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Orders of the Day: European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill (20 Jun 2008) has video

Edward Davey: ...of wasted money, and they are far greater than the examples of wasted money in the European Union. They occur in Whitehall and in local government, and as elected representatives, it is our job to hunt down such waste. Another factor that the commission would find it quite difficult to get its head around, and that shows the nature and benefits of the European Union, is the freedom to...

Thames Gateway (15 Nov 2004)

Mr Edward Davey: ...about what I am saying, but I am not the only one saying it. Many other people working in the Thames gateway area are also complaining. Let me provide some quotes to illustrate the point. Sandra Hunt, the director of the Thames gateway-based consultancy, Regenfirst, said: "There are basically too many players". Glyn Roberts, the spokesperson for the Royal Town Planning Institute...

Orders of the Day — Housing Bill: Clause 137 — Duty to have a home information pack (8 Nov 2004)

Mr Edward Davey: .... The real danger is that the housing market could grind to a halt in some areas, and purchase costs could rise significantly. That could damage not just the economy but many individuals. Lord Hunt of Wirral quoted comments by the late Earl Russell in one of his last speeches in the other place: "There is necessarily a place for compulsion, but it is an unpleasant, expensive and...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: Schedule 37 — Aggregates levy amendments (4 Jul 2002)

Mr Edward Davey: ...by the right hon. Lady's speech. Manufacturing output has fallen in the last five quarters. Indeed, in 2001, it fell by 2.3 per cent. We can also consider other industries, such as agriculture, hunting and fishing, whose output has of course been falling for many quarters; it fell in 2000 and 2001, and it fell in the first quarter of this year. Other industrial sectors show similar falls....