House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 10 January 2007

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 267

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Agriculture [10 Jan 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (David Cairns):

Ann Winterton:

David Cairns:

Column: 268

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

David Cairns:

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

David Cairns:

Apprenticeships [10 Jan 2007]

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

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. David Hanson):

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Column: 269

Mr. Hanson:

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Mr. Hanson:

Northern Ireland Executive [10 Jan 2007]

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Hain):

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 270

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Lady Hermon (North Down) (UUP):

Column: 271

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

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

Column: 272

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Bain Review [10 Jan 2007]

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 273

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Maria Eagle):

Mr. McGrady:

Maria Eagle:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Sammy Wilson:

Maria Eagle:

Column: 274

Maria Eagle:

Prime Minister [10 Jan 2007]

Engagements [10 Jan 2007]

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair):

Column: 275

Mr. Francois:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth, North) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 276

Column: 277

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 278

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Column: 279

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 280

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

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

Column: 281

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 282

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 283

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Hon. Members:

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 284

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

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

Column: 285

Criminal Records Backlog [10 Jan 2007]

12.32 pm

Column: 286

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 287

Column: 288

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

Column: 289

Column: 290

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

Column: 291

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 292

Mr. Howard:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 293

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

Column: 294

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 295

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 296

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

Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West) (Con):

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Column: 297

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

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

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 298

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 299

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 300

Protection of Listed Vehicles [10 Jan 2007]

1.27 pm

Column: 301

Community Maternity Services [10 Jan 2007]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

1.34 pm

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 303

Kitty Ussher (Burnley) (Lab):

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab)

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

Column: 304

Column: 305

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Column: 306

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con):

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab):

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

Column: 307

Column: 308

Column: 309

The Secretary of State for Health (Ms Patricia Hewitt):

Column: 310

2 pm

Column: 311

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Column: 312

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

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Column: 313

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

Mr. Burns:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 314

Andrew Gwynne:

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab):

Column: 315

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Column: 316

Mr. Jeremy Hunt (South-West Surrey) (Con):

Column: 317

Column: 318

David Taylor:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 319

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

2.31 pm

Stephen Pound:

Column: 320

Stephen Pound:

Column: 321

Kali Mountford:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Column: 322

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Column: 323

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

Column: 324

Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab):

2.51 pm

Column: 325

Column: 326

Column: 327

Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley) (Lab):

Barbara Keeley:

3.1 pm

Column: 328

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 329

Column: 330

3.11 pm

Ian Stewart (Eccles) (Lab):

Column: 331

Column: 332

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

3.21 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 333

Column: 334

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind):

Tony Baldry:

Tony Baldry:

Column: 335

Column: 336

3.34 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 337

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Baron:

Column: 338

Column: 339

Column: 340

3.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Ivan Lewis):

Column: 341

Mr. Lewis:

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Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Lewis:

Column: 342

Column: 343

Column: 348

Sub Post-Offices [10 Jan 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

4.17 pm

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 349

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell) (Lab):

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

Column: 350

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

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

Column: 351

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 352

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 353

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 354

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 355

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Alistair Darling)

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Alistair Darling):

4.43 pm

Peter Luff:

Column: 357

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab):

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Column: 358

Column: 359

Sir Robert Smith:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 360

Column: 361

Colin Challen:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD)

David Howarth:

Column: 362

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 363

Mr. Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 364

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne):

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):

Column: 365

Mr. Redwood:

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

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 366

5.18 pm

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

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 367

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Susan Kramer

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Geraldine Smith:

Column: 368

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Column: 369

Colin Challen:

Richard Younger-Ross:

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

Column: 370

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

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

Column: 371

Column: 372

Mr. Graham Stuart

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Column: 373

Mr. Graham Stuart:

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

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

5.45 pm

Column: 374

Column: 375

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Richard Younger-Ross:

Column: 376

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 377

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Column: 378

6.7 pm

Column: 379

Column: 380

Column: 381

6.15 pm

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

Column: 382

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 383

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 384

6.25 pm

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

Column: 385

Column: 386

6.33 pm

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Column: 387

Column: 388

Column: 389

6.45 pm

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

Column: 390

Sir Robert Smith:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 391

Column: 392

Column: 393

Sir Robert Smith

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Division No. 22 [Sub Post-Offices] [10 Jan 2007]

Column: 398

Division No. 23 [Sub Post-Offices] [10 Jan 2007]

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 403