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Volume No. 458Part No. 62

House of Commons Debates 15 March 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Education And Skills
Nursery Services
Teacher Vacancies
Secondary Schools
Adult Education
Esol Classes
Apprenticeships
Building Schools For The Future
Solicitor-general
Youth Matters
Expert Witnesses
Victim Treatment
Fraud Review
Business Of The House
2012 Olympics
Political Parties (Funding)
Higher Education
Petitions
Television Reception
Fire Appliances (Cheadle)
Post Office Closures
Moneystone Quarry
Noise Pollution
Channel 4

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 15 March 2007

Volume No. 458Part No. 62

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Column: 417

House of Commons [15 Mar 2007]

Prayers [15 Mar 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [15 Mar 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Mar 2007]

Education and Skills [15 Mar 2007]

Nursery Services [15 Mar 2007]

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

The Minister for Children and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Mr. Scott:

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 418

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

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

Beverley Hughes:

Mr. Speaker:

Teacher Vacancies [15 Mar 2007]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 419

The Minister for Schools (Jim Knight):

Mr. Mackay:

Mr. Knight:

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

Mr. Knight:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Column: 420

Mr. Knight:

Secondary Schools [15 Mar 2007]

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

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

Mr. Lancaster:

Alan Johnson:

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

Column: 421

Alan Johnson:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 422

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

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 423

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 424

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Column: 425

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Gibb

Alan Johnson:

Adult Education [15 Mar 2007]

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (Bill Rammell):

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 426

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 427

Mr. Speaker:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

ESOL Classes [15 Mar 2007]

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

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Column: 428

The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (Bill Rammell):

Meg Hillier:

Bill Rammell:

Martin Linton:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 429

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 430

Bill Rammell:

Apprenticeships [15 Mar 2007]

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

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

Mr. McGovern:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Column: 431

Alan Johnson:

Building Schools for the Future [15 Mar 2007]

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools (Jim Knight):

Column: 432

Joan Walley:

Jim Knight:

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Solicitor-General [15 Mar 2007]

Youth Matters [15 Mar 2007]

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

The Solicitor-General (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Column: 433

Miss McIntosh:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Expert Witnesses [15 Mar 2007]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 434

Mark Pritchard:

The Solicitor-General:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 435

The Solicitor-General:

Victim Treatment [15 Mar 2007]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Fiona Mactaggart:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 436

Fraud Review [15 Mar 2007]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Jones:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 437

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 438

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

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 439

Business of the House [15 Mar 2007]

11.37 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 440

Mr. Straw:

Column: 441

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 442

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 443

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Heath

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 444

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 446

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 447

Mr. Straw:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 448

Mr. Straw:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Mr. Straw:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 449

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 450

2012 Olympics [15 Mar 2007]

12.11 pm

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

Column: 451

Column: 452

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent) (Con):

Column: 453

Mr. Speaker:

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 454

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 455

Mr. Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Column: 456

Tessa Jowell:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 457

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 458

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 459

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Tessa Jowell:

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 460

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

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 461

Hon. Members:

Tessa Jowell:

Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 462

Mr. Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Hon. Members:

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 463

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 464

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 465

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Watson:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Tessa Jowell:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 466

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 467

Political Parties (Funding) [15 Mar 2007]

1.13 pm

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

Column: 468

Column: 469

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 470

Column: 471

Mr. Straw:

Column: 472

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

Column: 473

Mr. Straw:

Column: 474

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 475

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 476

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 477

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 478

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 479

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 480

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 481

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 482

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 483

Higher Education [15 Mar 2007]

2.8 pm

The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (Bill Rammell):

Column: 484

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 485

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 486

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 487

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Sheerman:

Bill Rammell:

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 488

Bill Rammell:

David Howarth

Bill Rammell:

David Howarth:

Bill Rammell:

David Howarth

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Chaytor:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 489

Bill Rammell:

Column: 490

Paul Farrelly:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Sheerman:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 491

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Chaytor:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 492

Bill Rammell:

Stephen Williams:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 493

Paul Farrelly:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 494

Mr. Chaytor:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 495

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Bill Rammell

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Bill Rammell:

2.51 pm

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley) (Con):

Column: 496

Paul Farrelly

Mr. Johnson:

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Column: 497

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Johnson:

Column: 498

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Johnson:

Column: 499

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 500

Mr. Johnson:

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

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Johnson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 501

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Johnson:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Johnson:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Johnson:

Column: 502

David Howarth:

Mr. Johnson:

Column: 503

Paul Farrelly:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 504

Mr. Johnson:

Dr. Francis:

Mr. Johnson:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 505

Mr. Johnson:

3.27 pm

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

Column: 506

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Sheerman:

Angela Watkinson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Column: 507

Mr. Sheerman:

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

Mr. Sheerman:

Jeremy Wright:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 508

Jeremy Wright:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 509

David Howarth:

Column: 510

Mr. Sheerman:

David Howarth:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Sheerman:

David Howarth

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 511

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 512

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 513

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 514

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Sheerman:

David Howarth:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Johnson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 515

4.4 pm

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Column: 516

Column: 517

Dr. Francis:

Stephen Williams:

Mr. Rob Wilson:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 518

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 519

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Stephen Williams:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 520

Stephen Williams:

Bill Rammell:

Stephen Williams:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 521

Mr. Sheerman:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 522

David Howarth:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 523

Column: 524

4.39 pm

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 525

Column: 526

Column: 527

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Column: 528

Dr. Francis:

4.56 pm

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Column: 529

Column: 530

Column: 531

5.7 pm

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

Jeremy Wright:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

5.21 pm

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

Column: 535

Stephen Williams:

Mr. Wilson:

Column: 536

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Wilson:

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Mr. Wilson:

Column: 537

5.35 pm

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

Column: 538

Mr. Boris Johnson

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 539

Column: 540

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 541

5.49 pm

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 542

Mr. Johnson:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Johnson:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 543

Column: 544

Petitions [15 Mar 2007]

Television Reception [15 Mar 2007]

6 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Fire Appliances (Cheadle) [15 Mar 2007]

6.1 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Post Office Closures [15 Mar 2007]

6.2 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 546

Moneystone Quarry [15 Mar 2007]

6.4 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Noise Pollution [15 Mar 2007]

6.5 pm

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

Column: 547

Channel 4 [15 Mar 2007]

6.7 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 548

Column: 549

Column: 550

Column: 551

6.22 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Shaun Woodward):

Column: 552

Column: 553

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Woodward:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 554

Column: 555

Column: 556

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