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Media: Ownership

I want to join in heaping praise on my noble friend Lord Puttnam. He has continuously brought to our attention the importance of our creative industry. It is what defines us as a nation and gives a shared identity. It glues us together as a society and as citizens, for...

Member

Baroness McDonagh (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 November 2010

Reference

721 c1796-8

House

House of Lords

Speech Therapy Services (Children)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) on how he introduced the debate. I agree with everything he had to say; indeed, I think that I have agreed with everything that everyone has said thus far, so I will not repeat things. Just...

Member

David Amess (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

3 November 2010

Reference

517 c275WH

House

House of Commons

NOT IN MY CUPPA AND COWS BELONG IN FIELDS CAMPAIGNS

That this House welcomes campaigns such as Not In My Cuppa and Cows Belong In Fields to oppose the establishment of intensive dairy units such as that proposed by Nocton Dairies Ltd in Lincolnshire; congratulates the unprecedented collaboration of groups such as the World Society for the Protection of Animals,...

Primary sponsor

Nicholas Dakin (Labour)

Type

Early day motion

Date

2 November 2010

Reference

942

House

House of Commons

The Browne Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance

The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the report of the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance (the Browne Review). The note highlights the report's proposals and includes analysis and responses to the report. This note follows on from two earlier notes on...

Type

Commons Briefing paper

Date

29 October 2010

Reference

SN05739

Natural England

I am delighted to have secured this short debate on Natural England. It is a timely debate, because we are in the final week of October when spirits walk and ghouls are said to come alive. I do not wish to terrify hon. Members; on the contrary, I want to...

Member

Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

26 October 2010

Reference

517 c46-50WH

House

House of Commons

Agriculture: Dairy

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to proposals to establish large-scale intensive dairies in the United Kingdom; and what is their assessment of the implications for animal welfare of such dairies.

Asked by

Lord Bowness (Conservative)

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2010

Reference

2558; 721 c187WA

House

House of Lords

Local Government Bill [Lords]

The hon. Lady seems to be making my point for me, which is that Exeter and Norwich have been the milch cows for rural Devon and Norfolk. That was denied by Devon county council all the way through the process, but she is making the point extremely well today.

Member

Ben Bradshaw (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 October 2010

Reference

516 c1168

House

House of Commons

Local Government Bill [Lords]

I do not accept that. They have not been milch cows. I do not deny that Exeter is an important part of the Devon community, but I believe that we need wealth to be generated throughout Devon. We cannot look only at Exeter. I do not think that that detracts...

Member

Anne Marie Morris (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 October 2010

Reference

516 c1168

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the health and welfare standards for large scale dairy enterprises in which cows are housed indoors all year round.

Asked by

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

19 October 2010

Reference

17742; 516 c628-9W

House

House of Commons

Rural Communities: Prince’s Countryside Fund

My Lords, it falls to me to congratulate my noble friend Lord Younger of Leckie on his excellent maiden speech. I do so wholeheartedly. He comes to your Lordships’ House with great experience of both rural Buckinghamshire and rural Scotland, as his speech revealed, and he has clearly picked up...

Member

Lord Mancroft (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 October 2010

Reference

721 c242-4

House

House of Lords

Food: Regulation and Guidance

That almost proves the point. We are all different, and I do not like to live in a world where the Government tell me what to do, because we are all very different people. Those differences are important in society. I am talking about having total central controls; that is...

Member

Earl of Erroll (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 October 2010

Reference

721 c277-81

House

House of Lords

Millennium Development Goals

My Lords, I just have one central point to make. Everyone acknowledges that while some good progress has been made in meeting the millennium development goals, progress in too many areas, such as malnutrition, maternal mortality and HIV, has been sporadic and patchy. I believe that one of the reasons...

Member

Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 October 2010

Reference

721 c311-2

House

House of Lords

Biodiversity

What a pleasure it is to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Crausby. I am pleased to have the opportunity, in this, the international year of biodiversity, to speak in this debate. I know that all hon. Members say that their constituency is the most beautiful, but mine...

Member

Helen Goodman (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

16 September 2010

Reference

515 c326-8WH

House

House of Commons

Strategic Defence and Security Review

Snap, Mr Deputy Speaker. This has been a fascinating debate so far, and I pay tribute to Members on both sides of the House for interesting and at times well informed contributions. It is extremely important that Members take it upon themselves to learn about and understand defence and the...

Member

Daniel Byles (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

16 September 2010

Reference

515 c1084-5

House

House of Commons

Topical Questions

Further to the response that the Secretary of State gave me earlier, does she believe that keeping cows indoors in cubicles for more than 10 months of the year when they are in milk, milking them three times a day instead of the usual two and their having an average lifespan of five years, as opposed to the natural lifespan of 20 years, is compatible with good animal welfare standards?

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Topical question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

9 September 2010

Reference

515 c462

House

House of Commons

Football Clubs (Governance)

I know that that club has an illustrious past. I remember that a prominent member of the Liverpool squad—Tony Hately—signed for Prescot Cables in later life, and he did well. We need to think about how we can move on. We have let the fans down badly by allowing people...

Member

Lord Watts (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

8 September 2010

Reference

515 c88-9WH

House

House of Commons

Crime and Policing

It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake), who for a long time was a member of the Select Committee on Home Affairs. I congratulate him on his recent appointment as the Liberal Democrat spokesman on home affairs. It would be unfair...

Member

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

8 September 2010

Reference

515 c375-7

House

House of Commons

MEAT-FREE MONDAYS CAMPAIGN

That this House acknowledges UN figures which suggest that meat production is responsible for approximately 18 per cent. of global carbon emissions; further acknowledges that methane, emitted by cows and pigs, is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas; recognises that across the UK 1 million...

Primary sponsor

John Leech (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motion

Date

6 September 2010

Reference

669

House

House of Commons

By-elections 2005 - 2010

Since 2005, 9 of the 14 by-elections have been won by the incumbent party. There has been a net gain to the Conservatives of two seats, after wins in Norwich North, and Crewe and Nantwich; a net gain of one seat to the Liberal Democrats, following a win in Dunfermline...

Type

Commons Briefing paper

Date

4 August 2010

Reference

RP10-50

Agriculture: Dairy Industry

My Lords, I am answering in respect of dairy. I think that means principally dairy cows.

Answered by

Lord De Mauley (Conservative)

Type

Oral answer to question

Date

26 July 2010

Reference

720 c1139

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy Industry

My Lords, is the Minister aware that, in the European Union, Britain is not atypical in subsidising each cow by £900 per annum? Is he further aware that in the two countries outside the EU that are much vaunted by Eurosceptics outside—that is, Switzerland and Norway—each cow is subsidised by £9,000 per annum?

Asked by

Lord Lea of Crondall (Labour)

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

26 July 2010

Reference

720 c1139

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy Industry

My Lords, do the Minister’s answers apply simply to farms that produce milk by cows or do they apply also to the increasing number of farms where the milk is produced by goats?

Asked by

Lord Scott of Foscote (Crossbench)

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

26 July 2010

Reference

720 c1139

House

House of Lords

Finance Bill

My Lords, I have been in favour of a serious cut in the budget deficit since before the election. When I said that, I had no idea which Government would be in power so my desire for a budget cut had nothing to do with political preferences. We have heard...

Member

Lord Desai (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

26 July 2010

Reference

720 c1173-6

House

House of Lords

Sheffield Forgemasters

I have not heard any other reason. I have read out four reasons, all of which have been proved to be inaccurate and untrue. I shall read out some of the letter that Andrew Cook sent. There were lots of letters sent in during the review, but I think the...

Member

Clive Betts (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 July 2010

Reference

514 c525

House

House of Commons

Women in Society

My Lords, it is a pleasure to have the privilege of thanking and congratulating my noble friend Lord Deben on that outstanding, elegant speech. He is a devout Christian, a true parliamentarian, and many in this House would find it difficult to believe that it is 40 years since he...

Member

Baroness Seccombe (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 July 2010

Reference

720 c1006-8

House

House of Lords

Rural Communities

My Lords, the Motion refers particularly but not exclusively to uplands and remote communities in our country. I will broaden the perspective from my own diocese in Chester. It includes the western slopes of the Pennines and I look over the River Dee to the promised land of the uplands...

Member

Bishop of Chester (Bishops (affiliation))

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 July 2010

Reference

720 c817-9

House

House of Lords

Criminal Justice System

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for obtaining this timely debate, coming as it does between the landmark speech by the Secretary of State for Justice on 30 June and the promised Green Paper setting out how his aims are to be achieved. Since...

Member

Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 July 2010

Reference

720 c800-3

House

House of Lords

European External Action Service

The Commission does not have any choice, because the staff will be automatically moved into the EAS. The same applies to the Council. If each country approves the measure, through their parliamentary processes, the move will happen automatically, so I have confidence in the Commission. There are many areas where...

Member

Chris Bryant (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

14 July 2010

Reference

513 c1045-6

House

House of Commons

Offshore Energy Industry

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Nevertheless, there are many reasons for the improvements in safety that have occurred. I think that the most important reason has been the dramatic change in the industry's attitude. We must constantly be vigilant, which is why we depend on the HSE. Its...

Member

Frank Doran (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

13 July 2010

Reference

513 c186-9WH

House

House of Commons

Finance Bill

My hon. Friend's intervention needs no comment from me, other than to say that it is an excellent example of the sort of practices that we need to bear down on. We pay a plethora of accountants and financial advisers to advise on how to invest our money wisely, and...

Member

Clive Efford (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 July 2010

Reference

513 c699

House

House of Commons

Dog Control Bill [HL]

The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 has attracted notoriety as a primary example of flawed legislation. It bears the hallmarks of being produced as a hurried response to a public outcry for action following a number of dog attacks, largely by Pit Bull-type dogs. Despite this, nearly 20 years later we...

Member

Lord Grantchester (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 July 2010

Reference

720 c494-8

House

House of Lords

Defamation Bill [HL]

My Lords, there were once two cows looking over a fence when a tanker passed by. On it was written, "Drink Co-op milk—pasteurised, sterilised, homogenised". One cow turned to the other and said, "Makes you feel plumb inadequate, doesn’t it?". [Laughter] That is something of my feeling today, following this...

Member

Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 July 2010

Reference

720 c475-81

House

House of Lords

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

(4) how many cattle herds were tested for bovine tuberculosis in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and in what percentage of those herds at least one cow tested positive.

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 June 2010

For answer on

5 July 2010

Answered on

7 July 2010

[holding answer 5 July 2010]: An effective TB testing audit process has already been drawn up and used to audit Animal Health staff engaged in TB testing. Consideration is currently being given as to how best to extend the audit process to all TB testers on an ongoing basis.The tuberculin skin test has a specificity of 99.9%, which means that when applied to cattle without TB in Great Britain, there is a one in 1,000 chance that a non-infected animal will be wrongly classified as a reactor. The probability of false positives is therefore 0.1%.A failure to detect lesions of TB through post-mortem inspections or to culture M.bovis (the causative organism of the disease) in the laboratory does not imply that a test reactor was not infected with bovine TB. In the early stages of the disease it is not always possible to observe lesions during post-mortem examination and, due to the fastidious nature of this organism it is very difficult to isolate it from tissue samples without lesions. The primary purpose of post mortem inspections and culture is not to establish the presence or absence of disease, but rather to identify the severity and strain of infection. It is therefore not possible to say what percentage of cattle slaughtered following positive bovine tuberculosis tests are found to be free of tuberculosis when tested after slaughter.During the last 12 months 42,262 cattle herds that were not under movement restrictions were tested for bovine Tuberculosis in England. Of these herds 7.9% had at least one animal test positive."Notes:""Data from Vetnet is produced three months in arrears and the latest report available is for March 2010. Therefore data cannot be provided for the last three months.""Data from Vetnet is provisional and subject to change as more data becomes available.""Source:""Vetnet—Animal Health Database"

Subjects

Disease control; Bovine tuberculosis

Date

7 July 2010

Reference

6023; 513 c280-1W

House

House of Commons

FUTURE OF DAIRY FARMING

That this House notes with concern the increasing industrialisation of dairy farming in which cows are kept indoors for all or most of the year, are pushed to high milk yields and fed on unnatural cereal-rich diets that can lead to serious health problems; further notes the conclusion of the...

Primary sponsor

Russell Brown (Labour)

Type

Early day motion

Date

7 July 2010

Reference

420

House

House of Commons

Capital Gains Tax (Rates)

No, I will not give way; I do not have time. More than 6,000 of my constituents languish on disability living allowance and, most shockingly, more than 1,000 of them languished on that particular benefit for more than 12 years under the previous Labour Government. We simply cannot go on...

Member

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

28 June 2010

Reference

512 c634-5

House

House of Commons

Capital Gains Tax (Rates)

Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to make my maiden speech on this emergency Budget. I strongly believe that over the past few years, the state has taken too much. It was interesting listening to the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper)....

Member

Sam Gyimah (Conservative)

Type

Maiden speech

Date

28 June 2010

Reference

512 c628-30

House

House of Commons

Topical Questions

Earlier this year, Nocton Dairies submitted an application for a factory farm for 8,000 cows in Lincolnshire, and said: "Cows do not belong in fields." Now the pig farmer of the year 2009 has submitted an application for 26,000 pigs to be held in a factory farm in Derbyshire. Does the Minister agree that we should resist that increasing industrialisation of our food production?

Asked by

Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Topical question - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 2010

Reference

512 c425-6

House

House of Commons

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to reduce the effects on the health of cattle of selective breeding for high milk yield.

Asked by

Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

22 June 2010

Reference

3132; 512 c123W

House

House of Commons

Academies Bill [HL]

My Lords, the noble Lord made much the same point before the dinner break. If he looks back over some of the legislation that he introduced, he will find that it is peppered with considerations and language of that kind. You cannot legislate without using general terms. The amendment that...

Member

Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 June 2010

Reference

719 c1252-3

House

House of Lords

Topical Questions

Local authorities have the powers to spend the money as they wish, and if they wish to spend it on more speed cameras that is entirely within their remit. There are other ways in which lives can be saved. I have looked at what Brake says, but I disagree. Such cameras should not be a cash cow. This should not be determined by issues to do with raising tax. It should be about safety; that is the important thing.

Answered by

Mike Penning (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Oral answer to question

Date

17 June 2010

Reference

511 c1016

House

House of Commons

Speed Cameras

There are now three times as many speed cameras in this country as there were in 2000, and the public must be confident that speed cameras are there for road safety, not as a cash cow. Under this Government, they will be.

Answered by

Mike Penning (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Oral answer to question

Date

17 June 2010

Reference

511 c1012

House

House of Commons

Industry (Government Support)

During the 2005 election, we were—[Interruption]. If I may continue. The general Aladdin's lamp approach was shown to be absurd. As the then Government kept rubbing the lamp and the genie came out, they asked for money, but the genie suddenly became rather less giving. At one point, the genie—in...

Member

Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

16 June 2010

Reference

511 c947-8

House

House of Commons

Industry (Government Support)

I cannot begin to explain what an honour and privilege it is to be making my maiden speech as the new MP for Bolton West. Of course, I follow in some august footsteps. William Tyson Wilson was elected as the Member of Parliament for Westhoughton in 1906, as one of...

Member

Julie Hilling (Labour)

Type

Maiden speech

Date

16 June 2010

Reference

511 c917-9

House

House of Commons

Industry (Government Support)

I am grateful for the opportunity to make my maiden speech today in this debate on Government support for industry. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bracknell (Dr Lee) and my hon. Friends the Members for Bolton West (Julie Hilling) and for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery) on their contributions. Over the...

Member

Pat Glass (Labour)

Type

Maiden speech

Date

16 June 2010

Reference

511 c931-3

House

House of Commons

Private Wheel-Clamping Companies

May I congratulate the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Ms Winterton) on securing this debate on wheel-clamping? It is an important debate on a very important subject, and her interest in it is well documented. I am sure that the right hon. Lady's concerns are shared by many Members,...

Member

Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 June 2010

Reference

511 c850-4

House

House of Commons

Drugs and Crime

My Lords, after not speaking for some time in this House, I find myself on my feet twice in the same afternoon. It is a privilege to take part in this debate. I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, on initiating it. This is a different debate...

Member

Lord Adebowale (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 June 2010

Reference

719 c959-61

House

House of Lords

Constituency Boundaries (Islands)

First, I take this opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), on his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office. I have known him for many years. The Prime Minister quickly recognised the many qualities that I know he possesses, and the people of...

Member

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 June 2010

Reference

511 c130-2WH

House

House of Commons

INDUSTRIALISATION OF DAIRY FARMING

That this House notes that pressures are building for the increasing industrialisation of UK dairy farming and that a growing number of cows are being kept indoors for all or most of the year, many of which are pushed to extremely high milk yields; further notes that the 2009 report...

Primary sponsor

Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motion

Date

14 June 2010

Reference

220

House

House of Commons

Zimbabwe

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord St John, on securing this debate so early in this new Parliament and so soon after the formation of the new coalition Administration. As always in this Chamber, we have benefited from a broad range of knowledge and opinions on the...

Member

Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 June 2010

Reference

719 c790-3

House

House of Lords

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the practice of factory farming of dairy cows.

Asked by

Iain Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 2010

Reference

1456; 511 c87W

House

House of Commons

Economic Affairs and Work and Pensions

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me the honour to follow so many excellent maiden speeches. I would like to start by paying tribute to my predecessor. To be able to say on the doorsteps of Newcastle upon Tyne Central that I was the new Jim Cousins was a...

Member

Chi Onwurah (Labour)

Type

Maiden speech

Date

8 June 2010

Reference

511 c269-70

House

House of Commons

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to (a) set standards for welfare in cows and (b) prohibit the factory farming of dairy cows; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

David Anderson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

7 June 2010

Reference

1125; 511 c14W

House

House of Commons

LEVELS OF INDUSTRIALISATION IN UK DAIRY HERDS

That this House is aware of the pressures building within the agricultural and related industries in the UK towards greater levels of industrialisation in UK dairy farming, with the direct consequence of growing numbers of cows being kept indoors for most of their lives; and notes the 2009 Report of...

Primary sponsor

Alan Meale (Labour)

Type

Early day motion

Date

3 June 2010

Reference

144

House

House of Commons

Queen's Speech

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who speaks with such authority about some of the problems of rural England. I also congratulate most warmly my noble friend Lady Wilcox on her maiden speech as a Minister. I cannot pretend that I agreed with...

Member

Lord Lawson of Blaby (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

2 June 2010

Reference

719 c282-3

House

House of Lords

Queen's Speech

My Lords, I shall miss my noble friend Lord Myners and the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, but I welcome the new team, whom I have known for a long time and shall have fun attacking. Unlike many of my noble friends, I have always taken the view that the deficit...

Member

Lord Desai (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

2 June 2010

Reference

719 c319-21

House

House of Lords

Queen's Speech

Perhaps the noble Lord will allow me to move to the end of my remarks and hear my argument in full. There will be, for there always are, some low hanging fruit for the Treasury to pocket. Government can, and no doubt will, cease doing some things that they do...

Member

Lord Birt (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

2 June 2010

Reference

719 c343-4

House

House of Lords

Queen's Speech

My Lords, I intend to speak only about two aspects of defence: first, the full strategic review mentioned in the gracious Speech; and, secondly, picking up a phrase from the Speech, in support of our "courageous Armed Forces" and what is called the military covenant. Before doing so, I join...

Member

Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

26 May 2010

Reference

719 c57-9

House

House of Lords

Finance Bill

Earlier in the debate, when my hon. Friend was not here, I ventured to suggest that we should consider a flat-rate tax. This legislation is so complicated and absurd that we have to find a way of reducing it. The rest of it is over-complicated for the people out there...

Member

William Cash (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 April 2010

Reference

508 c1087

House

House of Commons

Finance Bill

I clearly declare an interest: I am a long-time supporter of the Campaign for Real Ale, and I was the chairman of CAMRA (Real Ale) Investments, a little company that CAMRA formed. Why, despite all the evidence that pubs are closing and brewers are finding it increasingly difficult to survive,...

Member

Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 April 2010

Reference

508 c1102

House

House of Commons

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

May I preface my remarks by paying tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (John McFall) and echoing his comments about the staff? Like him, I am standing down at the next election, and I should like to thank all the staff of the House of...

Member

Colin Burgon (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

24 March 2010

Reference

508 c298-300

House

House of Commons

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

My Lords, I declare an interest in that Clauses 59 and 60 of the Bill affect me personally. That is the first and only reference that I shall make to those two clauses in my intervention this evening and in any further stages of the Bill, if there are to...

Member

Lord Grenfell (Non-affiliated)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

24 March 2010

Reference

718 c996-9

House

House of Lords

Cattle: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle have been culled as a result of contracting (a) bovine tuberculosis and (b) other diseases in (i) Cornwall, (ii) the South West and (iii) England in each of the last 10 years.

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 March 2010

For answer on

16 March 2010

Answered on

22 March 2010

The following table displays the number of reactors slaughtered as a consequence of bovine tuberculosis in each of the last 10 years.

	Cornwall	South West Region (GO)¹	England
2009	3,426	15,770	24,500
2008	3,585	16,570	26,038
2007	2,303	11,988	18,543
2006	1,662	9,209	14,585
2005	3,339	14,581	20,145
2004	2,338	10,466	15,093
2003	2,314	10,461	15,120
2002	2,616	10,608	15,482
2001	702	2,452	3,804
2000	1,105	4,529	7,073
¹ The South West Government Office region includes; Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, the Isles of Scilly, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Notes:
1. Data from Vetnet is produced three months in arrears and the latest report available is for December 2009. Therefore data cannot be provided for the last three months.
2. Data from Vetnet is provisional and subject to change as more data becomes available.
Source:
Vetnet

The following table shows the number of cattle killed on suspicion of being affected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in England in each of the last 10 years.

	England	South West Region	Cornwall
2009	12	6	4
2008	28	14	3
2007	53	25	5
2006	96	38	6
2005	122	53	18
2004	258	96	22
2003	340	150	39
2002	687	238	60
2001	1,009	333	64
2000	1,561	539	101
Source:
Veterinary Laboratories Agency's BSE Database

For the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak of 2001, the number of cattle culled as a result of contracting FMD during 2001 was 1,407 in Cornwall, 86,630 in the South West and 581,802 in England.For the FMD outbreak of 2007, no cattle were culled in Cornwall or the South West during 2007 as a result of contracting the disease, but 982 cattle were culled in England.For the Bluetongue outbreak of 2007, no cattle were culled in Cornwall or the South West during 2007 as a result of contracting the disease, but five cows were culled in England.The above figures were sourced from Animal Health.

Subjects

Cattle; Diseases

Date

22 March 2010

Reference

508 c140-1W; 322728

House

House of Commons

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and...

Asked by

Lord Selsdon (Conservative)

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Answered on

22 March 2010

Set out below are the 65 Acts and 152 statutory instruments listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] under which officials of Defra and public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State, or others, eg police officers or local authority officials, can exercise powers of entry. The list in the schedule to the noble Lord’s Private Member’s Bill includes some provisions which have been repealed or revoked.

Primary
	Year	Statute	No. of powers
1	1958	Agricultural Marketing Act 1958	1
2	1928	Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928	1
3	1947	Agriculture Act 1947	2
4	1967	Agriculture Act 1967	2
5	1970	Agriculture Act 1970	2
6	1964	Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964	2
7	1963	Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963	1
8	1981	Animal Health Act 1981	26
9	2006	Animal Welfare Act 2006	15
10	1986	Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986	1
11	1980	Bees Act 1980	1
12	1973	Breeding of Dogs Act 1973	1
13	1991	Breeding of Dogs Act 1991	1
14	1983	British Fishing Boats Act 1983	1
15	1993	Clean Air Act 1993	2
16	2005	Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005	2
17	1949	Coast Protection Act 1949	2
18	1970	Conservation of Seals Act 1970	1
19	1989	Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989	1
20	1974	Control of Pollution Act 1974	2
		Countryside Act 1968 (Repealed)	0
21	2000	Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000	5
22	1991	Dangerous Dogs Act 1991	1
23	1976	Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976	1
24	1937	Diseases of Fish Act 1937	2
25	1953	Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953	1
26	1976	Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976	2
27	1995	Environment Act 1995	2
28	1990	Environmental Protection Act 1990	4
29	1981	Fisheries Act 1981	1
30	1985	Food and Environment Protection Act 1985	4
31	1990	Food Safety Act 1990	2
32	1999	Food Standards Act 1999	2
33	2000	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000	1
34	2004	Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004	2
35	1946	Hill Farming Act 1946	1
36	2009	Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009	4
37	1879	Metropolis Management (Thames River Prevention of Floods) Amendment Act 1879	4
38	1852	Metropolis Water Act 1852	1
39	1927	Metropolitan Water Board Act 1927	1
40	1985	Milk (Cessation of Production) Act 1985	1
41	1949	National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949	2
42	2006	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006	1
43	1996	Noise Act 1996	2
44	1993	Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993	2
45	1925	Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925	1
46	1954	Pests Act 1954	1
47	1951	Pet Animals Act 1951	1
		Plant Health Act 1967 (Repealed)	0
48	1964	Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964	3
49	1949	Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949	2
50	1992	Protection of Badgers Act 1992	2
51	1975	Reservoirs Act 1975	2
52	1964	Riding Establishments Act 1964	1
53	1986	Salmon Act 1986	1
54	1975	Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975	4
55	1964	Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964	2
56	1967	Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967	2
57	1967	Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967	3
58	1966	Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966	1
59	1967	Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967	1
60	1974	Slaughterhouses Act 1974	1
	2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Repealed)	0
61	1991	Water Industry Act 1991	17
62	1991	Water Resources Act 1991	7
63	1959	Weeds Act 1959	1
64	1981	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981	7
65	1981	Zoo Licensing Act 1981	2

Secondary
No	Year	SI no.	Authority	Title	No of powers
1.	1950	1326	Agricultural Marketing Act 1958	British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950	1
2.	2007	3105	Agriculture Act 1947	Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007	2
3.	1958	558	Agriculture Act 1957	Imported Livestock Order 1958	1
4.	1985	64	Agriculture Act 1957	Potatoes (Protection of Guarantees) Order 1984	1
5.	1980	1811	Agriculture Act 1957	Sheep Variable Premium (Protection of Payments) (No 2) Order 1980	1
6.	2003	3273	Animal Health Act 1981	African Swine Fever (Wales) Order 2003	1
7.	2006	3249	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006	1
8.	2006	3310	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) Order 2006	1
9.	2006	2702	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No 2) Order 2006	2
10.	2006	2927	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) (No 2) Order 2006	2
11.	2006	866	Animal Health Act 1981	Brucellosis (Wales) Order 2006	1
12.	1928	206	Animal Health Act 1981	Cattle Plague Order 1928 [1928/206]	1
13.	2003	1078	Animal Health Act 1981	Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003	3
14.	2003	1079	Animal Health Act 1981	Diseases of Poultry (Wales) Order 2003	2
15.	2000	2056	Animal Health Act 1981	Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (England) Order 2000	2
16.	2006	867	Animal Health Act 1981	Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (Wales) Order 2006	1
17.	1980	14	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980	1
18.	1977	944	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Animals Order 1977	1
19.	1979	1702	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979	5
20.	1980	12	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980	1
21.	1979	1703	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Hay and Straw Order 1979	1
22.	1981	677	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981	1
23.	1928	205	Animal Health Act 1981	Pleuro-Pneumonia Order 1928 [1928/205]	1
24.	1974	2212	Animal Health Act 1981	Rabies (Control) Order 1974	1
25.	2005	14	Data Protection Act 1998	Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2005	1
26.	1999	2170	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations	2
27.	2002	1730	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Wales) Regulations 2002	2
28.	1991	777	European Communities Act 1972	Agricultural, Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Improvement Grant) Regulations 1991	1
29.	1980	1298	European Communities Act 1972	Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980	1
30.	1985	1266	European Communities Act 1972	Agriculture Improvement Regulations 1985	1
31.	2005	2347	European Communities Act 1972	Animal By-Products Regulations 2005	1
32.	1998	1131	European Communities Act 1972	Apple and Pear Orchard Grubbing Up Regulations 1998	1
33.	2009	463	European Communities Act 1972	Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/463]	2
34.	2006	2703	European Communities Act 1972	Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006	1
35.	1996	2999	European Communities Act 1972	Beef (Marketing Payment) (No 2) Regulations 1996	1
36.	1996	2005	European Communities Act 1972	Beef (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1996	1
	2000	3047	European Communities Act 1972	Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2000 [2000/3047] (Revoked)	0
37.	2008	3252	European Communities Act 1972	Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008 [2008/3252]	2
38.	2001	2503	European Communities Act 1972	Beef Special Premium Regulations 2001	1
39.	2001	880	European Communities Act 1972	Biocidal Products Regulations 2001	1
40.	2008	962	European Communities Act 1972	Bluetongue Regulations 2008	1
41.	1997	813	European Communities Act 1972	Bovine Hides Regulations 1997	1
42.	2007	1319	European Communities Act 1972	Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007	2
43.	2008	2795	European Communities Act 1972	Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 [2008/2795]	1
44.	1988	1001	European Communities Act 1972	Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Regulations 1988	2
45.	1992	314	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy (Protection of Community Arrangements) Regulations 1992	1
46.	2001	686	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001	1
47.	2005	218	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control Systems) Regulations 2005	1
48.	1994	2716	European Communities Act 1972	Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994	3
49.	1991	1620	European Communities Act 1972	Construction Products Regulations 1991	2
50.	1997	1372	European Communities Act 1972	Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997	2
51.	2006	3311	European Communities Act 1972	Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations 2006	2
52.	1973	1642	European Communities Act 1972	Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973	1
53.	2002	458	European Communities Act 1972	Dairy Produce Quotas (General Provisions) Regulations 2002	1
54.	2005	2469	European Communities Act 1972	Detergents Regulations 2005	2
55.	1994	1447	European Communities Act 1972	Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations 1994	2
56.	2006	2486	European Communities Act 1972	EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006	2
57.	2007	2037	European Communities Act 1972	Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations 2007	2
58.	1999	1676	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999	2
59.	2005	1726	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) (No. 2) Regulations 2005	2
60.	2003	751	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003	2
61.	2004	1468	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004	2
62.	1999	1517	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Lamps) Regulations 1999	2
63.	1996	601	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Tumble Driers) Regulations 1996	2
64.	1996	600	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996	2
65.	2006	2522	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006	2
66.	2007	2933	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007	3
67.	2002	528	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2002	2
68.	1989	219	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1989	1
69.	1991	1630	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991	1
70.	1981	1707	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1981	1
71.	2005	3280	European Communities Act 1972	Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005	2
72.	1999	1872	European Communities Act 1972	Feeding Stuffs (Establishments and Intermediaries) Regulations 1999	2
73.	1997	1881	European Communities Act 1972	Fish Health Regulations 1997	1
74.	2001	1117	European Communities Act 1972	Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (England) Regulations 2001	1
75.	1995	1576	European Communities Act 1972	Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations 1995	1
	2008	41	European Communities Act 1972	Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008 (Revoked)	0
76.	2009	261	European Communities Act 1972	Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 [2009/261]	1
77.	2002	3026	European Communities Act 1972	Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002	1
78.	2005	1803	European Communities Act 1972	General Product Safety Regulations 2005	1
79.	2005	1914	European Communities Act 1972	Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2005	1
80.	2007	3284	European Communities Act 1972	Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007	1
81.	2002	787	European Communities Act 1972	Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002	3
82.	1979	1095	European Communities Act 1972	Hops Certification Regulations 1979	1
83.	2004	1397	European Communities Act 1972	Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004	1
84.	2005	231	European Communities Act 1972	Horse Passports (Wales) Regulations 2005	1
85.	2009	1361	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009 [2009/1361]	2
86.	2009	1551	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/1551]	2
87.	1995	2653	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 1995	1
88.	1999	1801	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999	1
89.	1995	2652	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995	1
90.	2004	2363	European Communities Act 1972	Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (England) Regulations 2004	1
91.	1977	1304	European Communities Act 1972	Non-Marketing of Milk and Milk Products and the Dairy Herd Conversion Premiums Regulations 1977	1
92.	1994	1806	European Communities Act 1972	Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994	1
93.	2006	3472	European Communities Act 1972	Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) Regulations 2006	3
94.	2007	1842	European Communities Act 1972	Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007	3
95.	1992	695	European Communities Act 1972	Oilseeds Producers (Support System) Regulations 1992	1
96.	2005	3522	European Communities Act 1972	Older Cattle (Disposal) (England) Regulations 2005	1
97.	2003	2577	European Communities Act 1972	Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2003	1
98.	2009	842	European Communities Act 1972	Organic Products Regulations [2009/842]	2
	2006	1510	European Communities Act 1972	Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2006 (Revoked)	0
99.	2009	216	European Communities Act 1972	Ozone-Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 [2009/216]	2
100.	1994	2155	European Communities Act 1972	Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994	1
101.	2008	465	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008	1
102.	1996	3124	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996	2
103.	2006	2841	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006	2
104.	2003	3100	European Communities Act 1972	Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003	1
105.	2005	1605	European Communities Act 1972	Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005	2
106.	2007	75	European Communities Act 1972	Rural Development (Enforcement) England) Regulations 2007	1
107.	2000	2907	European Communities Act 1972	Rural Development Grants (Agriculture and Forestry) Regulations 2000	1
108.	2006	2821	European Communities Act 1972	Salmonella in Turkey Flocks and Slaughter Pigs (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2006	1
109.	1986	1272	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1986	1
110.	1992	130	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Days in Port) Regulations 1992	1
111.	2009	1850	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Landing and Weighing of Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) Order 2009 [2009/1850]	3
112.	1996	48	European Communities Act 1972	Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas (Re-assessment of Eligibility) Regulations 1996	1
113.	2008	2347	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Recovery) Measures) Order 2008 [2008/2347] Revokes 2005/393 & 2006/1796	3
114.	1992	2677	European Communities Act 1972	Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992	1
115.	1995	184	European Communities Act 1972	Surplus Food Regulations 1995	1
116.	2008	1881	European Communities Act 1972	Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008 [2006/1881]	1
117.	1997	1968	European Communities Act 1972	Veal (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1997	1
118.	2005	2773	European Communities Act 1972	Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005	1
119.	1995	731	European Communities Act 1972	Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995	1
120.	2007	2399	European Communities Act 1972	Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007	2
121.	1991	2632	European Communities Act 1972/ Agricultural and Forestry (Financial Provisions) Act 1991	Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 1991	1
122.	1999	3315	European Communities Act 1972/ Scotland Act 1998	Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Enforcement) Regulations 1999	1
123.	2006	1846	Export Control Act 2002	Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006	2
124.	2006	1471	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006	1
125.	2007	529	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Cattle Identification Regulations 2007	1
	2004	1604	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Organic Products Regulations 2004 (Revoked)
126.	2007	2539	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007	2
127.	2004	2467	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) (England) Scheme 2004	1
128.	1997	1924	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997	1
129.	2003	2669	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003	1
130.	1995	1609	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Safety Improvements) (Grants) Scheme 1995	1
131.	2005	17	Fisheries Act 1981	Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005	2
132.	2006	1970	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Annual Community and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2006	2
133.	2000	1081	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 2000	3
134.	2000	51	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 (2)	2
135.	2007	2554	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007	2
136.	2003	1535	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No. 2) Order 2003	2
	2005	393	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2005 (Revoked)	0
137.	2007	927	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2007	2
138.	2006	31	Food Safety Act 1990/ European Communities Act 1972	Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006	3
139.	1997	1729	Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972	Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997	1
140.	1984	1145	Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972	Poultry Meat (Water Content) Regulations 1984	1
141.	1975	335	Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974	Health and Safety Inquiries (Procedure) Regulations 1975	1
142.	1972	674	Hovercraft Act 1968	Hovercraft (General) Order 1972	1
143.	1984	687	Plant Health Act 1967	Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984	1
144.	2005	279	Plant Health Act 1967	Dutch Potatoes (Notification) (England) Order 2005 (2)	1
145.	2004	3367	Plant Health Act 1967	Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004	2
146.	2006	2695	Plant Health Act 1967	Plant Health (Wood Packaging Material Marking) (Forestry) Order 2006	1
147.	1974	768	Plant Health Act 1967	Watermark Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1974	1
148.	2005	2530	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (England) Order 2005	4
149.	2004	3213	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2004	2
150.	2005	2517	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005	4
151.	2004	2590	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004	2
152.	2004		Waste & Emissions Trading Act 2003	Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004	1

Legislation

Powers of Entry etc Bill (HL) 2009-10

Subjects

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Powers of entry

Date

22 March 2010

Reference

2607; 718 c251-62WA

House

House of Lords

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to have this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, which I have been chasing for a wee while, as I suspect the Minister is aware. I apologise to the Minister that she will be the last man standing this evening—that is not a gender mistake...

Member

Paul Beresford (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

18 March 2010

Reference

507 c1075-7

House

House of Commons

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which assessment has been made of the effects on animal welfare of keeping dairy cattle in (a) very large herds and (b) herds kept largely under a roof.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 March 2010

For answer on

8 March 2010

Answered on

17 March 2010

DEFRA is currently funding a three year project by the Scottish Agricultural College which is investigating the management and welfare of continuously housed cows. It will compare the health of cows in continuously housed systems with those in summer grazing systems, by using culling and fertility data. Work on this research is at an early stage, and is due to be completed at the end of June 2011.In relation to herd sizes, in reviewing its risk model for welfare inspections, Animal Health, the body responsible for enforcing animal welfare legislation in England, did not include the size of the herd as a predictive factor to the model as no correlation was found between the size of the herd and compliance with welfare legislation and welfare advisory codes.All dairy cattle, in whatever system they are kept, are protected by comprehensive animal welfare legislation. In England, the welfare of cattle is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which makes it an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to any animal. The Act also contains a duty of care to animals—this means that anyone responsible for an animal must take reasonable steps to make sure the animal's needs are met. These general requirements are supplemented by detailed requirements in the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 for calves and cattle such as accommodation, tethering, inspection, feed and water.Poor welfare can exist in both intensive and extensive systems. The most significant influence on the welfare of livestock is the stock-keeper, not the system in which is it reared.

Subjects

Animal welfare; Cattle

Date

17 March 2010

Reference

507 c895-6W; 321319

House

House of Commons

Potholes and Road Maintenance

I would like to bring to the Minister's attention the blight of potholes and neglected roads, which is a national problem, yet one that often falls down the political agenda, perhaps because it is not seen as an emotive issue. As Paul Watters, head of roads policy at the AA,...

Member

Anne Main (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

16 March 2010

Reference

507 c849-53

House

House of Commons

Motoring

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on securing this debate. I am not a petrol head to rival the likes of Jeremy Clarkson, but I believe that, on balance, the car has been a force for good. I am told that back in the...

Member

Robert Goodwill (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 March 2010

Reference

507 c13-6WH

House

House of Commons

Motoring

The hon. Gentleman has made a strong point. If that promise was made, it should be adhered to. People should adhere to their promises. My goodness me: we are in election mode, and a lot of promises will be made over the next few weeks. If people make promises, it...

Member

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 March 2010

Reference

507 c4-5WH

House

House of Commons

Motoring

Generally, it is because there are more cars on the road. I love driving under gantries that say "50 mph". I look at them and dream of driving 50 mph. The amount of congestion on the roads is an issue. The hon. Gentleman represents a Manchester seat. I know that...

Member

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 March 2010

Reference

507 c5-7WH

House

House of Commons

Motoring

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that any Department worth its salt has continuous discussions with the Chancellor and the Treasury, and those discussions continue on a range of taxation issues. I shall leave the matter at that, because it is a continual process. I have made it clear that...

Member

Paul Clark (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

9 March 2010

Reference

507 c19-20WH

House

House of Commons

LARGE-SCALE DAIRY UNITS

That this House is firmly opposed to the proposed dairy unit in Lincolnshire housing up to 8,100 cows that will be kept indoors for most of the year; notes that the cows are likely to produce extremely high milk yields; further notes that the key finding of a 2009 scientific...

Primary sponsor

Eric Martlew (Labour)

Type

Early day motion

Date

8 March 2010

Reference

1037; 1037A1; 1037A2

House

House of Commons

Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

4: The Schedule , leave out the Schedule and insert— "SCHEDULE Section 3 Acts and secondary legislation containing powers PART 1 Primary legislation Adoption and Children Act 2002 Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928 Agriculture Act 1947 Agriculture Act 1967 Agriculture Act 1970 Agriculture and...

Member

Lord Selsdon (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

5 March 2010

Reference

717 c1682-94

House

House of Lords

International Women’s Day

My Lords, something has happened to my voice. First, I thank all noble Lords who took part in the debate today, particularly because all but the Front-Benchers were limited to five minutes. In those five minutes, we got so much varied information that made the debate worthwhile. I ask noble...

Member

Baroness Miller of Hendon (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 March 2010

Reference

717 c1635

House

House of Lords

International Women’s Day

My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in today’s debate, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. As always, this debate, which marks International Women’s Day and links women around the world together, has drawn on the enormous experience and insight across your Lordships’...

Member

Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 March 2010

Reference

717 c1626-9

House

House of Lords

International Women’s Day

My Lords, I shall try to keep to that. In considering this debate, I thought that I would take a look at the early years of the last century to see how women were regarded in those days. It was a delight for me, as an ex-professional, to learn that...

Member

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 March 2010

Reference

717 c1602-3

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy

My Lords, one could ask questions on this subject till the cows come home. I thank the Minister for his kind reply. At present, however, the costs of production are more than the price that many milk producers are getting for it. What additional measures are being put in place, alongside the emergency measures of the dairy fund, for the future continuance of the dairy industry?

Asked by

Bishop of Wakefield (Bishops (affiliation))

Oral question - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 February 2010

Reference

717 c1009-10

House

House of Lords

Professional Football (Regulation)

My hon. Friend anticipates part of what I am going to say. He is absolutely right: if we do not have an international dimension to all this regulation, we fail our national game, because there is no doubt that at every level—not just the top level—the interrelationship of clubs across...

Member

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 February 2010

Reference

505 c294-5WH

House

House of Commons

Marine Navigation Aids Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken; we have had a very good debate. Not everybody agreed with me, but I did not expect that. A number of issues have been raised. I will not attempt to answer all of them, because I will...

Member

Lord Berkeley (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

5 February 2010

Reference

717 c453-4

House

House of Lords

Bovine Tuberculosis

Staffordshire, Moorlands is a hot spot for bovine TB. This week, a local farmer, Mrs. Heath, told me that 93 of her 300 cows have been slaughtered. Will the Secretary of State visit Staffordshire, Moorlands to meet my local farmers to discuss the progress that is being made towards the vaccine for both badgers and cattle, how we can stop the devastating spread of that disease, and how we can look again at compensation levels, so that farmers are compensated for the full cost of their loss?

Asked by

Charlotte Atkins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2010

Reference

505 c435-6

House

House of Commons

Agriculture: Chinese Lanterns

My Lords, was the pedigree prize-winning cow that was killed by the wire from one of these lanterns in December covered by insurance? Is the Minister aware that Germany and Australia have banned these flying lanterns?

Asked by

Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench)

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2010

Reference

717 c300

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy Farms

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) dairy farmers, and (b) dairy cows, there were in each year from 2000 to 2009.

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Answered on

27 January 2010

Changes in the number of farmers and dairy cows are just two elements of the structural changes that have taken place in the sector. The long-term trend in dairy production is towards fewer, larger and more productive herds. The table below provides the fuller picture on the structural changes in the sector and shows how the decline in the number of dairy farms and farmers has been offset by an increase in average herd size and milk yields. The number of principal farmers on dairy holdings is not yet available for 2009, so the most recent data cover up to 2008. The 2009 data will be released in March 2010. The decrease in the numbers of dairy farmers in England between 2000 and 2008 (-26 per cent) is less than the fall in the number of holdings with dairy cows between 2000 and 2009 (-36 per cent). This reflects a rise in the average number of farmers per farm over the period as the average farm size has increased. However, the number of dairy cows has decreased by less (-24 per cent), reflecting a rise in the average herd size.

	Number of dairy farms		No farmers (a) on dairy holdings		Number of dairy cows (thousands)
	(b)	(c)	(b)	(c)	(b)	(c)
2000		15,219		31,418		1,576
2001		14,293		30,178		1,490
2002		14,537		30,425		1,462
2003		13,770		28,918		1,435
2004		13,264		28,057		1,374
2005		12,918		26,168		1,311
2006	11,522	11,079	22,483	25,706	1,259	1,290
2007	10,907		21,082		1,236
2008	10,331		20,122		1,199
2009	9,805	--	--	--	1,163
% change between 2000 and 2009(e)		-36%		-26%		-24%

"-- not yet available""(a) Farmers are defined as principal farmers, partners, directors and spouses if working on the holding.""(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(a) Farmers are defined as principal farmers, partners, directors and spouses if working on the holding.""(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity."

Subjects

Cattle; Dairy farming; Farmers; Staff

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

1407; 716 c323-5WA

House

House of Lords

Dairy Farming

Thank you, Dr. McCrea. I will try to be brief. Much has already been said about the plight of dairy farmers. Indeed, in my own constituency, I think that we are down to fewer than 10 dairy farmers at the moment and that is in the biggest agricultural constituency in...

Member

Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

504 c273-4WH

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Undoubtedly, we need to protect our dairy farmers from unfairness in the market. I do not think that any dairy farmer wants a protectionist system, and I endorse the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire about reforming...

Member

Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

504 c275-7WH

House

House of Commons

Archaeological Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many sites and monuments are in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979;

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 January 2010

For answer on

18 January 2010

Answered on

25 January 2010

There are 32 sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State that are covered by local management agreements with local authorities. Details of these sites by region have been supplied by English Heritage and are provided in the table:

Site	Partner
North West Region
Chester Amphitheatre	Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chester Castle	Cheshire West and Chester Council

North East Region
Gisborough Priory	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

South West Region
Belas Knap Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Notgrove Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Nympsfield Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Rodmarton Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Uley Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council

South East
Calshot Castle	Hampshire County Council
Rochester Castle	Medway Council
Upnor Castle	Medway Council
Temple Manor	Medway Council
Milton Chantry	Gravesham Borough Council
Camber Castle	East Sussex County Council together with Rye Harbour Nature Board
Reculver Roman Fort and Towers	Canterbury City Council

East of England
Blue Bottle Grove	Colchester Borough Council
St. Botolph's Priory	Colchester Borough Council
St. John's Abbey gate	Colchester Borough Council
Lexden Straight Rd	Colchester Borough Council
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
Caister	Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Duxford	South Cambridgeshire District Council
Norwich Cow Tower	Norwich City Council
Thetford Priory	Thetford Town Council
Waltham Abbey	Lee Valley Regional Park

East Midlands
Arbor Low	Peak Park Authority
Nine Ladies	Peak Park Authority
Hob Hurst's House	Peak Park Authority
Eyam Moor	Peak Park Authority
Chichele College	East Northants District Council
Gainsborough Old Hall	Lincolnshire County Council
Rufford Abbey	Nottinghamshire County Council

The sites and monuments in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 information requested is not held centrally but held at local level by individual local authorities.

Subjects

Archaeological sites

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c534-5W; 311613

House

House of Commons

Archaeological Sites

(2) which sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State are covered by local management agreements with local authorities.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 January 2010

For answer on

18 January 2010

Answered on

25 January 2010

There are 32 sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State that are covered by local management agreements with local authorities. Details of these sites by region have been supplied by English Heritage and are provided in the table:

Site	Partner
North West Region
Chester Amphitheatre	Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chester Castle	Cheshire West and Chester Council

North East Region
Gisborough Priory	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

South West Region
Belas Knap Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Notgrove Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Nympsfield Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Rodmarton Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Uley Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council

South East
Calshot Castle	Hampshire County Council
Rochester Castle	Medway Council
Upnor Castle	Medway Council
Temple Manor	Medway Council
Milton Chantry	Gravesham Borough Council
Camber Castle	East Sussex County Council together with Rye Harbour Nature Board
Reculver Roman Fort and Towers	Canterbury City Council

East of England
Blue Bottle Grove	Colchester Borough Council
St. Botolph's Priory	Colchester Borough Council
St. John's Abbey gate	Colchester Borough Council
Lexden Straight Rd	Colchester Borough Council
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
Caister	Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Duxford	South Cambridgeshire District Council
Norwich Cow Tower	Norwich City Council
Thetford Priory	Thetford Town Council
Waltham Abbey	Lee Valley Regional Park

East Midlands
Arbor Low	Peak Park Authority
Nine Ladies	Peak Park Authority
Hob Hurst's House	Peak Park Authority
Eyam Moor	Peak Park Authority
Chichele College	East Northants District Council
Gainsborough Old Hall	Lincolnshire County Council
Rufford Abbey	Nottinghamshire County Council

The sites and monuments in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 information requested is not held centrally but held at local level by individual local authorities.

Subjects

Archaeological sites

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c534-5W; 311614

House

House of Commons

Food Industry Competitiveness

I am delighted to have the chance to speak in this debate. I echo the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for South-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice). It is good to have such a debate in Government time and to welcome this belated food strategy. Many of the component...

Member

Alistair Burt (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 January 2010

Reference

504 c472-3

House

House of Commons

Fiscal Responsibility Bill

I want to address the points about pace and flexibility before I give way again. First, however, I want to respond to some of the comments made by the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash)—and, indeed, by the hon. Member for Braintree (Mr. Newmark)—about Government accounting. I shall not go...

Member

Ian Pearson (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

20 January 2010

Reference

504 c344-5

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming: Manpower

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of dairy farmers in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.

Asked by

Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 2010

For answer on

14 January 2010

Answered on

19 January 2010

[holding answer 14 January 2010]: Changes in the number of farmers is just one element of the structural changes that have taken place in the sector. The long-term trend in dairy production is towards fewer, larger and more productive herds. The following table provides the fuller picture on the structural changes in the sector and shows how the decline in the number of dairy farms and dairy farmers has been offset by an increase in average herd size and milk yields.The number of principal farmers on dairy holdings is not yet available for 2009. The decrease in the numbers of dairy farmers in England between 1997 and 2008 (-34 per cent.) is less than the fall in the number of holdings with dairy cows between 2008 and 2009 (-48 per cent.). This reflects a rise in the average number of farmers per farm over the period as the average farm size has increased.However, the numbers of dairy cows has decreased by less (-30 per cent.), reflecting a rise in the average herd size, and (at the UK level) milk yields have increased by 22 per cent. over the period, so that total UK milk production has fallen by 8 per cent. between 1997 and 2009.

	Number of dairy farms in England	Number of farmers on dairy holdings in England	Number of dairy cows in England (thousand)
	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	UK milk production (million litres) (c)	Average UK milk yield (litres per cow per year)
1997	—	18,007	—	35,104	—	1,702	14,419	5,790
1998	—	17,014	—	34,405	—	1,660	14,213	5,775
1999	—	16,313	—	33,216	—	1,661	14,580	5,964
2000	—	15,219	—	31,418	—	1,576	14,071	5,979
2001	—	14,293	—	30,178	—	1,490	14,284	6,346
2002	—	14,537	—	30,425	—	1,462	14,440	6,493
2003	—	13,770	—	28,918	—	1,435	14,576	6,621
2004	—	13,264	—	28,057	—	1,374	14,127	6,763
2005	—	12,918	—	26,168	—	1,311	14,052	6,986
2006	11,522	11,079	22,483	25,706	1,259	1,290	13,902	6,977
2007	10,907	—	21,082	—	1,236	—	13,619	6,913
2008	10,331	—	20,122	—	1,199	—	13,319	6,943
2009	9,805	n/a	n/a	—	1,163	—	13,208	7,084

Percentage change between 1997 and 2009 (d)	-48		-34		-30		-8	22
n/a = Not yet available
Notes:
(a) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.
(b) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture.
(c) Sourced from DEFRA and RPA statistics.
(d) Allows for the break in series in 2006 with the switch to the CTS. For the number of dairy farmers the change is between 1997 and 2008.

Subjects

Dairy farming; Staff

Date

19 January 2010

Reference

504 c218W; 310674

House

House of Commons

Exportable Benefits

Information is very hard to come by. The Minister may be able to shed more light; he has access to figures that I do not have. I know roughly the number of appeals that have been lodged. We are probably looking in total at between 2,000 and 3,000 cases across...

Member

Roger Gale (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 January 2010

Reference

503 c171-2WH

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for giving way. Would she not agree that she has contradicted the meaning of what she said? On the one hand, she said that the political parties in Northern Ireland do not have a consensus on this; on the other hand, she said that they will...

Member

Viscount Brookeborough (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 January 2010

Reference

716 c80GC

House

House of Lords

Severe Weather (Transport and Public Services)

On Saturday I congratulated a couple of gritters who had visited Cow Ark near Clitheroe, a hamlet that had been isolated since before Christmas. We know that the gritters cannot do every village straight away, but I understand that in the past the network of farmers was used to clear...

Member

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

11 January 2010

Reference

503 c422-3

House

House of Commons

Cattle

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of records relating to cows born in the UK that have been lost since September 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

James Paice (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2010

Reference

503 c60W; 307662

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the change in the number of dairy farmers in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire between (i) 2008 and 2009 and (ii) 2009-10.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2010

Reference

503 c62-4W; 307340

House

House of Commons

Commonwealth: Democracy and Development

My Lords, it is a pleasure to join the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh, in this debate. The Commonwealth knows that it has many friends in this House, perhaps because the two institutions have something in common. Both seem to belong to a past age but retain qualities that are still...

Member

Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 December 2009

Reference

715 c1163-5

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Royal Society Report

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Byford for bringing this report to the attention of the House and for giving us the chance to debate it today. I declare my interests as a livestock farmer, particularly one in what are called the "less favoured areas". The report exemplifies...

Member

Duke of Montrose (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 December 2009

Reference

715 c1213-5

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Royal Society Report

My Lords, almost exactly 10 months ago, on 12 February, I rose to my feet in a debate on another outstanding report produced by a different team of concerned experts, the Good Childhood report. Reaping the Benefits is about a different problem in a different context but it, too, deals...

Member

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 December 2009

Reference

715 c1197-200

House

House of Lords

Climate Change: Carbon Budgets

My Lords, the whole House will be grateful to the Minister for the way in which he has introduced this very timely debate and given us some foresight on the Government’s response to the progress report from the climate change committee. I also paid tribute to the members of the...

Member

Earl of Selborne (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

8 December 2009

Reference

715 c1027-30

House

House of Lords

European Affairs

I am extremely glad to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart), although I do not agree with her about everything, particularly the sovereignty Act, which will give us a genuine opportunity. I certainly would not say that out of deference to the leader of my party or...

Member

William Cash (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

3 December 2009

Reference

501 c1369-70

House

House of Commons

European Affairs

I am sure that my hon. Friend's logic is absolutely correct in that regard. It would of course be interesting to know what efforts the Government propose to make in future to ensure that the UK gets a fair deal in the EU. Whichever way one looks at the budget...

Member

Malcolm Moss (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

3 December 2009

Reference

501 c1345

House

House of Commons

European Affairs

The term "milch cow" is appropriate, because the distorting factor in all this is the common agricultural policy, and we do not have enough milch cows to claim enough. I have called for the abolition of the CAP and the repatriation of agricultural policy to member states, but does the...

Member

Kelvin Hopkins (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

3 December 2009

Reference

501 c1345

House

House of Commons