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Volume No. 489Part No. 48

House of Commons Debates 18 March 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Scotland
Credit
Small Businesses
Banking
Unemployment (East Lothian)
Scottish Parliament (Financial Powers)
Prime Minister
Engagements
Mid Staffordshire Nhs Foundation Trust
Young People Leaving Care (Accommodation)
Delegated Legislation

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 18 March 2009

Volume No. 489Part No. 48

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Column: 889

Column: 889

House of Commons [18 Mar 2009]

Prayers [18 Mar 2009]

in the Chair

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Mar 2009]

Scotland [18 Mar 2009]

Credit [18 Mar 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Goodwill:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton, East) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 890

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Murphy:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 891

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

Mr. Murphy:

Small Businesses [18 Mar 2009]

Mrs. Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mrs. McGuire:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 892

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Column: 893

Mr. Murphy:

David Mundell:

Mr. Murphy:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 894

Banking [18 Mar 2009]

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Column: 895

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Column: 896

Mr. Murphy:

Unemployment (East Lothian) [18 Mar 2009]

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Ann McKechin):

Anne Moffat:

Ann McKechin:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 897

Ann McKechin:

Scottish Parliament (Financial Powers) [18 Mar 2009]

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy):

John Mason:

Mr. Speaker:

John Mason:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Column: 898

Mr. Murphy:

Prime Minister [18 Mar 2009]

Engagements [18 Mar 2009]

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Jim Sheridan:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 899

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 900

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 901

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 902

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 903

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 904

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 905

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 906

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 907

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

Column: 908

The Prime Minister:

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 909

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust [18 Mar 2009]

12.32 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Alan Johnson):

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham) (Con)

Alan Johnson:

Column: 910

Column: 911

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 912

Column: 913

Alan Johnson:

Column: 914

Column: 915

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

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Speaker:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 916

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 917

Mr. Speaker:

Norman Lamb:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 918

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 919

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Speaker:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Column: 920

Alan Johnson:

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 921

Alan Johnson:

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

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

Column: 922

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mrs. Lait:

Alan Johnson:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 923

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 924

Dr. Evan Harris:

Alan Johnson:

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

Rob Marris:

Mr. Drew:

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Column: 925

Young People Leaving Care (Accommodation) [18 Mar 2009]

1.30 pm

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South) (Lab):

Column: 926

Column: 927

Column: 928

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 929

Opposition DayThe Economy

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

1.42 pm

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 930

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 931

Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Patrick Hall:

Mr. Osborne:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)

Column: 932

Mr. Osborne:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab):

Chris Ruane:

Column: 933

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 934

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

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 935

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Chris Ruane:

Column: 936

Mr. Osborne:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

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

Mr. Osborne:

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

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 937

Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West) (Con):

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con)

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 938

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Mr. Osborne:

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

Column: 939

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Love:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 940

2.18 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 941

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Column: 942

Yvette Cooper:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Redwood

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 943

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 944

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Heald:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 945

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 946

Mr. Binley:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Chris Huhne:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Binley:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 947

Yvette Cooper:

Sir John Butterfill:

Yvette Cooper:

Sir John Butterfill:

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Randall:

Column: 948

Yvette Cooper:

Sir John Butterfill:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD)

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Browne:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 949

Mr. Gummer:

Column: 950

Yvette Cooper:

Patrick Hall:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 951

Mr. Gummer:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Love:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. MacNeil:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 952

Mr. Osborne:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Redwood

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 953

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Yvette Cooper:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. MacNeil:

Yvette Cooper:

Hon. Members:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 954

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.59 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 955

Column: 956

Mr. MacNeil:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 957

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Dr. Cable:

Mr. George Osborne:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Osborne:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 958

Dr. Cable:

Mr. George Osborne:

Column: 959

Dr. Cable:

David Davis:

Dr. Cable:

Patrick Hall:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 960

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Column: 961

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Howard:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 962

David Davis:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Redwood:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. MacNeil:

Dr. Cable:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

3.30 pm

Column: 963

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Mr. Cash:

Column: 964

Mr. Robinson:

Mr. Cash

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 965

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Robinson:

David Davis:

Column: 966

Mr. Robinson:

Column: 967

3.46 pm

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 968

Column: 969

3.55 pm

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Column: 970

Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Laura Moffatt:

Mr. Binley:

Laura Moffatt:

Column: 971

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Laura Moffatt:

Column: 972

4.10 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 973

Column: 974

Column: 975

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 976

4.23 pm

Column: 977

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

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 978

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 979

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 980

4.38 pm

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 981

Column: 982

Mr. MacNeil:

David Davis:

Column: 983

Several hon. Members

Column: 984

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.52 pm

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab):

Column: 985

David Davis:

Mr. Henderson:

Column: 986

Mr. Bone

Mr. Henderson:

Column: 987

5.5 pm

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 988

Column: 989

Column: 990

5.15 pm

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

Column: 991

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

Colin Burgon:

Column: 992

5.25 pm

Column: 993

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 994

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Mr. Heald:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 995

5.34 pm

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

Column: 996

Mr. Bone:

Nick Ainger:

Column: 997

5.46 pm

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Column: 998

Column: 999

David Taylor:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 1000

5.56 pm

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

Mr. Bone:

Ms Keeble:

Column: 1001

Column: 1002

6.7 pm

Column: 1003

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 1004

6.15 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 1005

Column: 1006

Column: 1007

6.23 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

6.34 pm

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 1010

Column: 1011

Column: 1012

6.48 pm

Column: 1013

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 1014

Mr. Redwood:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Angela Eagle:

Column: 1015

Rob Marris:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 1016

Division No. 78 [Young People Leaving Care (Accommodation)] [18 Mar 2009]
Division No. 79 [Young People Leaving Care (Accommodation)] [18 Mar 2009]

Column: 1024

Business without Debate

Delegated Legislation [18 Mar 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1025

Ford Eco-town
7.27 pm

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Column: 1026

Column: 1027

Column: 1028

7.40 pm

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Column: 1029

7.45 pm

The Minister for Housing (Margaret Beckett):

Column: 1030

Mr. Gibb:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1031

Column: 1032

Nick Herbert

Margaret Beckett:

Nick Herbert

Margaret Beckett:

Nick Herbert

Margaret Beckett:

7.57 pm
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