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Volume No. 475Part No. 93

House of Commons Debates 13 May 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Foreign And Commonwealth Office
Durban Ii
Iranian Nuclear Programme
Guatemala
Afghanistan
China
Bosnia (Eu Accession)
Somalia
Darfur
Ministerial Meetings
Middle East
Topical Questions
Income Tax
Armed Forces (Federation)
Education And Skills Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
Orders Of The Day
Education And Skills Bill
Immigration
Delegated Legislation
European Union Documents
Driving Standards Agency


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Column: 1179

House of Commons [13 May 2008]

Prayers [13 May 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [13 May 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [13 May 2008]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [13 May 2008]

Durban II [13 May 2008]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

John Mann:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 1180

Mr. Murphy:

Iranian Nuclear Programme [13 May 2008]

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

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

Mr. Jones:

David Miliband:

Column: 1181

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

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 1182

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 1183

David Miliband:

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

Guatemala [13 May 2008]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 1184

Meg Munn:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Afghanistan [13 May 2008]

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

Column: 1185

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

Mr. Bailey:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

Column: 1186

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 1187

David Miliband:

China [13 May 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1188

Meg Munn:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Column: 1189

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Meg Munn:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Bosnia (EU Accession) [13 May 2008]

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Touhig:

Column: 1190

Mr. Murphy:

Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Somalia [13 May 2008]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Tony Lloyd:

Meg Munn:

Column: 1191

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Darfur [13 May 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Mr. Swayne:

Meg Munn:

Column: 1192

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Ministerial Meetings [13 May 2008]

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mark Lazarowicz:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Column: 1193

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Speaker:

Middle East [13 May 2008]

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

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

Willie Rennie:

Column: 1194

David Miliband:

Topical Questions [13 May 2008]

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

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

Mr. Mudie:

David Miliband:

Column: 1195

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

David Miliband:

Column: 1196

Mr. Hague:

David Miliband:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

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

Column: 1197

David Miliband:

Chris Mole (Ipswich) (Lab):

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

Column: 1198

David Miliband:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

Column: 1199

Meg Munn:

Column: 1200

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Meg Munn:

Column: 1201

Income Tax [13 May 2008]

3.34 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 1204

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Darling:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1205

Mr. Darling:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1206

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1207

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

Mr. Darling:

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Havard:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1208

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1209

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Column: 1210

Mr. Darling:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1211

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab):

Column: 1212

Mr. Darling:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 1213

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1214

Points of Order [13 May 2008]

4.19 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1215

Armed Forces (Federation) [13 May 2008]

4.21 pm

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

Column: 1216

Column: 1217

Column: 1218

Education and Skills Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [13 May 2008]

4.30 pm

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

4.30 pm

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Column: 1219

4.32 pm

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

4.32 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

4.35 pm

Column: 1220

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

4.36 pm

Jim Knight:

Division No. 178 [Armed Forces (Federation)] [13 May 2008]

Column: 1224

Orders of the Day [13 May 2008]

Education and Skills Bill [13 May 2008]

Column: 1225

Column: 1228

Column: 1229

Column: 1231

Column: 1232

Column: 1233

4.49 pm

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1234

Column: 1235

Ed Balls:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1236

Ed Balls:

Column: 1237

Column: 1238

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

5 pm

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Column: 1239

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Rob Marris:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1240

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Dr. Ladyman:

Column: 1241

Michael Gove:

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Michael Gove:

Jim Knight:

Michael Gove:

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Michael Gove

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1242

Dr. Ladyman:

Michael Gove:

5.15 pm

Column: 1243

Rob Marris:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1244

Mr. Laws:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1245

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1246

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Column: 1247

5.30 pm

Column: 1248

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1249

Column: 1250

Mr. Laws:

Column: 1251

5.45 pm

Dr. Ladyman:

Mr. Laws:

Column: 1252

Rob Marris:

Mr. Laws:

Mr. Sheerman:

Mr. Laws:

Mr. Sheerman:

Column: 1253

Mr. Laws:

Dr. Ladyman:

Mr. Laws:

Column: 1254

Michael Gove:

Mr. Laws:

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

6 pm

Mr. Laws:

Column: 1255

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Mr. Laws:

Paul Holmes:

Mr. Laws:

Dr. Ladyman:

Column: 1256

Column: 1257

Rob Marris:

Dr. Ladyman:

Column: 1258

Paul Holmes:

6.15 pm

Column: 1259

Ed Balls:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1260

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1261

Dr. Ladyman:

Paul Holmes:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 1262

Paul Holmes:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1263

6.30 pm

Column: 1264

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1265

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1266

Paul Holmes:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Mr. Chaytor:

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

6.45 pm

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1267

Column: 1268

Dr. Ladyman:

Mr. Chaytor:

Dr. Ladyman:

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1269

Ed Balls:

Column: 1270

7 pm

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1271

Ed Balls:

Mr. Chaytor

Paul Holmes

Ed Balls:

Paul Holmes:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1272

Dr. Ladyman:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1273

Paul Holmes:

Ed Balls:

Paul Holmes

Ed Balls:

Column: 1274

Mr. Laws

Ed Balls:

Mr. Laws:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Chaytor:

7.15 pm

Column: 1275

Ed Balls:

Mr. Laws

Ed Balls:

Mr. Laws:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Walker:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Walker:

Column: 1276

Ed Balls:

Column: 1277

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1278

Mr. Gibb:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Gibb:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Kevin Brennan):

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1279

Kevin Brennan:

Division No. 179 [Education and Skills Bill] [13 May 2008]
Division No. 180 [Education and Skills Bill] [13 May 2008]

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1286

Nia Griffith:

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

Column: 1287

8 pm

Column: 1288

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1289

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1290

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Hayes:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Hayes:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 1291

8.15 pm

Nia Griffith:

Column: 1292

Mr. Hayes:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1293

Column: 1295

Column: 1296

Column: 1297

Column: 1298

Column: 1299

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1300

Jim Knight

Mr. Hayes:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1301

Jim Knight:

Mr. Hayes:

Ed Balls

Mr. Hayes:

Ed Balls

Mr. Hayes:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Hayes:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1302

Mr. Hayes:

Ed Balls

Mr. Hayes:

8.30 pm

Column: 1303

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Column: 1306

Mr. Laws:

8.45 pm

Column: 1307

Philip Davies:

Column: 1308

Ed Balls:

Column: 1309

Mr. Hayes:

Ed Balls:

Column: 1310

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

Ed Balls:

Mr. Hayes:

Ed Balls:

Division No. 181 [Education and Skills Bill] [13 May 2008]

Column: 1314

Division No. 182 [Education and Skills Bill] [13 May 2008]

Column: 1318

Column: 1319

Column: 1320

Column: 1321

Column: 1322

Column: 1323

Column: 1324

Column: 1326

9.23 pm

Jim Knight:

Philip Davies:

Jim Knight:

Column: 1327

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

Jim Knight:

Mr. Ellwood:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Ellwood

Jim Knight:

Column: 1328

9.31 pm

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1329

Jim Knight:

Mr. Gibb:

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

9.42 pm

Mr. Chaytor:

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

9.47 pm

Mr. Laws:

Column: 1334

9.52 pm

Mr. Walker:

Column: 1335

9.55 pm

Mr. Ellwood:

Column: 1336

Immigration [13 May 2008]

9.58 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 1337

Column: 1338

10.9 pm

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 1339

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Column: 1340

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Column: 1341

10.19 pm

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 1342

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Dismore:

Column: 1343

10.25 pm

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

Column: 1344

Column: 1345

Column: 1346

Mr. Spellar:

Simon Hughes:

Chris Huhne:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 1347

10.39 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1348

Simon Hughes:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 1349

Mr. Spellar:

Jeremy Corbyn:

10.48 pm

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 1350

10.53 pm

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Liam Byrne):

Column: 1351

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

Mr. Byrne:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1352

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1353

Damian Green

Mr. Byrne:

Damian Green:

Mr. Byrne:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1354

11.7 pm

Chris Huhne:

Hon. Members:

Column: 1355

Delegated legislation [13 May 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Hon. Members:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

European Union Documents [13 May 2008]

Column: 1356

Driving Standards Agency [13 May 2008]

11.10 pm

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

Column: 1357

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1358

Column: 1359

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1360

11.29 pm

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

Column: 1361

Column: 1362

Column: 1363

Column: 1364

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Tom Harris:


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