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Volume No. 446Part No. 156

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Column: 1311

Column: 1311

House of Commons [23 May 2006]

Prayers [23 May 2006]

[Mr. Speaker] [23 May 2006]

PRIVATE BUSINESS [23 May 2006]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 May 2006]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [23 May 2006]

Iran [23 May 2006]

Mr. Ian Austin (Dudley, North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

Hon. Members:

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Austin:

Column: 1312

Margaret Beckett:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab):

Column: 1313

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1314

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Iraq [23 May 2006]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Paddy Tipping:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1315

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

EU Constitution [23 May 2006]

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

Column: 1316

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Hoon:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 1317

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Palestinian Authority [23 May 2006]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1318

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Mr. Hollobone:

Margaret Beckett:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1319

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Zimbabwe [23 May 2006]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1320

Mr. Hoon:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Afghanistan [23 May 2006]

Dr. Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 1321

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 1322

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Muslim Democracies [23 May 2006]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Column: 1323

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Mr. Prentice:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 1324

Dr. Howells:

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

International Arms Trade Treaty [23 May 2006]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1325

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Shailesh Vara (North-West Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Muslim Brotherhood [23 May 2006]

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 1326

Michael Gove:

Dr. Howells:

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 1327

St. Helena [23 May 2006]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Mr. Steen:

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Column: 1328

Mr. Hoon:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Hoon:

Kashmir [23 May 2006]

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Margaret Moran:

Dr. Howells:

Column: 1329

Points of Order [23 May 2006]

3.31 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1330

Corruption [23 May 2006]

3.32 pm

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 1331

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

Education and Inspections Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [23 May 2006]

3.43 pm

Column: 1334

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

3.44 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

3.45 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 1335

Orders of the Day [23 May 2006]

Education and Inspections Bill [23 May 2006]

3.47 pm

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Alan Johnson):

Column: 1336

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1337

Column: 1338

Column: 1339

Column: 1340

Column: 1341

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1342

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1343

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1344

Alan Johnson:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

4 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1345

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 1346

Alan Johnson:

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

Column: 1347

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Marsden:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1348

Helen Jones:

Alan Johnson:

Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Sarah Teather:

Alan Johnson:

Tom Levitt:

Column: 1349

Alan Johnson:

4.15 pm

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

Alan Johnson:

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1350

John Bercow:

Alan Johnson:

Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Judy Mallaber:

Alan Johnson:

Judy Mallaber:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1351

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Anne Snelgrove:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1352

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Several hon. Members

Alan Johnson:

Ms Angela C. Smith:

Alan Johnson:

Paul Farrelly

Alan Johnson:

Paul Farrelly:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1353

Mr. Redwood:

Alan Johnson:

4.30 pm

Column: 1354

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Marsden:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1355

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mrs. Dorries:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1356

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1357

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Rob Wilson (Reading, East) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 1358

Alan Johnson:

4.45 pm

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Meg Hillier (Hackney, South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1359

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1360

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. Raynsford:

Column: 1361

Mr. Gibb:

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Gibb:

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Gibb:

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 1362

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. Marsden:

5 pm

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1363

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. Raynsford:

Mr. Gibb:

Anne Snelgrove:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1364

Column: 1365

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr. Gibb:

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

Mr. Gibb:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1366

Mr. Gibb:

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

Mr. Gibb:

Judy Mallaber:

Mr. Gibb:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1367

Mr. Gibb:

5.15 pm

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1368

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Gibb:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1369

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Gibb:

Ian Stewart (Eccles) (Lab)

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab)

Mr. Gibb:

Sarah Teather:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1370

Mr. Marsden:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1371

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Gibb:

5.30 pm

Helen Jones:

Mr. Gibb:

Ian Stewart:

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Column: 1372

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Grogan:

Column: 1373

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Grogan:

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Grogan:

Column: 1374

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Grogan:

Helen Jones:

Mr. Grogan:

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Grogan:

Column: 1375

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Mr. Grogan:

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1376

5.45 pm

Dr. Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Several hon. Members

Sarah Teather:

Meg Hillier:

Column: 1377

Sarah Teather:

Several hon. Members

Sarah Teather:

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1378

Mr. Turner:

Sarah Teather:

Ms Angela C. Smith

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1379

Mr. Marsden:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mr. Marsden:

Column: 1380

6 pm

Column: 1381

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1382

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Mr. Leigh:

The Minister for Schools (Jim Knight):

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1383

Ian Stewart:

Mr. Leigh:

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1384

Paul Farrelly:

6.15 pm

Mr. Leigh:

Helen Jones:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1385

Ms Angela C. Smith:

Mr. Leigh:

Annette Brooke:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1386

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1387

Column: 1388

6.30 pm

Ms Angela C. Smith:

Mr. Chaytor:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1389

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1390

Margaret Moran:

Mr. Chaytor:

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1391

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Ian Stewart:

6.45 pm

Column: 1392

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1393

Column: 1394

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Turner:

Mr. Clarke:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1395

Helen Jones:

7 pm

Column: 1396

Ann Winterton:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1397

Tom Levitt:

Helen Jones:

Ms Diana R. Johnson:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1398

Paul Farrelly:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1399

Mr. Rob Wilson:

Column: 1400

7.15 pm

Column: 1401

Anne Snelgrove:

Mr. Wilson:

Column: 1402

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

Mr. Wilson:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Wilson:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1403

7.30 pm

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1404

Jon Trickett:

Mr. Gibb:

Jon Trickett:

Ian Stewart:

Jon Trickett:

Helen Jones:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1405

Paul Farrelly:

Jon Trickett:

Meg Hillier:

Jon Trickett:

Tom Levitt:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1406

Tom Levitt:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1407

Tom Levitt:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

7.45 pm

Tom Levitt:

David Taylor:

Tom Levitt:

Column: 1408

Barbara Keeley:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 1410

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 1411

Sammy Wilson:

8 pm

David Taylor:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 1412

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1413

Jon Trickett:

Alan Johnson:

Jon Trickett:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1414

Several hon. Members

Alan Johnson:

Paul Farrelly:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1415

Division No. 247 [Education and Inspections Bill] [23 May 2006]
Division No. 248 [Education and Inspections Bill] [23 May 2006]

Column: 1424

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Phil Hope:

Column: 1426

Mr. Willetts:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 1427

Column: 1428

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 1429

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 1430

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1431

Mrs. Dorries:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mrs. Dorries:

9.15 pm

Column: 1432

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1433

Angela Watkinson:

Column: 1434

Mr. Rob Wilson:

Column: 1435

Sammy Wilson:

9.30 pm

Column: 1436

Jim Knight:

Column: 1437

Column: 1438

Mr. Willetts:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Willetts:

Jim Knight:

Annette Brooke:

Jim Knight:

9.45 pm

Column: 1439

Mr. Willetts:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1440

Column: 1441

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1442

Sarah Teather:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1443

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Mr. Hayes:

Sarah Teather:

Jim Knight:

Column: 1444

Mr. Hayes:

Jim Knight:

Division No. 249 [Education and Inspections Bill] [23 May 2006]

Column: 1449

Column: 1450

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [23 May 2006]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

petitions [23 May 2006]

Post Office Card Accounts [23 May 2006]

10.16 pm

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

Column: 1451

10.17 pm

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Oxford University (Student Rents) [23 May 2006]

10.18 pm

Mr. Andrew Smith (Oxford, East) (Lab):

Column: 1452

Unfair Dismissal [23 May 2006]

10.19 pm

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Column: 1453

Column: 1454

Column: 1455

Column: 1456

10.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Column: 1457

Column: 1458


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