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Volume No. 491Part No. 67

House of Commons Debates 29 April 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Wales
Devolution
Cross-border Health Services
Industrial Injuries
Unemployment
Small Businesses
Heart Of Wales Railway
Prime Minister
Engagements
Afghanistan And Pakistan
Prevention Of Excessive Charges
Sri Lanka
Delegated Legislation
Swine Flu Update
Gurkhas
Humberside Probation Service


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Column: 849

House of Commons [29 Apr 2009]

Prayers [29 Apr 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [29 Apr 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Apr 2009]

Wales [29 Apr 2009]

Devolution [29 Apr 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Murphy:

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 850

Mr. Murphy:

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 851

Cross-border Health Services [29 Apr 2009]

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

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David):

Mr. Vara:

Mr. David:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 852

Mr. David:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. David:

Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Mr. David:

Column: 853

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con):

Mr. David:

Industrial Injuries [29 Apr 2009]

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David):

Mr. Touhig:

Mr. David:

Column: 854

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Mr. David:

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

Mr. David:

Unemployment [29 Apr 2009]

Jenny Willott (Cardiff, Central) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Jenny Willott:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 855

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

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Siân C. James (Swansea, East) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 856

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab):

Mr. Murphy:

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Mr. Murphy:

Small Businesses [29 Apr 2009]

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Column: 857

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):

Bob Spink:

Mr. Murphy:

Heart of Wales Railway [29 Apr 2009]

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David):

Mr. Caton:

Mr. David:

Prime Minister [29 Apr 2009]

Engagements [29 Apr 2009]

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 858

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Mr. Cash:

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 859

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 860

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 861

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 862

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 863

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 864

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Column: 865

The Prime Minister:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Hon. Members:

Mr. Speaker:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Speaker:

Clive Efford:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 866

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 867

Column: 868

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 869

Afghanistan and Pakistan [29 Apr 2009]

12.32 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Column: 870

Column: 871

Column: 872

Column: 873

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 874

Column: 875

The Prime Minister:

Column: 876

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

Column: 877

The Prime Minister:

Column: 878

Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):

Column: 879

Mr. Speaker:

Des Browne:

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 880

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 881

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 882

The Prime Minister:

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 883

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 884

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 885

Points of Order
1.27 pm

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

Column: 886

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Burns:

Mr. Speaker:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 887

Prevention of Excessive Charges [29 Apr 2009]

1.33 pm

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

Column: 888

Column: 889

Column: 890

Opposition DayGurkha Settlement Rights
1.44 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 891

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 892

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Dhanda:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 893

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

Chris Huhne:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 894

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

Chris Huhne:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 895

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Chris Huhne:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab)

Chris Huhne:

Keith Vaz:

Chris Huhne:

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

Column: 896

Chris Huhne:

Bob Spink:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 897

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

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Several hon. Members

Chris Huhne:

Column: 898

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.13 pm

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Column: 899

Bob Spink:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Column: 900

Mr. Woolas:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 901

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 902

Mr. Woolas:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Woolas:

Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 903

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 904

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Howarth:

Mr. Woolas:

Chris Huhne

Mr. Woolas:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 905

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 906

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. Woolas:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.44 pm

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 907

David Cairns (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Damian Green:

Column: 908

Keith Vaz:

Damian Green:

Keith Vaz:

Damian Green:

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Column: 909

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Lyn Brown

Damian Green:

Lyn Brown:

Damian Green:

Column: 910

Column: 911

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

3.2 pm

Column: 912

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Column: 913

3.8 pm

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

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Howard:

Column: 914

Mr. Jones

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Howard:

Column: 915

3.16 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. George Howarth:

Column: 916

Keith Vaz:

Column: 917

3.23 pm

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

Column: 918

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

Sir Menzies Campbell:

3.29 pm

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 919

Mr. Woolas:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 920

Mr. Howard:

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Derek Twigg:

Column: 921

3.37 pm

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

Column: 922

3.41 pm

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Mr. George Howarth:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 923

Mr. Howarth:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 924

3.49 pm

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

Column: 925

Mr. Lancaster:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 926

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 927

Division No. 104 [Prevention of Excessive Charges] [29 Apr 2009]

Damian Green:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 932

Sri Lanka [29 Apr 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

4.17 pm

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 933

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

Mr. Davey:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

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

Mr. Davey:

Column: 934

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 935

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 936

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Dr. Kim Howells (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab)

Mr. Davey:

Column: 937

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab)

Mr. Davey:

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 938

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Mr. Davey:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr. Davey:

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Mr. Davey:

Column: 939

Joan Ryan:

Mr. Davey:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab)

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con)

Mr. Davey:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Scott:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 940

Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 941

Column: 942

4.54 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Gillian Merron):

Column: 944

Keith Vaz:

Gillian Merron:

Column: 945

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Gillian Merron:

Adam Price:

Gillian Merron:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 946

Gillian Merron:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Gillian Merron:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Gillian Merron:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Column: 947

Gillian Merron:

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

Gillian Merron:

Mr. Love:

Gillian Merron:

Column: 948

Tom Brake:

Gillian Merron:

5.14 pm

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 949

Column: 950

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Mr. Simpson:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

5.23 pm

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Column: 951

Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Column: 952

Joan Ryan:

Column: 953

5.34 pm

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 954

Barry Gardiner:

Susan Kramer:

Mr. Love:

Susan Kramer:

Column: 955

5.42 pm

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

5.45 pm

Column: 956

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

5.49 pm

Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):

Column: 957

Mr. Love

Des Browne:

Column: 958

5.56 pm

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

Column: 959

Column: 960

Mr. Love

Simon Hughes:

Column: 961

6.6 pm

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Column: 962

Keith Vaz:

John Battle:

Column: 963

Column: 964

6.16 pm

Mr. Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Sharma:

Column: 965

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Sharma:

6.23 pm

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Column: 966

6.25 pm

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab):

Column: 967

6.30 pm

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

Column: 968

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Love:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 969

Mr. Love:

6.40 pm

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

Column: 970

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Burstow:

Column: 971

Barry Gardiner:

Mr. Burstow:

Column: 972

6.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Michael Foster):

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Foster:

Barry Gardiner:

Mr. Foster:

Column: 973

Column: 974

Barry Gardiner:

Mr. Foster:

Column: 975

Business without Debate

delegated legislation [29 Apr 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

business of the House

Column: 976

Swine Flu Update [29 Apr 2009]

7 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Alan Johnson):

Column: 977

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

Column: 978

Column: 979

Column: 980

Alan Johnson:

Column: 981

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 982

Alan Johnson:

Norman Lamb:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 983

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 984

Alan Johnson:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 985

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Column: 986

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Column: 987

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

Alan Johnson:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 988

Gurkhas [29 Apr 2009]

7.43 pm

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Column: 989

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 990

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 991

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 992

Mr. Speaker:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 993

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Column: 994

Mr. Woolas:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Column: 995

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 996

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

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

Mr. Woolas:

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Column: 997

Mr. Woolas:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 998

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

Mr. Woolas:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Mr. Woolas:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 999

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1000

PetitionsSri Lanka
8.29 pm

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

8.31 pm

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

Column: 1001

Immigration (Asylum Seekers)
8.33 pm

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Post Office Closures (Cumbria)
8.34 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Sri Lanka
8.35 pm

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Column: 1003

8.36 pm

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 1004

8.37 pm

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

Column: 1005

Humberside Probation Service [29 Apr 2009]

8.39 pm

Mr. Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 1006

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Mr. Morley:

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

Mr. Morley:

Column: 1007

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

Mr. Morley:

Column: 1008

8.52 pm

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Mr. David Hanson):

Column: 1009

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Hanson:

Column: 1010

Column: 1011

Mr. Morley:

Column: 1012

Mr. Hanson:

9.7 pm

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