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Written Question
Housing: Formaldehyde
Thursday 19th June 2014

Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the published acceptable limits for formaldehyde in the air within a domestic dwelling.

Answered by Dan Rogerson

Defra is not responsible for air quality policy within domestic buildings and so has made no such assessment.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2013
Horsemeat (Supermarket Products)

"I do not eat meat, but the majority of my constituents do, and I think that looking on today they will be surprised and disappointed by the tone of the Minister’s comments suggesting that those of us standing up for consumers are somehow talking down the food industry. Will he …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Oct 2012
Ash Dieback Disease

"I understand that an incidence of the disease has already been identified in Scotland. Will the Minister therefore tell the House the date on which the devolved Administrations were first notified?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2012
Dangerous Dogs

"May I return the Minister briefly to the point I made in my intervention on the hon. Member for Epping Forest (Mrs Laing) about criminal behaviour and the definition of criminal intent? She talked about victims. Will the Minister discuss with his colleagues in the Home Office and the Justice …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2012
Dangerous Dogs

"I thank the hon. Lady for giving way and congratulate her on securing the debate and on the work that she has done. Does she agree that criminal injuries compensation must be examined? I had a young constituent who suffered very bad injuries, and unfortunately she has not received any …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2011
World Vegan Day

"Just before my hon. Friend moves off her point about balanced diets, will she tell us—perhaps for the benefit of those on the Conservative Benches who seem to be heckling about what is or is not a case for veganism—whether she agrees that it is entirely possible to have a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Oct 2011
Badgers and Bovine TB

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the scientific evidence suggests that, at best, a comprehensive culling policy would lead to a 16% reduction in bovine TB, but only after nine years in the culling zones? The Government’s proposal is to undertake a number of pilot projects before rolling out the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Oct 2011
Badgers and Bovine TB

"Is my hon. Friend aware that the Government’s own wildlife crime unit raised concerns about that, saying that if the culls take place there is a danger of illegal badger persecution being carried out under the pretext of culling? There is a concern as to what that will do in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2011
Wild Animals (Circuses)

"For once—perhaps the only time—it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith). I suspect that there might be many occasions on which we do not agree, but on this one we certainly do.

I want to make a short contribution because it is important …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2011
Wild Animals (Circuses)

"My hon. Friend makes a very good point. I certainly was glad to hear, during the debate, that the Government have decided to offer a free vote, because it gives Members the opportunity genuinely to reflect the views of their constituents.

The arguments for the ban have been well rehearsed …..."
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