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Thursday 16 Mar 2006

Volume No. 443 Part No. 126

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Column: 1583

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Mar 2006]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [16 Mar 2006]

School Transport [16 Mar 2006]

Tony Baldry (Banbury)—

School Transport [16 Mar 2006]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Phil Hope)

Tony Baldry

Phil Hope

Column: 1584

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

Phil Hope

Science [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire)—

Science [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes)—

Science [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Schools (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Crabb

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1585

Mr. Lancaster

Jacqui Smith

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Jacqui Smith

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Sarah Teather (Brent, East)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1586

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1587

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)—

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Ruth Kelly)

Mr. Prentice

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Hon. Members

Mr. Rob Wilson (Reading, East)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Column: 1588

Ruth Kelly

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Ruth Kelly

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)—

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1589

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Ruth Kelly)

Mr. Turner

Ruth Kelly

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon)

Ruth Kelly

FE Colleges (Dorset) [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East)—

FE Colleges (Dorset) [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (Bill Rammell)

Column: 1590

Mr. Ellwood

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Bill Rammell

Mr. Ellwood

Bill Rammell

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)

Bill Rammell

Column: 1591

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)

Bill Rammell

Special Educational Needs [16 Mar 2006]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)—

Special Educational Needs [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (Bill Rammell)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Bill Rammell

Dr. Cable

Bill Rammell

Column: 1592

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Bill Rammell

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke)

Bill Rammell

Adult Education [16 Mar 2006]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)—

Adult Education [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1593

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Phil Hope)

Tom Brake

Phil Hope

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Phil Hope

Column: 1594

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham)—

Trust Schools [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Schools (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Hands

Jacqui Smith

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Hon. Members

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1595

Child Protection [16 Mar 2006]

David Tredinnick (Bosworth)—

Child Protection [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Schools (Jacqui Smith)

David Tredinnick

Jacqui Smith

Child Care [16 Mar 2006]

Ms Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull, North)—

Child Care [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Children and Families (Beverley Hughes)

Column: 1596

Ms Johnson

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering)

Beverley Hughes

Youth Facilities (Stoke-on-Trent) [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South)—

Youth Facilities (Stoke-on-Trent) [16 Mar 2006]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Phil Hope)

Column: 1597

Mr. Flello

Phil Hope

Social Behaviour [16 Mar 2006]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)—

Social Behaviour [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Schools (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Allen

Jacqui Smith

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1598

Jacqui Smith

Looked-after Children [16 Mar 2006]

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)—

Looked-after Children [16 Mar 2006]

The Minister for Children and Families (Beverley Hughes)

Stephen Pound

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Column: 1599

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [16 Mar 2006]

Witness Support [16 Mar 2006]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)—

Witness Support [16 Mar 2006]

The Solicitor-General (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Ms Keeble

The Solicitor General

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 1600

The Solicitor General

Crown Prosecution Service [16 Mar 2006]

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)—

Crown Prosecution Service [16 Mar 2006]

The Solicitor General

Keith Vaz

Mr. Deputy Speaker

The Solicitor General

Murder [16 Mar 2006]

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth)—

Murder [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1601

The Solicitor General

David T.C. Davies

The Solicitor General

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey)

The Solicitor General

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 1602

The Solicitor General

Identity Theft [16 Mar 2006]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

Identity Theft [16 Mar 2006]

The Solicitor General

Miss McIntosh

The Solicitor General

Business of the House [16 Mar 2006]

11.33 am
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con)

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 1604

Mrs. May

Column: 1605

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1606

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)

Column: 1607

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Heath

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

Column: 1608

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab)

Column: 1609

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1610

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)

Mr. Hoon

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Column: 1611

Mr. Hoon

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1612

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1613

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1614

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Devine

Mr. Hoon

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1615

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, South) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)

Column: 1616

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1617

Hon. Members

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP)

Column: 1618

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1619

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1620

Occupational Pensions [16 Mar 2006]

12.23 pm
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. John Hutton)

Column: 1621

Column: 1622

Column: 1623

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1624

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con)

Column: 1625

Column: 1626

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1627

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hutton

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD)

Column: 1628

Column: 1629

Mr. Hutton

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1630

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1631

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1632

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1633

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP)

Mr. Hutton

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab)

Column: 1634

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hutton

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con)

Column: 1635

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 1636

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Michael Wills (North Swindon) (Lab)

Mr. Hutton

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC)

Column: 1637

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1638

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hutton

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1637

Column: 1639

Points of Order [16 Mar 2006]

1.28 pm
Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)

Column: 1640

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Heath

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1639

Column: 1641

Orders of the Day [16 Mar 2006]

Identity Cards Bill [16 Mar 2006]

1.30 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 1642

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con)

Column: 1643

Mr. Clarke

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1644

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Heath

Mr. Clarke

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab)

Column: 1645

Mr. Clarke

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

1.45 pm
Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Edward Garnier

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1646

Mr. Clarke

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD)

Mr. Clarke

Simon Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab)

Column: 1647

Mr. Clarke

Simon Hughes

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Clarke

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con)

Column: 1648

Mr. Charles Clarke

David Davis

Anne Snelgrove

David Davis

Anne Snelgrove

David Davis

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Andy Burnham)

David Davis

Column: 1649

Andy Burnham

David Davis

Mr. Charles Clarke

David Davis

Anne Snelgrove

David Davis

Mr. Heath

David Davis

Tony Baldry

Column: 1650

David Davis

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

2 pm
David Davis

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con)

David Davis

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

David Davis

Column: 1651

Mr. Redwood

David Davis

Column: 1652

Chris Bryant

David Davis

Chris Bryant

David Davis

Andy Burnham

David Davis

Simon Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Simon Hughes

Column: 1653

David Davis

Andy Burnham

David Davis

Kali Mountford

David Davis

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab)

David Davis

Column: 1654

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab)

2.15 pm
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)

Column: 1655

Mark Fisher

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD)

Tony Baldry

Mr. Clegg

Column: 1656

Chris Bryant

Mr. Clegg

Martin Linton

Mr. Clegg

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP)

Mr. Clegg

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab)

Column: 1657

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Howarth

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Howarth

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Howarth

David Davis

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1658

David Davis

Mr. Howarth

David Davis

Mr. Howarth

Tony Baldry

Column: 1659

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Tony Baldry

Chris Bryant

Tony Baldry

Laura Moffatt

Column: 1660

Division No. 194 (Identity Cards Bill) [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1663

Column: 1664

Terrorism Bill [16 Mar 2006]

2.45 pm
Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 1665

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1666

Mr. Clarke

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1667

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1668

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

3 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 1669

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con)

Mr. Grieve

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Andy Burnham)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1670

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Grieve

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1671

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Grieve

Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central) (Lab)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1672

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD)

Column: 1673

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)

Mr. Clegg

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Clegg

Column: 1674

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD)

Mr. Clegg

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Clegg

John Bercow

Mr. Clegg

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)

Mr. Clegg

Mr. Charles Clarke

Column: 1675

Mr. Clegg

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD)

Mr. Clegg

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Column: 1676

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Graham Stuart

Jeremy Corbyn

Jim Cousins

Column: 1677

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)

Jeremy Corbyn

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab)

Column: 1678

Jeremy Corbyn

Dr. Evan Harris

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Cash

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Cash

Column: 1679

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Cash

Column: 1680

David T.C. Davies

John Bercow

David T.C. Davies

Column: 1681

Division No. 195 (Terrorism Bill) [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1684

Column: 1685

Division No. 196 (Terrorism Bill) [16 Mar 2006]

Column: 1688

Column: 1689

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill [16 Mar 2006]

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con)

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Heath

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1690

Water Shortages (West Sussex) [16 Mar 2006]

4.16 pm
Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con)

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con)

Nick Herbert

Column: 1691

Column: 1692

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)

Nick Herbert

Column: 1693

Column: 1694

Column: 1695

4.38 pm
Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab)

Mr. Soames

Column: 1696

Laura Moffatt

Mr. Soames

Column: 1697

Laura Moffatt

4.50 pm
Justine Greening (Putney) (Con)

Column: 1698

4.54 pm
The Minister for Climate Change and the Environment (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Column: 1699

Column: 1700

Column: 1701

Column: 1702

Justine Greening

Mr. Morley

Column: 1703

Column: 1704


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