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Volume No. 487Part No. 26

House of Commons Debates 5 February 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Business, Enterprise And Regulatory Reform
Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
Uk Workers
Consumer Demand
Motor Industry
Payment Policies
Topical Questions
Church Commissioners
Investment Portfolio
Public Accounts Commission
Tenon
Electoral Commission Committee
Electoral Fraud
Church Commissioners
Historic Churches
Water Charges
Speaker’s Statement
Business Of The House
Binyam Mohamed
Prejudice And Mental Health

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Volume No. 487Part No. 26

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Column: 951

House of Commons [5 Feb 2009]

Prayers [5 Feb 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [5 Feb 2009]

Business Before Questions

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Feb 2009]

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [5 Feb 2009]

Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme [5 Feb 2009]

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

Column: 954

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Ian Pearson:

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

Ian Pearson:

Column: 955

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

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

Ian Pearson:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 956

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Column: 957

Ian Pearson:

UK Workers [5 Feb 2009]

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

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

John Robertson:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 958

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

Mr. McFadden:

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 959

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. McFadden:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 960

Consumer Demand [5 Feb 2009]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

The Minister for Trade, Development and Consumer Affairs (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 961

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con):

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Thomas:

Motor Industry [5 Feb 2009]

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

Column: 962

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Cunningham:

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Payment Policies [5 Feb 2009]

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

Column: 963

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Sir Robert Smith:

Ian Pearson:

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Topical Questions [5 Feb 2009]

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

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

Column: 964

Simon Hughes:

Mr. McFadden:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 965

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 966

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

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

Mr. McFadden:

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

Ian Pearson:

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

Column: 967

Ian Pearson:

Church Commissioners [5 Feb 2009]

Investment Portfolio [5 Feb 2009]

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

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Mr. Pelling:

Sir Stuart Bell:

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 968

Public Accounts Commission [5 Feb 2009]

Tenon [5 Feb 2009]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):

Mr. Hollobone:

Mr. Leigh:

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

Column: 969

Mr. Leigh:

Electoral Commission Committee [5 Feb 2009]

Electoral Fraud [5 Feb 2009]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Sir Peter Viggers:

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 970

Sir Peter Viggers:

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

Sir Peter Viggers:

Church Commissioners [5 Feb 2009]

Historic Churches [5 Feb 2009]

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

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 971

Sir Stuart Bell:

Water Charges [5 Feb 2009]

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 972

Robert Key:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 973

Speaker’s Statement [5 Feb 2009]

11.33 am

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 974

Business of the House [5 Feb 2009]

11.35 am

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

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

Alan Duncan:

Column: 975

Column: 976

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Column: 977

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 978

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 979

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 980

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Mr. Speaker:

Pete Wishart:

Ms Harman:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 981

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 983

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 984

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

Ms Harman:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 985

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 986

Ms Harman:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Column: 987

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 988

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

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 989

Binyam Mohamed [5 Feb 2009]

12.24 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 990

Column: 991

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Column: 992

Column: 993

David Miliband:

Column: 994

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

Column: 995

David Miliband:

Mr. Davey

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 996

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 997

Dr. Kim Howells (Pontypridd) (Lab):

David Miliband:

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 998

David Miliband:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Kennedy:

David Miliband:

Column: 999

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Column: 1000

David Miliband:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 1001

Mr. Heath:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 1002

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

David Miliband:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 1003

David Miliband:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 1004

Points of Order [5 Feb 2009]

1.14 pm

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Damian Green:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Damian Green:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1005

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 1006

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1007

Sri Lanka
1.22 pm

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

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1008

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1009

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1010

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1011

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

Bill Rammell:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Bill Rammell:

Andrew George:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1012

1.38 pm

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

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Simpson:

Mr. Love:

Column: 1013

Mr. Simpson:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mr. Simpson:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1014

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

1.46 pm

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Joan Ryan:

Column: 1015

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

Joan Ryan:

Column: 1016

Madam Deputy Speaker:

1.55 pm

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

Column: 1017

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Davey:

Andrew George:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 1018

2.2 pm

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 1019

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 1020

Mr. Dismore:

2.8 pm

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

Column: 1021

2.12 pm

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

Column: 1022

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Sharma:

Column: 1023

2.18 pm

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

2.22 pm

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Column: 1024

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr. Gerrard:

2.26 pm

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Column: 1025

2.28 pm

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

Column: 1026

2.33 pm

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

Column: 1027

Tom Brake:

Simon Hughes:

2.41 pm

Column: 1029

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

2.43 pm

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 1030

2.46 pm

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

Column: 1031

2.52 pm

Column: 1032

Afghanistan and Pakistan
2.52 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 1033

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con)

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con)

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

David Miliband:

Mr. Ancram:

Column: 1034

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 1035

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

Column: 1036

David Miliband:

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

David Miliband:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 1037

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 1038

Paul Flynn:

David Miliband:

Column: 1039

Mr. Jenkin:

David Miliband:

Mr. Jenkin

David Miliband:

Mr. Jenkin:

David Miliband:

Mr. Holloway:

David Miliband:

Column: 1040

Column: 1041

Mr. Holloway:

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

3.22 pm

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Column: 1042

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1043

Column: 1044

Mr. MacShane:

Column: 1045

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1046

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1047

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1048

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

3.43 pm

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

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 1049

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. MacShane:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 1050

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

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

3.54 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1051

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

Mr. Sarwar:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1056

4.15 pm

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

Column: 1057

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

Column: 1058

Mr. Sarwar:

4.24 pm

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Column: 1059

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

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Dr. Blackman-Woods

Column: 1060

Sir Peter Tapsell:

4.33 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Paul Flynn:

4.42 pm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

Column: 1063

Mr. MacShane:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr. Sarwar:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 1064

Mr. Sarwar:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

4.54 pm

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

5.2 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1069

Mr. MacShane:

Ann Winterton:

5.9 pm

Column: 1070

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

Column: 1071

5.16 pm

Column: 1072

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 1073

5.21 pm

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Column: 1074

Column: 1075

5.28 pm

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

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Sarwar

Column: 1076

Dr. Lewis:

Paul Flynn:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Sarwar:

Dr. Lewis:

Paul Flynn:

Column: 1077

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 1078

Mr. MacShane:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. MacShane

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. MacShane:

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 1079

5.46 pm

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

Column: 1080

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Holloway

Column: 1081

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Davies:

Column: 1082

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

Mr. Davies:

Column: 1083

6 pm

Column: 1084

PetitionTraffic Management (County Durham)
6 pm

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

Column: 1085

Prejudice and Mental Health [5 Feb 2009]

6 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 1086

Column: 1087

Column: 1088

6.13 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Phil Hope):

Column: 1089

Column: 1090

Column: 1091

Column: 1092

6.26 pm
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