House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 10 July 2006

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

Column: 1094

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 1095

Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

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

Column: 1096

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

Civil Servants (Gershon Review) [10 Jul 2006]

Column: 1097

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

James Duddridge:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

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

Column: 1098

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Unemployment (Shropshire) [10 Jul 2006]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 1099

Mr. Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

State Pension [10 Jul 2006]

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

Mr. Reed:

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

Column: 1100

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

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

Pensions [10 Jul 2006]

The Minister for Pensions Reform (James Purnell):

Mr. Love:

Column: 1101

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

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

Welfare Reform [10 Jul 2006]

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Swayne:

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Column: 1102

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

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

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

Column: 1103

Unemployment [10 Jul 2006]

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Wilson:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

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

Column: 1104

Council Tax Benefit [10 Jul 2006]

The Minister for Pensions Reform (James Purnell):

Ms Johnson:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Affordable Credit [10 Jul 2006]

Column: 1105

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

Rosie Cooper:

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

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Column: 1106

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

Incapacity Benefit [10 Jul 2006]

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

Danny Alexander:

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Column: 1107

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Disabled People [10 Jul 2006]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

Mr. Devine:

Column: 1108

Mrs. McGuire:

Incapacity Benefit [10 Jul 2006]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

Simon Hughes:

Mrs. McGuire:

Mesothelioma [10 Jul 2006]

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Column: 1109

Paul Rowen:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Child Support Agency [10 Jul 2006]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

Column: 1110

Ben Chapman:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

House of Commons Commission [10 Jul 2006]

Dining Rooms [10 Jul 2006]

Nick Harvey (North Devon):

John Mann:

Nick Harvey:

Leader of the House [10 Jul 2006]

Official Report (Corrections) [10 Jul 2006]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1111

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Jack Straw):

Andrew Selous:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Bone:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 1112

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Select Committee Reports [10 Jul 2006]

Column: 1113

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Nigel Griffiths):

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 1114

Nigel Griffiths:

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

Nigel Griffiths:

Column: 1115

Counter-terrorism Strategy [10 Jul 2006]

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (John Reid):

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 1120

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

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

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

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

David Davis:

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup) (Con):

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 1125

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 1126

Mr. Speaker:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 1127

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

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Column: 1128

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

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Column: 1129

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Column: 1130

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 1131

Afghanistan (Troops Levels) [10 Jul 2006]

4.28 pm

Column: 1132

Column: 1133

Column: 1134

Column: 1135

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 1136

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 1139

Column: 1140

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1141

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Several hon. Members

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire) (Con):

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

Column: 1142

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1143

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 1144

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

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1145

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1146

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

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Column: 1147

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

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Column: 1148

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 1149

Points of Order [10 Jul 2006]

5.32 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1150

Broadcasting [10 Jul 2006]

5.34 pm

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

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

Column: 1151

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 1152

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 1153

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Column: 1154

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

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1155

Column: 1156

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)

Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Con)

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Redwood

Column: 1157

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

6.1 pm

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

Column: 1158

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1159

Column: 1160

Philip Davies:

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1161

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1162

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

6.18 pm

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 1163

Column: 1164

Column: 1165

Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr. MacShane:

Column: 1166

6.35 pm

Column: 1167

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Column: 1168

Column: 1169

Column: 1170

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

Paul Holmes:

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1171

6.50 pm

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1172

Column: 1173

Mr. Michael Wills (North Swindon) (Lab):

Alan Keen:

7.2 pm

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 1174

Mr. Wills:

Column: 1175

Mr. Whittingdale:

Column: 1176

Column: 1177

Column: 1178

7.18 pm

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1179

Column: 1180

Column: 1181

7.31 pm

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Boswell:

Column: 1182

Column: 1183

Column: 1184

7.44 pm

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Column: 1185

Mrs. Iris Robinson (Strangford) (DUP):

Dr. Wright:

Column: 1186

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1187

7.58 pm

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Daniel Kawczynski:

Column: 1188

Peter Bottomley:

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Peter Bottomley:

Column: 1189

Mr. Andrew Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Peter Bottomley:

Column: 1190

8.10 pm

Column: 1191

Column: 1192

8.17 pm

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

Column: 1193

Column: 1194

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

Adam Price:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Adam Price:

Column: 1195

Column: 1196

8.33 pm

Column: 1197

Column: 1198

Column: 1199

8.45 pm

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Column: 1200

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Daniel Kawczynski:

Column: 1201

Column: 1202

8.59 pm

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

9.8 pm

Column: 1205

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

Column: 1206

Column: 1207

Dr. Wright:

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

Column: 1208