Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Philip Davies Excerpts
Thursday 11th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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Stoning to death is a barbarous form of punishment, which the Government and I am sure all Members deplore. I hope that no elected person will threaten any member of our society with that sort of punishment.

Philip Davies Portrait Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
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Warming to the theme of the question on food labelling from my right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire (Mr Knight), I wonder whether the Leader of the House is aware that many retailers sell halal food to their customers without telling them. Further to the request by my right hon. Friend for a debate about food labelling, will the Leader of the House add that issue to any such discussion?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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Any debate that we have about food labelling will be broad enough to encompass the specific issue that my hon. Friend has just raised. It strikes me as a suitable subject for a debate in Westminster Hall.