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Volume No. 470Part No. 26

House of Commons Debates 07 January 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Work And Pensions
Child Poverty
Occupational Pensions
Local Employment Partnerships
Affordable Credit
Jobcentre Plus
Health And Safety Executive
Allied Steel And Wire
Lone Parents
Fylde Coast Employees
Topical Questions
Pakistan And Kenya
Prisons (Industrial Relations)
Orders Of The Day
Pensions Bill
Pensions Bill (Programme)
Pensions Bill
Pensions Bill
Delegated Legislation
Petitions
Post Office Closures (Kettering)
Support For Armed Forces
Flooding (Gloucestershire)


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Column: 1

House of Commons [7 Jan 2008]

Prayers [7 Jan 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [7 Jan 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Jan 2008]

Work and Pensions [7 Jan 2008]

Child Poverty [7 Jan 2008]

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

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

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Hain:

Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab):

Column: 3

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 4

Mr. Hain:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 5

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Speaker:

Occupational Pensions [7 Jan 2008]

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

The Minister for Pensions Reform (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Martin Linton:

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 6

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Mr. O'Brien:

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

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 7

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

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Mr. O'Brien:

Local Employment Partnerships [7 Jan 2008]

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

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

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 8

Mr. Hain:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Affordable Credit [7 Jan 2008]

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

Column: 9

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

John Robertson:

Mr. Plaskitt:

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

Mr. Plaskitt:

Column: 10

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr. Plaskitt:

Jobcentre Plus [7 Jan 2008]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Caroline Flint):

Mr. Bone:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 11

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

Caroline Flint:

Health and Safety Executive [7 Jan 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

David Taylor:

Column: 12

Mrs. McGuire:

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

Mrs. McGuire:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mrs. McGuire:

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

Mrs. McGuire:

Allied Steel and Wire [7 Jan 2008]

Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 13

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

Alun Michael:

Mr. Hain:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Lone Parents [7 Jan 2008]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 14

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Caroline Flint):

Julie Morgan:

Caroline Flint:

Fylde Coast Employees [7 Jan 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

Column: 15

Mr. Wallace:

Mrs. McGuire:

Topical Questions [7 Jan 2008]

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

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

Lynne Jones:

The Minister for Pensions Reform (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Column: 16

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 17

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mrs. Anne McGuire):

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Column: 18

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 19

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

Column: 20

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Plaskitt:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 21

Pakistan and Kenya [7 Jan 2008]

3.32 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 22

Column: 23

Column: 24

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

Column: 25

Column: 26

David Miliband:

Column: 27

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 28

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

Column: 29

Mr. Speaker:

David Miliband:

Column: 30

Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham) (Lab):

Column: 31

David Miliband:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 32

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 33

David Miliband:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 34

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 35

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

David Miliband:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 36

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 37

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 38

David Miliband:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 39

Prisons (Industrial Relations) [7 Jan 2008]

4.32 pm

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Column: 40

Column: 41

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Column: 42

Column: 43

Mr. Straw:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Bridget Prentice):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 44

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 45

Mr. Straw:

Column: 46

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Straw:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP)

Mr. Straw:

Column: 47

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 48

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 49

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 50

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 51

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Nick Herbert:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 52

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 53

Point of Order [7 Jan 2008]

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Devine:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 54

Orders of the Day [7 Jan 2008]

Pensions Bill [7 Jan 2008]

5.21 pm

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

Column: 55

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

Mr. Hain:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Column: 56

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 57

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

Mr. Hain:

Column: 58

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 59

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

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

Column: 60

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 61

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Hain:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 62

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Hain

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 63

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 64

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Column: 65

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

Mr. Hain:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Hain:

Column: 66

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Hain:

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

Mr. Hain:

Column: 67

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Hain:

Column: 68

John Penrose:

Mr. Hain:

Miss Kirkbride:

Mr. Hain:

Harry Cohen:

Mr. Hain:

Column: 69

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Hain:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Hain:

Mrs. Humble:

Mr. Hain:

Mrs. Humble:

Mr. Hain:

Column: 70

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. James Plaskitt):

Mr. Hain:

6.22 pm

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

Column: 71

Hugh Bayley:

Chris Grayling:

Hugh Bayley

Chris Grayling:

Hon. Members:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Chris Grayling:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 72

Mr. Hain:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 73

Dr. Palmer:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 74

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

The Minister for Pensions Reform (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Frank Field:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 75

Mr. Heald:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. O'Brien:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. MacNeil:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 76

Column: 77

Hugh Bayley:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 78

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Chris Grayling:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 79

Chris Grayling:

Column: 80

6.56 pm

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 81

Column: 82

7.5 pm

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

Column: 83

Mr. Hain:

Column: 84

Danny Alexander:

Dr. Palmer:

Column: 85

Danny Alexander:

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 86

Ms Keeble:

Danny Alexander:

Steve Webb:

Danny Alexander:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 87

Danny Alexander:

Mr. Frank Field:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 88

Column: 89

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

7.33 pm

Column: 90

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Column: 91

Column: 92

7.47 pm

Column: 93

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con):

Column: 94

Column: 95

8 pm

Column: 96

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

Column: 97

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Miss Begg:

Column: 98

8.9 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 99

Column: 100

8.19 pm

Column: 101

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 102

8.27 pm

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

Column: 103

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 104

Column: 105

Column: 106

8.39 pm

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Column: 107

Dr. Palmer:

Column: 108

8.48 pm

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Column: 109

Column: 110

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Steve Webb:

8.56 pm

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Column: 111

Column: 112

9.5 pm

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Column: 113

9.10 pm

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

Column: 114

Column: 115

9.17 pm

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 116

Column: 117

9.24 pm

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 118

9.30 pm

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Column: 119

Column: 120

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Waterson:

Column: 121

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Waterson:

Column: 122

9.43 pm

The Minister for Pensions Reform (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Column: 123

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. O'Brien:

Chris Grayling:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 124

Chris Grayling:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 125

Danny Alexander:

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. Waterson:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 126

PENSIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) [7 Jan 2008]

Column: 127

PENSIONS BILL [7 Jan 2008]

PENSIONS BILL [7 Jan 2008]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [7 Jan 2008]

Petitions [7 Jan 2008]

Post Office Closures (Kettering) [7 Jan 2008]

10 pm

Column: 128

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Support for Armed Forces [7 Jan 2008]

10.1 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 129

Flooding (Gloucestershire) [7 Jan 2008]

10.3 pm

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Column: 130

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

Mr. Robertson:

Column: 131

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

Mr. Robertson:

Column: 132

Column: 133

10.20 pm

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Column: 134

Column: 135

Column: 136


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