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Volume No. 458Part No. 69

House of Commons Debates 27 March 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Private Business
Oral Answers To Questions
Scotland
International Development Fund
Digital Switchover
Taxation
Ferry Services
Unemployment
Inward Investment
Communities And Local Government
Affordable Housing (North Yorkshire)
Inter-faith Forums
Local Democracy
Sustainable Communities Bill
High Hedges
New Homes
Landlords
Darfur Asylum Seekers (Removals)
Bill Presented
Flexible Working
Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill
Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill
[sylvia Heal]
Orders Of The Day
Amendment Of The Law
Budget Resolutions And Economic Situation
Royal Assent
Budget Resolutions And Economic Situation
Procedure (Future Taxation)
Delegated Legislation
European Union Documents
Petitions
Sub-post Offices
Inland Waterways
Mini Motorbikes
Road Traffic Debts


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Column: 1279

House of Commons [27 Mar 2007]

Prayers [27 Mar 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [27 Mar 2007]

Private Business [27 Mar 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Mar 2007]

Scotland [27 Mar 2007]

International Development Fund [27 Mar 2007]

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

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

James Duddridge:

David Cairns:

Column: 1280

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

Digital Switchover [27 Mar 2007]

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

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

Column: 1281

Sir Robert Smith:

David Cairns:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

David Cairns:

Taxation [27 Mar 2007]

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab):

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

John Robertson:

Column: 1282

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Salmond:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Alexander:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1283

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, East) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1284

David Mundell:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Ferry Services [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

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

Column: 1285

Mr. Reid:

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

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

Column: 1286

David Cairns:

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Speaker:

Unemployment [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1287

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

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1288

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Inward Investment [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

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

Mr. Sarwar:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Alexander:

Communities and Local Government [27 Mar 2007]

Affordable Housing (North Yorkshire) [27 Mar 2007]

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

Column: 1289

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Yvette Cooper):

Miss McIntosh:

Yvette Cooper:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Column: 1290

Yvette Cooper:

Inter-faith Forums [27 Mar 2007]

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

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ruth Kelly):

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Ruth Kelly:

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

Column: 1291

Ruth Kelly:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Local Democracy [27 Mar 2007]

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

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Column: 1292

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Mr. Woolas:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1293

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Sustainable Communities Bill [27 Mar 2007]

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1294

Mr. Woolas:

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1295

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

Mr. Woolas:

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Speaker:

High Hedges [27 Mar 2007]

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West) (Lab/Co-op):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Meg Munn):

Column: 1296

Dr. Naysmith:

Meg Munn:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Meg Munn:

New Homes [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Ian Austin (Dudley, North) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Austin:

Column: 1297

Yvette Cooper:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1298

Landlords [27 Mar 2007]

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

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ruth Kelly):

David Taylor:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Hepburn:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 1299

Darfur Asylum Seekers (Removals) [27 Mar 2007]

3.31 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1300

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1301

Points of Order [27 Mar 2007]

3.35 pm

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1302

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

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Speaker:

Bill Presented [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1303

Flexible Working [27 Mar 2007]

3.40 pm

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Column: 1306

Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1307

Column: 1308

Column: 1309

Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill [27 Mar 2007]

3.51 pm

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

Column: 1310

Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Lady Hermon (North Down) (UUP):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 1311

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

Mr. Hain:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 1312

Mr. Hain:

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

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

Column: 1313

Mr. Hain:

4.5 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 1314

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Lidington:

Lady Hermon:

Column: 1315

Mr. Lidington:

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

Mr. Lidington:

Mrs. Iris Robinson (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr. Lidington:

Mr. Hogg:

Column: 1316

Mr. Lidington:

4.18 pm

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 1317

4.23 pm

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Column: 1318

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 1319

Lembit Öpik:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 1320

Mr. Hain:

Lembit Öpik:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Lembit Öpik:

Rev. Ian Paisley:

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 1321

4.35 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 1322

Column: 1323

Column: 1324

Column: 1325

4.51 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1326

Column: 1327

5 pm

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

Column: 1328

5.3 pm

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East) (DUP):

Column: 1329

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Robinson:

5.17 pm

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

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

5.25 pm

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

Column: 1334

Lady Hermon:

Mr. Donaldson:

Column: 1335

Lady Hermon:

Mr. Donaldson:

Lady Hermon:

Mr. Donaldson:

Rev. Ian Paisley:

Column: 1336

Mr. Donaldson:

Column: 1337

5.41 pm

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 1338

Column: 1339

Column: 1340

5.50 pm

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

Column: 1341

Column: 1342

Column: 1343

6 pm

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

Column: 1344

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

6.6 pm

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

Column: 1345

Column: 1346

Column: 1347

6.21 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1348

Column: 1349

6.28 pm

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 1350

6.35 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 1351

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

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 1352

6.45 pm

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

Column: 1353

Column: 1354

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr. Hanson:

[Sylvia Heal] [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1355

Orders of the Day [27 Mar 2007]

AMENDMENT OF THE LAW [27 Mar 2007]

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [27 Mar 2007]

6.53 pm

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

Column: 1356

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1357

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1358

Sir Robert Smith:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1359

Column: 1360

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Prisk:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1361

Column: 1362

7.17 pm

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

Column: 1363

Column: 1364

Column: 1365

7.26 pm

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Robinson:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 1366

Peter Luff

Mr. Robinson:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Robinson:

Mr. Prisk:

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 1367

7.34 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1368

Column: 1369

Column: 1370

Column: 1371

Mr. Prisk:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 1372

7.55 pm

Column: 1373

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 1374

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Anderson:

Column: 1375

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

Mr. Anderson:

Column: 1376

Column: 1377

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Mr. Anderson:

8.11 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 1378

Column: 1379

Column: 1380

Column: 1381

Column: 1382

Column: 1383

Column: 1384

Column: 1385

Column: 1386

8.45 pm

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

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Column: 1387

Mr. Cunningham:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Mr. Cunningham:

Column: 1388

8.52 pm

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1389

Column: 1390

Mrs. Villiers:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1391

Column: 1392

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1393

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

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1394

Column: 1395

Royal assent [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1396

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [27 Mar 2007]

9.22 pm

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

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 1397

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 1398

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 1399

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 1400

Column: 1401

9.43 pm

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

Column: 1402

Mrs. Villiers:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1403

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Binley:

Dr. Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Vis:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1404

David Taylor:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1405

Mr. Binley:

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

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Love:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1406

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1407

Mr. Love:

Mr. Binley:

10.10 pm

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

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr. Stuart:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 1410

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 1411

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Stuart:

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls):

Column: 1412

Mr. Stuart:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Stuart:

David Taylor:

Mr. Stuart:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 1413

10.31 pm

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 1414

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Mr. Dunne:

Column: 1415

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1416

Mr. Dunne:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Dunne:

Column: 1417

Column: 1418

Column: 1419

Column: 1420

11.2 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1421

Column: 1422

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1423

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1424

Bob Spink:

Mr. Chope:

11.22 pm

Column: 1425

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Column: 1426

Column: 1427

Column: 1428

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

Mrs. Villiers:

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Column: 1429

Mrs. Villiers:

11.36 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1430

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Timms:

Mrs. Villiers:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Timms:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms:

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1431

Column: 1432

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1433

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Timms:

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

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1434

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Division No. 081 [Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation]

Column: 1437

[27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1439

Column: 1440

Column: 1441

Division No. 82 [Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation] [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1445

Column: 1446

Column: 1448

Column: 1449

Column: 1450

Division No. 83 [Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation] [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1455

Column: 1456

Column: 1457

Column: 1458

Division No. 84 [Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation] [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1463

Column: 1465

PROCEDURE (FUTURE TAXATION) [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1466

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1467

Column: 1468

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Hon. Members:

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS [27 Mar 2007]

Petitions [27 Mar 2007]

Sub-Post Offices [27 Mar 2007]

12.57 am

Column: 1469

David Maclean (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

Inland Waterways [27 Mar 2007]

1 am

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

Column: 1470

Mini Motorbikes [27 Mar 2007]

1.1 am

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

Column: 1471

Road Traffic Debts [27 Mar 2007]

1.3 am

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1472

Column: 1473

Column: 1474

1.19 am

Column: 1475

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

Column: 1476

Mr. Mitchell:

Vera Baird:

Column: 1477

Column: 1478


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