This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 7 March 2007

Volume No. 457Part No. 56

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Column: 1499

Column: 1499

House of Commons [7 Mar 2007]

Prayers [7 Mar 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [7 Mar 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Mar 2007]

Duchy of Lancaster [7 Mar 2007]

Social Exclusion [7 Mar 2007]

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

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Hilary Armstrong):

Mr. Flello:

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1500

Hilary Armstrong:

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

Hilary Armstrong:

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

Hilary Armstrong:

Column: 1501

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Hilary Armstrong:

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

Hilary Armstrong:

Social Enterprises [7 Mar 2007]

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

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

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Edward Miliband):

Column: 1502

Mary Creagh:

Edward Miliband:

Ms Angela C. Smith:

Edward Miliband:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Edward Miliband:

Column: 1503

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con):

Edward Miliband:

Deputy Prime Minister [7 Mar 2007]

Slave Trade [7 Mar 2007]

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott):

Mary Creagh:

Column: 1504

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 1505

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr. Hague:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Departmental Travel [7 Mar 2007]

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 1506

Ann Winterton:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr. Burns:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 1507

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Slavery [7 Mar 2007]

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Column: 1508

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Anne Snelgrove:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Prime Minister [7 Mar 2007]

Engagements [7 Mar 2007]

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair):

Column: 1509

Mr. McGovern:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 1510

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 1511

The Prime Minister:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1512

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1513

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1514

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1515

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1516

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1517

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1518

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1519

Points of Order [7 Mar 2007]

12.33 pm

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Anne Main:

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1520

BILL PRESENTED [7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1521

Rural Tranquillity [7 Mar 2007]

12.35 pm

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

Column: 1522

Column: 1523

Column: 1524

Orders of the Day [7 Mar 2007]

House of Lords Reform [7 Mar 2007]

12.44pm

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

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

Bridget Prentice:

Column: 1525

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Bridget Prentice:

Column: 1526

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

Mr. Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab)

Bridget Prentice:

Sir Robert Smith:

Bridget Prentice:

Column: 1527

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Bridget Prentice:

12.55 pm

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset) (Con):

Column: 1528

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr. Letwin:

Column: 1529

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Letwin:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale) (Lab):

Mr. Letwin:

Column: 1530

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Letwin:

Column: 1531

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

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 1532

Mr. Letwin:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay):

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Letwin:

1.15 pm

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

Column: 1533

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Tyrie:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 1534

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Tyrie:

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Tyrie:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

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

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mark Fisher:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 1535

1.26 pm

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

Column: 1536

Philip Davies:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1537

Mr. Beith:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Mike Hall:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1538

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. Heath:

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

Mr. Heath:

John Bercow:

Mr. Heath:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1539

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

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Mr. Heath:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1540

Mr. Heath:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Heath:

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

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Straw

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Heath:

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

Column: 1541

Mr. Heath:

1.48 pm

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

Column: 1542

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Frank Dobson:

Column: 1543

1.55 pm

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

Chris Bryant:

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 1544

Mr. Straw

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 1545

Dr. Lewis:

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

Dr. Lewis:

John Bercow:

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 1546

2.8 pm

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

Column: 1547

Column: 1548

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Dr. Wright:

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 1549

2.20 pm

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

Mr. Heath:

Sir George Young:

Column: 1550

Mr. Heath:

Sir George Young:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr. Tyrie:

Sir George Young:

Column: 1551

Column: 1552

2.33 pm

Column: 1553

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

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Mr. Clelland:

Column: 1554

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Clelland:

Column: 1555

2.41 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1556

Column: 1557

Sir Robert Smith:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

John Bercow:

Column: 1558

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

2.54 pm

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

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Mullin:

Column: 1559

Mr. Clelland:

Mr. Mullin:

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

Mr. Mullin:

Column: 1560

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Mullin:

John Bercow:

Mr. Mullin:

Column: 1561

3.3 pm

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Howarth:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Howarth:

John Bercow

Mr. Howarth:

John Bercow:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 1562

Several hon. Members

Mr. Howarth:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Howarth:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 1563

John Bercow:

Mr. Howarth:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 1564

Mr. Howarth:

3.16 pm

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

Column: 1565

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Mr. Wills:

Column: 1566

Column: 1567

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

3.25 pm

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Column: 1568

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1569

Column: 1570

Fiona Mactaggart:

Paul Holmes:

3.35 pm

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 1571

Fiona Mactaggart:

Tom Levitt:

Column: 1572

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Tom Levitt:

Column: 1573

3.44 pm

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 1574

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Tyrie:

Column: 1575

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

3.53 pm

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

Column: 1576

Column: 1577

Column: 1578

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.3 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 1579

Column: 1580

4.13 pm

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Column: 1581

Column: 1582

Mr. Straw

Mark Fisher:

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

4.21 pm

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con):

Column: 1583

Column: 1584

4.25 pm

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

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Slaughter:

Column: 1585

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Slaughter:

4.31 pm

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

Column: 1586

Column: 1587

4.39 pm

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

Column: 1588

Column: 1589

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1590

4.50 pm

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con):

Column: 1591

4.55 pm

Column: 1592

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1593

Mr. Heald:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 1594

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Heald:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Heald:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Heald:

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 1595

Mr. Clelland:

Mr. Heald:

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

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Heald:

5.9 pm

Column: 1596

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

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 1597

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 1598

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 1599

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 1600

Column: 1601

Division No. 65 [House of Lords Reform]

Column: 1606

[7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 1 (FULLY APPOINTED) [7 Mar 2007]

Division No. 066 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 2 (20 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 3 (40 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 4 (50 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

Division No. 067 [House of Lords Reform]

Column: 1612

[7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1615

COMPOSITION OPTION 5 (60 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

Division No. 68 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 6 (80 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

Division No. 69 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]

COMPOSITION OPTION 7 (100 PER CENT. ELECTED) [7 Mar 2007]

Division No. 70 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]

HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM (HEREDITARY PLACES) [7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1628

Division No. 71 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]
Division No. 072 [House of Lords Reform] [7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1636

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clelland:

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 1637

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Straw:

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

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

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1638

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Leigh:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Speaker:

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1639

Mr. Speaker:

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS [7 Mar 2007]

Column: 1640

petition [7 Mar 2007]

Post Office Closures [7 Mar 2007]

7.24 pm

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

Column: 1641

Ashford International [7 Mar 2007]

7.26 pm

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Column: 1642

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Michael Foster:

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Column: 1643

Michael Foster:

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

Michael Foster:

Column: 1644

Column: 1645

7.41 pm

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

Column: 1646

Damian Green

Mr. Harris:

Damian Green:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1647

Michael Foster:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1648

Norman Baker:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1649

Column: 1650


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