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Volume No. 468Part No. 19

House of Commons Debates 6 December 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Climate Change (Flooding)
Fish Discards
Food Producers
Sea Defences
Sustainable Farming
Climate Change (China)
Thames Estuary
Topical Questions
A303 Stonehenge Road Scheme
Business Of The House
Local Government Finance
Peter Grant Peterkin Cb Obe
Orders Of The Day
Consolidated Fund Bill
Topical Debate
Cheap Alcohol (Health Consequences)
Fisheries
Delegated Legislation
Rail Services (Enfield, North)

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 6 December 2007

Volume No. 468Part No. 19

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Column: 941

Column: 941

House of Commons [6 Dec 2007]

Prayers [6 Dec 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [6 Dec 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Dec 2007]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [6 Dec 2007]

Climate Change (Flooding) [6 Dec 2007]

Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab):

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

Ms Smith:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 942

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 943

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

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 944

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

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

Column: 945

Mr. Woolas:

Fish Discards [6 Dec 2007]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

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

Richard Ottaway:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 946

Miss Kirkbride:

Jonathan Shaw:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Column: 947

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 948

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Food Producers [6 Dec 2007]

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

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

Column: 949

Andrew George:

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Joan Ruddock:

Sea Defences [6 Dec 2007]

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Column: 950

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

Mr. Carswell:

Mr. Woolas:

Sustainable Farming [6 Dec 2007]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab):

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

Mr. Cunningham:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 951

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 952

Hilary Benn:

Climate Change (China) [6 Dec 2007]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

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

Mrs. Moon:

Mr. Speaker:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood) (Con):

Column: 953

Hilary Benn:

Thames Estuary [6 Dec 2007]

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

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

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Woolas:

Topical Questions [6 Dec 2007]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Column: 954

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

Michael Fabricant:

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 955

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

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

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 956

Mr. Ainsworth:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

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

Column: 957

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

Jonathan Shaw:

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

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

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD):

Column: 958

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

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down) (SDLP):

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

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

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

Column: 959

A303 Stonehenge Road Scheme [6 Dec 2007]

Mr. Speaker:

11.32 am

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con) :

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Mrs. Villiers:

Column: 960

Mr. Harris:

Column: 961

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 962

Mr. Harris:

Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab):

Mr. Harris:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 963

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr. Harris:

Column: 964

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr. Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

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

Column: 965

Mr. Harris:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

Column: 966

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Mr. Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Mr. Harris:

Column: 967

Business of the House [6 Dec 2007]

11.58 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Column: 968

Ms Harman:

Column: 969

Chris Bryant:

Ms Harman:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 970

Ms Harman:

Column: 971

Simon Hughes:

Ms Harman:

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab):

Column: 972

Ms Harman:

Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 973

Ms Harman:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 974

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 975

Dan Norris (Wansdyke) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Siân C. James (Swansea, East) (Lab):

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. James:

Ms Harman:

Column: 976

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 977

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

Ms Harman:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Column: 978

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 979

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 980

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 981

Local Government Finance [6 Dec 2007]

12.42 pm

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Column: 982

Column: 983

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

Column: 984

Column: 985

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

John Healey:

Column: 986

Column: 987

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

John Healey:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Column: 988

John Healey:

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 989

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

John Healey:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 990

John Healey:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

Column: 991

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

John Healey:

Column: 992

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

Column: 993

John Healey:

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

John Healey:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

John Healey:

Column: 994

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

John Healey:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

John Healey:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 995

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

John Healey:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

John Healey:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

John Healey:

Column: 996

Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE [6 Dec 2007]

1.37 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Column: 997

1.40 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

1.44 pm

Column: 998

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

1.46 pm

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

Column: 999

1.50 pm

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

1.51 pm

Column: 1000

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

1.52 pm

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 1001

1.55 pm

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

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

Mike Penning:

1.56 pm

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

Column: 1002

Orders of the Day [6 Dec 2007]

Consolidated Fund Bill [6 Dec 2007]

Column: 1003

Topical Debate

Cheap Alcohol (Health Consequences) [6 Dec 2007]

1.58 pm

The Minister for the South West (Mr. Ben Bradshaw):

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1004

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Bradshaw:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1005

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

Mr. Bradshaw:

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

Mr. Bradshaw:

Kelvin Hopkins

Mr. Bradshaw:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Bradshaw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Bradshaw:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1006

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Stephen Hesford:

Mr. Bradshaw:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD)

Mr. Bradshaw:

John Hemming:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1007

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

Mr. Bradshaw:

Mr. Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Mr. Bradshaw:

2.13 pm

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 1008

Kelvin Hopkins:

Dr. Pugh:

Column: 1009

Mr. Burrowes:

Dr. Pugh:

John Hemming:

Dr. Pugh:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.20 pm

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

Column: 1010

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Illsley:

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1011

Philip Davies:

Mr. Illsley:

Mr. Don Foster:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1012

John Hemming:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1013

2.33 pm

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker)

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1014

Philip Davies:

Mr. Amess:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1015

Mr. Don Foster:

Mr. Amess:

Mr. Foster:

Mr. Amess:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1016

2.44 pm

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Column: 1017

Philip Davies:

Mr. Grogan:

Column: 1018

Dr. Pugh:

Mr. Grogan:

2.51 pm

Mr. Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Column: 1019

Philip Davies:

Mr. Foster:

Column: 1020

3.1 pm

Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton) (Lab):

Column: 1021

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Column: 1022

Mrs. Dean:

3.7 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Philip Davies:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 1023

Column: 1024

3.13 pm

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Column: 1025

Column: 1026

3.23 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 1027

Column: 1028

Fisheries [6 Dec 2007]

3.28 pm

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

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1029

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Column: 1030

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1031

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. MacNeil:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1032

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1033

Mr. Mitchell:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1034

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Goodwill:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1035

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Andrew George:

Jonathan Shaw:

Andrew George:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1036

4.1 pm

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 1037

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 1038

Column: 1039

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Bill Wiggin:

Martin Salter:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 1040

Martin Salter:

Column: 1041

Bill Wiggin:

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Bill Wiggin:

Andrew George:

Column: 1042

Bill Wiggin:

Andrew George:

Bill Wiggin:

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

Bill Wiggin:

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 1043

Mr. Weir:

Bill Wiggin:

Mr. Weir:

Bill Wiggin:

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin:

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 1044

Column: 1045

Michael Jabez Foster:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 1046

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.32 pm

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

4.39 pm

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

Column: 1049

Column: 1050

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr. Carmichael:

Column: 1051

Bill Wiggin:

Mr. Carmichael:

4.54 pm

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

5.2 pm

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Goodwill:

Column: 1056

5.12 pm

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Column: 1057

Column: 1058

5.19 pm

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 1059

Mr. Reid:

5.25 pm

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Column: 1060

Column: 1061

5.32 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1062

Mr. MacNeil:

Ann Winterton:

Column: 1063

5.39 pm

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1064

5.46 pm

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

5.51 pm

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

Mr. MacNeil:

Jonathan Shaw:

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [6 Dec 2007]

Column: 1069

Rail Services (Enfield, North) [6 Dec 2007]

6 pm

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Column: 1070

Column: 1071

Column: 1072

Column: 1073

6.18 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Column: 1074

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

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