Results 1-9 of 9 for hunting speaker:Denis MacShane

Points of Order: Land Use (Garden Protection) (18 Mar 2008)

Denis MacShane: ...public business), and agreed to. Bill ordered to be brought in by Mrs. Caroline Spelman, Greg Clark, Michael Fabricant, Mr. Frank Field, Andrew George, Stephen Hammond, Mr. Greg Hands, Mr. Jeremy Hunt, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Mrs. Eleanor Laing, Ms Gisela Stuart and Ms Dari Taylor.

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — Anti-Semitism (19 Jul 2007)

Denis MacShane: .... The call is directed expressly at Jews. I find it unbelievable that there was not a greater upsurge of outrage in our country about that call. My hon. Friend has rightly said that Sally Hunt, the union general secretary, has come out clearly against that call, that it will not come into effect and that most university lecturers are ashamed at their new union's decision, but none the less...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Terrorism (11 Oct 2004)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...understand, we do not publish these assessments. The Security and Intelligence Agencies are outside the scope of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (Paragraph 6, Part I). The hunt for Osama Bin Laden continues. All coalition forces and indigenous police authorities are actively searching for his whereabouts.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 Jul 2004)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...tourists—the hon. Member for Castle Point referred to Sarajevo as the place where 20th century history took its disastrous wrong turn—or eco-tourists. I believe that there is a lot of good hunting, shooting and fishing, so the sports and tourist desires of many different members of the community in Britain are catered for. Hon. Members asked me about the continuation of the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (6 May 2004)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...to address progress achieved in the creation of the four 'common spaces' (economic; freedom, security and justice; research, education and culture; and external security). AOB: EU-Canada—seal hunting The Netherlands raised its concern about an increase in Canada's seal hunting quota. They were most concerned about the effect of hunting on the seal population and an absence of humane...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Recreational Shooting (26 Feb 2001)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...to be let loose with a gun, but in my youth I went rough shooting and recreational shooting. Many of my constituents enjoy the sport. I should like to reaffirm from the Labour Benches the view that hunting with guns—recreational shooting—is part of our countryside tradition, and that the Labour party remains firmly committed to it.

Orders of the Day — Hunting Bill (20 Dec 2000)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...discussed outlawing such practices—bear baiting in 1835, and cock fighting in 1849—there was a straight up and down vote. On a historical point, is he aware that the greatest foxhunter in British history was the Duke of Wellington? Every Friday during the Peninsular wars, the fighting stopped so that he could go foxhunting, save that there were no foxes in Iberia. He organised...

Investment (OECD Multilateral Agreement) (23 Jul 1997)

Mr Denis MacShane: ...to the debate—after all, the Conservative party is supposedly the party of globalisation and the free market. I suppose that the Tories are all getting ready for their grouse shooting or fox hunting, or whatever they now do in their spare time. I have considerable personal interest in the subject of the debate because I spent a goodly part of my life tramping around bits of the...

Investment (OECD Multilateral Agreement) (23 Jul 1997)

Mr Denis MacShane: I wish that Conservative Members would go off fox hunting and leave the debate to Labour Members, as we are the only ones who are interested. Multinationals suffer far more public opprobrium and pressure than some third-world dictatorships. Just ask the chairmen of Shell, British Petroleum, or Nike in America, who find their annual general meetings invaded by campaigners on these issues. I...