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Volume No. 480Part No. 140

House of Commons Debates 7 October 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
[mr. Speaker ]
Oral Answers To Questions
Foreign And Commonwealth Office
Iran
Israel
Afghanistan
Israel
Iran
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Female Circumcision
Topical Questions
Bill Presented
Government’s Fiscal Rules
Unemployment In The Uk
Delegated Legislation
European Documents
Petitions
Ending Violence Against Women
Protection Of Playing Fields
Energy Efficiency
Workstep (Blackpool)


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Column: 119

Column: 119

House of Commons [7 Oct 2008]

Prayers [7 Oct 2008]

[Mr. Speaker ] [7 Oct 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Oct 2008]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [7 Oct 2008]

Iran [7 Oct 2008]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

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

Mr. Robathan:

Column: 120

David Miliband:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 121

David Miliband:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 122

Israel [7 Oct 2008]

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

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

Anne Snelgrove:

Mr. Speaker:

David Miliband:

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 123

David Miliband:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 124

Afghanistan [7 Oct 2008]

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell):

James Brokenshire:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 125

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

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Israel [7 Oct 2008]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

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

Bob Russell:

Column: 126

David Miliband:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 127

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Iran [7 Oct 2008]

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell):

Stephen Hammond:

Bill Rammell:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 128

Bill Rammell:

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Zimbabwe [7 Oct 2008]

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

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

Danny Alexander:

David Miliband:

Column: 129

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Column: 130

David Miliband:

Afghanistan [7 Oct 2008]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell):

Mr. Bone:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

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

Column: 131

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Bill Rammell:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 132

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Female Circumcision [7 Oct 2008]

Mrs. Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Gillian Merron):

Mrs. Riordan:

Gillian Merron:

Topical Questions [7 Oct 2008]

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Column: 133

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

Mr. Martlew:

The Minister for Europe (Caroline Flint):

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

David Miliband:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 134

Mr. Hague:

David Miliband:

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

Column: 135

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Gillian Merron):

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

Column: 136

David Miliband:

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell):

Column: 137

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) (Lab):

Gillian Merron:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 138

Mr. Speaker:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 139

BILL PRESENTED [7 Oct 2008]

Government’s Fiscal Rules [7 Oct 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

3.35 pm

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Column: 141

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

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 142

Mr. Hammond:

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

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 143

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

Mr. Hammond:

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

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 144

Mr. Hammond:

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

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 145

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

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 146

Mr. Todd:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 147

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 148

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

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 149

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Todd:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 150

Bob Spink:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Speaker:

4.13 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Column: 152

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Heald:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 153

Mr. Heald:

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 154

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Philip Hammond:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 155

Adam Price:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 156

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 157

Kelvin Hopkins:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Philip Hammond:

Column: 158

Yvette Cooper:

4.39 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Philip Hammond:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 159

Mr. Cash:

Dr. Cable:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 160

Column: 161

Column: 162

4.52 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 163

4.56 pm

Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 164

Column: 165

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Peter Viggers:

Column: 166

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Peter Viggers:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Column: 167

Sir Peter Viggers:

5.13 pm

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

Column: 168

Column: 169

Column: 170

Column: 171

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Todd:

Column: 172

5.35 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 173

Column: 174

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 175

Mr. Cash:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 176

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 177

6.2 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 178

Column: 179

6.9 pm

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 180

Adam Price:

Mr. Mitchell:

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

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 181

David Taylor:

Mr. Mitchell:

6.21 pm

Column: 182

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Gauke:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 183

Column: 184

David Taylor:

Mr. Gauke:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 185

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 186

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 187

6.41 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Column: 188

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Philip Hammond:

Column: 189

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 190

Column: 191

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Division No. 268 [Government’s Fiscal Rules] [7 Oct 2008]

Column: 196

Unemployment in the UK [7 Oct 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

7.18 pm

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con):

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 197

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Column: 198

Column: 199

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 200

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

Chris Grayling:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 201

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Column: 202

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

Chris Grayling:

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 203

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Chris Grayling:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 204

7.45 pm

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Column: 205

Chris Grayling:

Column: 206

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

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

Column: 207

James Purnell:

Mr. Davidson:

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

James Purnell:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 208

James Purnell:

Albert Owen:

James Purnell:

Column: 209

Column: 210

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

James Purnell:

8.5 pm

Column: 211

Jenny Willott (Cardiff, Central) (LD):

Mr. Davidson:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 212

Paul Rowen:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 213

Rob Marris:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 214

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab):

Jenny Willott:

Paul Rowen:

Jenny Willott:

Paul Rowen:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 215

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

8.21 pm

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Column: 216

Column: 217

8.32 pm

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

Mr. Flello:

Mr. Gale:

Column: 218

Column: 219

Column: 220

8.42 pm

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Nigel Griffiths:

Column: 221

8.48 pm

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Column: 222

8.53 pm

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 223

Column: 224

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Devine:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. Devine:

9.2 pm

Column: 225

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

Column: 226

Column: 227

9.10 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. Crabb:

Albert Owen:

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

Albert Owen:

Column: 228

Column: 229

David T.C. Davies:

Albert Owen:

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

Column: 230

Albert Owen:

9.24 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 231

Column: 232

9.31 pm

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

Column: 233

Rob Marris:

Mr. Davidson:

Column: 234

9.38 pm

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 235

Rob Marris:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 236

Rob Marris:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 237

9.50 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr. Tony McNulty):

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

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 238

Mr. Flello:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 239

Division No. 269 [Unemployment in the UK] [7 Oct 2008]
Division No. 270 [Unemployment in the UK] [7 Oct 2008]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [7 Oct 2008]

european documents [7 Oct 2008]

Column: 248

petitions [7 Oct 2008]

Ending Violence Against Women [7 Oct 2008]

10.27 pm

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

Protection of Playing Fields [7 Oct 2008]

10.29 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (UKIP):

Column: 249

Energy Efficiency [7 Oct 2008]

10.31 pm

Bob Spink:

Column: 250

Workstep (Blackpool) [7 Oct 2008]

10.32 pm

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

Column: 251

Column: 252

Column: 253

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

Mr. Marsden:

10.47 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Jonathan Shaw):

Column: 255

Column: 256


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