House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 18 December 2008

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Column: 1214

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

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

Column: 1215

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

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

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1216

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

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

Government Borrowing/Debt [18 Dec 2008]

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

Column: 1217

Mr. Evennett:

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

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1218

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

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

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

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

Column: 1219

Small Businesses [18 Dec 2008]

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

Dr. Iddon:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 1220

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

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

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Column: 1221

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Economic Recovery [18 Dec 2008]

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

Mr. Jack:

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

Column: 1222

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

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

Column: 1223

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

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Income Support Mortgage Interest [18 Dec 2008]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

John Barrett:

Column: 1224

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

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

European Investment Bank [18 Dec 2008]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1225

Hon. Members:

Ian Pearson:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Balance of Payments [18 Dec 2008]

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

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

Mr. Bellingham:

Column: 1226

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

Government Finance [18 Dec 2008]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Swayne:

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

Column: 1227

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Topical Questions [18 Dec 2008]

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

Greg Mulholland:

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

Column: 1228

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 1229

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Column: 1230

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

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

Hon. Members:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 1231

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 1232

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Column: 1233

Iraq [18 Dec 2008]

11.31 am

Column: 1234

Column: 1235

Column: 1236

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 1237

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

Column: 1238

Column: 1239

Column: 1240

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clegg:

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

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

Column: 1241

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

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

Column: 1242

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

Column: 1243

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

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

Column: 1244

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

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

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

Column: 1245

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

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 1246

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

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 1247

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 1248

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

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 1249

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 1250

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

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

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

Column: 1251

Business of the House [18 Dec 2008]

12.31 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

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

Column: 1254

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1255

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1256

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

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

Alistair Burt:

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

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

Column: 1257

Anne Moffat:

Mr. Burns:

Anne Moffat:

Anne Moffat:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

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

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

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

Column: 1258

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

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1259

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

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

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

Column: 1260

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

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 1261

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

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

Mr. Williams:

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

Column: 1262

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

bill presented [18 Dec 2008]

Column: 1263

Christmas Adjournment [18 Dec 2008]

1.5 pm

Column: 1264

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Column: 1265

Column: 1266

Column: 1267

1.23 pm

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

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 1268

Column: 1269

Column: 1270

Meg Munn:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

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

1.41 pm

Column: 1273

Mr. Hall:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Hall:

Column: 1274

Column: 1275

Meg Munn:

Column: 1276

Mr. Hall:

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

Column: 1277

1.56 pm

Column: 1278

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

Mr. McLoughlin:

Column: 1279

2.6 pm

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Column: 1280

Column: 1281

Column: 1282

2.18 pm

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Column: 1283

Column: 1284

2.28 pm

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 1285

Column: 1286

Column: 1287

2.40 pm

Column: 1288

Column: 1289

Column: 1290

Column: 1291

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

2.56 pm

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Column: 1292

Column: 1293

Column: 1294

royal assent [18 Dec 2008]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1295

Christmas Adjournment [18 Dec 2008]

3.9 pm

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

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

Angela Browning:

Column: 1296

Column: 1297

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Angela Browning:

Column: 1298

Madam Deputy Speaker:

3.23 pm

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

Column: 1299

Column: 1300

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

Dr. Gibson:

Column: 1301

3.35 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1302

Column: 1303

Column: 1304

3.46 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1305

Column: 1306

Column: 1307

3.55 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 1308

Column: 1309

John McDonnell:

Mr. Randall:

Column: 1310

4.5 pm

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Column: 1311

Column: 1312

Column: 1313

4.16 pm

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

Column: 1314

Column: 1315

Column: 1316

4.25 pm

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

Column: 1317

Column: 1318

4.35 pm

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 1319

Column: 1320

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

Mark Williams:

Column: 1321

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

4.46 pm

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

Column: 1322

4.52 pm

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 1323

Column: 1324

5 pm

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

Column: 1325

Column: 1326

Column: 1327

5.9 pm

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Column: 1329

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

John Mason:

5.15 pm

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

5.25 pm

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 1334

5.29 pm

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

Column: 1335

Column: 1336

Column: 1337

5.42 pm

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

Column: 1338

Angela Browning:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1339

Column: 1340

Column: 1341

Column: 1342

6 pm

Column: 1343

petition [18 Dec 2008]

Immigration and Citizenship [18 Dec 2008]

6 pm

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

Column: 1344

Sri Lanka [18 Dec 2008]

6.1 pm

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

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab)

Mr. Love:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Column: 1345

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

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

Mr. Dismore

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD)

Column: 1346

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

Column: 1347

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1348