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Volume No. 472Part No. 58

House of Commons Debates 03 March 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Messages From The Queen
Oral Answers To Questions
Defence
Veterans Day
Health Care
Iraqi Forces (Training)
Aircraft Carriers
Kosovo
Iraq
Pay Settlement
Topical Questions
Business Of The House (Lisbon Treaty) (No. 8)
Orders Of The Day
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Estimates
Home Affairs
Petitions
Post Office Closures (Oxfordshire)
Support For Armed Services
Warm Front

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Column: 1435

Column: 1435

House of Commons [3 Mar 2008]

Prayers [3 Mar 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [3 Mar 2008]

MESSAGES FROM THE QUEEN [3 Mar 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Mar 2008]

DEFENCE [3 Mar 2008]

Veterans Day [3 Mar 2008]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

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

David Wright:

Column: 1436

Derek Twigg:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Derek Twigg:

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

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Field:

Column: 1437

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Derek Twigg:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1438

Health Care [3 Mar 2008]

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

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

Rosie Cooper:

Derek Twigg:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1439

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

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

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

Mr. Benyon:

Column: 1440

Derek Twigg:

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

Derek Twigg:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

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

Column: 1441

Derek Twigg:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Iraqi Forces (Training) [3 Mar 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Mr. McGovern:

Des Browne:

Column: 1442

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire) (Con):

Des Browne:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Aircraft Carriers [3 Mar 2008]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1443

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife) (LD):

Des Browne:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 1444

Des Browne:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Kosovo [3 Mar 2008]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1445

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

Philip Davies:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Spink:

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Column: 1446

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Iraq [3 Mar 2008]

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Column: 1447

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Mr. Carswell:

Des Browne:

Mr. Speaker:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Column: 1448

Des Browne:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Des Browne:

Pay Settlement [3 Mar 2008]

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

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

Jim Sheridan:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Topical Questions [3 Mar 2008]

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 1449

Mr. Brazier:

Des Browne:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

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

Column: 1450

John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Des Browne:

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

Column: 1451

Des Browne:

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

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1452

Des Browne:

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

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con):

Des Browne:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 1453

Point of Order [3 Mar 2008]

3.34 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1454

Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No. 8)

3.35 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1455

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Murphy:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1456

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1457

Mr. Murphy:

Bob Spink:

Mr. Murphy:

Bob Spink:

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1458

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1459

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Murphy:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Murphy:

3.52 pm

Column: 1460

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Gummer:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1461

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1462

Mr. Francois:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Francois:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Francois:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1463

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Francois:

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1464

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1465

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mr. Francois:

4.12 pm

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

Column: 1466

4.13 pm

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

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1467

4.16 pm

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

4.18 pm

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

4.19 pm

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

Column: 1468

Division No. 107 [Point of Order] [3 Mar 2008]

Column: 1472

Orders of the Day [3 Mar 2008]

European Union (Amendment) Bill [3 Mar 2008]

4.34 pm

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

Column: 1473

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

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1474

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

4.45 pm

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

Column: 1475

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

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

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1476

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1477

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1478

5 pm

Column: 1479

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1480

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

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1481

5.15 pm

Mr. Cash:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Cash

Rob Marris:

Mr. Cash

Rob Marris:

Column: 1482

Mr. Cash:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Cash:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1483

Mr. Gummer:

5.30 pm

Column: 1484

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 1485

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Lilley:

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1486

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 1487

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

5.45 pm

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1488

Column: 1489

Rob Marris:

Column: 1490

Mr. Cash:

6 pm

Column: 1492

Column: 1493

6.15 pm

Column: 1494

Column: 1495

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Gummer:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1496

6.30 pm

Column: 1497

Mr. Clappison:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Column: 1498

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1499

The First Deputy Chairman:

6.45 pm

Mr. Clappison:

Rob Marris:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Clappison:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1500

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1501

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy)

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1502

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Clappison:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Column: 1503

Mr. Murphy:

7 pm

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1504

Mr. Murphy:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1505

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Division No. 108 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [3 Mar 2008]

Mr. Cash:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1510

7.30 pm

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1511

Column: 1512

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1513

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1514

7.45 pm

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1515

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1516

Division No. 109 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [3 Mar 2008]

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 1520

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1521

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Francois:

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

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

8.15 pm

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1522

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Francois:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1523

Mr. Francois:

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

Column: 1524

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Davey:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 1525

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

8.30 pm

Column: 1526

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 1527

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 1528

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

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

Column: 1529

Mike Penning:

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

Mike Penning:

Mr. Hendrick

Mike Penning:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Mike Penning:

Mr. Hendrick:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

8.45 pm

Mike Penning:

Column: 1530

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Column: 1531

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1532

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

Column: 1533

Michael Connarty:

9 pm

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1534

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1535

Michael Connarty:

Philip Davies:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1536

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 1537

Mr. Jenkin:

9.15 pm

Column: 1538

Column: 1539

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1540

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

9.30 pm

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Davey

Column: 1541

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1542

Mr. Hendrick

Philip Davies

Mr. Jenkin:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Jenkin:

Michael Connarty

Mr. Jenkin:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1543

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Jenkin:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Hendrick:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 1544

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

Column: 1545

9.45 pm

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1546

Column: 1547

Mr. Francois:

The First Deputy Chairman:

Column: 1548

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 1549

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Murphy:

10 pm

Column: 1550

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1551

Division No. 110 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [3 Mar 2008]

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 1555

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1556

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Redwood:

10.30 pm

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1557

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1558

Division No. 111 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [3 Mar 2008]

ESTIMATES [3 Mar 2008]

HOME AFFAIRS [3 Mar 2008]

Column: 1562

Petitions [3 Mar 2008]

Post Office Closures (Oxfordshire) [3 Mar 2008]

10.48 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Support for Armed Services [3 Mar 2008]

10.50 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1563

Warm Front [3 Mar 2008]

10.51 pm

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

Column: 1564

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

Mr. Flello:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Mr. Flello:

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

Column: 1565

Mr. Flello:

Column: 1566

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

Mr. Flello:

Rosie Cooper:

Column: 1567

Mr. Flello:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Flello:

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

Mr. Flello:

Column: 1568

11.8 pm

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

Column: 1569

Mr. Letwin:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1570

Rosie Cooper:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Flello:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1571

Column: 1572

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