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Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill (7 Dec 1999)

Mr James Clappison: ...and did not cause any prejudice to anybody would be excluded by that clause. I was not convinced by his answer and, without wishing to be too partisan, I must say that I caught the odd whiff of smoke and glimpse of a reflection when I heard the Home Secretary's reply. The clause must be reconsidered and the feeling on both sides of the House is that we need more objectivity and...

Orders of the Day — Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill (17 Jun 1997)

Mr James Clappison: ...number of questions that the Bill leaves unanswered. The Bill is in many ways shrouded in mystery. My hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Worcestershire put it appropriately when he said that it was a smokescreen. That reminded me of a description applied by my right hon. and learned Friend the shadow Chancellor to the statement on a comprehensive spending review given to the House by the...

Orders of the Day — Air Quality (Nottingham) (19 Apr 1996)

Mr James Clappison: ...the country. I am happy to accept the invitation of the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) to visit Nottingham to see what is happening there. Nottingham is part of the United Kingdom's smoke and sulphur dioxide monitoring network, and also takes part in the national nitrogen dioxide tube survey. That monitoring indicates that Nottingham experiences air quality that is, on the...

Air Pollution (17 Apr 1996)

Mr James Clappison: ...of 50 microns should be adopted, and that this should be measured on a 24-hour running average. Measurements of fine particles such as PM10 are relatively recent, but we have been measuring black smoke for several years. From these measurements, we can estimate that average and peak urban levels of fine particles have fallen more than tenfold since the 1960s. Annual average levels of PM10...