mr Thomas Hind, Chief Dairy Adviser, National Farmers' Union for England and Wales were examined.
Mr Tim Brigstocke, Chairman, Mr Andrew Chadwick, board member, Mr Robert Clarke, board member, and Mr Jim Sumner, Policy Adviser, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, were examined.
Mr David Handley, Chairman, and Mr Mike Haskew, Vice Chairman, Farmers for Action, were examined.
Mr Jeremy Pope, Chairman, and Mr Barry Nicholls, Chief Executive, Milk Link Ltd, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 1 March at twenty-five minutes past Three o'clock.
MONDAY 1 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr Michael Jack Diana Organ
Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Milk Pricing: Mr Billy Keane, Group Financial Director and Company Secretary, and Mr Pete Nicholson, Milk Procurement Director, Robert Wiseman Dairies, were examined.
Mr Drummond Hall, Chief Executive, and Mr David Lattimore Director of Special Markets, Dairy Crest, were examined.
Mr Neil Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr Peter Walker, Director for Milk Buying and Ingredients, Arla Foods UK, were examined.
Mr Kevin Hawkins Director of Communications, Safeway Stores plc, and Mr Richard Ali, Director of Food Policy, British Retail Consortium, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 8 March at fifty-five minutes past Three o'clock.
MONDAY 8 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr Michael Jack Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Diana Organ Paddy Tipping Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Milk Pricing: Mr John Duncan, Chairman, and Mr David Strang, legal adviser, Federation of Milk Groups, were examined.
Mr Allen Hinton, President, Mr Jim Begg, Director-General and Mr Peter Dawson, Policy Director, Dairy Industry Association (DIAL) were examined.
Mr Brian Peacock, Chairman, Mr Kevin Bellamy, Chief Executive, and Mr Ken Boyns, Market Analyst, Milk Development Council, were examined.
Lord Whitty of Camberwell, Minister for Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy, and Mr Andrew Slade, Head of the Milk, Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 March at twenty-five minutes past Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr David Drew, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr Michael Jack
Diana Organ Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Milk Pricing: Ms Penny Boyes, Executive Director, Mr Alan Williams, Director of Competition, Enforcement Department and Mr Bob Gaddis, Principal Case Officer, Office of Fair Trading, and Mr Colin Farthing, Inquiry Director, Competition Commission, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
7 Proceedings of the Reform of the Sugar Regime Sub-Committee
MONDAY 26 APRIL 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Michael Jack Austin Mitchell
Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Reform of the Sugar Regime: Mr Chris Carter, Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Simon Harris, Adviser, Clare Wenner, Adviser, British Sugar, and Mr Tim Bennett, President, and Mr Mike Blacker, Sugar Board Chairman, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
Mr Mark White, Chief Executive, European Cane Sugar, and Patricia Jamieson, Director, Raw Sugar Supply and EU Affairs, Tate and Lyle plc, were examined.
Mr Kevin Watkins, Head of Research, Oxfam, and Mr Matt Griffiths, Trade Policy Analyst, CAFOD, were examined.
Mr Edward Chileshe Sefuke, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Zambia and Mission to the European Union, and Mr Julian Price, Secretary and Commercial Representative, LDC London Group, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 May at a quarter past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 4 MAY 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Michael Jack
Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Reform of the Sugar Regime: Mr Jean-Claude Tyack, Chairman, and Mr David Clark, Secretary, ACP London Sugar Group, were examined.
Mr Chris Tyas, Chair of the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionary Association Commercial Committee, Jill Ardagh, Director General, British Soft Drinks Association, and Mr Richard Lamming, UK Industrial Sugar Users Group, were examined.
Dr Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, and Mr Darren Moorcroft, Agriculture Policy Officer, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, were examined.
Mr Angelo Bressan, Director of the Department of Sugar and Alcohol, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Manoel Regis Lima Verde Leal, Specialist in environmental issues at the Copersucar Technology Centre, and Mr Sergio Leite, Director of the Labour Federation of Chemical Industries in São Paulo, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 May at ten minutes to Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 11 MAY 2004
Members present:
Paddy Tipping, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Michael Jack
Alan Simpson Mr Bill Wiggin |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Lord Whitty of Camberwell, a Member of the House of Lords, Minister of Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy, was examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
8 Proceedings of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sub-Committee
MONDAY 22 MARCH 2004
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
Mr Michael Jack Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Mr Rhodri Thomas, Ecology Manager, Peak District National Park Authority, Association of National Park Authorities, was examined.
Dr Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, and Mr Gwyn Williams, Head of Countryside Conservation, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, were examined.
Mr Mike Oxford, Association of Local Government Ecologists Project Officer, Mr Murray Davidson, Hastings Borough Council, and Mr David Pape, Hampshire County Council, Association of Local Government Ecologists and Local Government Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 April at twenty minutes past Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 20 APRIL 2004
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Diana Organ
Joan Ruddock Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Mr Mark Hudson, President, and Mr Colin Hedley, Conservation Adviser, Country Land and Business Association, were examined.
Mr Andy Clements, Director of Designated Sites, and Mr Tom Tew, General Manager of Designated Sites, English Nature, were examined.
Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries, and Mr Martin Capstick, Head of European Wildlife Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
9 Proceedings of the Toxins in Shellfish Sub-Committee
MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2004
Members present:
Mr Austin Mitchell, in the Chair
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed
Mr David Drew Alan Simpson |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Toxins in Shellfish: Dr Peter Hunt, Director, Dr Clive Askew, Assistant Director, and Dr Godfrey Howard, Shellfish Biologist, Shellfish Association of Great Britain, and Mr David Kershaw, Director, and Mr Andrew Rattley, Operations Manager, Kershaws, were examined.
Dr Jon Bell, Chief Executive, and Dr Andrew Wadge, Director of Food Safety Policy, Food Standards Agency, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
10 Proceedings of the Water Pricing Sub-Committee
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr David Drew Mr Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz
Mr David Lepper David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Water pricing: Mr Philip Fletcher, Director-General, Dr Bill Emery, Director Costs and Performance Division and Chief Engineer , and Fiona Pethick, Periodic Review Project Manager, Office of Water Services (Ofwat) were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 October, immediately after the meeting of the Committee.
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2004
Members present:
Ms Candy Atherton Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Patrick Hall Mr Mark Lazarowicz Mr David Lepper
Mr Austin Mitchell Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson David Taylor Paddy Tipping |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Austin Mitchell was called to the Chair.
Water pricing: Elliot Morley, a Member of the House, Minister for Environment and Agri-Environment, and Richard Bird, Director of Water, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 November, immediately after the meeting of the Committee.
WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Mr Michael Jack, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed Mr David Drew Mr Mark Lazarowicz, Mr David Lepper Mr Austin Mitchell
Diana Organ Joan Ruddock Alan Simpson Paddy Tipping |
The Sub-Committee deliberated.
Water pricing: Mr Roy Pointer, Chairman, Water UK and Chief Executive, Anglian Water Services Ltd, Mr John Sexton, Managing Director, Thames Water Utilities Ltd , and Mr John Roberts, Chief Executive United Utilities plc, were examined.
Mr Maurice Terry, Chairman, WaterVoice Council and Chairman WaterVoice North West, and Ms Andrea Cook, Chairman, WaterVoice Northumbria, were examined.
Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, and Mr Andrew Skinner, Director of Environmental Protection, Environment Agency, were examined.
[The Sub-Committee adjourned.
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