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Volume No. 486Part No. 14

House of Commons Debates 15 January 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Marine Environmental Protection
Animal Diseases/contaminated Feed
Surface Water Drainage Charges
Air Quality
Fishermen (Assistance With Aid Applications)
Water Charges
Topical Questions
Solicitor-general
Mortgage Fraud
National Fraud Strategic Authority
Serious Fraud Office
Sexual Abuse Victims (Court Proceedings)
Bribery
Business Of The House
Transport Infrastructure
Equitable Life
Gaza
Cyprus


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Column: 323

Column: 323

House of Commons [15 Jan 2009]

Prayers [15 Jan 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [15 Jan 2009]

Business Before questions [15 Jan 2009]

Hon. Members:

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Jan 2009]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [15 Jan 2009]

Marine Environmental Protection [15 Jan 2009]

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 324

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Anne Moffat:

Hilary Benn:

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 325

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

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 326

Animal Diseases/Contaminated Feed [15 Jan 2009]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

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

Mr. Jack:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 327

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Jane Kennedy:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 328

Surface Water Drainage Charges [15 Jan 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Dr. Iddon:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 329

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Air Quality [15 Jan 2009]

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 330

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Ben Chapman:

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 331

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

Hilary Benn:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 332

Mr. Ainsworth:

Hilary Benn:

Fishermen (Assistance with Aid Applications) [15 Jan 2009]

Mrs. Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Mrs. McGuire:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 333

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Water Charges [15 Jan 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Evennett:

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 334

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Mr. Drew:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Topical Questions [15 Jan 2009]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Kerry McCarthy:

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

Column: 335

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 336

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 337

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 338

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

Hilary Benn:

Solicitor-General [15 Jan 2009]

Mortgage Fraud [15 Jan 2009]

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

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Mr. Bailey:

Column: 339

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

National Fraud Strategic Authority [15 Jan 2009]

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Anne Moffat:

Column: 340

The Solicitor-General:

Serious Fraud Office [15 Jan 2009]

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Holloway:

The Solicitor-General:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 341

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

The Solicitor-General:

Sexual Abuse Victims (Court Proceedings) [15 Jan 2009]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 342

The Solicitor-General:

Julie Morgan:

The Solicitor-General:

Bribery [15 Jan 2009]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 343

Column: 344

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 345

Business of the House [15 Jan 2009]

11.35 am

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 347

Ms Harman:

Column: 348

Column: 349

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Hon. Members:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 350

Ms Harman:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 351

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Dr. Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 352

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 353

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 354

Ms Harman:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 355

Transport Infrastructure [15 Jan 2009]

12.4 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon):

Column: 356

Column: 357

Column: 358

Column: 359

Column: 360

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Column: 361

Column: 362

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 363

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Column: 364

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 365

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

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

Column: 366

Mr. Hoon:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 367

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 368

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 369

Mr. Hoon:

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Alan Keen:

Mr. Hoon:

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 370

Mr. Hoon:

Ruth Kelly (Bolton, West) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

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

Column: 371

Mr. Hoon:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Rob Wilson (Reading, East) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 372

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

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

Mr. Hoon:

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

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 373

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 374

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Hoon:

Anne Main:

Mr. Hoon:

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Column: 375

Mr. Hoon:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Mr. Hoon:

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Hoon:

Column: 376

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

Mr. Hoon:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Mr. Hoon:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 377

Equitable Life [15 Jan 2009]

1.21 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 378

Column: 379

Column: 380

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 381

Column: 382

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 383

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 384

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

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

Column: 385

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 386

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

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 387

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

Yvette Cooper:

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 388

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 389

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

Yvette Cooper:

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 390

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 391

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 392

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Barry Gardiner:

Yvette Cooper:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Column: 393

Yvette Cooper:

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 394

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 395

Point of Order [15 Jan 2009]

2.22 pm

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 396

Gaza [15 Jan 2009]

2.24 pm

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

Column: 397

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Bill Rammell

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 398

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

Bill Rammell:

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Tom Levitt:

Bill Rammell:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Column: 399

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 400

Bill Rammell:

Several hon. Members

Bill Rammell:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Several hon. Members

Column: 401

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Several hon. Members

Bill Rammell:

Column: 402

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

Bill Rammell:

2.44 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 403

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Mr. Lidington:

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Lidington:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr. Lidington:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 404

Mr. Lidington:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Mr. Lidington:

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

Mr. Lidington:

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

Column: 405

Mr. Lidington:

Mrs. Ellman:

Mr. Lidington:

Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Ind Lab):

Mr. Lidington:

Column: 406

Column: 407

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

3.5 pm

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

Column: 408

3.10 pm

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

Column: 409

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 410

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

Mr. Davey:

Column: 411

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

Mr. Davey:

Clare Short:

Mr. Davey:

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 412

Mrs. Ellman:

Mr. Davey:

Paul Rowen

Mr. Davey:

Column: 413

Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Paul Rowen:

Mr. Davey:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Davey:

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 414

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

Mr. Davey:

3.33 pm

Column: 415

Mr. Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath) (Lab):

Column: 416

3.39 pm

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 417

Column: 418

3.45 pm

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 419

Mr. MacNeil:

Mike Gapes:

3.51 pm

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 420

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 421

3.56 pm

Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West) (Lab):

Mr. Crabb:

Mr. Singh:

Column: 422

4.3 pm

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

Column: 423

Mr. Mullin:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Column: 424

4.9 pm

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 425

4.15 pm

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Column: 426

Column: 427

4.20 pm

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

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

Mrs. Ellman:

Column: 428

Madam Deputy Speaker:

4.26 pm

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

Column: 429

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

Mr. Llwyd:

Column: 430

4.34 pm

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 431

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Column: 432

Mr. Dismore:

Mrs. Ellman:

Mr. Dismore:

Column: 433

4.42 pm

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

Column: 434

4.48 pm

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

Column: 435

4.54 pm

Column: 436

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

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Column: 437

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op)

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Hendrick:

Alistair Burt:

5 pm

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Column: 438

5.5 pm

Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Ind Lab):

Column: 439

Column: 440

5.11 pm

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Column: 441

Column: 442

Clare Short:

Mr. Mullin:

5.18 pm

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Column: 443

5.24 pm

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

Column: 444

Column: 445

5.30 pm

Mr. George Galloway (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Respect):

Column: 446

5.36 pm

Column: 447

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

Column: 448

5.40 pm

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

Column: 449

Column: 450

5.45 pm

Bill Rammell:

Column: 451

Column: 452

Column: 453

6 pm

Column: 454

Cyprus [15 Jan 2009]

6 pm

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 455

Column: 456

Column: 457

Column: 458

Column: 459

6.18 pm

Column: 460

The Minister for Europe (Caroline Flint):

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

Column: 461

Caroline Flint:

Column: 462

6.29 pm

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