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Volume No. 477Part No. 111

House of Commons Debates 16 June 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Defence
Afghanistan
Service Pay And Conditions
Annington Homes
Forward Equipment Programme
Afghanistan
Overstretch
Nato Transformation Programme
Topical Questions
Afghanistan
Political Parties (Funding And Expenditure)
Lisbon Treaty
Orders Of The Day
Children And Young Persons Bill
Children And Young Persons Bill [] (Programme)
Children And Young Persons Bill [] (Money)
Delegated Legislation
Petition
Post Office Card Account
Post Office Closures (Birmingham)


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Column: 655

House of Commons [16 Jun 2008]

Prayers [16 Jun 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [16 Jun 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Jun 2008]

Defence [16 Jun 2008]

Afghanistan [16 Jun 2008]

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Laura Moffatt:

Des Browne:

Column: 656

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

Des Browne:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 657

Mr. Lancaster:

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Column: 658

Des Browne:

Service Pay and Conditions [16 Jun 2008]

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

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

Mr. Evennett:

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Column: 659

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Column: 660

Derek Twigg:

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

Derek Twigg:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Derek Twigg:

Column: 661

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

Derek Twigg:

Annington Homes [16 Jun 2008]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

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

Bob Russell:

Column: 662

Derek Twigg:

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

Derek Twigg:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Forward Equipment Programme [16 Jun 2008]

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 663

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

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 664

Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Afghanistan [16 Jun 2008]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 665

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

Mr. Kidney:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 666

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Overstretch [16 Jun 2008]

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

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

John Barrett:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 667

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

NATO Transformation Programme [16 Jun 2008]

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 668

Rosie Cooper:

Des Browne:

Topical Questions [16 Jun 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Mr. Allen:

Des Browne:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 669

Des Browne:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Des Browne:

Column: 670

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

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

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Des Browne:

Dr. Fox:

Des Browne:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 671

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

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

Column: 672

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Des Browne:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Derek Twigg:

Column: 673

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Column: 674

Des Browne:

Column: 675

Afghanistan [16 Jun 2008]

3.35 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne):

Column: 676

Column: 677

Column: 678

Column: 679

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 680

Des Browne:

Column: 681

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

Des Browne:

Column: 682

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Des Browne:

Column: 683

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Column: 684

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Sir Peter Tapsell

Des Browne:

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

Column: 685

Des Browne:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 686

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Column: 687

Des Browne:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Des Browne:

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD):

Column: 688

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Column: 689

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Column: 690

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Des Browne:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Des Browne:

Column: 691

Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) [16 Jun 2008]

4.32 pm

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Column: 692

Column: 693

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham) (Con):

Column: 694

Column: 695

Mr. Straw:

Column: 696

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 697

Mr. Straw:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 698

Mr. Straw:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 699

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 700

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 701

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 702

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Djanogly:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Djanogly:

Mr. Straw:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 703

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 704

Lisbon Treaty [16 Jun 2008]

5.19 pm

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

Column: 705

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

Column: 706

David Miliband:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

David Miliband:

Column: 707

Column: 708

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

David Miliband:

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

Column: 709

David Miliband:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 710

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Jenkin:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 711

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Column: 712

David Miliband:

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

David Miliband:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

David Miliband:

Column: 713

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 714

David Miliband:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Chris Bryant:

David Miliband:

Column: 715

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 716

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

David Miliband:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

David Miliband:

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 717

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

David Miliband:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Column: 718

David Miliband:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 719

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 720

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 721

Orders of the Day [16 Jun 2008]

Children and Young Persons Bill [16 Jun 2008]

6.16 pm

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Column: 722

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Beverley Hughes:

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 723

Column: 724

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

Beverley Hughes:

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

Column: 725

Beverley Hughes:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 726

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 727

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Beverley Hughes:

Bob Spink:

Beverley Hughes:

Bob Spink:

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 728

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

Beverley Hughes:

6.42 pm

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Column: 729

Column: 730

Column: 731

Column: 732

Column: 733

Column: 734

Column: 735

7.8 pm

Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham) (Lab):

Column: 736

Column: 737

Column: 738

Tim Loughton:

Hilary Armstrong:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Hilary Armstrong:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 739

Hilary Armstrong:

7.26 pm

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Column: 740

Column: 741

Mark Williams:

Annette Brooke:

Column: 742

Lynda Waltho:

Annette Brooke:

Column: 743

Mark Williams:

Annette Brooke:

Column: 744

Column: 745

7.53 pm

Mr. Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Column: 746

Column: 747

Column: 748

8.4 pm

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

Column: 749

Column: 750

Column: 751

Column: 752

8.23 pm

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

Column: 753

Column: 754

Column: 755

8.36 pm

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 756

8.39 pm

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South) (Lab):

Column: 757

Column: 758

Column: 759

Column: 760

8.55 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 761

Column: 762

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

John Bercow:

Column: 763

Column: 764

Column: 765

9.16 pm

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 766

Column: 767

Column: 768

9.24 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

9.27 pm

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 769

9.28 pm

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 770

Column: 771

Hilary Armstrong:

Mrs. Miller:

Column: 772

Column: 773

9.44 pm

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

Column: 774

Column: 775

John Hemming

Kevin Brennan:

John Hemming:

Kevin Brennan:

John Hemming

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 776

Column: 777

Children and Young Persons Bill [] (Programme) [16 Jun 2008]

Column: 778

children and young persons bill [] (money) [16 Jun 2008]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [16 Jun 2008]

Petition [16 Jun 2008]

Post Office Card Account [16 Jun 2008]

9.59 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Column: 779

Post Office Closures (Birmingham) [16 Jun 2008]

10.2 pm

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

Column: 780

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Ms Stuart:

Richard Burden:

Ms Stuart:

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Column: 781

Ms Stuart:

Column: 782

10.13 pm

The Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Column: 783

Lynne Jones:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 784

Lynne Jones:

Mr. McFadden:

Ms Stuart:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 785

Column: 786

Richard Burden:

Mr. McFadden:

Lynne Jones

Mr. McFadden:


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