§ That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 5953/91 and 7506/93 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of the Environment on 10th January 1994, relating to the landfill of waste; endorses the Government's view that the proposal is unnecessarily detailed and prescriptive and does not take sufficient account of the principle of subsidiarity which is enshrined in the Treaty of European Union; welcomes the Government's intention to press for the removal of a number of the more detailed provisions now that it is clear that other Member States wish to take forward the Directive; supports the Government's view that carefully controlled co-disposal is an environmentally sound practice, the banning of which in the United Kingdom would be detrimental to the environment and would lead to significantly increased disposal costs for certain types of industrial waste; and endorses the Government's intention to seek a common position in Council which would allow those countries who practise controlled co-disposal to continue to do so.—[Mr. Robert G. Hughes.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 184, Noes 103.
76| Division No. 109] | [7.13 pm |
| AYES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey) | Butler, Peter |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) |
| Alexander, Richard | Carrington, Matthew |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby) | Carttiss, Michael |
| Amess, David | Cash, William |
| Ancram, Michael | Clappison, James |
| Arbuthnot, James | Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford) |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey |
| Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv) | Coe, Sebastian |
| Ashby, David | Congdon, David |
| Atkins, Robert | Conway, Derek |
| Atkinson, David (Bour'mouth E) | Coombs, Simon (Swindon) |
| Atkinson, Peter (Hexham) | Cope, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Valley) | Cormack, Patrick |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North) | Cran, James |
| Baldry, Tony | Curry, David (Skipton & Ripon) |
| Bates, Michael | Davies, Quentin (Stamford) |
| Blackburn, Dr John G. | Deva, Nirj Joseph |
| Booth, Hartley | Devlin, Tim |
| Boswell, Tim | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Bowden, Andrew | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James |
| Bowis, John | Dover, Den |
| Brandreth, Gyles | Duncan, Alan |
| Brazier, Julian | Duncan-Smith, Iain |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Durant, Sir Anthony |
| Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes) | Eggar, Tim |
| Browning, Mrs. Angela | Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter |
| Burt, Alistair | Evans, Jonathan (Brecon) |
| Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley) | Martin, David (Portsmouth S) |
| Evans, Roger (Monmouth) | Merchant, Piers |
| Faber, David | Mills, Iain |
| Fabricant, Michael | Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling) |
| Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas | Molyneaux, Rt Hon James |
| Fenner, Dame Peggy | Monro, Sir Hector |
| Fishburn, Dudley | Moss, Malcolm |
| Forman, Nigel | Nelson, Anthony |
| Forth, Eric | Neubert, Sir Michael |
| Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring) | Newton, Rt Hon Tony |
| Fox, Sir Marcus (Shipley) | Nicholls, Patrick |
| French, Douglas | Nicholson, David (Taunton) |
| Gallie, Phil | Norris, Steve |
| Gardiner, Sir George | Ottaway, Richard |
| Garel-Jones, Rt Hon Tristan | Paice, James |
| Gillan, Cheryl | Patnick, Irvine |
| Gorman, Mrs Teresa | Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Gorst, John | Powell, William (Corby) |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N) | Richards, Rod |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn | Riddick, Graham |
| Hague, William | Robathan, Andrew |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archie | Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S) |
| Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) | Roe, Mrs Marion (Broxbourne) |
| Hannam, Sir John | Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent) |
| Harris, David | Ryder, Rt Hon Richard |
| Hawkins, Nick | Sainsbury, Rt Hon Tim |
| Hawksley, Warren | Shaw, David (Dover) |
| Heald, Oliver | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Hendry, Charles | Sims, Roger |
| Hill, James (Southampton Test) | Skeet, Sir Trevor |
| Hordern, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) |
| Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A) | Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) |
| Howell, Rt Hon David (G'dford) | Speed, Sir Keith |
| Howell, Sir Ralph (N Norfolk) | Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) |
| Hughes Robert G. (Harrow W) | Spink, Dr Robert |
| Hunter, Andrew | Sproat, Iain |
| Jack, Michael | Stephen, Michael |
| Jackson, Robert (Wantage) | Streeter, Gary |
| Jenkin, Bernard | Sweeney, Walter |
| Jessel, Toby | Sykes, John |
| Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) | Taylor, John M. (Solihull) |
| Jones, Robert B. (W Hertfdshr) | Taylor, Sir Teddy (Southend, E) |
| Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine | Thomason, Roy |
| Key, Robert | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Thurnham, Peter |
| Kirkhope, Timothy | Trend, Michael |
| Knapman, Roger | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash) | Viggers, Peter |
| Knight, Greg (Derby N) | Walden, George |
| Knight, Dame Jill (Bir'm E'st'n) | Walker, Bill (N Tayside) |
| Knox, Sir David | Waller, Gary |
| Kynoch, George (Kincardine) | Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) |
| Lait, Mrs Jacqui | Waterson, Nigel |
| Lang, Rt Hon Ian | Wells, Bowen |
| Lawrence, Sir Ivan | Whittingdale, John |
| Legg, Barry | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Lennox-Boyd, Mark | Wiggin, Sir Jerry |
| Lidington, David | Willetts, David |
| Lightbown, David | Wilshire, David |
| Lloyd, Rt Hon Peter (Fareham) | Wolfson, Mark |
| Luff, Peter | Young, Rt Hon Sir George |
| Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas | |
| MacKay, Andrew | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Mr. Sydney Chapman, and Mr. Timothy Wood. |
| Maitland, Lady Olga |
| NOES | |
| Ainsworth, Robert (Cov'try NE) | Bradley, Keith |
| Allen, Graham | Bray, Dr Jeremy |
| Alton, David | Callaghan, Jim |
| Banks, Tony (Newham NW) | Campbell, Mrs Anne (C'bridge) |
| Barnes, Harry | Canavan, Dennis |
| Benn, Rt Hon Tony | Chisholm, Malcolm |
| Bennett, Andrew F. | Clapham, Michael |
| Benton, Joe | Clarke, Eric (Midlothian) |
| Blunkett, David | Clarke, Tom (Monklands W) |
| Boyes, Roland | Coffey, Ann |
| Corston, Ms Jean | McCartney, Ian |
| Cousins, Jim | McFall, John |
| Cox, Tom | McMaster, Gordon |
| Cryer, Bob | Maddock, Mrs Diana |
| Cunningham, Jim (Covy SE) | Mandelson, Peter |
| Dafis, Cynog | Marshall, Jim (Leicester, S) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Maxton, John |
| Davidson, Ian | Meale, Alan |
| Davies, Ron (Caerphilly) | Michael, Alun |
| Dixon, Don | Michie, Mrs Ray (Argyll Bute) |
| Dowd, Jim | Miller, Andrew |
| Enright, Derek | Mullin, Chris |
| Etherington, Bill | O'Brien, Michael (N W'kshire) |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret | O'Hara, Edward |
| Faulds, Andrew | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Flynn, Paul | Patchett, Terry |
| Foster, Rt Hon Derek | Pickthall, Colin |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Pike, Peter L. |
| Foulkes, George | Powell, Ray (Ogmore) |
| Fyfe, Maria | Prentice, Ms Bridget (Lew'm E) |
| Garrett, John | Prescott, John |
| George, Bruce | Raynsford, Nick |
| Gerrard, Neil | Rendel, David |
| Godman, Dr Norman A. | Robertson, George (Hamilton) |
| Golding, Mrs Llin | Roche, Mrs. Barbara |
| Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S) | Ross, Ernie (Dundee W) |
| Gunnell, John | Salmond, Alex |
| Hall, Mike | Shore, Rt Hon Peter |
| Hardy, Peter | Short, Clare |
| Hill, Keith (Streatham) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Hinchliffe, David | Smith, C. (Isl'ton S & F'sbury) |
| Home Robertson, John | Spearing, Nigel |
| Howarth, George (Knowsley N) | Squire, Rachel (Dunfermline W) |
| Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) | Taylor, Matthew (Truro) |
| Jackson, Glenda (H'stead) | Tyler, Paul |
| Jackson, Helen (Shef'ld, H) | Walley, Joan |
| Johnston, Sir Russell | Watson, Mike |
| Jones, leuan Wyn (Ynys Môn) | Welsh, Andrew |
| Jones, Martyn (Clwyd, SW) | Williams, Alan W (Carmarthen) |
| Kirkwood, Archy | |
| Lloyd, Tony (Stretford) | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Llwyd, Elfyn | Mr. Andrew Mackinlay and Mr. Michael Connarty. |
| Lynne, Ms Liz | |
| McAllion. John |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. During the last debate you ruled from the Chair, quite clearly and effectively, that who is called during the course of a debate is a matter for those who represent Madam Speaker in the Chair, and that decisions are taken on the basis of fairness. We accept that ruling. However, during the debate the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State clearly stated that my hon. Friend the Member for Banff and Buchan (Mr. Salmond) was not being called because of events that happened last week. That seems to me to have been a direct threat to the constitutional rights of Back Benchers to speak out on behalf of their constituents or on behalf of their nation.
If the records show that those were the comments of the Minister—we can look at both written and oral evidence of the debate—will the Minister be asked to withdraw those comments in the interests of fairness, which you spelled out so clearly?
§ Mrs. EwingAnd the recordings.
§ Mrs. EwingAnd watch the video.