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Volume No. 508Part No. 64

House of Commons Debates 25 March 2010

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
London Local Authorities Bill [] (By Order)
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Food Industry
Dangerous Dogs
Recycling
Air Quality
Local Food Sourcing
Drains And Sewers (Transfer Guidance)
Farming (Competitiveness)
Landfill (2010 Targets)
Small And Medium-sized Family Farms
Hunting Act
Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
Food Wastage
Rural Economy
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Royal Assent
Budget Resolutions And Economic Situation
Amendment Of The Law
Business Without Debate
Sittings Of The House
Government And The Legislature


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Column: 357

House of Commons [25 Mar 2010]

Prayers [25 Mar 2010]

[Mr. Speaker] [25 Mar 2010]

Business before questions [25 Mar 2010]

London Local Authorities Bill [] (By Order) [25 Mar 2010]

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Mar 2010]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [25 Mar 2010]

Food Industry [25 Mar 2010]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

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

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 358

Hilary Benn:

Nia Griffith:

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 359

Dangerous Dogs [25 Mar 2010]

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

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

Tony Baldry:

Hilary Benn:

Michael Fabricant:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 360

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 361

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Speaker:

Recycling [25 Mar 2010]

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

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

Mr. Betts:

Dan Norris:

Column: 362

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Dan Norris:

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

Dan Norris:

Air Quality [25 Mar 2010]

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

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

Simon Hughes:

Column: 363

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 364

Nick Herbert:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Local Food Sourcing [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con):

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

Mr. Crabb:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 365

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Drains and Sewers (Transfer Guidance) [25 Mar 2010]

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 366

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

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Farming (Competitiveness) [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

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

Column: 367

Mr. Baron:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Bill Wiggin:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Column: 368

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Landfill (2010 Targets) [25 Mar 2010]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

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

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 369

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Small and Medium-Sized Family Farms [25 Mar 2010]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 370

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Hunting Act [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. William Bain (Glasgow, North-East) (Lab):

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

Mr. Bain:

Hilary Benn:

Anaerobic Digestion Facilities [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

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

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 371

Mr. Dunne:

Dan Norris:

Food Wastage [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Ind):

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

Mr. Pelling:

Hilary Benn:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 372

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Rural Economy [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. Jack:

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

Mr. Jack:

Dan Norris:

Topical Questions [25 Mar 2010]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

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

Column: 373

Mr. Grogan:

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

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 374

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 375

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

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

Mr. Speaker:

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 376

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Column: 377

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 378

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Speaker:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mark Pritchard:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 379

Business of the House [25 Mar 2010]

11.35 am

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

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 380

Ms Harman:

Column: 381

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

Column: 382

Column: 383

Ms Harman:

Column: 384

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con):

Column: 385

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 386

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 387

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 388

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 389

Ms Harman:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 390

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Ind):

Ms Harman:

Column: 391

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 392

Ms Harman:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Ms Harman:

Column: 393

Points of Order [25 Mar 2010]

12.22 pm

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

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 394

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 395

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Royal Assent

Mr. Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [25 Mar 2010]

amendment of The Law [25 Mar 2010]

12.29 pm

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 397

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Osborne:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Harry Cohen:

Column: 398

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 399

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Osborne:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 400

Column: 401

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 402

Column: 403

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 404

12.56 pm

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Burns:

Yvette Cooper:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Yvette Cooper:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)

Mr. Cash

Column: 405

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Walker:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Cash:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 406

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 407

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Gauke:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Gauke

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 408

Yvette Cooper:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 409

Yvette Cooper:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Yvette Cooper:

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

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 410

Column: 411

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

1.21 pm

Column: 412

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

Christopher Fraser:

Simon Hughes:

Christopher Fraser:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 413

Kelvin Hopkins:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 414

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 415

Simon Hughes:

Column: 416

Column: 417

Kelvin Hopkins:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 418

1.44 pm

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Column: 419

Simon Hughes

Harry Cohen

Mr. Barron:

Column: 420

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Barron:

Harry Cohen:

Mr. Barron:

Column: 421

Column: 422

Column: 423

Column: 424

2.10 pm

Column: 425

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Cash:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 426

Simon Hughes:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Kelvin Hopkins

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 427

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 428

Column: 429

Mr. Randall:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 430

Column: 431

Column: 432

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab)

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 433

Stephen Pound:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

2.47 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Column: 434

Stephen Pound:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 435

Column: 436

Stephen Pound:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 437

Simon Hughes:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 438

3.9 pm

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Column: 439

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Fallon:

Column: 440

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Fallon:

Column: 441

Column: 442

3.20 pm

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 443

Column: 444

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 445

Harry Cohen:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Harry Cohen:

Column: 446

Column: 447

3.44 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 448

Harry Cohen:

Mr. Randall:

Column: 449

Column: 450

3.58 pm

Mr. William Bain (Glasgow, North-East) (Lab):

Column: 451

Column: 452

4.8 pm

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 453

Mr. Randall:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 454

Simon Hughes

Bill Wiggin:

Simon Hughes:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 455

Column: 456

Column: 457

4.25 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Barron:

Mr. Walker:

Column: 459

4.34 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 460

Column: 461

Column: 462

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 463

Column: 464

4.55 pm

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

Column: 465

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Ellwood:

Column: 466

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Ellwood:

Column: 467

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Ellwood:

Column: 468

Column: 469

Column: 470

5.19 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 471

Simon Hughes

Mr. Chope:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Chope:

Column: 472

Column: 473

5.30 pm

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

Mr. Gauke:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 474

Column: 475

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

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 476

5.45 pm

Column: 477

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Column: 478

Column: 479

Mr. Osborne

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 480

Ian Pearson:

5.59 pm

Business without Debate [25 Mar 2010]

Sittings of the house [25 Mar 2010]

Hon. Members:

PetitionSovereign Fields (East Northamptonshire)
6 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 481

Column: 482

Government and the Legislature [25 Mar 2010]

6.2 pm

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

Column: 483

Column: 484

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Mullin:

Column: 485

Column: 486

6.17 pm

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

Column: 487

Column: 488

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

Ms Harman:

6.22 pm

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