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Debate on bill on Wednesday, 3 June 2009, in the House of Commons, led by John Battle. The answering member was Gareth Thomas.

Leeds City Council Bill (By Order)

Leeds City Council Bill. Second reading debate. Debated with Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill. Agreed to on question and Bills committed.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
493 c329-50 
Session
2008-09
Department
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Legislative stage
Second reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Speaker | 493 c329 (Link to this contribution) Before I call the right hon. Member for Leeds, West (John Battle), I wish to inform Members that I b...
John Hemming | 493 c349-50 (Link to this contribution) We have been generally supportive of reform in this matter. It is obvious that there are widespread ...
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John Penrose | 493 c348-9 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for my fellow Somerset MP's support. What we have described is a microcosm of a much w...
David Heath | 493 c348 (Link to this contribution) I support the hon. Gentleman strongly on this matter. As he knows, the circuit includes many Somerse...
Philip Davies | 493 c332-4 (Link to this contribution) I take the hon. Gentleman's point, but are one or two examples sufficient to make us go through the ...
Fabian Hamilton | 493 c332 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, West (John Battle) quoted two recent court cases from 15 ...
Martin Salter | 493 c331 (Link to this contribution) I genuinely thank the hon. Gentleman for reaching out across the House. Does he acknowledge that, ju...
Philip Davies | 493 c330-1 (Link to this contribution) First, may I make an apology on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr. Chope), wh...
Philip Davies | 493 c330 (Link to this contribution) As always, the right hon. Gentleman is a powerful advocate for Leeds. I represent the neighbouring d...
John Battle | 493 c330 (Link to this contribution) I shall simply make two points to the hon. Gentleman. First, the Durham report suggests that there c...
John Battle | 493 c329-30 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This Bill follows on from other Bills that ...
Rob Wilson | 493 c338 (Link to this contribution) If you are going to say something sensible, I will let you get up—go on.
Speaker | 493 c338 (Link to this contribution) Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman of his language. He certainly should not be addressing the hon. M...
John Heppell | 493 c335 (Link to this contribution) No, I will not. The hon. Gentleman has had a year to ask us to give way. I know that you would rule...
Rob Wilson | 493 c335-7 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful for the opportunity finally to contribute to the Reading Borough Council Bil...
Martin Salter | 493 c337 (Link to this contribution) I do not wish to break this wonderful spirit of harmony that we are developing across the Floor of t...
Rob Wilson | 493 c337-8 (Link to this contribution) I am not sure what the hon. Gentleman is talking about; as and when a matter comes up, I meet Readin...
John Heppell | 493 c334-5 (Link to this contribution) I shall be brief, as I recognise that the subject has been debated for almost a year. For anyone to ...
Philip Davies | 493 c335 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Martin Salter | 493 c343-5 (Link to this contribution) It would be churlish of me not to welcome the conversion of the hon. Member for Reading, East (Mr. W...
Rob Wilson | 493 c341-3 (Link to this contribution) From my direct experience, there is a problem. There are a significant number of pedlars, but the di...
Philip Davies | 493 c341 (Link to this contribution) I believe that my hon. Friend's constituency is covered by Thames Valley police. According to the Du...
Philip Davies | 493 c338 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend talks about the problem that Reading has with ticket touting. I do not know whether h...
Rob Wilson | 493 c339 (Link to this contribution) I have not read the whole report, but I have read parts of it. My hon. Friend makes an interesting p...
Rob Wilson | 493 c338 (Link to this contribution) I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman wishes to go back into ancient history. I am sure we could talk...
Rob Wilson | 493 c339-41 (Link to this contribution) Apart from football matches. I thank my hon. Friend for confirming that. Where will the limits on th...
Philip Davies | 493 c339 (Link to this contribution) That is all very well, and I am delighted that my hon. Friend is making a far better case for Readin...
Rob Wilson | 493 c339 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I accept that there is a difference between those two things, but I wish to lay out my broad ca...
John Penrose | 493 c347-8 (Link to this contribution) I commend the industry and efforts of the different local councils who have brought the Bills to the...
Gareth Thomas | 493 c346-7 (Link to this contribution) I acknowledge the cost of bringing a private Bill to the Floor of the House of Commons. One of the r...
Rob Wilson | 493 c345 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Rob Wilson | 493 c345 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman, who I thank for giving way, is operating under a misunderstanding. If he read th...
Gareth Thomas | 493 c345-6 (Link to this contribution) This has been an interesting debate, which has carried on from previous discussions of similar priva...
Philip Davies | 493 c346 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister not acknowledge the domino effect as local authorities request legislation to sort...
Gareth Thomas | 493 c346 (Link to this contribution) I do not necessarily accept that that is the case. Where local authorities face problems, they have ...
John Hemming | 493 c346 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the consultation on the Pedlars Act. May I ask the Minister, however, whether in the futur...
Martin Salter | 493 c338 (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I certainly do not guarantee to say anything sensible, but I thank th...
Philip Davies | 493 c331-2 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate the points made by the hon. Gentleman, who is, again, a powerful advocate for his town....
Martin Salter | 493 c345 (Link to this contribution) Frankly, if I read some of the speeches on this subject, I would lose the will to live, but I will c...
Subjects
Licensing Leeds Nottingham Nottingham City Council Reading Borough Council Reading (Berkshire) Touting Street trading Leeds City Council
Legislation
Leeds City Council Bill 2007-08 to 2012-13
Nottingham City Council Bill 2007-08 to 2012-13
Reading Borough Council Bill 2007-08 to 2012-13
Link
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