Results 201–220 of 2000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Baroness Browning

Opposition Day: Women ( 7 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: If men put themselves up for selection against women and other men, I am sure that some of them will find themselves on an all-men short-list. However, it should not be a question of tokenism or bringing women forward artificially. If such women come to the House, they will be pointed out as having got here not on their merit but simply because of how they were born. The Labour party...

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: Perhaps I should begin by declaring an interest in that I am a mother and a mother-in-law. I am grateful to the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) for raising the subject. As a self-confessed Cow and Gate baby, he seems to have been nourished by, and thrived well on, the product. There is a great deal of interest about the subject. United Kingdom regulations, which include...

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: That simply proves what a marvellous product it was for the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery. Having been criticised from both sides, it seems that the Government have steered the right course in the regulations. With that in mind, I should like to set out for the House some of the background to the issue before I deal with the specific points that the hon. and learned Gentleman...

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The hon. Gentleman shakes his head. Does he not think that midwives, health visitors and similar people are professionals? They are the people who will vet whether material is appropriate to be sent to mothers. My colleagues in the Department are working hard to ensure the success of the campaign to put before mothers the positive benefits of breast milk, and that is the right way to go....

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: I assure the hon. and learned Gentleman that any publication placed in a doctor's or hospital waiting room will have been vetted by the professionals upon whose expertise we rely in giving advice to mothers.

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: Not at all. That is the restriction imposed by the directive. Does the hon. and learned Gentleman not trust health care professionals to vet an advertisement for a product that is freely available? I have not had occasion to buy the product in question for many years, so I made a point of examining its packaging and the claims made for it. I would be concerned if anything on the packaging...

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: Women are subtle, and they are subtle enough to make intelligent, informed decisions for themselves. They do not need hon. Members to elevate their judgment above that of millions of mothers in this country. While we all agree on the benefits of breast milk-feeding, to assume that hon. Members have better judgment than mothers when it comes to the interests of their babies—

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The hon. and learned Gentleman says that he does have better judgment. Good luck to him. I hope that he will take his advice to maternity units around the country and put it to the test.

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The hon. Gentleman is right when he says that the representations made by professional bodies were in opposition, but when independent research is undertaken of professionals at the sharp end—health visitors and midwives—there is a different result. They are the professionals, and they say that they are the right people to give advice, and I agree. It is absurd of the hon. and learned...

Baby Milk (22 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: No, because I have only a few more minutes and the hon. Lady merely intervened—it is not her Adjournment debate. As I said, we were fully committed to supporting the promotion of breast-feeding, and therefore conscious that to adopt only the minimum in the directive would have meant controls less restrictive than those already in place under the voluntary agreement with the industry. We...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: Over the past 12 months we have received approximately 90,000 items of correspondence on the transport of live animals.

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: I certainly will, and I hope that the hon. Gentleman will provide me with evidence to help me look into the matter.

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: Indeed, my hon. Friend is right. The welfare of animals is our prime concern, which is why we take seriously claims that the rules are being violated. However, my hon. Friend is right: it is a legal trade and, under good welfare conditions, we believe that it should continue. That is why we are working actively to ensure that not only do we have good standards but that standards in the rest...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: At this stage, we are prepared to look at reasoned arguments about the definition of live animals, but I am not in a position to give the hon. Gentleman a categorical assurance on that today.

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: I hope that the House and my hon. Friend agree that the majority of farmers are the very people who care about animal welfare. They not only look after them well on farms but they, too, are concerned when welfare standards are violated in transporting animals. I agree with my hon. Friend that we all deplore violence and I hope that those who wish to make their views known—I know that some...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Live Animal Exports (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The hon. Gentleman is right to identify the need for proof, which is why I invited the hon. Member for Falkirk, West (Mr. Canavan), who mentioned the matter this afternoon, to supply me with evidence. We take very seriously falsification of documentation or other matters that are not legal in connection with animal transport. However, I hope that the hon. Member for Falkirk, West can...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Milk (Dioxins) (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The Ministry sampled milk from the Bolsover area in July 1994 and I announced the results of dioxins testing on 20 October 1994. We will take further samples this year.

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Milk (Dioxins) (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: The hon. Gentleman has rightly brought the matter to the attention of the House on many occasions. I cannot this afternoon give him an assurance of a public inquiry. The health of the workers at Coalite is subject to an independent Government committee on toxicity and its findings will be passed to the Health and Safety Executive, which will then consider whether further action is needed. I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Veal Market (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: I hope that my hon. Friend will welcome the initiatives we are taking to promote British rose veal. We had a successful veal seminar at the Department and we are setting up a demonstration unit to encourage United Kingdom producers to raise welfare-friendly veal.

Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Veal Market (23 Mar 1995)

Angela Browning: I am very happy to encourage welfare-friendly veal to be served for Sunday lunch, but I must tell my hon. Friend that I think that the answer is in the sauce. There will be much opportunity not just for roast veal, but for many other delicious recipes.


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