House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 6 March 2007

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 1364

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 1365

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

Biofuels [6 Mar 2007]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Dr. Stephen Ladyman):

Dr. Whitehead:

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon) (Con):

Column: 1366

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

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

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Maritime Transport Policy [6 Mar 2007]

Column: 1367

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Dr. Stephen Ladyman):

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Column: 1368

Belford Rail Station [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Mr. Beith:

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab):

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Buses [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Gillian Merron):

Ann Coffey:

Column: 1369

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mrs. Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Column: 1370

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Railways [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

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

Column: 1371

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

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

Chris Grayling:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

Column: 1372

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Mr. Yeo:

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 1373

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

Local Transport Funding [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Gillian Merron):

Mr. Wilson:

Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley) (Lab):

Mr. Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Column: 1374

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Railways [6 Mar 2007]

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Mr. Prentice:

Column: 1375

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

West Coast Main Line [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Ms Clark:

Column: 1376

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Constitutional Affairs [6 Mar 2007]

Claims Handlers [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Bridget Prentice):

John Mann:

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab):

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

Column: 1377

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Advice Services (London) [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Vera Baird):

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Column: 1378

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

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

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

Legal Aid [6 Mar 2007]

Column: 1379

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Vera Baird):

David Taylor:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 1380

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Postal Votes [6 Mar 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Bridget Prentice):

Philip Davies:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

Column: 1381

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

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Community Courts (Nottingham) [6 Mar 2007]

The Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Ms Harriet Harman):

Column: 1382

Mr. Allen:

Ms Harman:

Inquests [6 Mar 2007]

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Ms Harriet Harman):

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 1383

Column: 1384

Ms Harman:

Column: 1385

bill presented [6 Mar 2007]

Column: 1386

Private Parking (Regulation) Bill [6 Mar 2007]

3.34 pm

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 1387

Column: 1388

Column: 1389

Speaker’s Statement [6 Mar 2007]

3.44 pm

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

Column: 1390

House of Lords Reform [6 Mar 2007]

3.46 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 1391

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

Column: 1393

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab):

Column: 1394

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1395

Mr. Curry:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 1396

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con)

Mr.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con)

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1397

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 1398

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 1399

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

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

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

Column: 1400

Pete Wishart:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

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

Column: 1401

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab)

Mr. Cash

Column: 1402

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1403

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 1404

4.28 pm

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Column: 1405

Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside) (Lab):

Column: 1406

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 1407

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

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1408

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1409

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

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

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale) (Lab)

Column: 1410

Mr. Hall:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 1411

Column: 1412

Column: 1413

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 1414

Dr. Lewis:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

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

Column: 1415

5.6 pm

Column: 1416

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 1417

Mr. Howarth:

5.15 pm

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

Column: 1418

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr. Redwood:

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 1419

Column: 1420

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Column: 1421

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Column: 1422

Mr. George Howarth:

Column: 1423

Column: 1424

Column: 1425

Column: 1426

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West) (Lab):

Column: 1427

5.47 pm

Andrew George:

Column: 1428

Mr. Williams:

5.55 pm

Column: 1429

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 1430

Column: 1431

Column: 1432

6.8 pm

Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North) (Lab):

Column: 1433

6.14 pm

Column: 1434

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

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

Column: 1435

David Howarth

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

Mr. Bacon:

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 1436

Column: 1437

6.25 pm

Column: 1438

Column: 1439

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

6.35 pm

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

Column: 1440

Column: 1441

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

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1442

Mr. Hogg:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Hogg:

6.46 pm

Column: 1443

Column: 1444

6.56 pm

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

Column: 1445

Mr. George Howarth:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 1446

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Shepherd:

7.4 pm

Column: 1447

Column: 1448

7.14 pm

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Column: 1449

Column: 1450

Column: 1451

7.26 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 1452

Column: 1453

Column: 1454

7.37 pm

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1455

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Leigh:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 1456

Column: 1457

7.49 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 1458

Column: 1459

7.57 pm

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

Column: 1460

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab):

Pete Wishart:

Column: 1461

“The House of peers,

Throughout the years,

Did nothing in particular,

And did it very well.”

Column: 1462

8.8 pm

Column: 1463

Column: 1464

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1465

Mr. Wareing:

8.20 pm

Column: 1466

Column: 1467

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

8.31 pm

Column: 1468

Column: 1469

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 1470

8.42 pm

Column: 1471

Column: 1472

8.53 pm

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

Column: 1473

Column: 1474

9.2 pm

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

Column: 1475

Column: 1476

Column: 1477

9.14 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1478

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1479

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 1480

9.26 pm

Column: 1481

Column: 1482

Tom Levitt:

David Howarth:

Column: 1483

David Howarth: