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Volume No. 469Part No. 23

House of Commons Debates 13 December 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Public Accounts Commission
Corporate Governance
Church Commissioners
Clergy (Security Of Tenure)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
"fair Trade Begins At Home"
Electoral Commission Committee
Electoral Register
Church Commissioners
Equity Investments
Academy Sponsorship
Places Of Worship (Theft)
Solicitor-general
Prostitution
Violence Against Women
Attorney-general
Women And Equality
Imprisonment
Women (Political Life)
Rape
Government Policy
Flexible Working
Leader Of The House
Members’ Salaries
Parliamentary Questions
Oral Statements
Voting Rights
House Of Commons Commission
Food Allergies
Leader Of The House
Parliamentary Questions
Capital Gains Tax
Business Of The House
Security Industry Authority
Royal Assent
Topical Debate
Financial Services (Low-income Families)
Orders Of The Day
Crossrail Bill
Delegated Legislation
Petition
Post Office Closures (New Forest)
The Akhtar Family

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Column: 441

Column: 441

House of Commons [13 Dec 2007]

Prayers [13 Dec 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [13 Dec 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [13 Dec 2007]

Public Accounts Commission [13 Dec 2007]

Corporate Governance [13 Dec 2007]

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

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):

David Taylor:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 442

Church Commissioners [13 Dec 2007]

Clergy (Security of Tenure) [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Mr. Hollobone:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Carbon Dioxide Emissions [13 Dec 2007]

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 443

Sir Stuart Bell:

"Fair trade begins at home" [13 Dec 2007]

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Robert Key:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Electoral Commission Committee [13 Dec 2007]

Electoral Register [13 Dec 2007]

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

Column: 444

Peter Viggers (Gosport):

John Robertson:

Peter Viggers:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Peter Viggers:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 445

Peter Viggers:

Church Commissioners [13 Dec 2007]

Equity Investments [13 Dec 2007]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Hugh Bayley:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Academy Sponsorship [13 Dec 2007]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Bob Russell:

Column: 446

Sir Stuart Bell:

Places of Worship (Theft) [13 Dec 2007]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mark Pritchard:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Solicitor-General [13 Dec 2007]

Prostitution [13 Dec 2007]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 447

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Tony Lloyd:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 448

Violence Against Women [13 Dec 2007]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

The Solicitor-General:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 449

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Attorney-General [13 Dec 2007]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 450

The Solicitor-General:

Women and Equality [13 Dec 2007]

Imprisonment [13 Dec 2007]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

The Minister for Equality (Barbara Follett):

Mrs. Moon:

Barbara Follett:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Barbara Follett:

Column: 451

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

Barbara Follett:

Women (Political Life) [13 Dec 2007]

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

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Harriet Harman):

Ms Clark:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 452

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Column: 453

Rape [13 Dec 2007]

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

The Minister for Equality (Barbara Follett):

Mrs. Hodgson:

Barbara Follett:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Barbara Follett:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Barbara Follett:

Column: 454

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Barbara Follett:

Government Policy [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

The Minister for Equality (Barbara Follett):

Mr. Fraser:

Barbara Follett:

Flexible Working [13 Dec 2007]

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 455

The Minister for Equality (Barbara Follett):

Ben Chapman:

Barbara Follett:

Leader of the House [13 Dec 2007]

Members’ Salaries [13 Dec 2007]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 456

Parliamentary Questions [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Mr. Amess:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Dunne:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 457

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

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Oral Statements [13 Dec 2007]

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Column: 458

John Bercow:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Voting Rights [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Column: 459

Mr. Evennett:

Helen Goodman:

House of Commons Commission [13 Dec 2007]

Food Allergies [13 Dec 2007]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Nick Harvey (North Devon):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 460

Nick Harvey:

Leader of the House [13 Dec 2007]

Parliamentary Questions [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Mr. Jones:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 461

Capital Gains Tax [13 Dec 2007]

11.32 am

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 462

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 463

Mr. Darling:

Column: 464

Business of the House [13 Dec 2007]

11.39 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 465

Ms Harman:

Column: 466

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 467

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

Column: 468

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 469

Ms Harman:

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 470

Ms Harman:

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Ms Harman:

Column: 471

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 472

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 473

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 474

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 475

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Column: 476

Ms Harman:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 477

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 478

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 479

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 480

Ms Harman:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 481

Security Industry Authority [13 Dec 2007]

12.35 pm

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Column: 482

Column: 483

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 484

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 485

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD):

Column: 486

Jacqui Smith:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 487

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 488

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Weir

Column: 489

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

royal assent [13 Dec 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 490

Topical Debate

Financial Services (Low-income Families) [13 Dec 2007]

1.8 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher):

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 491

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Kitty Ussher:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Column: 492

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Newmark

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Newmark:

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Weir:

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 493

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

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 494

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 495

1.24 pm

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 496

Mr. Hoban:

Ms Katy Clark:

Mr. Hoban:

Anne Snelgrove:

Column: 497

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Hoban:

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Mr. Hoban:

Kitty Ussher

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 498

Ms Katy Clark:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 499

1.40 pm

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

Column: 500

Column: 501

Mr. Weir:

Mark Lazarowicz:

Column: 502

1.50 pm

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD):

Column: 503

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

Mr. Breed:

Column: 504

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

1.58 pm

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Anne Snelgrove:

Column: 505

Dr. Whitehead:

Column: 506

Column: 507

2.9 pm

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 508

Column: 509

2.17 pm

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 510

2.24 pm

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

Column: 511

Column: 512

2.31 pm

Column: 513

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Column: 514

2.36 pm

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 515

Orders of the Day [13 Dec 2007]

Crossrail Bill [13 Dec 2007]

2.38 pm

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 516

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 517

2.45 pm

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op):

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 518

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 519

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Stephen Hammond:

Mrs. May:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 520

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

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

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Binley:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Binley:

Column: 521

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

3 pm

Mr. Binley:

Mrs. May:

Column: 522

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 523

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 524

Division No. 31 [Crossrail Bill] [13 Dec 2007]

Column: 527

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 528

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

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 529

Sir Peter Soulsby:

3.30 pm

Stephen Hammond:

Mike Gapes:

Stephen Hammond:

Mike Gapes

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 530

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 531

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 532

Stephen Hammond:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 533

3.45 pm

Column: 534

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Scott:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 535

Mrs. May:

Column: 536

Mr. Tom Harris:

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Mr. Harris:

4 pm

Column: 537

Mrs. May:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 538

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Harris:

Stephen Hammond:

Mrs. May

Hon. Members:

Mrs. May:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Harris:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 539

Division No. 32 [Crossrail Bill]

Column: 540

[13 Dec 2007]

Column: 542

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Alan Meale (Mansfield) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 543

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 544

4.30 pm

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 545

Column: 546

Stephen Hammond:

Stephen Hammond:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 547

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 548

4.45 pm

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 549

Mrs. May:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 550

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 551

Madam Deputy Speaker:

4.56 pm

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 552

Column: 553

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Mr. Harris:

Column: 554

5.5 pm

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Meale:

Stephen Hammond:

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

Column: 555

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 556

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Stephen Hammond:

5.17 pm

Column: 557

Mr. Raynsford:

5.20 pm

Column: 558

Susan Kramer:

Column: 559

5.26 pm

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Column: 560

Mr. Hollobone

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Mr. Hollobone:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Column: 561

5.35 pm

Mr. Binley:

Column: 562

Column: 563

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Binley:

5.43 pm

Mike Gapes:

Column: 564

Mr. Binley

Mike Gapes:

5.45 pm

Mrs. May:

Column: 565

5.49 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 566

5.53 pm

Mr. Meale:

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [13 Dec 2007]

Column: 567

PETITION [13 Dec 2007]

Post Office Closures (New Forest) [13 Dec 2007]

5.55 pm

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

Column: 568

The Akhtar Family [13 Dec 2007]

5.56 pm

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 569

Paul Rowen:

Column: 570

Column: 571

6.8 pm

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

Column: 572

Column: 573

Column: 574

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