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Volume No. 459Part No. 83

House of Commons Debates 1 May 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Foreign And Commonwealth Office
European Constitution
Iraq
Gulf War
Uk-islamic Relations
High Commission (New Delhi)
Climate Security
Middle East
Iraq
European Constitution
European Constitution
Uk-iran Relations
Somalia
Medical Training Application Service
Young Offenders (Provision Of Speech Therapy)
Orders Of The Day
Finance Bill
[sir Alan Haselhurst ]
Petitions
Japanese Knotweed
Kent Science Park
Canvey Island Health Care
Bribery In International Business Transactions


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Column: 1347

Column: 1347

House of Commons [1 May 2007]

Prayers [1 May 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [1 May 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [1 May 2007]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [1 May 2007]

European Constitution [1 May 2007]

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1348

Margaret Beckett:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1349

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Margaret Beckett:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 1350

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

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

Column: 1351

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Iraq [1 May 2007]

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 1352

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Dr. Howells:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1353

Dr. Howells:

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

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 1354

Gulf War [1 May 2007]

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Ben Chapman:

Dr. Howells:

UK-Islamic Relations [1 May 2007]

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Column: 1355

Mr. Hands:

Margaret Beckett:

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

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

Column: 1356

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Hague:

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1357

High Commission (New Delhi) [1 May 2007]

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Peter Luff:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Dr. Howells:

Climate Security [1 May 2007]

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1358

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Mr. Bailey:

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

Margaret Beckett:

Middle East [1 May 2007]

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 1359

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Andrew George:

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Column: 1360

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Iraq [1 May 2007]

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 1361

Mr. Baron:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Howells:

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

Dr. Howells:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Howells:

European Constitution [1 May 2007]

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

Column: 1362

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Andrew Selous:

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Speaker:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 1363

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 1364

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

Mr. Hoon:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Hoon:

European Constitution [1 May 2007]

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Hoon:

UK-Iran Relations [1 May 2007]

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

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Mr. Swayne:

Column: 1365

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Dr. Howells:

Somalia [1 May 2007]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Ian McCartney):

Column: 1366

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr. McCartney:

Column: 1367

Medical Training Application Service [1 May 2007]

3.31 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Ms Patricia Hewitt):

Column: 1368

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 1369

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 1370

Column: 1371

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 1372

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Ms Hewitt:

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 1373

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 1374

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Ms Hewitt:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Column: 1375

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Column: 1376

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Hewitt:

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

Column: 1377

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 1378

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

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

Column: 1379

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 1380

Ms Hewitt:

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

Ms Hewitt:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Ms Hewitt:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 1381

Young Offenders (Provision of Speech Therapy) [1 May 2007]

4.19 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1382

Column: 1383

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1384

Orders of the Day [1 May 2007]

Finance Bill [1 May 2007]

[Sir Alan Haselhurst ] [1 May 2007]

4.32 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls):

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Ed Balls:

Column: 1385

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 1386

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

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls:

4.45 pm

Mr. Hoban:

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab)

Ed Balls

Mr. Hoban:

Stephen Hesford:

Column: 1388

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1389

Column: 1390

Column: 1391

Ed Balls:

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls:

5 pm

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1392

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

The Chairman:

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1393

Column: 1394

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1395

Stephen Hesford:

Mr. Hoban:

5.15 pm

Column: 1396

Column: 1397

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1398

Column: 1399

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

5.30 pm

Column: 1400

Ed Balls:

Mr. Gauke:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1401

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Gauke:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1402

Ed Balls

Mr. Gauke:

John Bercow:

Mr. Gauke:

John Bercow:

Column: 1403

Mr. Gauke:

5.45 pm

Mr. Dunne:

Column: 1404

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Mr. Dunne:

Column: 1405

Ed Balls:

Column: 1406

Rob Marris:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1407

6 pm

Mr. Hoban:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

Mr. Gauke:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1410

Ed Balls:

Rob Marris:

Ed Balls:

Division No. 104 [Finance Bill] [1 May 2007]

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1414

6.30 pm

Rob Marris:

Ed Balls:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 1415

Ed Balls:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1416

Rob Marris:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1417

6.45 pm

Column: 1418

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con):

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Wilshire:

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1419

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1420

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Redwood:

Helen Goodman:

Several hon. Members

Helen Goodman:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1421

Julia Goldsworthy:

Helen Goodman:

7 pm

Dr. Cable:

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

Column: 1422

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Column: 1423

David Taylor:

Mr. Davies:

Helen Goodman

Mr. Davies:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Davies:

Column: 1424

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Davies:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1425

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Rob Marris:

7.15 pm

Mr. Davies:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1426

Julia Goldsworthy:

Rob Marris:

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (John Healey):

Rob Marris:

Mr. Gauke:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Rob Marris:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 1427

Mr. Redwood:

Helen Goodman

Mr. Redwood:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1428

Mr. Redwood:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 1429

7.30 pm

Column: 1430

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Newmark:

John Healey:

Mr. Newmark:

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Newmark:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Newmark:

Column: 1431

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Newmark:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Column: 1432

Column: 1433

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

7.45 pm

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 1434

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 1435

John Healey:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

John Healey:

Mr. Goodman:

John Healey:

Mr. Goodman:

John Healey:

Column: 1436

Mr. Gauke:

John Healey:

Mr. Chope:

John Healey

The First Deputy Chairman:

John Healey:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 1437

John Healey:

Mr. Newmark:

John Healey:

Column: 1438

8 pm

Column: 1439

Mr. Leigh:

John Healey:

Rob Marris:

John Healey:

Column: 1440

Mr. Chope:

Column: 1441

8.15 pm

Column: 1442

Rob Marris:

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Mr. Chope:

Division No. 105 [Finance Bill] [1 May 2007]

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 1446

Mr. Gummer:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 1447

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Column: 1448

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 1449

8.45 pm

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Goodman:

Julia Goldsworthy

Mr. Goodman:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 1450

Mr. Goodman:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Goodman:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1451

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1452

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

9 pm

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1453

Column: 1454

Rob Marris:

Column: 1455

Julia Goldsworthy:

Rob Marris:

John Healey:

Column: 1456

Julia Goldsworthy:

John Healey:

9.15 pm

Column: 1457

The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Eric Illsley):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 1458

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 1459

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Rob Marris:

John Healey:

Column: 1460

Mr. Heath:

John Healey:

9.30 pm

Column: 1461

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Francois:

The Temporary Chairman:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1462

Column: 1463

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1465

9.45 pm

Column: 1466

Julia Goldsworthy:

John Healey:

Column: 1467

Column: 1468

Column: 1469

10 pm

Column: 1470

Mr. Francois:

Division No. 106 [Finance Bill] [1 May 2007]

Julia Goldsworthy:

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1474

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 1475

Column: 1476

10.30 pm

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Column: 1477

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Column: 1478

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

Column: 1479

10.45 pm

Column: 1480

Column: 1481

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 1482

Petitions [1 May 2007]

Japanese Knotweed [1 May 2007]

10.53 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Kent Science Park [1 May 2007]

10.55 pm

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Canvey Island Health Care [1 May 2007]

10.56 pm

Column: 1483

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1484

Bribery in International Business Transactions [1 May 2007]

10.57 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1485

Column: 1486

Column: 1487

Column: 1488

11.15 pm

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Ian McCartney):

Column: 1489

Column: 1490

Column: 1491

Column: 1492


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