House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 27 March 2007

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Column: 1280

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

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

Digital Switchover [27 Mar 2007]

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

Column: 1281

Sir Robert Smith:

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

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

Taxation [27 Mar 2007]

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

John Robertson:

Column: 1282

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

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

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1283

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

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

Column: 1284

David Mundell:

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

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

Ferry Services [27 Mar 2007]

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

Column: 1285

Mr. Reid:

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

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

Column: 1286

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

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

Unemployment [27 Mar 2007]

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

Mr. Davidson:

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

Column: 1287

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

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

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

Column: 1288

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

Inward Investment [27 Mar 2007]

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

Mr. Sarwar:

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

Communities and Local Government [27 Mar 2007]

Affordable Housing (North Yorkshire) [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1289

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Yvette Cooper):

Miss McIntosh:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Column: 1290

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

Inter-faith Forums [27 Mar 2007]

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:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

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

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

Column: 1293

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Sustainable Communities Bill [27 Mar 2007]

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

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1294

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

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

Column: 1295

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

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

High Hedges [27 Mar 2007]

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

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

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

Column: 1298

Landlords [27 Mar 2007]

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

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

Column: 1299

Darfur Asylum Seekers (Removals) [27 Mar 2007]

3.31 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1300

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 1301

Points of Order [27 Mar 2007]

3.35 pm

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

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

Column: 1302

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Bill Presented [27 Mar 2007]

Column: 1303

Flexible Working [27 Mar 2007]

3.40 pm

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):

Lady Hermon (North Down) (UUP):

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

Column: 1311

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 1312

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

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

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

Column: 1313

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

4.5 pm

Column: 1314

Column: 1315

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

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1320

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Rev. Ian Paisley:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 1321

4.35 pm

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. Eddie McGrady (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr. Robinson:

5.17 pm

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

5.25 pm

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

Column: 1334

Column: 1335

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. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

6.6 pm

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

Column: 1357

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

Column: 1358

Sir Robert Smith:

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

Column: 1359

Column: 1360

Mr. Prisk:

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

Column: 1361

Column: 1362

7.17 pm

Column: 1363

Column: 1364

Column: 1365

7.26 pm

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

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 1366

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. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr. Anderson:

Column: 1375

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. Geoffrey Robinson:

Column: 1387

Mr. Cunningham:

Mr. Cunningham:

Column: 1388

8.52 pm

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1389

Column: 1390

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1391

Column: 1392

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):

Column: 1397

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 1398

Mr. Kevan Jones:

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

Column: 1399

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

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

Column: 1400

Column: 1401

9.43 pm

Column: 1402

Column: 1403

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

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

Column: 1404

Column: 1405

Mr. Love:

Column: 1406

Column: 1407

Mr. Love:

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

10.10 pm

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 1410

Column: 1411

Julia Goldsworthy:

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls):

Column: 1412

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 1413

10.31 pm

Column: 1414

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1415

Column: 1416

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1417

Column: 1418

Column: 1419

Column: 1420

11.2 pm

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):

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

Column: 1429

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

11.36 pm

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 1430

Several hon. Members

Adam Afriyie:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Column: 1431

Column: 1432

Several hon. Members

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 1433

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1434

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

Hon. Members: