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Volume No. 485Part No. 3

House of Commons Debates 8 December 2008

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Of The House
Speaker’s Committee On The Search Of Offices On The Parliamentary Estate
Employment, Universities And Skills And Housing
Business Without Debate
Estimates
Petition
Health Care (Sunderland)
Consultations On Post Office Closures


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Volume No. 485Part No. 3

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Column: 243

Column: 243

House of Commons [8 Dec 2008]

Prayers [8 Dec 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [8 Dec 2008]

Business of the House [8 Dec 2008]

2.33 pm

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

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 244

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

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Hogg:

Chris Bryant:

2.37 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 245

2.39 pm

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

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

2.41 pm

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

Column: 246

2.46 pm

Column: 247

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

2.48 pm

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

2.49 pm

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

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

Mr. Field:

2.51 pm

Column: 248

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

2.53 pm

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

2.55 pm

Column: 249

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

2.57 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

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

Bob Spink:

Column: 250

Mr. Speaker:

Bob Spink:

2.59 pm

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

3.1 pm

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Division No. 1 [] [8 Dec 2008]

Column: 255

Speaker’s Committee on the Search of Offices on the Parliamentary Estate [8 Dec 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

3.16 pm

The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Column: 256

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Column: 257

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Mr. Robathan:

Column: 258

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Grieve:

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 259

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

3.31 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 260

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Mr. Frank Field:

Mrs. May:

Column: 261

Several hon. Members

Mrs. May:

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 262

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

Mrs. May:

Several hon. Members

Mrs. May:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mrs. May:

Column: 263

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

Mrs. May:

Several hon. Members

Mrs. May:

Mr. Cash:

Mrs. May:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Column: 264

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Several hon. Members

Mrs. May:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Column: 265

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

Mrs. May:

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 266

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab)

Mrs. May:

3.53 pm

Column: 267

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Frank Dobson:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Frank Dobson

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 268

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

Frank Dobson:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Frank Dobson:

Column: 269

Mr. Bellingham:

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, South) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

4.4 pm

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

Column: 270

Mr. Speaker:

Simon Hughes:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 271

Simon Hughes:

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

Simon Hughes:

Sir Alan Beith:

Simon Hughes:

Several hon. Members

Simon Hughes:

Column: 272

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD)

Mr. MacShane

Simon Hughes:

Norman Lamb:

Simon Hughes:

Several hon. Members

Simon Hughes:

Mr. MacShane:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. MacShane:

Column: 273

Simon Hughes:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Simon Hughes:

4.18 pm

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

Column: 274

Martin Horwood:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Grieve:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Grieve:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 275

Mr. Grieve

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

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

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Martin Horwood:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 276

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

4.27 pm

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Column: 277

4.33 pm

Column: 278

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 279

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Prentice:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 280

4.41 pm

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

Column: 281

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

Mr. Howard:

Clive Efford

Mr. Howard:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Howard:

4.46 pm

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 282

Column: 283

4.52 pm

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Mr. Grieve:

David Davis:

Column: 284

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

David Davis:

Column: 285

5.2 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 286

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 287

Mr. Bellingham:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 288

5.11 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 289

Column: 290

5.19 pm

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Column: 291

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Mr. Grieve:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 292

5.25 pm

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

Column: 293

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Duncan Smith:

5.30 pm

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 294

5.33 pm

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

5.34 pm
Division No. 2 [ Speaker’s Committee on the Search of Offices on the Parliamentary Estate]

Column: 297

[8 Dec 2008]

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Division No. 3 [ Speaker’s Committee on the Search of Offices on the Parliamentary Estate] [8 Dec 2008]

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 304

Mrs. May:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 305

Richard Younger-Ross:

Mr. Speaker:

Employment, Universities and Skills and Housing [8 Dec 2008]

6.10 pm

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. John Denham):

Column: 307

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

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

Column: 308

Mr. Denham:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

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

Column: 309

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Willis:

Mr. Denham:

Column: 310

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 311

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Denham:

Column: 312

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

Mr. Denham:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab):

Column: 313

Mr. Denham:

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 314

Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 315

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 316

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Denham:

6.44 pm

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 317

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 318

Column: 319

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 320

Rob Marris:

Mr. Willetts:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 321

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Willetts:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Willetts:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 322

Mr. Willetts:

Bob Spink:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 323

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Mr. Willetts:

Stephen Williams:

Mr. Willetts:

Column: 324

7.16 pm

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Column: 325

Mr. Willis:

Dr. Iddon:

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

Column: 326

Dr. Iddon:

Bob Spink:

Dr. Iddon:

Column: 327

Column: 328

Rob Marris:

Dr. Iddon:

Column: 329

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD):

Dr. Iddon:

Mr. Willis:

Dr. Iddon:

Column: 330

Dr. Gibson:

Dr. Iddon:

Column: 331

Rob Marris:

Dr. Iddon:

7.42 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 332

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 333

Sarah Teather:

Column: 334

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Column: 335

Dr. Evan Harris:

Sarah Teather:

Rob Marris:

Column: 336

Sarah Teather:

7.58 pm

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Column: 337

Column: 338

Column: 339

Column: 340

Column: 341

8.17 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 342

Column: 343

Column: 345

Column: 346

8.41 pm

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 347

Column: 348

Column: 349

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

Column: 350

Mr. Anderson:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Anderson:

Column: 351

8.57 pm

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 352

David Taylor:

Column: 353

Mr. Garnier:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Mr. Garnier:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Garnier:

Column: 354

Column: 355

Column: 356

9.22 pm

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD):

Column: 357

Column: 358

Mr. Timpson:

Mr. Kennedy:

Column: 359

Column: 360

9.40 pm

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 361

Column: 362

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

9.56 pm

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

Column: 364

10 pm
10.1 pm

Mr. Ellwood:

Column: 365

Column: 366

10.8 pm

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

Column: 367

10.15 pm

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

Column: 369

Column: 370

10.24 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 371

Rob Marris:

Column: 372

John Howell:

Column: 373

10.32 pm

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Column: 374

10.37 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 375

Rob Marris:

Robert Neill:

Column: 376

10.46 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Column: 377

Column: 378

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

Mr. Wright:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 379

Mr. Wright:

Column: 380

11 pm

Business without Debate [8 Dec 2008]

Estimates [8 Dec 2008]

Petition [8 Dec 2008]

Health Care (Sunderland) [8 Dec 2008]

Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North) (Lab):

Column: 381

Consultations on Post Office Closures [8 Dec 2008]

11.2 pm

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind):

Column: 382

Column: 383

Column: 384

11.18 pm

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

Column: 385

Column: 386

Column: 387

Column: 388

11.30 pm

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