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Volume No. 497Part No. 121

House of Commons Debates 12 October 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Children, Schools And Families
Child Care
Contactpoint
Academies
Land Sales (Schools)
Statementing
Home Schooling
Standards (Primary Schools)
Independent Safeguarding Authority
School Buildings
Head Teachers (Retirement)
Class Sizes (Chelmsford)
Topical Questions
Sale Of Government Assets
Libya
New Member
Personal Statement
Health Bill []
Business Without Debate
European Union Documents
Intelligent Transport Systems
Access To Parliament (United Kingdom Members Of The European Parliament)
Regional Select Committee (West Midlands)
Regional Select Committee (Yorkshire And The Humber)
Regional Select Committee (South West)
Water Charges


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Column: 1

House of Commons [12 Oct 2009]

Prayers [12 Oct 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [12 Oct 2009]

Mr. Speaker:

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Oct 2009]

Children, Schools and Families [12 Oct 2009]

Child Care [12 Oct 2009]

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Mr. Iain Wright):

Mr. Speaker:

John Howell:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 3

Mr. Vara:

Mr. Wright:

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

Mr. Wright:

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Mr. Wright:

Column: 4

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Mr. Wright:

ContactPoint [12 Oct 2009]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Kevin Brennan):

Jo Swinson:

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 5

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

Kevin Brennan:

Academies [12 Oct 2009]

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

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

Mr. Vaizey:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Column: 6

Ed Balls:

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Ed Balls:

Column: 7

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Laws:

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 8

Michael Gove:

Mr. Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Land Sales (Schools) [12 Oct 2009]

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 9

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Coaker:

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

Mr. Coaker:

Statementing [12 Oct 2009]

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

Column: 10

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ms Diana R. Johnson):

Mr. Harper:

Ms Johnson:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Ms Johnson:

Home Schooling [12 Oct 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ms Diana R. Johnson):

Column: 11

Mr. Drew:

Ms Johnson:

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

Ms Johnson:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Ms Johnson:

Standards (Primary Schools) [12 Oct 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 12

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Coaker:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

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

Column: 13

Mr. Coaker:

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

Independent Safeguarding Authority [12 Oct 2009]

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

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

David Tredinnick:

Column: 14

Ed Balls:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ed Balls:

School Buildings [12 Oct 2009]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 15

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Coaker:

Head Teachers (Retirement) [12 Oct 2009]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Greg Mulholland:

Mr. Coaker:

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

Column: 16

Mr. Coaker:

Class Sizes (Chelmsford) [12 Oct 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ms Diana R. Johnson):

Mr. Burns:

Ms Johnson:

Topical Questions [12 Oct 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 17

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Ed Balls:

Mr. Speaker:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Mr. Iain Wright):

Column: 18

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Iain Wright:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 19

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op):

Ed Balls:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 20

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Coaker:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 21

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

Ed Balls:

Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ms Diana R. Johnson):

Column: 22

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Column: 23

Sale of Government Assets [12 Oct 2009]

3.31 pm

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Liam Byrne):

Dr. Cable:

Column: 24

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Column: 25

Mr. Byrne:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 26

Mr. Byrne:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 27

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 28

Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 29

Libya [12 Oct 2009]

3.52 pm

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

Column: 30

Column: 31

Column: 32

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

Column: 33

Column: 34

David Miliband:

Column: 35

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

Column: 36

David Miliband:

Column: 37

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 38

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 39

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

David Miliband:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

David Miliband:

Column: 40

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

David Miliband:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

David Miliband:

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

Column: 41

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 42

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

New Member [12 Oct 2009]

Column: 43

Personal Statement [12 Oct 2009]

4.36 pm

Jacqui Smith (Redditch) (Lab):

Column: 44

Health Bill [] [12 Oct 2009]

Column: 45

Column: 46

4.38 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

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

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 47

Mr. Soames:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

4.45 pm

Column: 48

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Hoyle

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Hoyle:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 49

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

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 50

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

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

Column: 51

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

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

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

5 pm

Mr. Lansley:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 52

Column: 53

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 54

Column: 55

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

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 56

5.15 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 57

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 58

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Column: 59

Mr. Cash:

Sandra Gidley:

5.30 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 60

Column: 61

Mr. Cash:

Column: 62

Mr. Lansley:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 63

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab):

5.45 pm

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 64

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 65

Division No. 209 [ Health Bill [Lords]] [12 Oct 2009]

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 70

Column: 71

6.15 pm

Column: 72

Column: 73

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Column: 74

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

6.30 pm

Column: 75

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 76

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 77

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 78

6.45 pm

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 79

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mike Penning:

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 80

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mike Penning:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 81

Column: 82

Mike Penning:

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mike Penning:

Column: 83

Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Mike Penning:

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

7.15 pm

Mike Penning:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 84

Mike Penning:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mike Penning:

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Gillian Merron):

Column: 85

Mike Penning:

Gillian Merron:

Mike Penning:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mike Penning:

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

Mike Penning:

Column: 86

Christopher Fraser:

Mike Penning:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mike Penning:

David Taylor:

Mike Penning:

Sir Patrick Cormack:

Column: 87

Mike Penning:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mike Penning:

7.15 pm

Column: 88

Mr. Chope:

Mike Penning:

Mr. Chope:

Mike Penning:

Dr. Stoate:

Mike Penning:

Column: 89

Frank Dobson:

Column: 90

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Frank Dobson:

Bob Spink:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 91

Dr. Stoate:

Frank Dobson:

Mike Penning:

Frank Dobson:

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

Frank Dobson:

7.30 pm

Philip Davies:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 92

Sandra Gidley:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 93

Column: 94

Column: 95

7.45 pm

Mr. Slaughter:

Sandra Gidley:

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab)

David Taylor

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 96

Christopher Fraser:

Sandra Gidley:

Lembit Öpik:

Sandra Gidley:

Column: 97

Dr. Pugh:

Sandra Gidley:

Mr. McCartney:

Column: 98

Philip Davies:

Mr. McCartney:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 99

Mr. McCartney:

8 pm

Philip Davies:

Column: 100

Frank Dobson:

Philip Davies:

Judy Mallaber:

Philip Davies:

Column: 101

Lembit Öpik:

Philip Davies:

Christopher Fraser:

Philip Davies:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Philip Davies:

Column: 102

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Philip Davies:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 103

Philip Davies:

Mr. McCartney:

Philip Davies:

8.15 pm

Gillian Merron:

Column: 104

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

Gillian Merron:

Several hon. Members

Gillian Merron:

Column: 105

Christopher Fraser:

Gillian Merron:

Mr. Slaughter:

Gillian Merron:

Column: 106

David Taylor:

Gillian Merron:

Lembit Öpik:

Gillian Merron:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab)

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab)

Gillian Merron:

Column: 107

Julie Morgan:

Gillian Merron:

Mrs. Moon:

Gillian Merron:

8.30 pm

Sandra Gidley

Gillian Merron:

Column: 108

Sandra Gidley:

Gillian Merron:

Mike Penning:

Gillian Merron:

Column: 109

Mike Penning:

Division No. 210 [ Health Bill [Lords]] [12 Oct 2009]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 114

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Stephen O'Brien:

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 115

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

Mr. Mike O'Brien:

Column: 116

Division No. 211 [ Health Bill [Lords]] [12 Oct 2009]
9.13 pm

Column: 120

Division No. 212 [ Health Bill [Lords]] [12 Oct 2009]

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Lembit Öpik:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

9.30 pm

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 125

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 126

Column: 127

9.39 pm

Sandra Gidley:

9.42 pm

Mr. Barron:

Column: 128

Philip Davies:

Mr. Barron:

Column: 129

9.48 pm

David Taylor:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

David Taylor:

Column: 130

9.51 pm

Mr. McCartney:

9.52 pm

Philip Davies:

9.53 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Andy Burnham):

Column: 131

Column: 132

Column: 133

Business without Debate [12 Oct 2009]

European Union Documents [12 Oct 2009]

Intelligent Transport Systems [12 Oct 2009]

Access to Parliament (United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament) [12 Oct 2009]

Regional Select Committee (West Midlands) [12 Oct 2009]

REgional Select Committee (Yorkshire and the HUmber) [12 Oct 2009]

REgional Select Committee (South West) [12 Oct 2009]

Column: 134

PetitionPlanning and Development (Essex)
10.1 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Column: 135

Water Charges [12 Oct 2009]

10.3 pm

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Column: 136

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

Richard Younger-Ross:

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

Richard Younger-Ross:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 137

Richard Younger-Ross:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Richard Younger-Ross:

Column: 138

10.16 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies):

Column: 139

Linda Gilroy:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 140

Richard Younger-Ross:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 141

Column: 142

10.31 pm

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