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Volume No. 472Part No. 59

House of Commons Debates 04 March 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Transport
Train Operating Companies
Rail Capacity
Channel Tunnel
Concessionary Bus Fares
Swansea Station
Short Car Journeys
A12
Cycling Safety
Vulnerable Passengers
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Topical Questions
Autumn Bank Holiday
Orders Of The Day
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Petitions
Post Office Closures (Oxfordshire)
Support For Armed Forces
People's Mujahedeen Organisation Of Iran

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Volume No. 472Part No. 59

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Column: 1573

Column: 1573

House of Commons [4 Mar 2008]

Prayers [4 Mar 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [4 Mar 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Mar 2008]

TRANSPORT [4 Mar 2008]

Train Operating Companies [4 Mar 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Mr. Gray:

Ruth Kelly:

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

Column: 1574

Ruth Kelly:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Ruth Kelly:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 1575

Rail Capacity [4 Mar 2008]

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

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

John Penrose:

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1576

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Mr. Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1577

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Harris:

Channel Tunnel [4 Mar 2008]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1578

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

Mr. Harris:

Concessionary Bus Fares [4 Mar 2008]

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport(Ms Rosie Winterton):

Paul Holmes:

Ms Winterton:

Column: 1579

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

Column: 1580

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Ms Winterton:

Swansea Station [4 Mar 2008]

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

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

Mrs. James:

Mr. Harris:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1581

Ian Lucas:

Mr. Harris:

Short Car Journeys [4 Mar 2008]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Tom Brake:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 1582

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

Ruth Kelly:

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

Ruth Kelly:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1583

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Ruth Kelly:

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

Ruth Kelly:

A12 [4 Mar 2008]

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

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

Column: 1584

Mr. Burns:

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Mr. Harris:

Cycling Safety [4 Mar 2008]

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Jeff Ennis:

Column: 1585

Jim Fitzpatrick:

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

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Vulnerable Passengers [4 Mar 2008]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Transport(Ms Rosie Winterton):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Ms Winterton:

Column: 1586

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ms Winterton:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions [4 Mar 2008]

Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton) (Lab):

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

Mrs. Dean:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Harris:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 1587

Mr. Harris:

Topical Questions [4 Mar 2008]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Mrs. Moon:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Column: 1588

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jim Fitzpatrick):

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Column: 1589

Ruth Kelly:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

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

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1590

Mr. Tom Harris:

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

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 1591

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 1592

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 1593

Point of Order [4 Mar 2008]

3.32 pm

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1594

Autumn Bank Holiday [4 Mar 2008]

3.33 pm

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Column: 1595

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

Shona McIsaac:

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

Shona McIsaac:

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

Shona McIsaac:

3.40 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1596

Column: 1597

Column: 1598

Orders of the Day [4 Mar 2008]

European Union (Amendment) Bill [4 Mar 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

3.46 pm

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

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1599

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 1600

Mr. Davey:

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

Mr. Davey:

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

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1601

Mr. Davey:

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

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1602

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

Mr. Davey:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

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

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1603

4.1 pm

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 1604

4.6 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

4.8 pm

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

Column: 1605

Philip Davies:

Column: 1606

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Hague:

4.15 pm

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Column: 1607

4.16 pm

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

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD)

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 1608

Chris Huhne

Mr. Shepherd:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 1609

4.24 pm

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Mr. Davidson:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Davidson:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Speaker:

4.27 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1610

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Tony Cunningham (Workington) (Lab)

Division No. 112 [European Union (Amendment) Bill]

Column: 1611

[4 Mar 2008]
4.46 pm

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

Column: 1615

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1616

Column: 1617

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

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

Column: 1618

The Chairman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

The Chairman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1619

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

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

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

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

Column: 1620

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

5 pm

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1621

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 1622

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1623

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1624

5.15 pm

Column: 1625

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1626

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Column: 1627

Mr. Cash:

Jon Trickett:

5.30 pm

Column: 1628

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Jon Trickett:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1629

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

The Chairman:

Mr. Bailey:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1630

Mr. Harper:

Jon Trickett:

Mr. Bailey:

Jon Trickett:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1631

Jon Trickett:

5.45 pm

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

Jon Trickett:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1632

Jon Trickett:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Jon Trickett:

Stewart Hosie:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 1633

Michael Connarty

Jon Trickett:

Michael Connarty:

The Chairman:

Michael Connarty:

Jon Trickett:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1634

Column: 1635

6 pm

Column: 1636

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Harper:

Michael Connarty:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 1637

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1638

Rob Marris:

Michael Connarty:

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

Michael Connarty:

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

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1639

Mr. Drew:

6.15pm

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Cash:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Cash:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1640

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1641

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1642

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Clappison:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 1643

Mr. Clappison:

6.30 pm

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1644

Rob Marris:

Mr. Clappison:

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

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1646

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Clappison:

6.45 pm

Column: 1647

Rob Marris:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1648

Column: 1649

Michael Connarty:

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

Column: 1650

Mr. Drew:

7 pm

Michael Connarty

Mr. Drew:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1651

Column: 1652

The First Deputy Chairman:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1653

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Cash:

The First Deputy Chairman:

7.15 pm

Mr. Cash:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1654

Jon Trickett:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1655

Jon Trickett:

Rob Marris:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Rob Marris:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1656

Column: 1657

7.30 pm

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Column: 1658

Jo Swinson:

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

Column: 1659

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Jo Swinson:

Kate Hoey:

Column: 1660

Jon Trickett:

Kate Hoey:

Column: 1661

7.45 pm

The First Deputy Chairman:

Kate Hoey:

Column: 1662

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 1663

Mr. Francois:

Column: 1664

Column: 1665

8 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1666

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1667

Column: 1668

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Murphy:

8.15 pm

Column: 1669

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Murphy:

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1670

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 1671

Column: 1672

Division No. 113 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [4 Mar 2008]
Division No. 114 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [4 Mar 2008]

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

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Column: 1680

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1681

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

Mr. Hague:

9 pm

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1682

Mr. Hague:

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

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1683

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1684

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Hague:

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

Column: 1685

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Hague:

9.15 pm

Column: 1686

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1687

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Hague:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Hague:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Mr. Hague:

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1688

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1689

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Davey:

9.30 pm

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1690

Mr. Davey:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mr. Cash:

Ms Stuart:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Ms Stuart:

Column: 1691

Mr. Cash:

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

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1692

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1693

Mr. Duncan Smith:

9.45pm

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Column: 1694

Mr. Cash:

Ms Gisela Stuart

Mr. Bone

Mr. Cash:

Ms Stuart:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1695

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Cash:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1696

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

Mr. Cash:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1697

10pm

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Mr. Cash:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Cash:

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1698

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Column: 1699

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Duncan Smith:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1700

Sir Patrick Cormack:

10.15 pm

Column: 1701

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Column: 1702

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1703

Column: 1704

Mr. Jim Murphy:

10.30 pm

Column: 1705

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1706

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1707

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1708

Division No. 115 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [4 Mar 2008]
Division No. 116 [European Union (Amendment) Bill] [4 Mar 2008]

Petitions

Post Office Closures (Oxfordshire) [4 Mar 2008]

11.11 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Support for Armed Forces [4 Mar 2008]

11.13 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 1717

Column: 1718

People's Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran [4 Mar 2008]

11.14 pm

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

Dr. Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green) (Lab):

Mr. Amess:

Dr. Vis:

Column: 1719

Mr. Amess:

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Mr. Amess:

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

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1720

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

Mr. Amess:

Dr. Vis:

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1721

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

Mr. Amess:

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

Mr. Amess:

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

Column: 1722

Mr. Amess:

Dr. Vis:

Mr. Amess:

11.35 pm

Column: 1723

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

11.39 pm

Column: 1724

The Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Mr. Binley:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. McNulty:

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

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 1725

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1726

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