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Volume No. 474Part No. 77

House of Commons Debates 02 April 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Wales
Employment
Regional Pay
Cross-border Patients
Prisons
Neighbourhood Policing
Climate Change
A & E Departments (Policing)
Prime Minister
Engagements
Zimbabwe
Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition Of Sale And Distribution)
Repossessions And The Housing Market
Deferred Division
Repossessions And The Housing Market
Heathrow
Delegated Legislation
Petitions
Post Office Closures (Kent)
Alderman Blaxill School
Post Office Closures (Surrey)
Planning And Development (Reading)
Biosimilar Medicines


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Column: 751

Column: 751

House of Commons [2 Apr 2008]

Prayers [2 Apr 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [2 Apr 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Apr 2008]

Wales [2 Apr 2008]

Employment [2 Apr 2008]

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Dr. Francis:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Column: 752

Mr. Murphy:

Nick Ainger (Carmarthen, West and South Pembrokeshire) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 753

Mr. Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Regional Pay [2 Apr 2008]

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Nia Griffith:

Column: 754

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Cross-Border Patients [2 Apr 2008]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Column: 755

Mr. Bone:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 756

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Prisons [2 Apr 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Column: 757

Mr. Bellingham:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 758

Neighbourhood Policing [2 Apr 2008]

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Chris Ruane:

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Climate Change [2 Apr 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies):

John Robertson:

Column: 759

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

A & E Departments (Policing) [2 Apr 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Alun Michael:

Mr. Murphy:

Prime Minister [2 Apr 2008]

Engagements [2 Apr 2008]

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 760

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

Mr. Joyce:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 761

Hon. Members:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hague:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 762

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hague:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 763

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hague:

Ms Harman:

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 764

Ms Harman

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Cable:

Ms Harman:

Dr. Cable

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Ms Harman:

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 767

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

Ms Harman:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 768

Ms Harman:

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 769

Zimbabwe [2 Apr 2008]

12.31 pm

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

Column: 770

Column: 771

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

Column: 772

David Miliband:

Column: 773

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

David Miliband:

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

Column: 774

David Miliband:

Column: 775

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

David Miliband:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 776

Mr. Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 777

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 778

David Miliband:

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Column: 779

David Miliband:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central) (Lab):

Column: 780

David Miliband:

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 781

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Column: 782

David Miliband:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 783

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 784

Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) [2 Apr 2008]

1.19 pm

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 785

Column: 786

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Repossessions and the Housing Market [2 Apr 2008]

1.30 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 788

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 789

Dr. Cable:

Philip Davies:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 790

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 791

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Dr. Cable:

Philip Davies:

Column: 792

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 793

Column: 794

Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central) (Lab):

Dr. Cable:

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

Column: 795

Dr. Cable:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 796

Column: 797

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

2.5 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 798

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Jane Kennedy:

Several hon. Members

Jane Kennedy:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 799

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 800

Julia Goldsworthy:

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne:

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 801

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne:

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne

Simon Hughes

Jane Kennedy:

Chris Huhne:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 802

Simon Hughes

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 803

Simon Hughes:

Jane Kennedy:

Jim Cousins:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 804

2.29 pm

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Mr. Hoban:

Lembit Öpik

Chris Huhne

Mr. Hoban:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 805

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hoban:

Lembit Öpik:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 806

Column: 807

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

Mr. Hoban:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 808

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Hoban:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 809

Column: 810

2.49 pm

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

Dr. Cable

Mr. Mudie:

Column: 811

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Mudie:

Mark Hunter:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 812

Mr. Mudie:

Column: 813

Column: 814

DEFERRED DIVISION [2 Apr 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 815

Repossessions and the Housing Market [2 Apr 2008]

3.10 pm

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

Column: 816

Column: 817

3.18 pm

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Column: 818

Column: 819

Julia Goldsworthy:

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 820

Julia Goldsworthy:

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 821

3.32 pm

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD):

Column: 824

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Hoban:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Browne:

3.45 pm

Column: 825

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Lembit Öpik:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 826

Mr. Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Angela Eagle:

Column: 827

Chris Huhne:

Angela Eagle:

Chris Huhne:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 828

Division No. 140 [Repossessions and the Housing Market] [2 Apr 2008]
Division No. 141 [Repossessions and the Housing Market] [2 Apr 2008]

Column: 836

Heathrow [2 Apr 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

4.28 pm

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Column: 837

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Norman Baker:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Norman Baker:

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con):

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Norman Baker:

Column: 838

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

Norman Baker:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Norman Baker:

Mr. Redwood:

Norman Baker:

Justine Greening:

Column: 839

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Norman Baker:

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Column: 840

Norman Baker:

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Norman Baker:

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Norman Baker:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 841

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Column: 842

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Norman Baker:

Susan Kramer:

Norman Baker:

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 843

Norman Baker:

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

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

Norman Baker:

Column: 845

Mr. MacNeil:

Norman Baker:

Column: 846

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Norman Baker:

Column: 847

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Norman Baker:

Susan Kramer:

Norman Baker:

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

Norman Baker:

Column: 848

5.4 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Column: 849

Susan Kramer:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Ruth Kelly:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 850

Mrs. Villiers

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Hon. Members:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers

Mr. Redwood

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Redwood:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 851

Justine Greening:

Ruth Kelly:

Justine Greening:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. MacNeil:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 852

Mr. MacNeil

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. MacNeil:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Wilshire:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 853

Norman Baker:

Ruth Kelly:

Norman Baker

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. MacNeil

Ruth Kelly:

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

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Raynsford:

Column: 854

Ruth Kelly:

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Randall

Norman Baker

Ruth Kelly:

Norman Baker:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 855

Mrs. Villiers

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Ruth Kelly:

Several hon. Members

Ruth Kelly:

Justine Greening

Susan Kramer

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 856

Susan Kramer:

Ruth Kelly:

Justine Greening:

Column: 857

Ruth Kelly:

Justine Greening

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Randall:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Randall

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 858

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

Ruth Kelly:

Susan Kramer:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 859

Susan Kramer:

Ruth Kelly:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab)

Mr. MacNeil

Ruth Kelly:

Martin Linton:

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 860

Mr. MacNeil

Ruth Kelly:

5.40 pm

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

Susan Kramer:

Column: 861

Mrs. Villiers:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Mrs. Villiers:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Column: 862

Mr. MacNeil:

Mrs. Villiers:

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Norman Baker:

Mrs. Villiers:

Column: 863

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Mrs. Villiers:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Mrs. Villiers:

Column: 864

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Villiers:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 865

5.56 pm

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 866

Madam Deputy Speaker:

6.2 pm

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con):

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

Column: 867

Mr. Wilshire:

Susan Kramer:

Mr. Wilshire:

Column: 868

Norman Baker:

Mr. Wilshire:

6.11 pm

Column: 869

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Column: 870

Alan Keen:

Martin Linton:

6.17 pm

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 871

Column: 872

6.23 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 873

Madam Deputy Speaker:

John McDonnell:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

John McDonnell:

Column: 874

6.30 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 875

Susan Kramer:

Justine Greening:

Column: 876

Mr. Speaker:

6.36 pm

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton) (Lab):

Column: 877

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Meacher:

6.41 pm

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Column: 878

Several hon. Members

Steve Webb:

Mrs. Villiers:

Steve Webb:

Column: 879

Mr. Randall:

Steve Webb:

Column: 880

6.50 pm

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

Mr. Randall:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr. Randall:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 881

Norman Baker:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 882

Column: 883

Division No. 142 [Repossessions and the Housing Market] [2 Apr 2008]
Division No. 143 [Repossessions and the Housing Market] [2 Apr 2008]

Column: 889

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [2 Apr 2008]

Petitions [2 Apr 2008]

Post Office Closures (Kent) [2 Apr 2008]

7.23 pm

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

Alderman Blaxill School [2 Apr 2008]

7.25 pm

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Post Office Closures (Surrey) [2 Apr 2008]

7.26 pm

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Planning and Development (Reading) [2 Apr 2008]

7.27 pm

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Column: 891

Biosimilar Medicines [2 Apr 2008]

7.28 pm

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

Column: 892

Column: 893

Column: 894

7.42 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 895

Column: 896

Division No. 139 [Biosimilar Medicines] [2 Apr 2008]

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