Results 1-10 of 10 for smoking speaker:Elliot Morley

Flood Prevention (London) (22 Nov 2005)

Elliot Morley: ...events, and more winter rain. That is part of the modelling. The 2030 issue is mentioned repeatedly with regard to the Thames barrier. Some people almost think that it will disappear in a puff of smoke in 2030. That may not be what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but some people are getting a bit carried away, saying, "Oh, it reaches the end of its life in 2030." Well, it does not. When it...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (15 Nov 2004)

Mr Elliot Morley: The Department welcome the report "Up In Smoke?". The report, put together by leading environmental and development organisations, highlights how the impacts of climate change could undermine achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) and that climate change could even reverse human development achievements. It reinforces the need for developed countries to take the lead in...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth (12 Feb 2003)

Mr Elliot Morley: holding answer 6 February 2003 The largest single amount of compensation paid out to a claimant for smoke damage as a result of foot and mouth disease disposal methods in England and Wales is £2,339.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth (12 Feb 2003)

Mr Elliot Morley: There have been payments made to 15 claimants for smoke damage as a result of foot and mouth disease disposal methods in England and Wales.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Illegal Meat Imports (7 Nov 2002)

Mr Elliot Morley: ..., the viruses and bacteria present will depend on the species of meat, handling following slaughter, the processing it has undergone (for example, viruses are unlikely to survive the drying or smoking process), whether the product is on the bone, or has large quantities of offal, the temperature at which it has been kept and the length of time taken to reach the UK. The risk of infected...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Illegal Food and Plant Imports (19 Jun 2002)

Mr Elliot Morley: ..., dried fish, dairy products March 796.00 Meat, camel, chicken stock cubes, Milo, Ovaltine, honey, fish, duck eggs, shrimp and fish, Milo, dairy products April 203.00 Gatwick Smoked and salted fish, snail meat, milk drink and sachets, cheese, foie gras February 2,365.00 Milk powder, smoked fish, smoked chicken, hunting trophies, biltong, packet soups, chicken...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Research and Development (29 Nov 1990)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...'s answer is not good enough. In a written answer from his Department dated 25 October, he announced a cutback of 38 research projects. Thirteen of them relate to fish refrigeration, shellfish, smoking and safety. The Minister knows that the fishing industry is facing a crisis, so how does he expect it to pick up the vital research projects that he is cutting back, thereby undermining the...

Orders of the Day — Environmental Protection Bill: Burning of Straw and Stubble etc. (2 May 1990)

Mr Elliot Morley: ...on what exemptions will be allowed. Just for the benefit of hon. Members who are present, I might remind the House, to show the scale of the problem, that in 1988 there were 160 complaints about smoke and soot nuisance to local councils, a figure which went up in 1989 to 1,635 complaints. I would also appreciate a comment from the Minister about the treatment of agricultural premises as...

Orders of the Day — Environmental Protection Bill: Exempt Places (2 May 1990)

Mr Elliot Morley: .... Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir G. Young) has bravely brought forward his all-party new clause. We have had a useful discussion in which the contradictory views of those who support the rights of smokers and non-smokers have been put forward. I am a life-long non-smoker. I like to think that I am a tolerant person and I recognise the right of people to smoke if they so choose. But there...

Orders of the Day — Environmental Protection Bill: Exempt Places (2 May 1990)

Mr Elliot Morley: I would not use the hon. Gentleman's terminology, but I understand from people who deal with airline tickets that there is over-demand for airline seats in the no-smoking section of aeroplanes and under-demand for the smoking section. That has caused many airlines to reconsider their policy on the number of seats that they put aside for non-smokers. I think that the same will happen with...