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Volume No. 492Part No. 73

House of Commons Debates 11 May 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Work And Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
Incapacity Benefit Claimants
Local Housing Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Women Pensioners
Jobcentre Plus (Staffing)
Jobseeker's Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Pensioner Poverty
Topical Questions
Speaker’s Statement
Equality Bill
Equality Bill (Programme)
Equality Bill (Money)
Equality Bill (Carry-over)
Business Without Debate
Delegated Legislation
Penicillin


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Column: 529

House of Commons [11 May 2009]

Prayers [11 May 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [11 May 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [11 May 2009]

Work and Pensions [11 May 2009]

Local Housing Allowance [11 May 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

Mrs. Riordan:

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 530

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Kitty Ussher:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Kitty Ussher:

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

Column: 531

Kitty Ussher:

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

Kitty Ussher:

Incapacity Benefit Claimants [11 May 2009]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Philip Davies:

Column: 532

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

James Purnell:

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

James Purnell:

Column: 533

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

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society(Ms Rosie Winterton):

Mr. Harper:

James Purnell:

Local Housing Allowance [11 May 2009]

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife) (LD):

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

Column: 534

Willie Rennie:

Kitty Ussher:

Andrew Stunell:

Kitty Ussher:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

Jobseeker’s Allowance [11 May 2009]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Column: 535

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. McNulty:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Mrs. May:

Column: 536

Mr. McNulty:

Women Pensioners [11 May 2009]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Mr. Robertson:

Column: 537

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Richard Caborn (Sheffield, Central) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Ms Winterton:

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

Column: 538

Ms Winterton:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Ms Winterton:

Jobcentre Plus (Staffing) [11 May 2009]

Liz Blackman (Erewash) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

Liz Blackman:

James Purnell:

Column: 539

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

James Purnell:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Column: 540

James Purnell:

Jobseeker's Allowance [11 May 2009]

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

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Alistair Burt:

Mr. McNulty:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 541

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Jobseeker’s Allowance [11 May 2009]

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

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Mr. Vara:

Column: 542

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Pensioner Poverty [11 May 2009]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society(Ms Rosie Winterton):

Mr. Mackay:

Ms Winterton:

Topical Questions [11 May 2009]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 543

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell):

David Wright:

James Purnell:

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

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society(Ms Rosie Winterton):

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Column: 544

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Jonathan Shaw):

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Ms Rosie Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 545

Ms Winterton:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kitty Ussher):

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Column: 546

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

James Purnell:

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

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

James Purnell:

Column: 547

Speaker’s Statement [11 May 2009]

3.30 pm

Mr. Speaker:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 548

Mr. Speaker:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 549

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

Mr. Speaker:

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 550

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Howarth:

Several hon. Members

Column: 551

Mr. Speaker:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 552

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 553

Equality Bill [11 May 2009]

Mr. Speaker:

3.50 pm

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 554

Andrew Selous:

Ms Harman:

Mark Pritchard

Andrew Selous

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 555

Mark Pritchard

Ms Harman:

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Speaker:

Mark Pritchard:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 556

Ms Abbott:

Ms Harman:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 557

Ms Harman:

Mr. Bellingham:

Ms Harman:

Column: 558

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sandra Osborne:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Brady:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Brady

Ms Harman:

Column: 559

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 560

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 561

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Clarke:

Ms Harman:

Lynne Jones:

Column: 562

Ms Harman:

Lynne Jones:

Ms Harman:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 563

Ms Abbott:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 564

4.30 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 566

Linda Gilroy:

Mrs. May:

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

Mrs. May:

Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab)

Mrs. May:

Roger Berry:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Roger Berry:

Mrs. May:

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

Mrs. May:

Column: 567

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mrs. May:

Lynne Jones

Mrs. May:

Column: 568

Mr. Bellingham:

Mrs. May:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Column: 569

John Bercow:

Mrs. May:

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab)

Mrs. May:

Mr. Dhanda:

Mrs. May:

Lynne Jones

Mrs. May:

Lynne Jones

Lynne Featherstone

Column: 570

Mrs. May:

Lynne Jones

Lynne Featherstone

Mrs. May:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Column: 571

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Maria Eagle):

Mrs. May:

Mr. Boswell:

Mrs. May:

Column: 572

Column: 573

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con)

Mrs. May:

4.58 pm

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Column: 574

Mr. Goodman:

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 575

Mr. Boswell:

Ms Hewitt:

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 576

Linda Gilroy:

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 577

Emily Thornberry:

Ms Hewitt:

5.15 pm

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

Column: 578

Mr. Boswell:

Column: 579

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 580

Column: 581

Dr. Evan Harris:

Lynne Featherstone:

Roger Berry:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 582

Mr. Brady:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr. Brady:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 583

Column: 584

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Lynne Featherstone:

5.41 pm

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 585

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

Julie Morgan:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Julie Morgan:

Column: 586

Column: 587

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD):

Julie Morgan:

The Solicitor-General:

Julie Morgan:

Column: 588

5.59 pm

Column: 589

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con):

Roger Berry:

Mr. Boswell:

Column: 590

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 591

Mr. Boswell:

Column: 592

6.15 pm

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab):

Column: 593

Mrs. Laing:

Dr. Turner:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Harper:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 594

Dr. Turner:

Column: 595

Mr. Breed:

Dr. Turner:

Column: 596

6.32 pm

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 597

Lynne Featherstone:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 598

Column: 599

6.47 pm

Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab):

Mrs. Laing:

Roger Berry:

Philip Davies:

Column: 600

Roger Berry:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Roger Berry:

Column: 601

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Roger Berry:

Column: 602

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Roger Berry:

Column: 603

7.5 pm

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

Column: 604

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Brady:

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Brady:

Column: 605

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Brady:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Brady:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Brady:

Column: 606

7.20 pm

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

Mr. Brady:

Column: 607

Mr. Winnick:

Bob Spink:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 608

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 609

7.32 pm

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 610

Column: 611

Column: 612

7.44 pm

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Column: 613

Column: 614

Column: 615

Column: 616

Lynne Featherstone:

Judy Mallaber:

8 pm

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 617

Column: 618

Dr. Desmond Turner:

John Bercow:

Sandra Osborne:

John Bercow:

Column: 619

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

John Bercow:

Column: 620

Judy Mallaber:

John Bercow:

Column: 621

8.18 pm

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

Mr. Harper:

Mrs. Hodgson:

Column: 622

Column: 623

John Bercow:

Mrs. Hodgson:

Column: 624

Column: 625

8.33 pm

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

Column: 626

Column: 627

Column: 628

Column: 629

8.48 pm

Dr. Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Column: 630

Mrs. Hodgson:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Mr. Harper:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 631

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 632

Lynne Featherstone:

Dr. Blackman-Woods:

Column: 633

9.7 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 634

Dr. Evan Harris:

Philip Davies:

Column: 635

Mr. Tom Clarke:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Clarke:

Philip Davies:

Column: 636

Mr. Clarke:

Philip Davies:

Column: 637

9.22 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 638

9.26 pm

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 639

9.29 pm

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

Column: 640

Column: 641

Judy Mallaber:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 642

Roger Berry:

Mr. Harper:

Roger Berry:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 643

Column: 644

9.45 pm

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Column: 645

Column: 646

Column: 647

Mrs. Laing:

The Solicitor-General:

Division No. 115 [ Equality Bill] [11 May 2009]

Equality Bill (Programme) [11 May 2009]

Division No. 116 [ Equality Bill] [11 May 2009]

Column: 655

Equality Bill (Money) [11 May 2009]

Equality Bill (Carry-over) [11 May 2009]

Business without Debate [11 May 2009]

Delegated legislation [11 May 2009]

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10.28 pm

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

Column: 656

Planning and Development (Plymouth)
10.30 pm

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Column: 657

Penicillin [11 May 2009]

10.31 pm

Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):

Column: 658

Column: 659

Column: 660

10.45 pm

Column: 661

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 662

10.54 pm

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