Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr. Ian Austin.)
May I place on the record my appreciation to the Speaker for allowing this debate at rather short notice and for giving us a one-and-a-half-hour slot? That will give many of my colleagues the...
I am also concerned about the hon. Gentleman's comment on the use of great apes—or green apes, as the case may be—and where we would find them in a dire emergency. At the moment there...
I am grateful to have secured this short but timely debate on the adequacy of UK gas storage. We are experiencing another winter of tight gas supply with supplies being drawn down heavily in the...
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It is very nice to see you in the Chair, Mr. Taylor, and it is good to see the Minister in his place, because in my experience he is a listening Minister who takes note of what people say and...
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