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Volume No. 488Part No. 39

House of Commons Debates 05 March 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Energy And Climate Change
Led Lighting
Renewable Energy Generation
Gas Storage
Home Energy Efficiency
Topical Questions
Leader Of The House
Procedure Committee
“the Governance Of Britain”
Parliamentary Proceedings
Support For Women (Economic Downturn)
Use Of The Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)
Men’s Health At Work

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Volume No. 488Part No. 39

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Column: 969

Column: 969

House of Commons [5 Mar 2009]

Prayers [5 Mar 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [5 Mar 2009]

Business before questions

Hon. Members:

Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Mar 2009]

Energy and Climate Change [5 Mar 2009]

LED Lighting [5 Mar 2009]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 970

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Joan Ruddock):

Mr. Hollobone:

Joan Ruddock:

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

Joan Ruddock:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 971

Joan Ruddock:

Renewable Energy Generation [5 Mar 2009]

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Miliband):

James Duddridge:

Edward Miliband:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Edward Miliband:

Column: 972

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

Edward Miliband:

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

Edward Miliband:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Edward Miliband:

Column: 973

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

Edward Miliband:

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

Edward Miliband:

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Edward Miliband:

Column: 974

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

Edward Miliband:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Edward Miliband:

Column: 975

Gas Storage [5 Mar 2009]

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Mrs. Cryer:

Mr. O'Brien:

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

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 976

Mr. Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr. O'Brien:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Mr. O'Brien:

Greg Clark:

Column: 977

Mr. O'Brien:

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

Mr. O'Brien:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 978

Mr. O'Brien:

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

Mr. O'Brien:

Home Energy Efficiency [5 Mar 2009]

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Miliband):

Lyn Brown:

Column: 979

Edward Miliband:

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Edward Miliband:

Topical Questions [5 Mar 2009]

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 980

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Miliband):

Andrew George:

Edward Miliband:

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

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

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

Column: 981

Mr. O'Brien:

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

Edward Miliband:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 982

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Joan Ruddock):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Joan Ruddock:

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

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 983

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Edward Miliband:

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

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 984

Leader of the House [5 Mar 2009]

The Leader of the House was asked—

Procedure Committee [5 Mar 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Chris Bryant:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 985

Chris Bryant:

“The Governance of Britain” [5 Mar 2009]

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

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

Mr. Allen:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 986

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

Chris Bryant:

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

Hon. Members:

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 987

Chris Bryant:

Parliamentary Proceedings [5 Mar 2009]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

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

Julie Morgan:

Column: 988

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 989

Business of the House
11.33 am

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

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

Column: 990

Alan Duncan:

Column: 991

Ms Harman:

Column: 992

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 993

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 994

Ms Harman:

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 995

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 996

Ms Harman:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 997

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 998

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 999

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 1000

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1001

Ms Harman:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1002

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1003

Points of Order
12.21 pm

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Miss Kirkbride:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1004

Support for Women (Economic Downturn) [5 Mar 2009]

12.24 pm

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Harriet Harman):

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1005

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)

Ms Harman:

Column: 1006

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Hollobone

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1007

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 1008

Ms Dari Taylor:

Ms Harman:

12.40 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 1009

Mr. Hollobone:

Mrs. May:

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 1010

Column: 1011

Column: 1012

Philip Davies:

Mrs. May:

Column: 1013

Philip Davies:

Mrs. May:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

John Bercow:

Mrs. May:

Column: 1014

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. May:

Column: 1015

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Ms Buck:

Mrs. May:

Column: 1016

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Column: 1017

Mrs. May:

1.9 pm

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

Column: 1018

Ms Dari Taylor:

Ms Buck:

Column: 1019

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

Ms Buck:

Column: 1020

Miss Kirkbride:

Ms Buck:

Miss Kirkbride:

Ms Buck:

Column: 1021

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Ms Buck:

Mrs. Maria Miller:

Ms Buck:

Column: 1022

Mrs. Miller:

Ms Buck:

Column: 1023

1.33 pm

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

Column: 1024

Column: 1025

Column: 1026

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Lynne Featherstone:

Miss Kirkbride:

Lynne Featherstone:

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

Column: 1027

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1028

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

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1029

The Solicitor-General:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1030

Mr. Harper:

Lynne Featherstone:

Angela Watkinson:

Lynne Featherstone:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1031

2.3 pm

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Mrs. May:

Column: 1032

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 1033

Mrs. May:

Column: 1034

Judy Mallaber:

Julie Morgan:

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 1035

Angela Watkinson:

Column: 1036

Judy Mallaber:

The Solicitor-General:

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1037

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. Villiers

Julie Morgan

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. Villiers:

Judy Mallaber:

Julie Morgan:

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 1038

Mrs. May:

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. May

Judy Mallaber:

Mrs. May:

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 1039

2.32 pm

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Miss Kirkbride:

Column: 1040

Mrs. Laing:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mrs. Laing:

Miss Kirkbride:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1041

Philip Davies:

Mrs. Laing:

John Bercow:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1042

Anne Main:

Mrs. Laing:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1043

Mrs. Laing:

Anne Main:

Mrs. Laing:

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. Laing:

Angela Watkinson:

Column: 1044

Mrs. Laing:

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1045

Anne Main:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1046

Miss Kirkbride:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1047

3.9 pm

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Anne Main:

Column: 1048

Julie Morgan:

Column: 1049

Column: 1050

Column: 1051

Several hon. Members

Julie Morgan:

Mrs. Laing:

Julie Morgan:

Anne Main:

Column: 1052

Julie Morgan:

Angela Watkinson:

Julie Morgan:

3.32 pm

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 1053

Column: 1054

Anne Main:

Miss Kirkbride:

Column: 1055

Mrs. Laing:

Miss Kirkbride:

Philip Davies:

Miss Kirkbride:

Anne Main

Miss Kirkbride:

Anne Main:

Column: 1056

Miss Kirkbride:

Lynne Featherstone:

Miss Kirkbride:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1057

Miss Kirkbride:

Column: 1058

Mrs. Laing:

Miss Kirkbride:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 1059

Miss Kirkbride:

Philip Davies:

Miss Kirkbride:

John Bercow:

Miss Kirkbride:

Column: 1060

Column: 1061

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.8 pm

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

Philip Davies:

Mrs. Cryer:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mrs. Cryer:

4.17 pm

Column: 1064

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

4.30 pm

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

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

Column: 1069

Column: 1070

Lynne Featherstone:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

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

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mrs. Maria Miller:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1071

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 1072

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

4.58 pm

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Ms Keeble:

Mrs. Miller:

Column: 1075

5.8 pm

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

Column: 1076

Column: 1077

5.15 pm

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Column: 1078

Column: 1079

5.22 pm

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

John Bercow:

Column: 1082

Angela Watkinson:

Anne Main:

Angela Watkinson:

5.36 pm

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

Column: 1083

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Judy Mallaber:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1086

5.48 pm

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Mrs. May:

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. May:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1087

Mrs. Laing:

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1088

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1089

Mrs. May:

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. May:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

The Solicitor-General:

6 pm

use of The Chamber (United Kingdom youth Parliament) [5 Mar 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 1090

PetitionSchools (Liverpool)
6 pm

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab):

Column: 1091

Men’s Health at Work [5 Mar 2009]

6.3 pm

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

Column: 1092

Column: 1093

Column: 1094

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

6.20 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ann Keen):

Column: 1097

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

Ann Keen:

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

Column: 1100

6.31 pm
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