Former Labour MP for Braintree
Before I start my speech, I should like to pay tribute to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East (Sir Teddy Taylor), who is retiring. As he and other hon. Members will know, I have had some association with his constituency over a number of years, and I can confirm the enormously high regard in which he is held by people of all political parties. I turn now to a matter that affects...
My right hon. Friend will be aware of widespread concern about the draft guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on drugs to treat Alzheimer's and related diseases. Sufferers and their families believe that medical advances can alleviate these heart-rending conditions and give people hope. Will my right hon. Friend arrange an early debate before a final decision is made?
My right hon. Friend may not be aware of the difficulties that commuters on the Harwich to Liverpool Street main line, which passes through my constituency, are experiencing. They have occurred following the change in the franchise from First Great Eastern to a strangely titled company called one, which has implemented a new timetable. Fewer trains run at peak times and arrival and departure...
Order. That will not do. The hon. Gentleman should restrict himself to the terms of the particular clause.
Order. I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman is vastly enjoying himself, as is the hon. Member for Torridge and West Devon. If the hon. Gentleman is doing this by way of an analogy, he remains in order. He must make it pertinent to the debate.
Order. Mrs. Helen Clark (Peterborough) (Lab) rose—
Order. It is a matter for the Chairman to decide who is chuntering and who is not.
That is a point of observation, as the hon. Gentleman knows, not a point of order.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people were undergoing training in the construction industry in each year from 1975 to 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people in England and Wales using health food supplements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in agriculture in England in each year from 1990 to 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of farm holdings in England in each year from 1990 to 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on alleviating fuel poverty in the boroughs of (a) Southend-on-Sea and (b) Thurrock in each year from 1995 to 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many criminal prosecutions for crimes against wildlife in England and Wales were completed in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were performed at Broomfield hospital, Chelmsford, Essex in each year from 1990 to 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients were treated at Broomfield hospital, Chelmsford, Essex in each year from 1990 to 2004.
