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Volume No. 475Part No. 87

House of Commons Debates 01 May 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Private Business
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Flood Prevention
Renewable Electricity Generation
Global Food Prices
Coastal Flood Defences
Aviation (Emissions)
Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
Post-kyoto Agreement
Polyethylene Terephthalate
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Topical Debate
Middle East
Child Poverty In Scotland
Violent Crime Against Taxi Drivers


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Column: 425

House of Commons [1 May 2008]

Prayers [1 May 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [1 May 2008]

PRIVATE BUSINESS [1 May 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [1 May 2008]

environment, food and rural affairs [1 May 2008]

Flood Prevention [1 May 2008]

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

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

Mr. Harper:

Column: 426

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 427

Renewable Electricity Generation [1 May 2008]

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

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

John Barrett:

Hilary Benn:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 428

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 429

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Global Food Prices [1 May 2008]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

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

Column: 430

Kerry McCarthy:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 431

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 432

Hilary Benn:

Coastal Flood Defences [1 May 2008]

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

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

Mr. Whittingdale:

Mr. Woolas:

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

Column: 433

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 434

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 435

Mr. Speaker:

Aviation (Emissions) [1 May 2008]

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

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

Simon Hughes:

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 436

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Climate Change [1 May 2008]

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

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

Mr. Cunningham:

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 437

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Kyoto Protocol [1 May 2008]

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

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

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Woolas:

Post-Kyoto Agreement [1 May 2008]

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

Column: 438

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

Ms Clark:

Hilary Benn:

Polyethylene Terephthalate [1 May 2008]

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

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

Gordon Banks:

Column: 439

Joan Ruddock:

Topical Questions [1 May 2008]

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

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

Mr. Bellingham:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Column: 440

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

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 441

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Mr. Woolas:

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

Column: 442

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 443

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 444

Hilary Benn:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Woolas:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 445

Business of the House [1 May 2008]

11.35 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 447

Ms Harman:

Column: 448

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 449

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 450

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 451

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 452

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

Ms Harman:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 454

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 455

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 456

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

Ms Harman:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 457

Points of Order [1 May 2008]

12.15 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 458

Topical Debate

Middle East [1 May 2008]

12.18 pm

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 459

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 460

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Dr. Howells:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 461

Dr. Howells:

12.30 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 462

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Mr. Lidington:

Tom Levitt:

Column: 463

Mr. Lidington:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Lidington:

Column: 464

12.44 pm

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

Column: 465

12.50 pm

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Column: 466

Column: 467

12.56 pm

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 468

Column: 469

1.6 pm

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 470

Column: 471

Column: 472

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

1.18 pm

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Column: 473

1.24 pm

Column: 474

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Column: 475

Mr. Blunt:

Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr. Davey

Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr. Davey:

Daniel Kawczynski:

Column: 476

1.34 pm

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Mark Lazarowicz:

Column: 477

1.40 pm

Column: 478

Dr. Howells:

Column: 479

Column: 480

Child Poverty in Scotland [1 May 2008]

1.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

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

Column: 481

Mrs. McGuire:

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

Mrs. McGuire:

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

Column: 482

Mrs. McGuire:

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Mrs. McGuire:

Column: 483

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mrs. McGuire:

Column: 484

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Weir:

Mrs. McGuire:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mrs. McGuire:

Column: 485

Miss Begg:

Mrs. McGuire:

Jim Sheridan:

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mrs. McGuire:

Column: 486

Pete Wishart:

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con)

Column: 487

Mrs. McGuire:

Column: 488

Mr. Weir

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Weir:

Mrs. McGuire:

2.23 pm

Column: 489

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Column: 490

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 491

David Mundell:

Mr. Carmichael:

David Mundell:

Miss Begg:

David Mundell:

Jim Sheridan:

David Mundell:

Column: 492

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

David Mundell:

Column: 493

Miss Begg:

David Mundell:

Column: 494

Column: 495

Column: 496

2.54 pm

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

Column: 497

Column: 498

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Sarwar:

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Sarwar:

Mr. Tom Clarke:

Column: 499

Mr. Sarwar:

Column: 500

3.12 pm

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

Column: 501

Mr. Tom Clarke:

Mr. Reid:

Column: 502

Sandra Osborne:

Mr. Reid:

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Mr. Reid:

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Reid:

Column: 503

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Reid:

Column: 504

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Reid:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Reid:

Ms Katy Clark:

Mr. Reid:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Reid:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Reid:

Column: 505

David Cairns:

Mr. Reid:

3.32 pm

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Column: 506

Column: 507

Column: 508

Column: 509

Mr. Carmichael:

Sandra Osborne:

Column: 510

Column: 511

Mr. MacNeil:

Sandra Osborne:

David Mundell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Sandra Osborne:

Column: 512

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Michael Connarty

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Sandra Osborne:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

3.58 pm

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

Column: 513

Column: 514

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. MacNeil:

Jim Sheridan:

Mr. MacNeil:

Jim Sheridan:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 515

Mr. Weir:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 516

Column: 517

4.14 pm

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Column: 518

Mr. Weir

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 519

Mr. Sarwar:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 520

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Clarke:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. MacNeil

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 521

Mr. Clarke:

4.32 pm

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

Column: 522

Column: 523

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Carmichael:

Column: 524

4.44 pm

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Column: 525

Mr. Weir:

Miss Begg:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Miss Begg:

Column: 526

Mr. Carmichael:

Miss Begg:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Miss Begg:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Miss Begg:

Column: 527

4.59 pm

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

David Cairns:

Pete Wishart:

David Cairns:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 528

Mr. Wallace

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Wallace:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 529

Mr. Sarwar

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Sarwar:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 530

Mrs. McGuire:

Pete Wishart:

5.11 pm

Column: 531

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 532

Column: 533

5.23 pm

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

Column: 534

Column: 535

Column: 536

5.34 pm

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con):

Column: 537

Column: 538

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Wallace:

Column: 539

5.44 pm

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Column: 540

Column: 541

Column: 542

Mr. Alan Reid

David Cairns:

Mr. Reid:

David Cairns:

Hon. Members:

Column: 543

David Cairns:

Column: 544

Violent Crime against Taxi Drivers [1 May 2008]

6 pm

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Column: 545

Column: 546

Column: 547

6.15 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

Column: 548

Column: 549

Column: 550


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