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Volume No. 474Part No. 76

House of Commons Debates 01 April 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Communities And Local Government
Eco-towns
Housing (Bournemouth)
Rough Sleepers
Listed Buildings
Ordnance Survey
Empty Properties
Council Tax
Empty Business Property Rating
Sustainable Buildings Code
Gender Equality (Public Procurement)
Topical Questions
Speaker’s Statement
Iraq
Offshore Oil And Gas Industries (Health And Safety)
Orders Of The Day
Counter-terrorism Bill
Counter-terrorism Bill (Programme)
Counter-terrorism Bill
Counter-terrorism Bill
Delegated Legislation
European Union Documents
Business Of The House
Petitions
Post Office Closures (West London)
Post Office Closures (Knaresborough)
Post Office Closures (Teesside)
Territorial Army


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Column: 607

Column: 607

House of Commons [1 Apr 2008]

Prayers [1 Apr 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [1 Apr 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [1 Apr 2008]

Communities and Local Government [1 Apr 2008]

Eco-towns [1 Apr 2008]

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

The Minister for Housing (Caroline Flint):

Mr. Jones:

Caroline Flint:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 608

Caroline Flint:

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

Caroline Flint:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab):

Column: 609

Caroline Flint:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Caroline Flint:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Housing (Bournemouth) [1 Apr 2008]

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

Column: 610

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Dhanda:

Rough Sleepers [1 Apr 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Ms Keeble:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 611

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

Mr. Wright:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Wright:

Listed Buildings [1 Apr 2008]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Column: 612

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mr. Turner:

Hazel Blears:

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

Hazel Blears:

Ordnance Survey [1 Apr 2008]

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 613

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Robert Key:

Mr. Wright:

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

Mr. Wright:

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

Column: 614

Mr. Wright:

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

Mr. Wright:

Empty Properties [1 Apr 2008]

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Caroline Flint):

Mr. Anderson:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 615

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

Caroline Flint:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 616

Caroline Flint:

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Council Tax [1 Apr 2008]

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mr. Baron:

Column: 617

Hazel Blears:

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

Hazel Blears:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 618

Hazel Blears:

Empty Business Property Rating [1 Apr 2008]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Dr. Iddon:

John Healey:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

John Healey:

Column: 619

Sustainable Buildings Code [1 Apr 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Dr. Whitehead:

Mr. Wright:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Mr. Wright:

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

Column: 620

Mr. Wright:

Gender Equality (Public Procurement) [1 Apr 2008]

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Judy Mallaber:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 621

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Dhanda:

Topical Questions [1 Apr 2008]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Ian Lucas:

Hazel Blears:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 622

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Caroline Flint):

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

Hazel Blears:

Column: 623

Mr. Pickles:

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

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

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Column: 624

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Caroline Flint:

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 625

Hazel Blears:

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

Hazel Blears:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Column: 626

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Hazel Blears:

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

Hazel Blears:

Column: 627

Speaker’s Statement [1 Apr 2008]

3.30 pm

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 628

Iraq [1 Apr 2008]

3.31 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 629

Column: 630

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 631

Column: 632

Des Browne:

Mr. Speaker:

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox

Des Browne:

Column: 633

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 634

Des Browne:

Frank Cook (Stockton, North) (Lab):

Column: 635

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Column: 636

Des Browne:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Des Browne:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Column: 637

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 638

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hamilton:

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 639

Des Browne:

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

Column: 640

Des Browne:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Willie Rennie:

Des Browne:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 641

Des Browne:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Des Browne:

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 642

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

Des Browne:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 643

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 644

Offshore Oil and Gas Industries (Health and Safety) [1 Apr 2008]

4.26 pm

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

Column: 645

Column: 646

Column: 647

Orders of the Day [1 Apr 2008]

Counter-Terrorism Bill [1 Apr 2008]

3.45 pm

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

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 648

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Column: 649

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

Jacqui Smith:

Several hon. Members

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 650

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 651

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Several hon. Members

Jacqui Smith:

Several hon. Members

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 652

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 653

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Column: 654

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Patrick Mercer:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Baron:

Column: 655

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr. Grieve:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 656

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) (LD):

Patrick Mercer:

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. George Howarth:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 657

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 658

Mr. Grieve:

Jacqui Smith:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Jacqui Smith:

Patrick Mercer:

Column: 659

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Jacqui Smith:

Keith Vaz:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 660

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 661

Mr. Vara:

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Grieve

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Carmichael:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 662

5.30 pm

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 663

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

David Davis:

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

David Davis:

Column: 664

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

Hon. Members:

David Davis:

Column: 665

Mr. Davies:

David Davis:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

David Davis:

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Column: 666

Mr. Frank Field:

David Davis:

Mr. Field:

David Davis:

Mr. Field

Column: 667

David Davis:

Mr. Field:

David Davis:

Mr. Field:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Field:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

David Davis:

Mr. Bailey:

David Davis:

Column: 668

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Rob Marris:

David Davis:

Column: 669

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

David Davis:

Mr. Bailey:

David Davis:

Column: 670

Mr. Burrowes:

David Davis:

Mr. Bailey

David Davis:

Mr. Bailey:

David Davis:

Mr. George Howarth:

Column: 671

David Davis:

Mr. Paul Goodman:

David Davis:

Mr. Bailey:

David Davis:

Column: 672

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Rob Marris:

David Davis:

Several hon. Members

Column: 673

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

6.4 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 674

Mr. Grieve:

Mark Durkan:

Column: 675

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Mark Durkan:

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

Mark Durkan:

6.14 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 676

Mr. Hogg:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 677

Chris Huhne:

Column: 678

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Column: 679

Mr. Cash:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 680

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

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Garnier:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 681

Mr. Carmichael:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Hogg:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 682

Column: 683

6.45 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 684

Mr. Carmichael:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 685

Ms Abbott:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 686

6.54 pm

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

Column: 687

Mr. Garnier:

Column: 688

Mr. Hogg:

7.4 pm

Column: 689

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East) (Lab):

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Heppell:

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Heppell:

Stephen Pound:

Mr. Heppell:

Column: 690

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Heppell:

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

Mr. Heppell:

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

Column: 691

Mr. Heppell:

Column: 692

7.15 pm

Mr. George Galloway (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Respect):

Column: 693

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Galloway:

Column: 694

7.24 pm

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab):

Column: 695

Column: 696

7.31 pm

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 697

Column: 698

7.39 pm

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

Column: 699

Mr. Grieve:

Ms Taylor:

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

Ms Taylor:

Column: 700

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Stuart:

Ms Taylor:

Mr. Stuart:

Ms Taylor:

Column: 701

7.49 pm

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

Column: 702

7.58 pm

Column: 703

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Dismore:

Column: 704

Column: 705

8.7 pm

Column: 706

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Column: 707

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Patrick Mercer:

Column: 708

8.16 pm

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

Column: 709

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 710

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

8.25 pm

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

Column: 711

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

Mr. Carmichael:

Column: 712

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Carmichael:

8.34 pm

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

Column: 713

Column: 714

8.40 pm

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

Column: 715

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

8.46 pm

Column: 716

Frank Cook (Stockton, North) (Lab):

Column: 717

8.52 pm

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

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

Mr. Djanogly:

Column: 718

Column: 719

8.58 pm

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

Column: 720

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Mrs. Humble:

Column: 721

9.6 pm

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 722

Sammy Wilson:

Mr. Garnier:

Column: 723

9.12 pm

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Column: 724

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

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

9.19 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 725

Column: 726

9.25 pm

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 727

9.29 pm

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 728

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 729

Mr. Grieve:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 730

Mr. Grieve:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Grieve:

Column: 731

Rob Marris:

Mr. Grieve:

9.45 pm

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

Column: 732

Mr. Baron:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Cash

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 733

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 734

Mr. Cash:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 735

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 736

COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL (PROGRAMME) [1 Apr 2008]

COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL [1 Apr 2008]

COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL [1 Apr 2008]

Column: 737

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [1 Apr 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTS [1 Apr 2008]

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [1 Apr 2008]

PETITIONS [1 Apr 2008]

Post Office Closures (West London) [1 Apr 2008]

10.1 pm

Column: 738

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

Post Office Closures (Knaresborough) [1 Apr 2008]

10.3 pm

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (LD):

Column: 739

Post Office Closures (Teesside) [1 Apr 2008]

10.4 pm

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

Column: 740

Territorial Army [1 Apr 2008]

10.4 pm

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

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

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 741

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 742

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

Mr. Lancaster:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 743

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 744

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

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 745

10.22 pm

Column: 746

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

Column: 747

Column: 748

Mr. Lancaster:

Derek Twigg:

Several hon. Members

Derek Twigg:

Column: 749

Peter Bottomley:

Column: 750

Derek Twigg:


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