It’s worth remembering that the Netherlands and Germany both unnecessarily housed their birds in September last year at great expense, only to later let them out again.

None complained of any ill treatment, none said they had any medical condition requiring treatment,

The time for words is over. We know what the problem is, there’s been lots of conferences about it, lots of meetings, lots of declarations, now what we need is action.

This has provided the people of Pakistan and the international community with a clear timetable for the transition to democracy in Pakistan by October 12, 2002.

The bulk of our foreign trade passes through our sea ports, and the sea provides resources as diverse as fish, oil and gas, renewable energy, and sand and gravel.

Anyone who is responsible for an animal will have to do all that is reasonable to meet the needs of their animal.

Significant changes must be made if government-owned and commercial ships are to be recycled in acceptable conditions. In some countries workers can be exposed to an extremely dangerous environment. Poor conditions can lead to significant...

This bill will make a real difference to the lives of domestic and kept animals,

I see no reason why we won’t start seeing a marked difference in the quality of our Neighborhoods within the next two or three years.

for some time before the death of the parrot. It just so happens that the formal request has been made now.

The very strong conclusion of this epidemiological report is that it came via Taiwan,

It looks as if it wasn’t the parrot. But we will never know for certain.

The fact that 17 countries supported this representation, shows how important this issue is, and the depth of feeling around the world.

Every person in England is currently recycling enough to fill eight green wheelie bins, but they could be filling over 20 – the equivalent of 60% of their waste.

We are still in first gear. The amount of waste we produce continues to rise and much of this still goes to landfill. Compared with many other European countries we still produce more, but recycle...

Certain adhesives that are used in the production of some direct mail can contaminate the recycling process and consequently make recycling difficult and expensive in certain cases.

I’m sure that problems that arose between America and Germany in the election campaign can be rapidly overcome. Tony Blair can play a role there but I think that Gerhard Schroeder wants the same thing,

We have trebled recycling since 1997 but we need to do far more. We must start to see waste as a resource.

Once the legislation is enacted our law will be worthy of our reputation as a nation of animal lovers. This bill is aimed at those few who do not properly fulfil their responsibilities for the...

We would only order the housing of birds if there was an outbreak in this country.

These figures prove how much more people understand the importance of recycling compared with just four years ago,