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FOOD SAFETY (AMENDMENT) BILL

House of Commons, 19 July 2002.

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Not moved.

WASTE (No.2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

HEALTH (AIR TRAVELLERS) (No. 2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTERS (RESTRICTIONS ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS) (No. 2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

Desmond Swayne (Conservative, New Forest West)

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My constituents are crying out for this Bill, and I have had inquiries about it—

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Order. I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman cannot engage in a debate now. He could have done so if he had been given the opportunity, but he cannot do so now.

ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (LICENSING) (No. 2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

ORGAN DONATION (PRESUMED CONSENT AND SAFEGUARDS) (No. 2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

Dame Cheryl Gillan (Conservative, Chesham and Amersham)

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. So far we have dealt with 41 Bills on the Order Paper, many of which have been moved by my hon. Friends or myself. In particular, three of the Bills that stand in my name—those on the health of air travellers, which covers deep vein thrombosis; on animal sanctuaries, the proper regulation of which is a matter close to all our hearts; and, lastly and most seriously, on organ donation—have all been objected to by the hon. Member for Poplar and Canning Town (Jim Fitzpatrick), who is a Government Whip.

We are rapidly approaching the 44th Bill on the Order Paper—the Control of Fireworks (No. 2) Bill. Although it may not be as important as the other three of my Bills to which the Government Whip has already objected, it deals with some important safety matters that affect my constituency and those of every other Member. Can you advise me whether there is any way in which I can prevent the Government from blocking further discussion of that Bill in the cavalier fashion that they have exhibited today?

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

I think that the hon. Lady knows the answer to her own question. Under the procedures of the House, many Bills—good or bad—do not get the time that their promoters and sponsors perhaps think would be sufficient for them.

LITTER AND FOULING OF LAND BY DOGS (No. 2) BILL

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

Second Reading what day? No day named.

Desmond Swayne (Conservative, New Forest West)

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Can the record show that it was the Government Whip, the hon. Member for Poplar and Canning Town (Jim Fitzpatrick), who objected to all three of my highly worthy Bills?

Alan Haselhurst (Deputy Speaker, Saffron Walden)

The discerning reader of the Official Report may well make that assumption.