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Volume No. 495Part No. 101

House of Commons Debates 29 June 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
Oral Answers To Questions
Work And Pensions
Remploy
Employment (Benefit Claimants)
Financial Assistance Scheme
Means-tested Benefits
Jobseekers Allowance (Training Courses)
Jobcentre Plus
Child Poverty
Jobcentre Plus (Over-50s)
Future Jobs Fund
Employment Programmes
Jobseeker’s Allowance (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Jobseeker’s Allowance (New Forest, West)
Topical Questions
Building Britain’s Future
Parliamentary Standards Bill
Parliamentary Standards Bill (Programme)
Parliamentary Standards Bill (Money)
Business Without Debate
Delegated Legislation
Regulatory Reform
Committees
Asbestos In Homes


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Column: 1

House of Commons [29 Jun 2009]

Prayers [29 Jun 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [29 Jun 2009]

business before questions [29 Jun 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Jun 2009]

Work and Pensions [29 Jun 2009]

Remploy [29 Jun 2009]

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

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

Mrs. Moon:

Jonathan Shaw:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Column: 3

Jonathan Shaw:

Employment (Benefit Claimants) [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, South) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Harris:

Yvette Cooper:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 4

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

David Cairns (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Column: 5

Yvette Cooper:

Financial Assistance Scheme [29 Jun 2009]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Bellingham:

Angela Eagle:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Angela Eagle

Mr. Speaker:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 6

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Angela Eagle:

Means-tested Benefits [29 Jun 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Helen Goodman):

David Taylor:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 7

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Jobseekers Allowance (Training Courses) [29 Jun 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

David T.C. Davies:

Column: 8

Yvette Cooper:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. May:

Column: 9

Yvette Cooper:

Jobcentre Plus [29 Jun 2009]

Jessica Morden (Newport, East) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Jessica Morden:

Jim Knight:

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

Column: 10

Jim Knight:

Child Poverty [29 Jun 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Helen Goodman):

Mr. Gauke:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Helen Goodman:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 11

Jobcentre Plus (Over-50s) [29 Jun 2009]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Shona McIsaac:

Jim Knight:

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

Future Jobs Fund [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Column: 12

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Borrow:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Employment Programmes [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Column: 13

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Mr. Hepburn:

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

Jobseeker’s Allowance (Preseli Pembrokeshire) [29 Jun 2009]

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

Column: 14

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Mr. Crabb:

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

Jobseeker’s Allowance (New Forest, West) [29 Jun 2009]

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

Column: 15

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Mr. Swayne:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Keeble:

Jim Knight:

Topical Questions [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 16

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Hollobone:

Yvette Cooper:

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

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

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

Column: 17

The Minister for Employment (Jim Knight):

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jonathan Shaw:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 18

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Speaker:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Column: 19

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Angela Eagle):

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 20

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Helen Goodman):

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

Jim Knight:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 21

Building Britain’s Future [29 Jun 2009]

3.31 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Column: 22

Column: 23

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 24

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 25

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 26

Column: 27

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 28

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 29

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 30

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

The Prime Minister:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Column: 31

The Prime Minister:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 32

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Column: 33

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Liz Blackman (Erewash) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 34

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 35

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 36

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 37

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 38

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

The Prime Minister:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 39

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Column: 40

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

The Prime Minister:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Column: 41

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 42

Points of Order [29 Jun 2009]

4.33 pm

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 43

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 44

Parliamentary Standards Bill [29 Jun 2009]

4.38 pm

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

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 45

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 46

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Garnier:

Mr. Swire

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 47

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 48

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Column: 49

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw:

Column: 50

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Column: 51

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Swire

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con)

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Tyrie:

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Column: 52

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 53

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 54

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 55

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Straw:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Garnier:

Column: 56

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Garnier

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. MacShane:

Column: 57

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Garnier:

Mr. Straw:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 58

5.24 pm

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Alan Duncan:

Peter Luff:

Column: 59

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Swire:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Swire:

Alan Duncan:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Bridget Prentice):

Alan Duncan:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 60

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

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Field:

Alan Duncan:

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

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Winnick:

Column: 61

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Straw:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 62

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Alan Duncan:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 63

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Frank Field:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Straw:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 64

Mr. Tyrie:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Swire:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Swire:

Alan Duncan:

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

Alan Duncan:

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 65

Alan Duncan:

Column: 66

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 67

Mr. Dismore:

Hon. Members:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Alan Duncan:

Column: 68

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

6 pm

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 69

Column: 70

Column: 71

6.13 pm

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

Column: 72

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Llwyd:

Mr. Carmichael:

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Carmichael:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 73

Mr. Carmichael:

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Dismore:

Column: 74

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Carmichael:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Carmichael:

Column: 75

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Carmichael:

6.31 pm

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 76

Mr. Swire:

Column: 77

Mr. Field:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Field:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Field:

Column: 78

6.46 pm

Column: 79

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

Mr. Grieve:

Sir George Young:

Column: 80

Column: 81

Column: 82

6.58 pm

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 83

Column: 84

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Dismore:

Column: 86

Column: 87

7.14 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 88

Column: 89

Sir Alan Beith:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 90

Column: 91

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

7.30 pm

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 92

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Natascha Engel:

Column: 93

Mr. Shepherd:

Natascha Engel:

Column: 94

Mr. Straw:

Natascha Engel:

7.46 pm

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

Column: 95

Column: 96

Mr. Grieve:

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 97

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 98

7.57 pm

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Llwyd:

Column: 99

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Llwyd:

Mr. Shepherd:

Mr. Llwyd:

Column: 100

8.8 pm

Column: 101

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

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

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 102

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 103

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 104

8.23 pm

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Column: 105

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

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 106

Natascha Engel:

Adam Afriyie:

Column: 107

8.36 pm

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 108

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tyrie:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Tyrie:

Column: 109

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

8.44 pm

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

Column: 110

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 111

Column: 112

8.53 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 113

Mr. Grieve:

Mark Durkan:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 114

Mark Durkan:

9.3 pm

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 115

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 116

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Goodman:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Goodman:

Column: 117

9.12 pm

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

Column: 118

Column: 119

9.20 pm

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Column: 120

Mr. Frank Field:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 121

Mr. Field:

Mr. Shepherd:

9.28 pm

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 122

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Grieve:

Column: 123

Column: 124

Column: 125

9.45 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Barbara Keeley):

Alan Duncan:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 126

Alan Duncan

Barbara Keeley:

Alan Duncan:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 127

Column: 128

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Barbara Keeley:

Several hon. Members

Barbara Keeley:

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

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Speaker:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 129

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Barbara Keeley:

Division No. 167 [ Parliamentary Standards Bill] [29 Jun 2009]

parliamentary standards bill (programme) [29 Jun 2009]

Column: 132

Division No. 168 [ Parliamentary Standards Bill] [29 Jun 2009]

Column: 135

parliamentary standards bill (money) [29 Jun 2009]

Business without Debate [29 Jun 2009]

delegated legislation [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. Speaker:

regulatory reform [29 Jun 2009]

Column: 136

committees [29 Jun 2009]

Mr. Speaker:

PetitionBullying (Armed Forces)
10.27 pm

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Column: 137

Asbestos in Homes [29 Jun 2009]

10.27 pm

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab):

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Column: 138

Mr. Clapham:

Column: 139

Column: 140

10.43 pm

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

Column: 141

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

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 142

Column: 143

Column: 144

10.57 pm

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