Lords debate on motion to call attention to the effect of disease on the British bee population, the spread of the varroa mite and the consequences for the pollination of crops and fruit. Motion withdrawn.
Bees
Debate on Thursday, 21 May 2009,
in the House of Lords,
led by Lord Moynihan.
The answering
member was Lord Davies of Oldham.
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710 c1477-94Session
2008-09Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamberProceeding contributions
Lord Moynihan | 710 c1494 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am deeply grateful not only for the good humour but, more importantly, for the comprehen...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1494 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, better than from this Dispatch Box, the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, has the authentic voice...
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Lord Patten | 710 c1491 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, who is being so helpful. It may be difficult for him to a...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1489-91 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, on introducing such an important topic and s...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1493 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am careful about being too pre-emptive because of our necessary reservations about the r...
Lord Cameron of Lochbroom | 710 c1493 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in the light of what the noble Lord has said about where funding comes from—I understand t...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1493-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, of course, as the noble Lord is keen to emphasise, the problems know no boundaries in the ...
Lord Rea | 710 c1494 (Link to this contribution)
Before the Minister sits down, with regard to the timing of the debate, I wonder whether he knows th...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1491-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it might appeal to the Minister, but bee inspectors have to be trained and need expertise....
Duke of Montrose | 710 c1492 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is the £2.3 million part of the extra funding that the Minister talked about?
Lord Davies of Oldham | 710 c1492-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the extra funding, which I am coming to in a moment, relates specifically to research. It ...
Lord Moynihan | 710 c1493 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will the Minister bear in mind the strength of opinion across the House this afternoon tha...
Lord Burnett | 710 c1485-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I should draw the attention of the House to my declaration of interests; I own agricultura...
Duke of Montrose | 710 c1486-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the House is much in the debt of my noble friend Lord Moynihan for bringing up this timely...
Lord Cameron of Lochbroom | 710 c1481-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, for initiating this debate. I declare an interest a...
Lord Patten | 710 c1482-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am full of agreement with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochbroom, about t...
Lord Moynihan | 710 c1477 (Link to this contribution)
To call attention to the effect of disease on the British bee population, the spread of the varroa m...
Lord Moynihan | 710 c1477-81 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the honey bee is under threat. There is no single cause, but uniquely in the insect world,...
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