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Volume No. 483Part No. 170

House of Commons Debates 26 November 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Private Business
Oral Answers To Questions
Wales
Seaside Economy
Economic Situation
Renewable Energy
Public Sector Jobs
Prime Minister
Engagements
Local Government Finance Settlement
Emergency Debate
Pre-budget Report
European Documents
Banking Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
Orders Of The Day
Banking Bill
Royal Assent
Prorogation
Her Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech
Her Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech

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Column: 705

House of Commons [26 Nov 2008]

Prayers [26 Nov 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [26 Nov 2008]

Private Business [26 Nov 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [26 Nov 2008]

Wales [26 Nov 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

Seaside Economy [26 Nov 2008]

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Chris Ruane:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David):

Column: 707

Chris Ruane:

Mr. David:

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

Mr. David:

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

Mr. David:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 708

Mr. David:

Economic Situation [26 Nov 2008]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

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

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

Mrs. Moon:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Goodwill:

Column: 709

Mr. Murphy:

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 710

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 711

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Gillan:

Mr. Murphy:

Renewable Energy [26 Nov 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David):

Column: 712

John Robertson:

Mr. David:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. David:

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab):

Mr. David:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 713

Mr. David:

Mr. Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr. David:

Public Sector Jobs [26 Nov 2008]

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

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

Mr. Llwyd:

Column: 714

Mr. Murphy:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Prime Minister [26 Nov 2008]

Engagements [26 Nov 2008]

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Sir Peter Tapsell:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 715

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 716

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 717

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 718

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD):

Column: 719

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 720

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 721

Mr. Soames:

The Prime Minister:

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

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Column: 722

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 723

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 724

The Prime Minister:

Christine Russell (City of Chester) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 725

Local Government Finance Settlement [26 Nov 2008]

12.30 pm

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Column: 726

Column: 727

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 728

John Healey:

Column: 729

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab):

Column: 730

John Healey:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 731

John Healey:

Column: 732

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 733

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

John Healey:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

John Healey:

Column: 734

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Column: 735

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

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

Column: 736

John Healey:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

John Healey:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

John Healey:

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

Column: 737

John Healey:

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

John Healey:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

John Healey:

Column: 738

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

John Healey:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

John Healey:

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

John Healey:

Column: 739

Points of Order [26 Nov 2008]

1.24 pm

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 740

Emergency Debate

Pre-Budget Report [26 Nov 2008]

1.26 pm

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 741

Albert Owen:

Mr. Osborne:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 742

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 743

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 744

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 745

Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Osborne:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab)

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab)

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 746

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 747

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 748

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

1.52 pm

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

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 749

Mr. Darling:

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

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Column: 750

Mr. George Osborne:

Mr. Darling:

Sir Robert Smith:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 751

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Darling:

Chris Ruane

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab)

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Devine:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 752

Mr. Darling:

Chris Ruane

Mr. Darling:

Chris Ruane:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Column: 753

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Gordon Banks:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 754

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Gordon Banks:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Column: 755

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con)

Mr. Darling:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 756

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 757

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling:

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Darling:

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 758

Mr. Darling:

2.24 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 759

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Dr. Cable:

Ms Dari Taylor:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 760

Ms Taylor:

Dr. Cable:

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 761

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Redwood:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 762

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 763

Dr. Cable:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 764

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

Dr. Cable:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 765

Mr. Darling:

Dr. Cable:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

2.46 pm

Ruth Kelly (Bolton, West) (Lab):

Column: 766

Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Ind):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 767

Column: 768

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 769

2.59 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 770

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Clarke:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Mr. Clarke:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 771

Mr. Pelling

Mr. Clarke:

Dr. Cable

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 772

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 773

3.12 pm

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Robinson:

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 774

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 775

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

Mr. Robinson:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 776

3.24 pm

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

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

Mr. Lilley:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Lilley:

Simon Hughes

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 777

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

Mr. Lilley:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 778

Dr. Palmer:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 779

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Lilley:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Lilley:

3.37 pm

Column: 780

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Nigel Griffiths:

Mr. Clarke:

Nigel Griffiths:

Mr. Clarke:

Nigel Griffiths:

Column: 781

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Nigel Griffiths:

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

Nigel Griffiths:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Nigel Griffiths:

Mr. Stuart:

Nigel Griffiths:

Column: 782

Mr. Pelling:

Nigel Griffiths:

3.47 pm

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Jack:

Column: 783

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Jack:

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Jack:

Column: 784

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)

Mr. Jack:

Column: 785

3.58 pm

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

Column: 786

Sir Robert Smith:

Andrew Miller:

Column: 787

Sir Robert Smith

Andrew Miller:

4.5 pm

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

Column: 788

Mr. George Osborne:

Mr. Hammond:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Hammond:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 789

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 790

4.17 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Walker:

Column: 791

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 792

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 793

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD):

Division No. 339 [Pre-Budget Report] [26 Nov 2008]

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 797

Simon Hughes:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

European documents [26 Nov 2008]

Banking Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [26 Nov 2008]

Column: 798

Orders of the Day [26 Nov 2008]

Banking Bill [26 Nov 2008]

4.44 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Ian Pearson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 799

Ian Pearson:

Column: 800

Column: 801

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 802

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

Mr. Hoban:

5 pm

Column: 803

Column: 804

Column: 805

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD):

Column: 806

Ian Pearson:

5.15 pm

Mr. Hoban:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 807

Mr. Hoban:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 808

Mr. Hoban:

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Todd:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 809

Mr. Hoban:

5.30 pm

Ian Pearson:

Column: 810

Ian Pearson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 811

Ian Pearson:

Column: 812

Column: 813

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 814

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Breed:

Column: 815

Mr. Hoban:

5.45 pm

Column: 816

Ian Pearson:

Column: 817

Mr. Hoban:

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 818

Ian Pearson:

6 pm

Column: 819

Mr. Hoban:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 820

Column: 821

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 822

Harry Cohen:

Column: 823

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Harry Cohen:

6.15 pm

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

Harry Cohen:

Column: 825

Mr. Bone:

Column: 826

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Bone:

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

Column: 827

6.30 pm

Column: 828

Ms Abbott:

David Taylor:

Column: 829

Column: 830

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

David Taylor:

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

Column: 831

6.45 pm

Ian Pearson:

Column: 832

Mr. Bone:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 833

Ms Abbott:

Ian Pearson:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Ian Pearson:

Harry Cohen

Ian Pearson:

Harry Cohen:

Column: 834

Ian Pearson:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Harry Cohen:

Column: 835

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Gauke:

7 pm

Column: 836

Ian Pearson:

Column: 837

Column: 838

7.15 pm

Column: 839

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 840

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Gauke:

Division No. 340 [Banking Bill]

Column: 842

[26 Nov 2008]

Column: 844

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 845

Column: 846

Column: 847

Division No. 341 [Banking Bill] [26 Nov 2008]

Column: 851

Column: 852

Column: 853

Column: 854

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

Column: 855

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Royal Assent [26 Nov 2008]

8.23 pm

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 856

Prorogation [26 Nov 2008]

Her Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech [26 Nov 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

Her Majesty’s Most Gracious Speech

Column: 857

Column: 858

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