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Volume No. 464Part No. 142

House of Commons Debates 16 October 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
[mr. Speaker ]
Private Business
Oral Answers To Questions
Scotland
Digital Switchover
Ministerial Meetings
Post Office Closures
Child Poverty (Glasgow)
Trade Links (Scotland/malawi)
Employment Levels
Communities And Local Government
Home Information Packs
Sheltered Housing
Social Housing
Affordable Homes (Wirral, South)
Affordable Housing
Planning Decisions (Local Accountability)
Flooding
Bicycles (Children’s Safety Helmets)
Defence Policy
Delegated Legislation
Child Protection (Sex Offenders)


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Column: 679

Column: 679

House of Commons [16 Oct 2007]

Prayers [16 Oct 2007]

[Mr. Speaker ] [16 Oct 2007]

PRivate Business [16 Oct 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Oct 2007]

Scotland [16 Oct 2007]

Digital Switchover [16 Oct 2007]

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

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

John Robertson:

Column: 680

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

Ministerial Meetings [16 Oct 2007]

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

Column: 681

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Mr. Hands:

Des Browne:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Column: 682

Des Browne:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Column: 683

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

Des Browne:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 684

David Mundell:

Des Browne:

Post Office Closures [16 Oct 2007]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 685

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Jo Swinson:

David Cairns:

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

David Cairns:

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

Column: 686

David Cairns:

Child Poverty (Glasgow) [16 Oct 2007]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Mr. Marshall:

Des Browne:

Column: 687

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Trade Links (Scotland/Malawi) [16 Oct 2007]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Mark Pritchard:

David Cairns:

Employment Levels [16 Oct 2007]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Ms Clark:

Column: 688

Des Browne:

Communities and Local Government [16 Oct 2007]

Home Information Packs [16 Oct 2007]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr. Shailesh Vara (North-West Cambridgeshire) (Con):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Mackay:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 689

Mr. Vara:

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 690

Yvette Cooper:

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Sheltered Housing [16 Oct 2007]

Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Column: 691

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mr. Leech:

Hazel Blears:

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

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con):

Column: 692

Hazel Blears:

Social Housing [16 Oct 2007]

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Gordon Banks:

Yvette Cooper:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Column: 693

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Affordable Homes (Wirral, South) [16 Oct 2007]

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Column: 694

Ben Chapman:

Mr. Wright:

Affordable Housing [16 Oct 2007]

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Chris McCafferty:

Mr. Dhanda:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 695

Mr. Dhanda:

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

Mr. Dhanda:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Mr. Dhanda:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 696

Planning Decisions (Local Accountability) [16 Oct 2007]

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Norman Baker:

Hazel Blears:

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 697

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Hazel Blears:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Flooding [16 Oct 2007]

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 698

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Martin Horwood:

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 699

Bicycles (Children’s Safety Helmets) [16 Oct 2007]

3.32 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 700

Column: 701

Column: 702

Defence Policy [16 Oct 2007]

3.43 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 703

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

Column: 704

Des Browne:

Mr. Jenkin:

Des Browne:

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

Column: 705

Des Browne:

Column: 706

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 707

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)

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

Des Browne:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 708

Des Browne:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 709

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 710

Mr. Brazier:

Des Browne:

Column: 711

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Des Browne:

Column: 712

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Column: 713

Mr. Jenkin:

Des Browne:

Column: 714

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 715

Des Browne:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Des Browne:

Column: 716

4.35 pm

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 717

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

Dr. Fox:

Des Browne:

Column: 718

Dr. Fox:

Chris Bryant:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 719

Dr. Fox:

Column: 720

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Dr. Fox:

Des Browne:

Column: 721

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 722

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Fox:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Dr. Fox:

Column: 723

Ann Winterton:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 724

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Column: 725

Dr. Fox:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 726

Dr. Fox:

Column: 727

5.15 pm

Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South) (Lab):

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Mr. George:

Column: 728

Dr. Fox:

Mr. George:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 729

Mr. George:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. George:

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

Mr. George:

Mr. Benyon:

Column: 730

Mr. George:

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab):

Mr. George:

Column: 731

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. George:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. George:

Column: 732

Dr. Fox:

Mr. George:

Column: 733

5.42 pm

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 734

Mr. Brazier:

Column: 735

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Brazier:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 736

Column: 737

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Nick Harvey:

Column: 738

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Nick Harvey:

Column: 739

6.6 pm

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Touhig:

Column: 740

Column: 741

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Touhig:

Column: 742

6.19 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 743

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Jones:

Ann Winterton:

Column: 744

Mr. Brazier:

Ann Winterton:

Column: 745

Des Browne

Ann Winterton:

6.31 pm

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Column: 746

Ann Winterton:

Dr. Strang:

Column: 747

Column: 748

Des Browne:

Dr. Strang:

Column: 749

6.47 pm

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 750

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Brazier:

Column: 752

Mr. Hoyle:

Mr. Brazier:

Column: 753

Column: 754

Column: 755

7.12 pm

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 756

Column: 757

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Hamilton:

Column: 758

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Hamilton:

Column: 759

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Hamilton:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Hamilton:

Column: 760

7.30 pm

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

Column: 761

Mr. David Hamilton:

Mr. Jenkin:

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 762

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 763

7.43 pm

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 764

Column: 765

Column: 766

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Hendrick:

7.57 pm

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 767

Column: 768

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Stewart Hosie:

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 769

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Hendrick:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 770

8.11 pm

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 771

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Joyce:

Column: 772

Column: 773

8.21 pm

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

Column: 774

Column: 775

Mark Pritchard:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Column: 776

Column: 777

8.36 pm

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

Column: 778

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 779

Mr. Jones:

Column: 780

Column: 781

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Brazier:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 782

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 783

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg):

Mr. Jones:

Column: 784

9.1 pm

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 785

Column: 786

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Jones:

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 787

Column: 788

Column: 789

9.23 pm

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Column: 790

Column: 791

Derek Twigg:

Dr. Murrison:

Des Browne:

Dr. Murrison:

Des Browne:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 792

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Dr. Murrison:

Derek Twigg:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 793

Column: 794

9.39 pm

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 795

Column: 796

Column: 797

Column: 798

Dr. Murrison

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 799

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab):

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [16 Oct 2007]

Column: 800

Child Protection (Sex Offenders) [16 Oct 2007]

10 pm

Mr. Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton, East) (Lab):

Column: 801

Column: 802

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. Hood:

Dan Norris (Wansdyke) (Lab):

Mr. Hood:

Column: 803

10.15 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Maria Eagle):

Column: 804

Column: 805

Column: 806

Mr. Hood:

Maria Eagle:


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