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Volume No. 487Part No. 23

House of Commons Debates 2 February 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Work And Pensions
Child Poverty
Benefit Payments
Pensioner Poverty
Occupational Pensions
Jobcentre Plus
Mortgage Assistance
Cold Weather Payments
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Topical Questions
Lindsey Oil Refinery
Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform)
Business Without Debate
Delegated Legislation

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Volume No. 487Part No. 23

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Column: 559

House of Commons [2 Feb 2009]

Prayers [2 Feb 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [2 Feb 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Feb 2009]

Work and Pensions [2 Feb 2009]

Child Poverty [2 Feb 2009]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Kerry McCarthy:

James Purnell:

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

Column: 560

James Purnell:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Mr. Speaker:

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

James Purnell:

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab):

Column: 561

James Purnell:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

James Purnell:

Mrs. May:

James Purnell:

Benefit Payments [2 Feb 2009]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Tony Lloyd:

Column: 562

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

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

Column: 563

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 564

Mr. McNulty:

Pensioner Poverty [2 Feb 2009]

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Bob Spink:

Ms Winterton:

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 565

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Edward O'Hara (Knowsley, South) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Occupational Pensions [2 Feb 2009]

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East) (Lab):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Column: 566

Mr. Heppell:

Ms Winterton:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Column: 567

Ms Winterton:

Jobcentre Plus [2 Feb 2009]

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Nia Griffith:

Mr. Speaker:

James Purnell:

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

Column: 568

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

James Purnell:

Mortgage Assistance [2 Feb 2009]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

David Wright:

Column: 569

Kitty Ussher:

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

Kitty Ussher:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 570

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

Cold Weather Payments [2 Feb 2009]

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

Mr. Cox:

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 571

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

Kitty Ussher:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

Jobseeker’s Allowance [2 Feb 2009]

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Column: 572

Tony Baldry:

Mr. McNulty:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 573

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Speaker:

Jobseeker’s Allowance [2 Feb 2009]

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

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Miss McIntosh:

Mr. McNulty:

Topical Questions [2 Feb 2009]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 574

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Angela Watkinson:

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

Column: 575

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 576

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

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

Column: 577

James Purnell:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

James Purnell:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Column: 578

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

Mr. McNulty:

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

Column: 579

Lindsey Oil Refinery [2 Feb 2009]

3.31 pm

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

Column: 580

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 581

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 582

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 583

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 584

Mr. McFadden:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 585

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 586

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 587

Mr. McFadden:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Column: 588

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Column: 589

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 590

Points of Order
4.11 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 591

Mr. Speaker:

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

David Davis:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 592

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 593

Opposition DayGovernment Capital Expenditure

Mr. Speaker:

4.20 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 594

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 595

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

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 596

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Dr. Cable:

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

Column: 597

Dr. Cable:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 598

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Tyrie:

Column: 599

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 600

Mr. Stuart:

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 601

Dr. Cable:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Dr. Cable:

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

Dr. Cable:

Column: 602

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 603

Mr. Love:

Dr. Cable:

4.55 pm

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

Mr. Tyrie:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Timms:

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

Mr. Timms:

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

Column: 605

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Timms:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Timms:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 606

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Burstow:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Column: 607

Mr. Timms:

Richard Younger-Ross:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Tyrie:

Mr. Timms:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 608

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 609

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Timms:

Column: 610

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

Mr. Timms:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 611

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Timms:

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

Mr. Timms:

Annette Brooke:

Column: 612

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Love:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 613

5.30 pm

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

Column: 614

Bob Russell:

Mr. Gauke:

Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) (LD):

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 615

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Gauke:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Gauke:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Gauke:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Gauke:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Gauke:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 617

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Gauke:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Gauke:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 618

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Mr. Gauke:

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

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Harris:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 619

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Gauke:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 620

5.57 pm

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 621

Column: 622

6.5 pm

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 623

6.8 pm

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Tyrie:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Tyrie:

Column: 624

6.14 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 625

Column: 626

Column: 627

6.22 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Bob Russell:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 628

Column: 629

Mr. Burstow

Division No. 27 [ Lindsey Oil Refinery] [2 Feb 2009]

Column: 632

Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform) [2 Feb 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

6.44 pm

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

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 633

Mr. Heath:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Heath:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Column: 634

Mr. Heath:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Heath:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Philip Davies:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Column: 635

Mr. Heath:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 636

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 637

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

Mr. Heath:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 638

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 639

7.12 pm

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

Column: 640

Mr. Redwood:

Chris Bryant:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Andrew Smith (Oxford, East) (Lab):

Column: 641

Chris Bryant:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 642

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 643

Chris Bryant:

John Bercow:

Chris Bryant:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 644

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Chris Bryant:

Chris Huhne:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 645

Andrew Mackinlay:

Chris Bryant:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 646

Mr. Heath:

Chris Bryant:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD)

Chris Bryant:

Simon Hughes:

Chris Bryant:

Richard Younger-Ross

Chris Bryant:

Richard Younger-Ross:

Column: 647

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Column: 648

7.40 pm

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

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 649

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Vara:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Vara:

David Taylor:

Column: 650

Mr. Vara:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr. Vara:

David Howarth:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 651

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Vara:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Vara:

Column: 652

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Vara:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Vara:

John Bercow:

Mr. Vara:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 653

David Howarth:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 654

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Vara:

John Bercow:

Column: 655

Mr. Vara:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Vara:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

8.8 pm

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

Column: 656

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Allen:

Column: 657

Column: 658

8.18 pm

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Richard Younger-Ross:

Column: 659

8.24 pm

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 660

Simon Hughes:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 661

Column: 662

8.36 pm

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

Column: 663

Column: 664

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup) (Con):

Sir George Young:

8.43 pm

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

Column: 665

8.47 pm

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 666

Mr. Cash:

David Howarth:

Column: 667

8.55 pm

Chris Bryant:

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 668

Division No. 28 [ Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform)] [2 Feb 2009]

Column: 671

Business without Debate [2 Feb 2009]

delegated legislation [2 Feb 2009]

petitionTraffic Management (Essex)
9.12 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Column: 672

Eastham
9.13 pm

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Ben Chapman:

Column: 673

Column: 674

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Ben Chapman:

Column: 675

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

Ben Chapman:

Column: 676

Column: 677

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

Ben Chapman:

Stephen Hesford:

Column: 678

Ben Chapman

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Ben Chapman:

9.35 pm

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

Column: 679

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

Mr. Wright:

Ben Chapman:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 680

9.45 pm
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