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Volume No. 490Part No. 54

House of Commons Debates 26 March 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
[mr. Speaker ]
Oral Answers To Questions
Treasury
Credit Insurance
Waste Disposal
Credit Provision
Equitable Life
Economic Growth
Automotive Industry
Topical Questions
Business Of The House
Council Tax
Defence In The Uk
Public Houses


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Column: 429

Column: 429

House of Commons [26 Mar 2009]

Prayers [26 Mar 2009]

[Mr. Speaker ] [26 Mar 2009]

Business before QuestionsManchester City Council Bill [] and Bournemouth Borough Council Bill []

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 [26 Mar 2009]

Treasury [26 Mar 2009]

Credit Insurance [26 Mar 2009]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 430

Mr. Jack:

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 431

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Speaker:

Waste Disposal [26 Mar 2009]

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

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 432

Angela Eagle:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Angela Eagle:

Credit Provision [26 Mar 2009]

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

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 433

Mr. Darling:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 434

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 435

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 436

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

Mr. Darling:

Equitable Life [26 Mar 2009]

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

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Annette Brooke:

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 437

Ian Pearson:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 438

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Column: 439

Economic Growth [26 Mar 2009]

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

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

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 440

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 441

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 442

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Automotive Industry [26 Mar 2009]

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

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

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 443

Topical Questions [26 Mar 2009]

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Hamilton:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 444

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Darling:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Column: 445

Mr. Darling:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 446

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

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

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 447

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 448

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central) (Lab):

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 449

Business of the House [26 Mar 2009]

11.35 am

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

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

Alan Duncan:

Column: 450

Column: 451

Ms Harman:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 452

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 453

Ms Harman:

Column: 454

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 455

Ms Harman:

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Column: 456

Ms Harman:

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 457

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 458

Ms Harman:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 459

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 460

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Several hon. Members

Column: 461

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 462

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 463

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

Ms Harman:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Column: 464

Council Tax [26 Mar 2009]

12.30 pm

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Column: 465

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 466

Column: 467

John Healey:

Column: 468

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

John Healey:

Sarah Teather:

John Healey:

Column: 469

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Chaytor:

John Healey:

Column: 470

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 471

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

John Healey:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 472

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 473

John Healey:

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 474

Mr. Bellingham:

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 475

John Healey:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 476

Defence in the UK [26 Mar 2009]

1.12 pm

The Minister for the Armed forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 477

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Column: 478

Mr. Ainsworth:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 479

Lembit Öpik:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Jenkins:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 480

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 481

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 482

John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

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

Robert Key:

Column: 483

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 484

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Royal Assent

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 485

Defence in the UK
1.47 pm

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 486

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Column: 487

Dr. Fox:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Dr. Fox:

Column: 488

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

Dr. Fox:

Column: 489

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Jones:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 490

Mr. Brazier:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Jenkin:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 491

2.11 pm

John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab):

Column: 492

Column: 493

Mr. Walter:

John Smith:

Column: 494

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

John Smith:

Column: 495

2.31 pm

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 496

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Column: 497

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Nick Harvey:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Nick Harvey:

Column: 498

Column: 499

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Nick Harvey:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 500

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Kilfoyle:

Nick Harvey:

2.52 pm

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

Column: 501

Column: 502

Column: 503

Column: 504

Column: 505

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

3.12 pm

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

Column: 506

Column: 507

Column: 508

3.26 pm

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Column: 509

Column: 510

3.36 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 511

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Ann Winterton:

Column: 512

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Jones:

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 513

Ann Winterton:

3.49 pm

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 514

Mr. Brazier:

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 515

3.59 pm

Column: 516

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 517

Column: 518

Column: 519

Column: 520

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Mr. Brazier:

Column: 521

4.23 pm

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 522

Column: 523

Mr. Brazier:

Robert Key:

Column: 524

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Robert Key:

Column: 525

4.40 pm

Column: 526

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 527

Column: 528

Column: 529

Robert Key:

Mr. Walter:

Column: 530

Column: 531

5.3 pm

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

Column: 535

Column: 536

5.20 pm

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

Column: 537

Column: 538

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Dr. Lewis:

Column: 539

Column: 540

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Lewis:

Nick Harvey:

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Column: 541

5.42 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

Column: 542

Dr. Fox

Mr. Jones:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 543

Column: 544

Column: 545

Column: 546

Public Houses [26 Mar 2009]

6 pm

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

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

Mr. Robertson:

Column: 547

Column: 548

Column: 549

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Mr. Robertson:

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Robertson:

Column: 550

6.18 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe):

Column: 551

Column: 552

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Sutcliffe:

Column: 553

Column: 554

6.29 pm

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