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Volume No. 467Part No. 11

House of Commons Debates 22 November 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
[mr. Speaker ]
Oral Answers To Questions
Business, Enterprise And Regulatory Reform
Social Tariffs
Post Offices
Carbon Capture
Economic Partnership Agreements
Nuclear Power
Renewable Energy (Public Buildings)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Regional Economies
Postal Services
Royal Mail (Isle Of Mull)
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Pandemic Influenza
Topical Debate
Climate Change
Orders Of The Day
Sale Of Student Loans Bill
Sale Of Student Loans Bill (Programme)
Sale Of Student Loans Bill
Delegated Legislation
Petitions
Front-line Health Services (Haverhill)
Post Office Closures (Nottingham)
Post Office Closures (Fareham)
Sea Bass


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Column: 1315

Column: 1315

House of Commons [22 Nov 2007]

Prayers [22 Nov 2007]

[Mr. Speaker ] [22 Nov 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [22 Nov 2007]

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [22 Nov 2007]

Social Tariffs [22 Nov 2007]

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

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

David Taylor:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 1316

Post Offices [22 Nov 2007]

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

John Barrett:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1317

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. McFadden:

Carbon Capture [22 Nov 2007]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Paddy Tipping:

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1318

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Economic Partnership Agreements [22 Nov 2007]

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

Column: 1319

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Mr. Reed:

Mr. Thomas:

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

Column: 1320

Mr. Thomas:

Nuclear Power [22 Nov 2007]

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Mr. Whittingdale:

Mr. Hutton:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1321

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

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

Column: 1322

Mr. Hutton:

Renewable Energy (Public Buildings) [22 Nov 2007]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

Bob Russell:

Malcolm Wicks:

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

Column: 1323

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Malcolm Wicks:

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

Malcolm Wicks:

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [22 Nov 2007]

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Column: 1324

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Annette Brooke:

Mr. Hutton:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Regional Economies [22 Nov 2007]

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

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Gordon Banks:

Column: 1325

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

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

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hutton:

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

Column: 1326

Mr. Hutton:

Postal Services [22 Nov 2007]

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Baron:

Mr. McFadden:

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Column: 1327

Mr. McFadden:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1328

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Royal Mail (Isle of Mull) [22 Nov 2007]

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

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Reid:

Mr. McFadden:

Topical Questions [22 Nov 2007]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Column: 1329

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Mr. Allen:

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Mr. Hutton:

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

Column: 1330

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Hutton:

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

Column: 1331

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Hon. Members:

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

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

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Column: 1332

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

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

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Miss McIntosh:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1333

Mrs. Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Column: 1334

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

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

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

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1335

Business of the House [22 Nov 2007]

11.31 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mrs. May:

Column: 1336

Ms Harman:

Column: 1337

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

John Battle:

Ms Harman:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Column: 1338

Ms Harman:

Column: 1339

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1340

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1341

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Ms Harman:

John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab):

Column: 1342

Ms Harman:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1343

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1344

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

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1346

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ms Harman:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1347

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1348

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 1349

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1350

Pandemic Influenza [22 Nov 2007]

12.25 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Alan Johnson):

Column: 1351

Column: 1352

Column: 1353

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

Column: 1354

Column: 1355

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1356

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 1357

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1358

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

Column: 1359

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1360

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 1361

Alan Johnson:

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1362

TOPICAL DEBATE

Climate Change [22 Nov 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

1.7 pm

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1363

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1364

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1365

1.22 pm

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Column: 1366

Lembit Öpik:

Gregory Barker:

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

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Chaytor:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1367

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Kidney:

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1368

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Gummer:

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Redwood:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1369

Column: 1370

Martin Horwood:

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

1.39 pm

Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell) (Lab):

Column: 1371

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Colin Challen:

Column: 1372

Column: 1373

1.48 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 1374

Mr. Evans:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 1375

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Martin Horwood:

1.56 pm

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1376

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

Mr. Kidney:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1377

Mr. Kidney:

Mr. Jack:

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1378

2.5 pm

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

Column: 1379

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Gummer:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Gummer:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1380

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1381

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

2.16 pm

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Mr. Jack:

Ms Barlow:

Column: 1382

Colin Challen:

Ms Barlow:

Martin Horwood:

Ms Barlow:

Mr. Kidney:

Ms Barlow:

Column: 1383

2.24 pm

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1384

Mr. Jack:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Jack:

Mr. Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood) (Con):

Mr. Jack:

Column: 1385

Column: 1386

2.32 pm

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1387

Column: 1388

Orders of the Day [22 Nov 2007]

Sale of Student Loans Bill [22 Nov 2007]

2.37 pm

The Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (Bill Rammell):

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (LD):

Column: 1389

Bill Rammell:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1390

Mr. Willis:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Willis

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Willis:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1391

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Andrew Smith (Oxford, East) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1392

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Boswell:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1393

Column: 1394

Mr. Chaytor:

Bill Rammell:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1395

3.2 pm

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Mr. Willis:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1396

Mr. Boswell:

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Willis

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Willis:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1397

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1398

Mr. Boswell:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1399

3.20 pm

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

Column: 1400

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 1401

Column: 1402

Mr. Willis:

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Willis

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Willis:

Column: 1403

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

3.36 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 1404

Mr. Hayes:

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1405

Column: 1406

3.46 pm

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 1407

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

Column: 1410

Column: 1411

4.9 pm

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1412

Mr. Williams:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Williams:

4.14 pm

Mr. Rob Wilson (Reading, East) (Con):

Column: 1413

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Wilson:

Column: 1414

Column: 1415

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

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Mr. Wilson:

Mr. Boswell:

Mr. Wilson:

Column: 1416

Column: 1417

4.31 pm

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1418

Mr. Boswell:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1419

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1420

Mr. Boswell:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1421

SALE OF STUDENT LOANS BILL (PROGRAMME) [22 Nov 2007]

Column: 1422

SALE OF STUDENT LOANS BILL [22 Nov 2007]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [22 Nov 2007]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Petitions [22 Nov 2007]

Front-line Health Services (Haverhill) [22 Nov 2007]

4.49 pm

Column: 1423

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

Post Office Closures (Nottingham) [22 Nov 2007]

4.50 pm

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East) (Lab):

Column: 1424

Post Office Closures (Fareham) [22 Nov 2007]

4.51 pm

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 1425

Sea Bass [22 Nov 2007]

4.52 pm

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Column: 1426

Column: 1427

Column: 1428

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Martin Salter:

Column: 1429

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Martin Salter:

Column: 1430

Jon Cruddas (Dagenham) (Lab):

Martin Salter:

Bill Wiggin

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1431

Martin Salter:

5.18 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jonathan Shaw):

Column: 1432

Column: 1433

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 1434

Jonathan Shaw:

Martin Salter:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1435

Martin Salter:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 1436

Martin Salter:

Jonathan Shaw:


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