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Volume No. 487Part No. 22

House of Commons Debates 29 January 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Innovation, Universities And Skills
Student Finance
Motor Industry
Higher Education
Green-collar Jobs
Tuition Fees
Science
Research And Development
Student Finance
Topical Questions
Digital Britain
Armed Forces Personnel
Business Of The House
Domestic Violence (Black And Minority Ethnic Victims)

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 29 January 2009

Volume No. 487Part No. 22

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Column: 425

House of Commons [29 Jan 2009]

Prayers [29 Jan 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [29 Jan 2009]

Business Before Questions

Hon. Members:

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Jan 2009]

Innovation, Universities and Skills [29 Jan 2009]

Student Finance [29 Jan 2009]

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Column: 426

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Mr. Hoyle:

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 427

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

Mr. Lammy:

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

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 428

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Mr. Lammy:

Motor Industry [29 Jan 2009]

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

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

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Denham:

Column: 429

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

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

Column: 430

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

Higher Education [29 Jan 2009]

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Column: 431

Mr. Newmark:

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Newmark:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Lammy:

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

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 432

Mr. Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 433

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

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Speaker:

Green-collar Jobs [29 Jan 2009]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. Siôn Simon):

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr. Simon:

Column: 434

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

Mr. Simon:

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Mr. Simon:

Tuition Fees [29 Jan 2009]

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Column: 435

Mr. Sanders:

Mr. Lammy:

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Science [29 Jan 2009]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

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

Column: 436

Angela Watkinson:

Mr. Denham:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Research and Development [29 Jan 2009]

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

Column: 437

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

John Robertson:

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

Column: 438

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Student Finance [29 Jan 2009]

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Jeremy Wright:

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 439

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

Mr. Lammy:

Topical Questions [29 Jan 2009]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

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

Tom Brake:

Mr. Denham:

Column: 440

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

Mr. Denham:

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 441

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Column: 442

Mr. Denham:

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

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 443

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

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

Column: 444

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

Column: 445

Business of the House
11.34 am

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

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

Alan Duncan:

Column: 446

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

Alan Duncan:

Column: 447

Ms Harman:

Column: 448

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 449

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 450

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 451

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

Ms Harman:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 452

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 453

Ms Harman:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 454

Ms Harman:

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 455

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

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 456

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

Ms Harman:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 457

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 458

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 459

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 460

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 461

Digital Britain [29 Jan 2009]

12.28 pm

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Andy Burnham):

Column: 462

Column: 463

Mr. Jeremy Hunt (South-West Surrey) (Con):

Column: 464

Column: 465

Andy Burnham:

Column: 466

Column: 467

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Column: 468

Andy Burnham:

Column: 469

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

Andy Burnham:

Column: 470

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 471

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 472

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 473

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

Andy Burnham:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 474

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 475

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 476

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 477

Holocaust Memorial Day
1.23 pm

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

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Khan:

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

Column: 478

Mr. Khan:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Khan:

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

Mr. Khan:

Column: 479

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

Mr. Khan:

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

Mr. Khan:

Column: 480

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

Mr. Khan:

John Bercow:

Mr. Khan:

Column: 481

John Bercow:

Mr. Khan:

Column: 482

1.41 pm

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 483

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

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Winnick:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 484

1.51 pm

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Column: 485

Column: 486

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Anne Snelgrove:

Column: 487

Mr. Dismore:

Anne Snelgrove:

2.2 pm

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Column: 488

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 489

2.9 pm

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Mr. Dismore:

Gordon Banks:

Column: 490

Column: 491

2.15 pm

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Lembit Öpik:

Column: 492

Mr. Robathan:

2.21 pm

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Column: 493

Column: 494

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.29 pm

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

Column: 495

Column: 496

2.37 pm

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

Column: 497

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Scott:

Column: 498

Lembit Öpik:

Mr. Scott:

2.46 pm

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

Column: 499

Column: 500

2.53 pm

Column: 501

Armed Forces Personnel [29 Jan 2009]

2.53 pm

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 502

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Column: 503

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 504

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 505

Mr. Ainsworth:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 506

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 507

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

Column: 508

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Gray

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 509

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Russell:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 510

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Gray:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 511

3.32 pm

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 512

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 513

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Gray:

Dr. Murrison:

Bob Russell:

Column: 514

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Benyon:

Dr. Murrison:

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

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 515

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 516

Mr. Jenkin:

Dr. Murrison:

Column: 517

Column: 518

Column: 519

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Dr. Murrison:

4.2 pm

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Dr. Murrison

Linda Gilroy:

Column: 520

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Linda Gilroy:

Column: 521

Column: 522

Column: 523

Column: 524

4.20 pm

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 525

Column: 526

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Jones:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 527

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.33 pm

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Column: 528

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Mr. Gerrard:

Column: 529

4.43 pm

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

Column: 530

Mr. Gray:

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Mr. Gray:

Column: 531

Mr. Arbuthnot:

4.51 pm

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

5.4 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 535

Column: 536

5.13 pm

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Column: 537

Column: 538

Column: 539

5.21 pm

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

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Mr. Gray:

Column: 540

Column: 541

5.28 pm

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 542

5.35 pm

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Quentin Davies):

Column: 543

Mr. Howarth:

Ann Winterton

Linda Gilroy

Mr. Howarth:

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 544

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 545

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 546

5.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

Column: 547

Dr. Murrison:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 548

Column: 549

6 pm
Business without Debate

Business of the House [29 Jan 2009]

Column: 550

Domestic Violence (Black and Minority Ethnic Victims) [29 Jan 2009]

6 pm

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Column: 551

Mr. Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab):

Ms Keeble:

Column: 552

Column: 553

Column: 554

6.18 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Meg Hillier):

Column: 555

Mr. Sharma

Column: 556

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Sharma:

Meg Hillier:

Column: 557

Column: 558

6.30 pm
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