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Volume No. 498Part No. 133

House of Commons Debates 29 October 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
Canterbury City Council Bill
Nottingham City Council Bill
Bournemouth Borough Council Bill []
Manchester City Council Bill []
City Of Westminster Bill []
Bournemouth Borough Council Bill []
Manchester City Council Bill []
Canterbury City Council Bill
Leeds City Council Bill
Nottingham City Council Bill
Reading Borough Council Bill
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Natural Environment
Floods (Pitt Report)
Local Food Chains
Farmers (Suicides)
Common Agricultural Policy
Bovine Tuberculosis
Light Pollution
International Whaling Commission
Uk Fishing Industry
Dairy Industry
Bees (Pesticides)
Farm-gate Milk Prices
British Waterways
Flood Defences
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Personal Statement
Fireworks Safety
Social Care Green Paper
Regional Select Committee (West Midlands)
Regional Select Committee (Yorkshire And The Humber)
Regional Select Committee (South West)
Furniture Industry

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Column: 421

Column: 421

House of Commons [29 Oct 2009]

Prayers [29 Oct 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [29 Oct 2009]

Business before questions [29 Oct 2009]

Canterbury City Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Nottingham City Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [] [29 Oct 2009]

Manchester City Council Bill [] [29 Oct 2009]

City of Westminster Bill [] [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [] [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Manchester City Council Bill [] [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 422

Canterbury City Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Leeds City Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Nottingham City Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Reading Borough Council Bill [29 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Oct 2009]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [29 Oct 2009]

Natural Environment [29 Oct 2009]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Column: 423

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

Mrs. Moon:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 424

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Floods (Pitt Report) [29 Oct 2009]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Philip Davies:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Column: 425

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Local Food Chains [29 Oct 2009]

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

Column: 426

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Mr. Drew:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 427

Farmers (Suicides) [29 Oct 2009]

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

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

Jane Kennedy:

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Williams:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 428

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

Hilary Benn:

Common Agricultural Policy [29 Oct 2009]

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Mr. Moore:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 429

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Nick Herbert:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Bovine Tuberculosis [29 Oct 2009]

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

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

Ann Winterton:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 430

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Light Pollution [29 Oct 2009]

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

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

Lembit Öpik:

Dan Norris:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Dan Norris:

Column: 431

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con):

Dan Norris:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Dan Norris:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Dan Norris:

International Whaling Commission [29 Oct 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Column: 432

Mr. Cunningham:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

UK Fishing Industry [29 Oct 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

John Robertson:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 433

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Dairy Industry [29 Oct 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Column: 434

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Bees (Pesticides) [29 Oct 2009]

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

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

David Taylor:

Dan Norris:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 435

Dan Norris:

Farm-gate Milk Prices [29 Oct 2009]

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Natascha Engel:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

British Waterways [29 Oct 2009]

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

Column: 436

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Joan Walley:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 437

Flood Defences [29 Oct 2009]

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD):

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

Dr. Harris:

Hilary Benn:

Topical Questions [29 Oct 2009]

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

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

Paul Rowen:

Column: 438

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 439

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 440

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Column: 441

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 442

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 443

Business of the House [29 Oct 2009]

11.32 am

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

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 444

Ms Harman:

Column: 445

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

Column: 446

Ms Harman:

Column: 447

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 448

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab):

Column: 449

Ms Harman:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Column: 450

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 451

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 452

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 453

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Christopher Fraser:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 454

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 455

Personal Statement [29 Oct 2009]

12.11 pm

Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East) (Lab):

Column: 456

Fireworks Safety [29 Oct 2009]

12.14 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Ian Lucas):

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Bone:

Ian Lucas:

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

Ian Lucas:

Column: 457

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab):

Ian Lucas:

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

Ian Lucas:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Ian Lucas:

Column: 458

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

Ian Lucas:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ian Lucas:

Mike Penning:

Ian Lucas:

Column: 459

Mr. Flello:

Column: 460

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Ian Lucas:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Ian Lucas:

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 461

12.32 pm

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Adam Afriyie:

Shona McIsaac:

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 462

Ian Lucas:

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Bone:

Adam Afriyie:

Jeremy Wright:

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 463

John Mason:

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Watson:

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 464

Mike Penning:

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Watson:

Adam Afriyie:

Mike Penning:

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 465

12.47 pm

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Mr. Hollobone:

Column: 466

Shona McIsaac:

Mr. Hollobone:

Shona McIsaac:

Mike Penning

Shona McIsaac:

Column: 467

Mike Penning:

Shona McIsaac:

Column: 468

1.1 pm

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Mike Penning:

Lorely Burt:

Column: 469

Mr. Watson:

Lorely Burt:

1.8 pm

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 470

Shona McIsaac:

Mr. Hollobone:

John Mason:

Column: 471

Mr. Hollobone:

Lorely Burt:

Mr. Hollobone:

Mr. Watson:

Mr. Hollobone:

Column: 472

Shona McIsaac:

Mr. Hollobone:

Lorely Burt:

Mr. Hollobone:

Jeremy Wright:

Column: 473

Mr. Hollobone:

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

Mr. Hollobone:

Column: 474

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

1.28 pm

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Column: 475

1.32 pm

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Column: 476

Ian Lucas:

Mike Penning:

Column: 477

Shona McIsaac

Mike Penning:

Column: 478

1.39 pm

Ian Lucas:

Column: 479

Social Care Green Paper [29 Oct 2009]

1.42 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Andy Burnham):

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

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

Column: 480

Andy Burnham:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 481

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 482

Andy Burnham:

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 483

Mr. Burstow:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 484

Kelvin Hopkins:

Andy Burnham:

Jeremy Wright:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 485

Mr. Burstow:

Column: 486

Andy Burnham:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 487

Andy Burnham:

Mr. David Anderson:

Andy Burnham:

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

Column: 488

Andy Burnham:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Column: 489

Andy Burnham:

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

Andy Burnham:

Hywel Williams:

Andy Burnham:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 490

Andy Burnham:

Column: 491

2.27 pm

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Column: 492

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 493

Mr. David Anderson:

Mr. O'Brien:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 494

Column: 495

Angela Browning:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 496

Andy Burnham:

Column: 497

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. David Anderson:

Mr. O'Brien:

Andy Burnham:

Mr. O'Brien:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 498

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. Burstow:

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. Burstow:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 499

Sarah Teather:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 500

Sarah Teather:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 501

Column: 502

3.2 pm

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North) (Lab):

Column: 503

Column: 504

Hywel Williams:

Column: 505

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 506

Mr. Harper:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 507

Column: 508

Kelvin Hopkins:

Malcolm Wicks:

Hywel Williams

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 509

Hywel Williams:

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 510

3.35 pm

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Column: 511

John Mason:

Greg Mulholland:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Greg Mulholland:

Mr. Harper:

Greg Mulholland:

Column: 512

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Greg Mulholland:

Mr. David Anderson:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Greg Mulholland:

Column: 513

Column: 514

Mr. David Anderson:

Column: 515

Greg Mulholland:

3.59 pm

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Column: 516

Mr. David Anderson:

Laura Moffatt:

Column: 517

Mr. Harper:

Laura Moffatt:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 518

Laura Moffatt:

Column: 519

Kelvin Hopkins:

Laura Moffatt:

4.18 pm

Column: 520

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 521

Kelvin Hopkins:

Angela Browning:

Column: 522

Greg Mulholland:

Angela Browning:

Column: 523

Column: 524

4.38 pm

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 525

Column: 526

Column: 527

Column: 528

Angela Browning:

Mr. Anderson:

Column: 529

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

4.56 pm

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

Column: 530

Column: 531

Column: 532

Hywel Williams:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 533

5.12 pm

Column: 534

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

Column: 535

Column: 536

Column: 537

5.27 pm

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 538

Mr. Harper:

Hywel Williams:

Mr. Harper:

Hywel Williams:

5.31 pm

Column: 539

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Phil Hope):

Column: 540

Column: 541

Mr. Burstow

Phil Hope:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 542

Phil Hope:

Mr. Burstow:

Phil Hope:

Column: 543

Mr. David Anderson:

Phil Hope:

Column: 544

Column: 545

Regional Select Committee (West Midlands) [29 Oct 2009]

Regional Select Committee (Yorkshire and the Humber) [29 Oct 2009]

5.55 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 546

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Mr. Randall:

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

Mr. Randall:

The Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household (Mr. John Spellar):

Regional Select Committee (South West) [29 Oct 2009]

Column: 547

5.59 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 548

Furniture Industry [29 Oct 2009]

6 pm

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

Column: 549

Column: 550

Column: 551

Column: 552

6.15 pm

The Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan):

Column: 553

David Taylor:

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 554

Column: 555

David Taylor:

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 556

David Taylor:

Kevin Brennan:

6.30 pm
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