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Volume No. 490Part No. 59

House of Commons Debates 2 April 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Fish
Bees
Pitt Report
Surface Water Charges
Water Shortages
Topical Questions
Solicitor-general
Rape (Victim Support)
Serious Fraud Office
Torture
Crown Prosecution Service
Prosecutions (Children)
Business Of The House
North Sea Helicopter Crash
Easter Adjournment
Royal Assent
Easter Adjournment
G20 Summit
Business Of The House
Science And Innovation (Sedgefield)


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Column: 1033

Column: 1033

House of Commons [2 Apr 2009]

Prayers [2 Apr 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [2 Apr 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Apr 2009]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2 Apr 2009]

Fish [2 Apr 2009]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Tim Loughton:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 1034

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Column: 1035

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Bees [2 Apr 2009]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Richard Ottaway:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1036

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Pitt Report [2 Apr 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 1037

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1038

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1039

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Surface Water Charges [2 Apr 2009]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

Column: 1040

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Mr. Amess:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 1041

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Hoyle:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 1042

Water Shortages [2 Apr 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

David Taylor:

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 1043

Hilary Benn:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Topical Questions [2 Apr 2009]

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

Column: 1044

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Stuart:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

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

Column: 1045

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Column: 1046

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

Mr. Speaker:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Solicitor-General [2 Apr 2009]

Rape (Victim Support) [2 Apr 2009]

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

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Mr. Chaytor:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1048

The Solicitor-General:

Julie Morgan:

The Solicitor-General:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1049

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

Serious Fraud Office [2 Apr 2009]

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

The Solicitor-General:

David Taylor:

Column: 1050

The Solicitor-General:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Torture [2 Apr 2009]

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

David Davis:

Column: 1051

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

The Solicitor-General:

Crown Prosecution Service [2 Apr 2009]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1052

Fiona Mactaggart:

The Solicitor-General:

Prosecutions (Children) [2 Apr 2009]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Steen:

Column: 1053

Column: 1054

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1055

Business of the House [2 Apr 2009]

11.35 am

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

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

Alan Duncan:

Column: 1056

Ms Harman:

Column: 1057

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1058

Ms Harman:

Dr. Kim Howells (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 1059

Ms Harman:

Column: 1060

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 1061

Ms Harman:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1062

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 1063

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 1064

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1065

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 1067

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 1068

North Sea Helicopter Crash [2 Apr 2009]

2.18 pm

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

Column: 1069

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

Column: 1070

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1071

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

Column: 1072

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Column: 1073

Mr. Murphy:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1074

Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1075

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

Mr. Murphy:

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

Column: 1076

Mr. Murphy:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1077

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

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1078

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

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

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 1079

Easter Adjournment [2 Apr 2009]

12.59 pm

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

1.15 pm

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

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

1.29 pm

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

Column: 1087

Column: 1088

Column: 1089

1.42 pm

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

Column: 1090

Column: 1091

Column: 1092

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

1.53 pm

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

Column: 1093

Sir Robert Smith:

Column: 1094

Mr. Allen:

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

Column: 1097

2.19 pm

Column: 1098

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

Column: 1099

Column: 1100

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Column: 1101

Mr. Amess:

Shona McIsaac:

Mr. Amess:

Sir Robert Smith:

Mr. Amess:

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

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1102

2.41 pm

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 1103

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Joyce:

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Joyce:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)

Mr. Joyce:

Column: 1106

Column: 1107

Sir Robert Smith:

Mr. Joyce:

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Joyce:

Column: 1108

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Joyce:

3.3 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Column: 1109

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1110

Column: 1111

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

Column: 1112

Sarah Teather:

Column: 1113

3.22 pm

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Column: 1114

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

royal assent [2 Apr 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 1120

Easter Adjournment [2 Apr 2009]

3.51 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Randall:

Column: 1123

4.5 pm

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

Column: 1124

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1125

Column: 1126

Column: 1127

4.22 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1128

4.28 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 1129

4.31 pm

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

Column: 1130

Mr. Rob Wilson:

Mr. Vara:

Chris Bryant:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 1131

Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household (Mr. John Spellar):

Mr. Vara:

Column: 1132

Column: 1133

4.52 pm

Column: 1134

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

Column: 1135

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1136

G20 Summit [2 Apr 2009]

5 pm

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

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 1139

Column: 1140

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1141

Column: 1142

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1143

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1144

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1145

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1146

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1147

Mr. Darling:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1148

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

Mr. Darling:

Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1149

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1150

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Column: 1151

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1152

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Column: 1153

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1154

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 1155

Mr. Darling:

Business without Debate

Business of the house [2 Apr 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 1156

Science and Innovation (Sedgefield) [2 Apr 2009]

6.4 pm

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 1157

Column: 1158

Column: 1159

Column: 1160

Column: 1161

6.21 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. David Lammy):

Column: 1162

Column: 1163

Column: 1164

6.32 pm

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