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Volume No. 491Part No. 65

House of Commons Debates 27 April 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Children, Schools And Families
Dedicated Schools Grant
National Challenge Programme
Building Colleges For The Future (Barnsley)
Excluded Children
Free Nursery Places (Reading)
Secondary School Expenditure
Free School Meals
Fair Admissions Policies
Topical Questions
Prisons And Probation
Swine Flu
Cheapest Energy Tariff (Information)
Amendment Of The Law
Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee)
Pedestrian Crossing Installations


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Column: 551

Column: 551

House of Commons [27 Apr 2009]

Prayers [27 Apr 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [27 Apr 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Apr 2009]

Children, Schools and Families [27 Apr 2009]

Dedicated Schools Grant [27 Apr 2009]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Mr. Swire:

Jim Knight:

Column: 552

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

Jim Knight:

National Challenge Programme [27 Apr 2009]

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Siobhain McDonagh:

Ed Balls:

Column: 553

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Mr. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 554

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

Ed Balls:

Building Colleges for the Future (Barnsley) [27 Apr 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Mr. Illsley:

Ed Balls:

Column: 555

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mike Penning

Ed Balls:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Column: 556

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Excluded Children [27 Apr 2009]

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Sarah McCarthy-Fry):

Lynda Waltho:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Column: 557

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

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

Column: 558

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Free Nursery Places (Reading) [27 Apr 2009]

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Martin Salter:

Beverley Hughes:

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

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 559

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Beverley Hughes:

Secondary School Expenditure [27 Apr 2009]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Mr. Chaytor:

Jim Knight:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 560

Jim Knight:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 561

Jim Knight:

Free School Meals [27 Apr 2009]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Michael Fabricant:

Jim Knight:

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

Column: 562

Jim Knight:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Michael Gove:

Column: 563

Jim Knight:

Mr. Speaker:

Jim Knight:

Fair Admissions Policies [27 Apr 2009]

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Sarah McCarthy-Fry):

Andrew Gwynne:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Column: 564

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

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Topical Questions [27 Apr 2009]

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Siobhain McDonagh:

Ed Balls:

Column: 565

Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 566

Ed Balls:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Sarah McCarthy-Fry):

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Jim Knight:

Mrs. Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 567

Jim Knight:

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

Ed Balls:

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

Jim Knight:

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

Column: 568

Ed Balls:

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Jim Knight:

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

Ed Balls:

Column: 569

Prisons and Probation [27 Apr 2009]

3.30 pm

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Column: 570

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 571

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 572

Column: 573

Mr. Straw:

Column: 574

Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 575

Mr. Straw:

Column: 576

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Column: 577

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 578

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Column: 579

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Column: 580

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 581

Swine Flu [27 Apr 2009]

4.12 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Alan Johnson):

Column: 582

Column: 583

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

Column: 584

Column: 585

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Lansley:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 586

Mr. Lansley:

Alan Johnson:

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

Column: 587

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Dr. Harris:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 588

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 589

Alan Johnson:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

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

Column: 590

Alan Johnson:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Alan Johnson:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 591

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Column: 592

Cheapest Energy Tariff (Information) [27 Apr 2009]

4.53 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 593

Column: 594

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Amendment of the law [27 Apr 2009]

5.4 pm

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. John Denham):

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

Column: 596

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con):

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

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

Column: 597

Mr. Denham:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Denham:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)

Mr. Denham:

Tony Baldry:

Mr. Denham:

Column: 598

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Column: 599

Mr. Denham:

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

Mr. Denham:

Column: 600

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 601

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Denham:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 602

Mr. Denham:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Denham:

Rob Marris:

Column: 603

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con)

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

Mr. Denham:

Mr. Syms:

Mr. Denham:

Dr. Harris:

Mr. Denham:

Column: 604

5.37 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Column: 605

Mary Creagh

Kelvin Hopkins

Column: 606

Mr. Clarke:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 607

Mary Creagh:

Mr. Clarke:

Mary Creagh:

Column: 608

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 609

Column: 610

Rob Marris:

Mr. Clarke:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 611

Column: 612

Column: 613

Column: 614

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

6.15 pm

Mr. Stephen Byers (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Byers:

Column: 615

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Byers:

Column: 616

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Byers:

Column: 617

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Mr. Byers:

6.29 pm

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Column: 618

Column: 619

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 620

Column: 621

6.44 pm

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

Column: 622

Lorely Burt:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 623

Lorely Burt:

Mr. Illsley:

6.55 pm

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Column: 624

Column: 625

John Reid

Mr. Salmond:

John Reid:

Column: 626

Mr. Salmond:

Mr. Byers:

Mr. Salmond:

Column: 627

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

Mr. Salmond:

7.11 pm

Column: 628

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

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

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 629

David Taylor:

Mr. Dhanda:

John Howell (Henley) (Con)

Mr. Dhanda:

John Howell:

Mr. Dhanda:

David Taylor:

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 630

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 631

7.23 pm

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con):

Column: 632

David Taylor:

Mr. Soames:

Column: 633

7.33 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

David Taylor:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 634

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 635

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 636

7.45 pm

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Swayne:

Column: 637

Lorely Burt:

Column: 638

Mr. Swayne:

Column: 639

7.57 pm

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Rob Marris:

Emily Thornberry:

Rob Marris:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 640

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Emily Thornberry:

Stewart Hosie:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 641

Column: 642

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Emily Thornberry:

8.9 pm

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con):

Column: 643

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 644

Mr. Wallace:

Column: 645

Column: 646

8.23 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

David Taylor:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Tony Baldry:

Emily Thornberry:

Tony Baldry:

Column: 647

Column: 648

Column: 649

8.34 pm

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

Column: 650

Column: 651

Column: 652

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Stuart:

8.46 pm

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

Column: 653

Mr. Swayne:

Rob Marris:

Column: 654

David Taylor:

Rob Marris:

David Taylor:

Rob Marris:

Column: 655

Mr. Syms:

Rob Marris:

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

Rob Marris:

Column: 656

9.1 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 657

Column: 658

9.8 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 659

Column: 660

9.16 pm

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

Column: 661

Column: 662

Column: 663

Madam Deputy Speaker:

9.29 pm

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

Column: 664

Column: 665

Column: 666

Column: 667

Column: 668

9.44 pm

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

Column: 669

Mr. Salmond:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 670

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 671

Column: 672

Business without Debate

Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee) [27 Apr 2009]

Column: 673

Pedestrian Crossing Installations [27 Apr 2009]

10 pm

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset) (Con):

Column: 674

Column: 675

Column: 676

10.15 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Clark):

Column: 677

Column: 678

Mr. Letwin:

Paul Clark:

Mr. Letwin:

Column: 679

Paul Clark:

Column: 680

10.30 pm

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