House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 16 July 2009

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 428

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 429

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

Learndirect Programme [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan):

David Taylor:

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

Manufacturing [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Column: 430

Mr. Cunningham:

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

London Metropolitan University [16 Jul 2009]

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

Column: 431

The Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Mr. David Lammy):

Mr. Wilson:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Creative Arts (Thurrock) [16 Jul 2009]

Column: 432

The Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan):

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Jessica Morden (Newport, East) (Lab):

Steel Industry [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Column: 433

Jessica Morden:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Column: 434

Graduate Job Prospects [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Mr. David Lammy):

Lynda Waltho:

Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD):

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Column: 435

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD):

Overseas Students [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Mr. David Lammy):

Mr. Kennedy:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 436

Economic Downturn [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Mr. David Lammy):

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Further Education Colleges [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan):

Mr. Sanders:

Column: 437

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

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

Vehicle Scrappage Scheme [16 Jul 2009]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Ian Lucas):

Mr. Breed:

Column: 438

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

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con):

Automotive Assistance Programme [16 Jul 2009]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Ian Lucas):

Mr. Spring:

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

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [16 Jul 2009]

Column: 439

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Ian Lucas):

Mr. Swayne:

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

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Column: 440

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

Topical Questions [16 Jul 2009]

The Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. Swayne:

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab):

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Jessica Morden (Newport, East) (Lab):

The Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan):

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Column: 442

The Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Mr. David Lammy):

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 443

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Hugh Bayley:

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

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

Column: 444

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

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 445

Business of the House [16 Jul 2009]

11.30 am

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

Column: 446

Alan Duncan:

Column: 447

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

Column: 448

Column: 449

Column: 450

Column: 451

Mr. Heath:

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab):

Column: 452

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

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

Mr. Chope

Column: 453

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

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

Column: 454

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

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

Column: 455

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

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

Column: 456

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

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 457

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 458

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

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

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 459

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 460

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Miliband):

Bills presented

Column: 461

Column: 462

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference [16 Jul 2009]

12.25 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

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

Column: 463

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

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

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Mr. Evans:

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

Column: 464

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 465

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Column: 466

Mr. Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 467

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Column: 468

12.46 pm

Column: 469

Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 470

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 471

Column: 472

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

1.1 pm

Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell) (Lab):

Column: 473

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

Column: 474

Colin Challen:

Column: 475

1.12 pm

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

Column: 476

Column: 477

1.18 pm

Mr. Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton, East) (Lab):

Column: 478

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

Column: 479

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

1.27 pm

John Mason:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 480

Colin Challen:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 481

Column: 482

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

1.40 pm

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

Column: 483

1.45 pm

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Column: 484

John Mason:

Mr. Bone:

1.48 pm

Column: 485

Column: 486

1.54 pm

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

1.55 pm

Column: 487

Afghanistan and Pakistan [16 Jul 2009]

1.55 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 488

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

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

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

Column: 489

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD):

Column: 490

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Column: 491

Column: 492

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

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

Column: 493

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

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

Mr. Lilley:

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

Column: 494

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

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Column: 495

2.22 pm

Column: 496

Column: 497

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab)

John Reid:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab)

Ms Stuart:

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

Column: 498

Column: 499

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

Column: 500

Column: 501

Column: 502

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

2.47 pm

Column: 503

Mr. Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton, East) (Lab):

Column: 504

2.55 pm

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

Column: 505

Column: 506

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

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

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 507

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Column: 508

Ms Gisela Stuart:

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

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 509

Ann Winterton:

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 510

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Column: 511

3.20 pm

Column: 512

Column: 513

Column: 514

3.30 pm

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

Column: 515

Column: 516

3.38 pm

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton) (Lab):

Column: 517

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

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 518

3.48 pm

Column: 519

Column: 520

3.56 pm

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 521

Column: 522

4.3 pm

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

Column: 523

Column: 524

4.11 pm

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab):

Column: 525

Column: 526

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

4.19 pm

Column: 528

4.27 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 529

Column: 530