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Volume No. 479Part No. 131

House of Commons Debates 17 July 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Private Business
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Food Labelling
Non-native Species
Farm Security
Pollution (London)
Marine Habitats
Regulation
Bovine Tb
Water Prices
Pitt Report
Climate Change
Packaging
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Service Personnel
Policing Green Paper
Bill Presented
Freedom Of Information
Intelligence And Security Committee
Reform Of Intelligence And Security Committee
Membership Of Intelligence And Security Committee
Petition
Road Safety (Norfolk)
Burton On Trent Brewing Museum

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Volume No. 479Part No. 131

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Column: 383

Column: 383

House of Commons [17 Jul 2008]

Prayers [17 Jul 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [17 Jul 2008]

Private Business [17 Jul 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Jul 2008]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [17 Jul 2008]

Food Labelling [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: 384

Mrs. Riordan:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Non-native Species [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: 385

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 386

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Farm Security [17 Jul 2008]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 387

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 388

Jonathan Shaw:

Pollution (London) [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Mr. Hands:

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 389

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Marine Habitats [17 Jul 2008]

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

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

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Martin Salter:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 390

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Jonathan Shaw:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 391

Jonathan Shaw:

Regulation [17 Jul 2008]

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

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas)

Hon. Members:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. Woolas:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 392

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

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Bovine TB [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: 393

Mr. Gray:

Hilary Benn:

Water Prices [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Woolas:

Pitt Report [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: 394

Tim Loughton:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Column: 395

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Climate Change [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Rob Marris:

Column: 396

Joan Ruddock:

Packaging [17 Jul 2008]

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

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

Mr. Illsley:

Joan Ruddock:

Topical Questions [17 Jul 2008]

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

Column: 397

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

Alun Michael:

Hilary Benn:

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

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

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 399

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Joan Ruddock:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

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

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 400

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 401

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 402

Column: 403

Hilary Benn:

Business of the House [17 Jul 2008]

11.31 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Column: 404

Column: 405

Ms Harman:

Mrs. May:

Ms Harman:

Column: 406

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

Ms Harman:

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

Hon. Members:

Sir Robert Smith:

Column: 407

Ms Harman:

Column: 408

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 409

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 410

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 411

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 412

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 413

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 414

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ms Harman:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Skinner:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Skinner:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 415

Mr. Skinner:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 416

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 417

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Column: 418

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 419

Service Personnel [17 Jul 2008]

12.23 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 420

Column: 421

Column: 422

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 423

Des Browne:

Column: 424

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

Column: 425

Des Browne:

Column: 426

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

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

Des Browne:

Column: 427

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Des Browne:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Column: 428

Des Browne:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Des Browne:

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

Column: 429

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 430

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Des Browne:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 431

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 432

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 433

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 434

Policing Green Paper [17 Jul 2008]

1.16 pm

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

Column: 435

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 436

Column: 437

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 438

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 439

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 440

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 441

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 442

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Column: 443

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Chris Bryant:

Jacqui Smith:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 444

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

Jacqui Smith:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 445

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 446

BILL PRESENTED [17 Jul 2008]

Column: 447

Freedom of Information [17 Jul 2008]

2.1 pm

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

Column: 448

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 449

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

Ms Harman:

2.10 pm

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

2.12 pm

Column: 450

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

2.13 pm

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 451

2.16 pm

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

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

Column: 452

Dr. Lewis:

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

Column: 453

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 454

Column: 455

Intelligence and Security Committee [17 Jul 2008]

2.30 pm

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 456

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 457

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 458

Jacqui Smith:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 459

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 460

Mr. Grieve:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 461

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

2.56 pm

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 462

Column: 463

Mr. Mates:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. George Howarth:

Mr. Grieve:

Column: 464

Column: 465

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Ancram:

Column: 466

Mr. Grieve:

Richard Ottaway:

Mr. Grieve:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 467

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

3.17 pm

Margaret Beckett (Derby, South) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 468

Mr. Winnick

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 469

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 470

Margaret Beckett:

3.29 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 471

Column: 472

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

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

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

Column: 473

Chris Huhne:

3.41 pm

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

Column: 474

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Ms Taylor:

Column: 475

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Ms Taylor:

Column: 476

3.55 pm

Column: 477

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

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Mates:

Column: 478

4.1 pm

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

Column: 479

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 480

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Winnick:

Mr. Mates:

Column: 481

Mr. Winnick:

4.13 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Column: 482

Column: 483

Mr. Mates:

Richard Ottaway:

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

Column: 484

Richard Ottaway:

4.24 pm

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Winnick:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 485

Mr. Mates:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 486

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Andrew Mackinlay:

4.35 pm

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 487

Column: 488

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Ben Chapman:

Column: 489

Andrew Mackinlay:

Ben Chapman:

Column: 490

4.47 pm

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

Mr. Mullin:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 491

Column: 492

4.57 pm

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Mates:

Column: 493

Mr. Prentice:

5.1 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 494

Column: 495

Mr. Winnick:

Mr. Lidington:

5.13 pm

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

Column: 496

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Column: 497

David Miliband:

Column: 498

Andrew Mackinlay:

David Miliband:

Column: 499

Mr. Grieve

David Miliband:

Mr. Grieve:

David Miliband:

Reform of Intelligence and Security Committee [17 Jul 2008]

Division No. 266 [Business of the House] [17 Jul 2008]

Column: 502

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Winnick:

membership of Intelligence and Security committee [17 Jul 2008]

Petition [17 Jul 2008]

Road Safety (Norfolk) [17 Jul 2008]

5.40 pm

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

Column: 503

Burton on Trent Brewing Museum [17 Jul 2008]

5.42 pm

Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton) (Lab):

Column: 504

Column: 505

Column: 506

Column: 507

5.56 pm

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

Mrs. Dean:

Mr. Laxton:

Mrs. Dean:

Mr. Laxton:

Column: 508

Mr. Laxton:

6.1 pm

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

Column: 509

Column: 510

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