Results 21–40 of 2081 for speaker:Mr Peter Mills

Orders of the Day — Agricultural Training Board Bill (23 Jan 1987)

Mr Peter Mills: I am well aware of that. One of the distressing problems in the political scene is that the policies of the Liberals and Social Democrats vary from constituency to constituency. It is sad that misleading statements are made. We must reduce agricultural production and find alternative ways of assisting farm workers and farmers. The Bill will do that. We need to plan for a "revival"—a term...

Orders of the Day — Agricultural Training Board Bill (23 Jan 1987)

Mr Peter Mills: I am glad that my hon. Friend is nodding his head. I hope that the instructions to the planning committees of the various councils will be tougher and stronger, so that that becomes a reality.

Orders of the Day — Agricultural Training Board Bill (23 Jan 1987)

Mr Peter Mills: I have similar problems with the national parks planning committee in Dartmoor. That is an important point. Local planning authorities should listen and act on Government advice to allow more small businesses to start up in rural areas. Germany has a good system of small factories where some members of a farmer's family can work while continuing to maintain the farm. We must develop that...

Orders of the Day — Dairy Industry ( 1 Dec 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: Has my right hon. Friend considered the serious affect that that would have on dairy milk factory workers? The Milk Marketing Board has said that it would probably have to close nine plants. As well as giving compensation to the farmer on the lost quota, what about the dairy workers too?

Cereals (Co-responsibility Levy) ( 5 Nov 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: In considering this measure, we must be honest and frank and say that the way in which the co-responsibility levy is being introduced and put into practice will make a terrible mess of things. Anomalies abound. Moreover, as has been said, there will be attempts to get round the levy. Indeed, that is only natural in the farming world. This problem is entirely the fault of the EC. It was...

Cereals (Co-responsibility Levy) ( 5 Nov 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: If the hon. Gentleman will allow me to make my speech, I am sure that he will have a chance to make his in a moment. If we are dealing with many other Ministers and want a package deal, something, somewhere, must give. But having said that, changes will have to be made. The mechanism is not working correctly, and I believe that my right hon. Friend the Minister should be told that at the...

Cereals (Co-responsibility Levy) ( 5 Nov 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I hope that my hon. Friend will have a chance to speak shortly, and that he will forgive me if I do not give way. The most serious problem is the disadvantage to stock farmers who do not grow corn as against those who do. The difference amounts to £3·37 per tonne. A pig producer or poultry dealer who makes a small margin of profit will be put at a great disadvantage compared with the...

Cereals (Co-responsibility Levy) ( 5 Nov 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: The hon. Gentleman must try to listen to my speech, feeble though it may be. He can then decide whether I am right. The manager continues by referring to 4. The complete shambles that has been created in terms of administration to collect the levy. That too must be altered. Finally, the manager says: At the end of the day it has done nothing to reduce production and increase consumption. Thus...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Council of Agriculture Ministers (30 Oct 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: Will the Minister put before the Council the scandalous position of Irish beef exports to Britain? The Irish are getting a subsidy of £151 per cow. That cannot go on. Will my right hon. Friend ensure that there is a devaluation of our green pound in order to rectify the problem?

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus (29 Oct 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: Despite what the Minister has said, we have to redouble our efforts to resolve this problem. Will he bear in mind that there is no question of Turkey entering the Community until this problem is solved? It would help very much if the Minister made representations to the Americans about their aid to Turkey, which really means that they are supporting foreign troops in Cyprus.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Willsworthy Shooting Range (15 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to notify the Dartmoor national park committee of his proposals to replace buildings at the Willsworthy shooting range.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Willsworthy Shooting Range (15 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Does he agree that it would be wrong to build a barracks on Dartmoor? It is not essential to build a barracks there. The troops can be bussed to the moor quite easily. I am not opposed to the Royal Artillery being in the area; it is simply that it seems quite wrong to build a barracks on Dartmoor.

Agricculture and the Rural Economy (14 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I welcome this debate and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr. Stewart) upon his choice. He is a true friend of British agriculture and the rural scene. Unlike others, he speaks from experience, and that is important. 1 was amazed by the phrase that was used by the hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Howells). He said that this Government were inventing...

Agricculture and the Rural Economy (14 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: That is not so. The hon. Gentleman ought to go to the constituencies and listen to what the candidates are saying. Farmers are very concerned about the future. All of them understand the problems involved in dealing with the surpluses, as well as the tremendous cost and the reluctance of taxpayers to pay for the storage of surpluses. The hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North kept on...

Agricculture and the Rural Economy (14 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: It is not true to say that the Government have slashed assistance. The Government want value for the money that they give to the agricultural colleges, and that is absolutely right. Instead of research covering a very wide area, the colleges should concentrate upon the kind of research that is needed. The need at the moment is for research into alternative crops. It is important to warn...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Cereals (Co-responsibility Levy) (10 Jul 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the fact that the present proposals are a jolly sight better than the original ones. Having said that, many problems remain. Will my right hon. Friend bear in mind that, especially in the south-west of England, feeders must pay at least another £2 a tonne as a result of the burden? The burden of the co-responsibility levy should be shared all over...

Orders of the Day — Agriculture Bill: Crown land (17 Apr 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Minister of State on producing, as I have already said, a heifer calf. Nothing could be better at this time of talking about dairy quotas than to have that. What a success. I hope that all goes well. I am rather distressed by the need for this new clause. I do not like to say this, but I am annoyed with the CLA and the NFU because they have not got...

Orders of the Day — Agriculture Bill: Crown land (17 Apr 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I understand the hon. Gentleman's point. The other side of the coin is that if we do not get started, those tenants will get no compensation for going out. One might criticise the Minister for not speeding this up, but he tried time after time to get the two sides together. He displayed more patience than I have, but finally he had to act as Solomon in this matter. I hope that the House of...

Lebanon (Terrorism) (17 Apr 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: Will my hon. Friend bear in mind that, sadly, it looks as though it is one of my constituents who has been killed, and will he join me and the House in sending our deepest sympathy to the father and relatives at Bideford? My hon. Friend said that it is important for all British subjects to get out of Beirut, but how can they do that without some assistance? I understand that one or two people...

Orders of the Day — Shops Bill [Lords] (14 Apr 1986)

Mr Peter Mills: I apologise to the House for not being here for the whole debate. That is because of my health problems. I am not able to stand, or even sit, for very long, but because I was not here it does not mean that I am not interested in what is happening. Some of us have always had to work on Sunday. Some years ago I was a dairy farmer and I had to milk 14 times a week. Essential work has to be done....


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