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Business of the House (29 Oct 2009) has video

Peter Atkinson: The Leader of the House did not answer the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young) about the dates of the Easter recess. What is her problem?

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Light Pollution (29 Oct 2009) has video

Peter Atkinson: When the Minister meets his colleagues in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, will he remind them of a report produced by the then Department of the Environment called "Lighting in the Countryside: Towards Good Practice". That was published 12 years ago and highlighted the danger of poorly planned lighting schemes in rural communities and market towns. Since then, very little...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 291 — The coastal access duty (26 Oct 2009) has video

Peter Atkinson: I wish to say a few brief words in support of the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Mr. Benyon) from our Front Bench. I did not serve on the Committee, so this is the first time that I have been able to comment on this part of the Bill. Like him, I think it is regrettable that this whole matter of coastal access was put into a very important Bill dealing with marine...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 291 — The coastal access duty (26 Oct 2009) has video

Peter Atkinson: I was intrigued to see that an amendment to the White Herring Fisheries Act was coming up for debate. If one was in the habit of filibustering in the House, which we used to do, that would have been a marvellous subject to keep us engaged for several hours. I am quite sure that many hon. Members would wish to talk about that Act. I hope that the Minister, if he will not accept the amendment...

Nato: Royal Mail (20 Oct 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Does the Minister have any idea how many postal workers, particularly in London, have second jobs? It is the threat— [ Interruption. ] It is the threat that they might have to work a full shift for which they are paid that is adding to the militancy. [ Interruption. ]

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Squirrels (16 Jul 2009)

Peter Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much Natural England has spent on red squirrel conservation in the last five years.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (30 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effect on biodiversity of the implementation of the provisions of section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006; and whether his Department has issued recent guidance to local authorities in respect of applications to create (a) byways open to all traffic and...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 9 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: I add my thanks to the Clerks, the Hansard writers, the doorkeepers and the police for keeping us straight in Committee. I also thank all members of the Committee, which has been good-natured. Incredibly for what normally is a fairly boring subject—the Finance Bill—it has been very amusing from time to time. I appreciate how much hard work goes into it. The matters are very...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 8 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. It is a new clause.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 123 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: We now move to the new clauses. Hon. Members may remember that they debated new clause 3 on Thursday 14 May. As a result, I think that the Opposition requested a Division on it.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 121 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. I would be grateful if the Minister did not respond to that intervention.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Schedule 61 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 322 to 332.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 117 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Up to now we have been more or less doing that, and I am happy for that to continue if it is more helpful to the Committee.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 117 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: I did. The Minister was not here in the earlier stages. When we have a simple one or two-line clause introducing a schedule, the tradition is to debate the two together, so if the Minister would like to speak to the clause and the schedule, that would be fine.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 115 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman and he seems to be straying very wide of the clause, which deals with the meaning of “gaming machine” and “gaming”.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 114 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. I am not sure how relevant that is to the clause.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 113 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. We are getting a little noisy. We know that the Speaker does not like a lot of noise, so can we keep things a little quieter, please?

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 112 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. May I remind the hon. Gentleman that we do not yet refer to right hon. and hon. Members by their names? I believe that he is referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 112 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. I hope that we can conduct this sitting in a more ordered fashion. We are discussing clause 112. We have had our fun now.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92) - Clause 112 (25 Jun 2009)

Peter Atkinson: Order. I have made it clear that we have gone far enough. The hon. Gentleman is taking liberties with my patience.