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Volume No. 487Part No. 29

House of Commons Debates 11 February 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
International Development
Gaza
Afghanistan
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Extractive Industries
Global Economic Downturn
Prime Minister
Engagements
Climate Change (Sectoral Targets)
Royal Mail
Delegated Legislation
European Union Documents
Use Of The Commons Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)
Immigration Rules (Small Businesses)

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 11 February 2009

Volume No. 487Part No. 29

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Column: 1349

House of Commons [11 Feb 2009]

Prayers [11 Feb 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [11 Feb 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [11 Feb 2009]

International Development [11 Feb 2009]

Gaza [11 Feb 2009]

Christine Russell (City of Chester) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Christine Russell:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1352

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr. Alexander:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1353

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

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1354

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1355

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

Mr. Alexander:

Afghanistan [11 Feb 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Michael Foster):

Mr. Goodwill:

Mr. Foster:

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

Column: 1356

Mr. Foster:

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

Mr. Foster:

Zimbabwe [11 Feb 2009]

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Ivan Lewis):

Ann Winterton:

Column: 1357

Mr. Lewis:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr. Lewis:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Lewis:

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

Column: 1358

Mr. Lewis:

Sri Lanka [11 Feb 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Michael Foster):

Mr. Cunningham:

Mr. Foster:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr. Foster:

Column: 1359

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Foster:

Extractive Industries [11 Feb 2009]

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Ivan Lewis):

Willie Rennie:

Mr. Lewis:

Global Economic Downturn [11 Feb 2009]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

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

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 1360

Mr. Thomas:

Prime Minister [11 Feb 2009]

Engagements [11 Feb 2009]

Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Mr. Mahmood:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 1361

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1362

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 1363

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 1364

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, East) (Lab):

Column: 1365

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mrs. Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1366

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

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton) (Lab):

Column: 1367

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind):

The Prime Minister:

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

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon) (Con):

Column: 1368

The Prime Minister:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1369

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Column: 1370

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1371

Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) [11 Feb 2009]

12.32 pm

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower) (Lab):

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr. Caton:

Column: 1372

Column: 1373

Column: 1374

Opposition DayHousing Waiting Lists

Mr. Speaker:

12.41 pm

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con):

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 1375

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Ms Buck:

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1376

Ms Buck:

Grant Shapps:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1377

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

Mr. Speaker:

Grant Shapps:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1378

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1379

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1380

Ms Buck:

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Raynsford:

Grant Shapps:

Column: 1381

Mr. Betts:

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Betts

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Betts

Grant Shapps:

1.6 pm

The Minister for Housing (Margaret Beckett):

Ms Buck

Margaret Beckett:

Ms Buck:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1383

Sarah Teather:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1384

Grant Shapps:

Margaret Beckett:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 1385

Margaret Beckett:

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 1386

Margaret Beckett:

Lynne Jones:

Margaret Beckett:

Bob Russell:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1387

Sarah Teather:

Margaret Beckett:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Betts:

Column: 1388

Margaret Beckett:

Grant Shapps:

Margaret Beckett:

Grant Shapps:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1389

Martin Horwood:

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Burstow:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1390

1.36 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 1391

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Ms Buck:

Column: 1392

Sarah Teather:

Simon Hughes:

Sarah Teather:

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

Sarah Teather:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 1393

Sarah Teather:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Lynne Jones:

Sarah Teather:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 1394

Sarah Teather:

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1395

1.52 pm

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

Column: 1396

Column: 1397

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Betts:

Column: 1398

Mr. Truswell:

Mr. Betts:

Column: 1399

Bob Russell:

Mr. Betts:

Bob Russell:

Mr. Betts:

Column: 1400

Column: 1401

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Mr. Betts:

2.13 pm

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Column: 1402

Column: 1403

Column: 1404

2.23 pm

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

Column: 1405

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Slaughter:

Column: 1406

Column: 1407

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Slaughter:

Justine Greening:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Slaughter:

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

Column: 1410

Column: 1411

2.47 pm

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

Column: 1412

Bob Russell:

Sir George Young:

Bob Russell:

Sir George Young:

Column: 1413

Column: 1414

3 pm

Column: 1415

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr. Raynsford:

Bob Russell:

Column: 1416

Mr. Raynsford:

Column: 1417

Column: 1418

3.13 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 1419

Column: 1420

3.19 pm

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 1421

Column: 1422

3.27 pm

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 1423

Column: 1424

3.34 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 1425

Mr. Slaughter:

Justine Greening:

Column: 1426

3.45 pm

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

Column: 1427

Bob Russell

Mr. Wright:

Bob Russell:

Mr. Wright:

Grant Shapps

Mr. Wright:

Column: 1428

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Wright:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

Mr. Wright:

Robert Key:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 1429

Column: 1430

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Division No. 35 [Climate Change (Sectoral Targets)] [11 Feb 2009]

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1436

Royal Mail [11 Feb 2009]

4.18 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

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

Mr. Clarke:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1437

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

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Column: 1438

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1439

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1440

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

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1441

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

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Heppell:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 1442

Column: 1443

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

4.46 pm

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

Column: 1444

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1445

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

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1446

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Mr. McFadden:

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1447

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

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1448

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Mr. McFadden:

Peter Luff:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Several hon. Members

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1449

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Several hon. Members

Mr. McFadden:

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1450

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Several hon. Members

Mr. McFadden:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

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

Column: 1451

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr. McFadden:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1452

Mr. McFadden:

Rob Marris:

Mr. McFadden:

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

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 1453

5.18 pm

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

Column: 1454

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

John Thurso:

Column: 1455

Mr. McFadden:

John Thurso:

Mr. McFadden:

Rob Marris:

John Thurso:

Albert Owen:

John Thurso:

Column: 1456

Peter Luff:

John Thurso:

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

John Thurso:

Column: 1457

Mr. Gummer:

John Thurso:

Simon Hughes:

John Thurso:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

John Thurso:

Mr. Weir:

John Thurso:

Mr. Weir:

John Thurso:

Column: 1458

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

5.39 pm

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Column: 1459

Column: 1460

Michael Jabez Foster

Ms Hewitt:

5.47 pm

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 1461

Column: 1462

5.54 pm

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Lab):

Column: 1463

Column: 1464

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

6.3 pm

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Column: 1465

Column: 1466

6.8 pm

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

Column: 1467

Charles Hendry:

Mr. Heppell:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 1468

Mr. Heppell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

6.17 pm

Mr. Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent) (Ind):

Column: 1469

6.19 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 1470

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Albert Owen:

Column: 1471

6.26 pm

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

Column: 1472

6.32 pm

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

Column: 1473

6.36 pm

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Column: 1474

Column: 1475

Column: 1476

6.47 pm

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

Column: 1477

Column: 1478

Mr. Djanogly:

Ian Pearson:

Several hon. Members

Ian Pearson:

Several hon. Members

Ian Pearson:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Ian Pearson:

Dan Norris (Wansdyke) (Lab):

Ian Pearson:

Column: 1479

Division No. 36 [ Royal Mail] [11 Feb 2009]
Division No. 37 [ Royal Mail] [11 Feb 2009]
Business without Debate

delegated legislation [11 Feb 2009]

Column: 1488

European Union Documents [11 Feb 2009]

USE OF THE COMMONS CHAMBER (UNITED KINGDOM YOUTH PARLIAMENT) [11 Feb 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 1489

Immigration Rules (Small Businesses) [11 Feb 2009]

7.29 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1490

Column: 1491

7.40 pm

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Column: 1492

Column: 1493

Column: 1494

Mr. Chope:

Mr. Woolas:

7.54 pm
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