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Column: 433

Column: 433

House of Commons [23 Oct 2008]

Prayers [23 Oct 2008]

Private Business [23 Oct 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Oct 2008]

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [23 Oct 2008]

National Minimum Wage [23 Oct 2008]

Mr. Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Morley:

Column: 434

Mr. McFadden:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 435

Post Office Network [23 Oct 2008]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Bellingham:

Mr. McFadden:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 436

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

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

Column: 437

Mr. McFadden:

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Column: 438

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Construction Industry [23 Oct 2008]

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Goodwill:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 439

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

Ian Pearson:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 440

Ian Pearson:

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

Ian Pearson:

Small Businesses [23 Oct 2008]

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Sanders:

Column: 441

Ian Pearson:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 442

Ian Pearson:

Alan Duncan:

Ian Pearson:

Grocery Sector Ombudsman [23 Oct 2008]

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Column: 443

Andrew George:

Mr. Thomas:

Topical Questions [23 Oct 2008]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Philip Davies:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 444

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Column: 445

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Column: 446

Ian Pearson:

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

Ian Pearson:

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Mr. Thomas:

Public Accounts Commission [23 Oct 2008]

NAO Corporate Plan [23 Oct 2008]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 447

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West):

Mr. Hollobone:

Mr. Williams:

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

Mr. Williams:

Church Commissioners [23 Oct 2008]

Financial Stability [23 Oct 2008]

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

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Column: 448

David Taylor:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 449

Public Accounts Commission [23 Oct 2008]

NAO Overseas Investments [23 Oct 2008]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West):

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Williams:

Church Commissioners [23 Oct 2008]

Lottery Grants [23 Oct 2008]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Michael Fabricant:

Column: 450

Sir Stuart Bell:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Electoral Commission Committee [23 Oct 2008]

Party Funding [23 Oct 2008]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport):

Andrew Rosindell:

Column: 451

Sir Peter Viggers:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 452

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Sir Peter Viggers:

Column: 453

Business of the House [23 Oct 2008]

11.32 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Chris Bryant):

Mrs. May:

Column: 454

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 455

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Speaker:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 456

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

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 457

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Simon Hughes:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 458

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

Chris Bryant:

Column: 459

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 460

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 461

Chris Bryant:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 462

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 463

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 464

Chris Bryant:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Chris Bryant:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Column: 465

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Column: 466

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 467

Chris Bryant:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mrs. May:

Chris Bryant:

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent) (Con):

Column: 468

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 469

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 470

Point of Order [23 Oct 2008]

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 471

Topical Debate

Work and Skills [23 Oct 2008]

12.27 pm

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

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 472

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

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Burns:

Column: 473

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 474

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Burns:

Mr. McNulty:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 475

Mr. Heald:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

12.46 pm

Column: 476

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 477

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

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 478

John Penrose:

Column: 479

Mr. Clappison:

12.59 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Column: 480

Mr. Heald:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 481

Mr. Burns:

Kelvin Hopkins:

1.5 pm

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 482

Mr. Drew:

Paul Rowen:

John Penrose:

Column: 483

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

1.13 pm

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

John Penrose:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 484

Column: 485

Column: 486

John Penrose:

Mr. Heald:

John Penrose:

Mr. Heald:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 487

Mr. Heald:

1.31 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 488

Column: 489

John Penrose:

John Howell:

Kelvin Hopkins

John Howell:

Kelvin Hopkins:

John Howell:

Mr. Heald:

John Howell:

Column: 490

Paul Rowen:

John Howell:

1.43 pm

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 491

Column: 492

Paul Rowen:

Mr. McNulty:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 493

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Heald:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 494

Public Accounts [23 Oct 2008]

1.56 pm

Column: 495

Column: 496

Column: 497

Column: 498

Column: 499

Column: 500

2.19 pm

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

Column: 501

Column: 502

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Mr. Touhig:

Column: 503

2.31 pm

Column: 504

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 505

Column: 506

2.40 pm

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 507

Dr. Pugh:

Mr. Bacon:

Column: 508

Column: 509

2.54 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 510

Column: 511

3.3 pm

Column: 512

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

Mr. Bacon:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 513

Mr. Bacon:

Mr. Mitchell:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 514

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 515

Column: 516

Column: 517

3.29 pm

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 518

Column: 519

Mr. Bacon:

Angela Browning:

Column: 520

3.43 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 521

Column: 522

Column: 523

Angela Eagle:

Justine Greening:

Column: 524

4 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 525

Column: 526

Mr. Bacon:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 527

Mr. Austin Mitchell:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 528

Angela Browning:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 529

Column: 530

Mr. Bacon:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Touhig:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 531

4.34 pm

Column: 532

Mr. Leigh:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Leigh:

Column: 533

Column: 534

Column: 535

Flooding (Morpeth) [23 Oct 2008]

4.44 pm

Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 536

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

Column: 537

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 538

Column: 539

5.2 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 540

Column: 541

Mr. Murphy:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 542

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 543

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 544

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