Recent comments
Most recent annotations on things by David Cairns
- David Callan: Giving the licence tax (ie. what is nothing more than an imposed indignity) to the ITV makes as much sense as handing it to the BBC. Why should the BBC have this funding? Is it so that after the... (21 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - G S: The Minister clearly does not spend much time talking to businesses in the Highlands. We have seen a rise of 40% in the price for basic raw materials for our business and then an extra high... (10 July 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Christopher Gray: My local MP John Thurso asked about the PENTLAND Firth. Yet David Cairns replies with an answer about the SOLWAY Firth. No wonder nothing is happening to exploit the potential of the Pentland... (6 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Nick Joint: An unhelpful reply from David Cairns (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scotland Office). Surely the government has an opinion about the investigative scope of a vital inquiry central to the... (15 June 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Kevin Wells: Which has been unfair to England for 30 years, but it seems you and your party do not care for England or the people of England. (14 June 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ron Forrest: This is not an answer to Mr Bone's question. The Government cannot go on ducking the effect of devolution on England. We are very soon going to have a Scottish Prime Minister from a Scottish... (13 June 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Mark Bestford: The only reason it's a "very dangerous drug" is that the current street cannabis has a higher proportion of harmful cannaboids than before. In fact several years ago cannabis was beneficial to... (10 May 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Phil Stovell: If cannabis is "a very dangerous substance indeed" then alcohol and tobacco must be extremely dangerous substances indeed. (10 May 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - john crowther: Unlike the hon. gentleman most of my family worked in the shipbuilding industry but sadly no longer. I worked in the related marine engineering industry - also, sadly no longer. The Union... (2 May 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Etherington: Daid Cairn's comment on windfarms needs a little qualification. Yes - Texas has the world’s largest operating wind farm, the 735 MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, located in the northwest part... (2 March 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Kevin Wells: Scotland decided for itself on smoking matters and England should have that right as well. The only sensible soloution is for an English parliament anything else is an insult to democracy. (1 December 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alix Cull: Another card! Unfair to the female sex who can not very often become "bearded ladies" and change their identities as easily as men. Just more expense, extravagance, and hoo ha! (9 August 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ashley Ballard: It's hardly surprising she didn't mention them because there's no reason to believe ID cards will help with any of those problems. I'm amazed ministers are still trying to claim that. The only... (7 June 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alix Cull: I trust that amongst those who are disabled consideration will be given to those who suffer from severe and enduring mental illnesses including schizophrenia. These conditions are fluctuating in... (13 May 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - john crowther: While close co-operation between the Norwegian and UK governments is to be welcomed the hon. gentleman's question related to budget and timescale for which he, and many other interested parties... (30 January 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Robert Matthews: The honourable gentleman would do better to stick to the question in hand and refrain from entering into an unproductive slagging session as he reportedly is doing in the apology for an answer... (25 January 2006)
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