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Community Services (29 Apr 2003)

Mr David Davis: ...from the farming sector since the Government came to power. Yet their only solution—their policy priority—was to focus on destroying another piece of the countryside's way of life by banning hunting. That is their answer. In our towns and cities, any semblance of community life is being destroyed. Take Britain's second city, Birmingham.

BBC Parliamentary Coverage (14 Apr 1999)

Mr David Davis: The hon. Gentleman is the Chairman of an eminent Select Committee and is much better at scalp-hunting than I am. I shall not comment on whether heads will roll, but he is right to point out that the reduction has been dramatic. It is a serious affront to our democratic tradition in this country. The BBC should be worried about that. We must assume that the BBC managers are intelligent...

Orders of the Day — Public Accounts (14 Jan 1999)

Mr David Davis: ...of use of lottery money. The sums involved range from relatively small savings of, perhaps, £1 million to savings of tens of millions of pounds a year. To paraphrase the American billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt, "A million here and a million there and pretty soon you're talking real money." Real money indeed: over three years, savings of £1 billion have been achieved, equivalent...

Bills Presented: European Union (20 Jun 1996)

Mr David Davis: ...of British beef. I suppose that on this issue the hon. Member for Ross, Cromarty and Skye could be considered a neutral observer. He characterised Labour's policy as running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. I could not have put that better myself. The right hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) talked about what represents a success in this. The criterion for success is whether...