House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 29 November 2007

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush) (Lab):

Column: 414

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

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

Column: 415

Bank Charges [29 Nov 2007]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher):

Mr. Binley:

Jessica Morden (Newport, East) (Lab):

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Column: 416

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

HMRC (Personal Data) [29 Nov 2007]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Gregory Barker:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 417

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

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

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

Northern Rock [29 Nov 2007]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Goodwill:

Column: 418

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 419

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

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

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Column: 420

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

Work Force Skills [29 Nov 2007]

Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 421

Ms Angela C. Smith:

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

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 422

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

Public Sector Pensions [29 Nov 2007]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Andy Burnham):

Mr. Swire:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 423

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 424

Mr. Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Schools (Funding) [29 Nov 2007]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Andy Burnham):

Mr. Simon:

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

Column: 425

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Credit Unions [29 Nov 2007]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher):

Paddy Tipping:

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

Column: 426

Tax Credits [29 Nov 2007]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Andrew Selous:

Jane Kennedy:

Personal Data [29 Nov 2007]

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Mr. Randall:

Jane Kennedy:

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

Column: 427

Jane Kennedy:

Co-operatives [29 Nov 2007]

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher):

Joan Walley:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Topical Questions [29 Nov 2007]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 428

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

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

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher):

Column: 429

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Column: 430

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 431

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Andy Burnham):

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

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 432

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

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

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 433

Business of the House [29 Nov 2007]

11.31 am

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

Column: 434

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

Column: 435

Column: 436

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

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

Column: 437

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab):

Column: 438

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 439

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 440

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

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

Column: 441

Mr. Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth) (Lab):

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

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

Column: 442

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

Column: 443

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

Ms Harman

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 444

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

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Cash:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 445

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

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

Column: 446

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 447

Remploy [29 Nov 2007]

12.15 pm

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Peter Hain):

Column: 448

Column: 449

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

Column: 450

Column: 451

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

Column: 452

Column: 453

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Column: 454

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mrs. Siân C. James (Swansea, East) (Lab):

Column: 455

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

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 456

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

Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab):

Column: 457

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 458

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Column: 459

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Column: 460

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

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

Column: 461

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

Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 462

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

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 463

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 464

Points of Order [29 Nov 2007]

1.13 pm

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 465

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr. Cash:

Column: 466

Column: 467

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 468

Topical Debate

Apprenticeships (England) [29 Nov 2007]

1.26 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Column: 469

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

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

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

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)

Column: 470

Mr. Chaytor

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 471

Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 472

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 473

Clive Efford:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con)

Column: 474

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

1.47 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab)

Column: 475

Column: 476

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Angela Watkinson:

Column: 477

Column: 478

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight)

Column: 479

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

2.7 pm

Column: 480

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab):

Column: 481

Column: 482

2.17 pm

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 483

Mark Williams:

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

Mark Williams:

Angela Watkinson:

Mark Williams:

Column: 484

Several hon. Members

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

2.27 pm

Column: 485

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

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Ms Dari Taylor:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Column: 486

2.33 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con):

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

Mr. Chope:

Column: 487

Mr. Denis Murphy:

Column: 488

Angela Watkinson:

Mr. Chope:

Column: 489

Column: 490

2.46 pm

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mr. Marsden:

Column: 491

2.52 pm

Column: 492

Ms Dari Taylor:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 493

Common European Asylum System [29 Nov 2007]

2.56 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Meg Hillier):

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 494

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

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

Column: 495

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Column: 496

Column: 497

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

3.10 pm

Column: 498

Column: 499

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

Column: 500

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

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

Column: 501

Keith Vaz:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 502

3.31 pm

Column: 503

Column: 504

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 505

Column: 506

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 507

Damian Green

Column: 508

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 509

3.51 pm

Column: 510

Mr. Gummer:

Tim Farron:

Column: 511

Column: 512

4.1 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 513

Column: 514

4.9 pm

Column: 515

Column: 516

4.17 pm

Division No. 014 [Apprenticeships (England)] [29 Nov 2007]

Column: 517

Column: 521

Convicting Rapists/Protecting Victims [29 Nov 2007]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

4.38 pm

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Column: 522

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

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 523

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Column: 524

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con)

Jeremy Wright

Column: 525

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Column: 526

Mrs. Laing:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 527

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 528

5.5 pm

Column: 529

Column: 530

Column: 531

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

Column: 532

Column: 533

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 534

5.30 pm

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 535

Column: 536

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

David Howarth:

5.40 pm

Column: 537

5.44 pm

Column: 538

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con):

Jeremy Wright:

Column: 539

5.50 pm

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Mrs. Dorries:

Shona McIsaac:

Column: 540

5.55 pm