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Volume No. 458Part No. 66

House of Commons Debates 22 March 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Trade And Industry
Energy Policy
Productivity Rates
Steel Industry
Businesses (Taxation)
Surface Mining
Marine Renewables Deployment Fund
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Postwatch
Science Funding (York)
Renewable Energy
Women Entrepreneurs
Women And Equality
State Second Pension
Human Trafficking
Equal Opportunities (Ethnicity)
Business Of The House
Orders Of The Day
Ways And Means
Amendment Of The Law
Budget Resolutions And Economic Situation
Delegated Legislation
Hunting Act 2004


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Column: 927

House of Commons [22 Mar 2007]

Prayers [22 Mar 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [22 Mar 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [22 Mar 2007]

Trade and Industry [22 Mar 2007]

Energy Policy [22 Mar 2007]

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

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

Mr. Hamilton:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 928

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 929

Mr. Darling:

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Productivity Rates [22 Mar 2007]

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

Column: 930

The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge):

Andrew Selous:

Margaret Hodge:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Margaret Hodge:

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

Margaret Hodge:

Column: 931

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Margaret Hodge:

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

Margaret Hodge:

Column: 932

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Margaret Hodge:

Steel Industry [22 Mar 2007]

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

The Minister for Science and Innovation (Malcolm Wicks):

Dr. Kumar:

Malcolm Wicks:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 933

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Malcolm Wicks:

Businesses (Taxation) [22 Mar 2007]

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

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

Mr. Jones:

Column: 934

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

Mr. Darling:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 935

Mr. Darling:

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Darling:

Surface Mining [22 Mar 2007]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Minister for Science and Innovation (Malcolm Wicks):

Column: 936

Mark Pritchard:

Malcolm Wicks:

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Malcolm Wicks:

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton):

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 937

Marine Renewables Deployment Fund [22 Mar 2007]

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

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

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Darling:

Citizens Advice Bureaux [22 Mar 2007]

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

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

Column: 938

David Taylor:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Postwatch [22 Mar 2007]

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

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

Greg Mulholland:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 939

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Science Funding (York) [22 Mar 2007]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

The Minister for Science and Innovation (Malcolm Wicks):

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 940

Malcolm Wicks:

Renewable Energy [22 Mar 2007]

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

The Minister for Science and Innovation (Malcolm Wicks):

Mr. Dunne:

Malcolm Wicks:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 941

Malcolm Wicks:

Women Entrepreneurs [22 Mar 2007]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge):

David Wright:

Margaret Hodge:

Women and equality [22 Mar 2007]

State Second Pension [22 Mar 2007]

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Column: 942

The Minister for Women (Ruth Kelly):

Anne Snelgrove:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

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

Ruth Kelly:

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

Column: 943

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Ruth Kelly:

Human Trafficking [22 Mar 2007]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister for Women and Equality (Meg Munn):

Column: 944

Mr. Bone:

Meg Munn:

Mr. Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Equal Opportunities (Ethnicity) [22 Mar 2007]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Minister for Women and Equality (Meg Munn):

Column: 945

Mr. Hollobone:

Meg Munn:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 946

Meg Munn:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Meg Munn:

Column: 947

Business of the House [22 Mar 2007]

11.33 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 948

Mr. Straw:

Column: 949

Column: 950

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 951

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 952

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 953

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

Mr. Straw:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 954

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 955

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 956

Mr. Straw:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 957

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 958

Mr. Straw:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 959

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 960

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 961

Mr. Straw:

Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 962

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 963

Orders of the Day [22 Mar 2007]

WAYS AND MEANS [22 Mar 2007]

AMENDMENT OF THE LAW [22 Mar 2007]

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [22 Mar 2007]

12.23 pm

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 964

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

Mr. Osborne:

Jim Sheridan:

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 965

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. Osborne:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab)

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

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

Mr. Osborne:

Ms Keeble:

Column: 966

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Love:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Love:

Column: 967

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Love:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Love:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth (Coventry, North-East) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 968

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. David:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 969

Mr. Sheerman

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 970

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 971

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr. Osborne:

12.48 pm

Column: 972

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

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Column: 973

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Several hon. Members

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 974

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Meg Hillier:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 975

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 976

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 977

Mr. Sheerman:

Alan Johnson:

Meg Hillier:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 978

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

Meg Hillier:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Jack:

Column: 979

Alan Johnson:

Greg Clark:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Sheerman:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 980

David Howarth:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 981

Alan Johnson:

Jim Sheridan:

Alan Johnson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 982

Alan Johnson:

Michael Gove:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Willetts:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 983

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Clappison:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 984

Meg Hillier:

Alan Johnson:

1.33 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 985

Column: 986

Column: 987

Column: 988

1.44 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Goodman:

Keith Vaz:

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

Column: 989

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Burns:

Keith Vaz:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 990

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 991

Column: 992

Mr. Lilley:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 993

2.6 pm

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 994

Column: 995

Column: 996

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Mr. Jack:

Column: 997

Column: 998

Column: 999

2.31 pm

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1000

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

Helen Jones:

Column: 1001

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1002

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1003

Stephen Williams:

Helen Jones:

Stephen Williams:

Helen Jones:

Column: 1004

Column: 1005

2.55 pm

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Mr. Fallon:

Column: 1006

Column: 1007

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Fallon:

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

3.14 pm

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 1010

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Spring:

Column: 1011

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Spring:

Column: 1012

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

Column: 1013

Mr. Spring:

Column: 1014

3.37 pm

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

Column: 1015

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 1016

Column: 1017

Mr. Spring:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Spring:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 1018

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Baron:

Column: 1019

Mr. Jones:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. Jones:

Column: 1020

Helen Jones:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 1021

4.5 pm

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo):

Paul Rowen:

Dawn Primarolo:

Column: 1022

Paul Rowen:

Greg Mulholland:

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Paul Rowen:

Dawn Primarolo:

Paul Rowen:

Column: 1023

Mr. Kevan Jones

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Jones:

Paul Rowen:

Column: 1024

Column: 1025

4.24 pm

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

Column: 1026

Column: 1027

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 1028

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1029

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1030

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Helen Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Dawn Primarolo:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1031

Dawn Primarolo:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Dawn Primarolo:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Helen Jones:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1032

4.52 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 1033

Helen Jones:

Mr. Baron:

Helen Jones

Mr. Baron:

Helen Jones:

Mr. Baron:

Column: 1034

Column: 1035

Column: 1036

5.10 pm

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

Column: 1039

5.21 pm

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1040

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 1041

Mr. Jack:

Column: 1042

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 1043

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. George Osborne:

Column: 1044

Mr. Goodman:

5.38 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (John Healey):

Column: 1045

Several hon. Members

John Healey:

Greg Clark

John Healey:

Mr. George Osborne:

John Healey:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 1046

John Healey:

Mr. Lilley:

John Healey:

Mr. Jack:

John Healey:

Several hon. Members

John Healey:

Mr. Baron:

John Healey:

Column: 1047

Sarah Teather:

John Healey:

Greg Clark:

John Healey:

Column: 1048

Greg Clark:

John Healey:

Greg Clark:

John Healey:

Column: 1049

Mr. Spring:

John Healey:

Column: 1050

Mr. Baron

John Healey:

Column: 1051

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [22 Mar 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1052

Hunting Act 2004 [22 Mar 2007]

6 pm

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Miss Widdecombe:

Column: 1053

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton) (Lab):

Miss Widdecombe:

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

6.13 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Joan Ryan):

Mr. Olner:

Joan Ryan:

Column: 1056

Miss Widdecombe

Joan Ryan:

Column: 1057

Miss Widdecombe:

Joan Ryan:

Miss Widdecombe:

Column: 1058

Joan Ryan:

Mr. Olner:

Joan Ryan:


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