Most Recent Commons Speech

With Parliament in recess at the moment till October, news is a bit slow at the moment - an ideal opportunity for a retrospective. Paddy last spoke in the Commons on 22 July 2004 at a Fisheries debate. That may sound like a long time, but according to theyworkforyou.com, he is about average. He spoke in parliament 53 times in the last year — 294th out of 658 MPs.

This particular appearance was to ask Ben Bradshaw MP:

What progress did my hon. Friend make at the International Whaling Commission on the demise of so-called scientific whaling and, more importantly, on developing a conservation agenda?

It would appear that the Japanese are trying to increase their 'scientific' whaling, and are lobbying other nations to support them.

As Chairman of the sub-committee on environment, food and rural affairs, this is obviously within his remit, but Paddy Tipping also appears to have a personal interest in areas such as the green belt, conservation and sustainable energy.

You can read the whole debate here.