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Volume No. 497Part No. 124

House of Commons Debates 15 October 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
Oral Answers To Questions
Church Commissioners
St Margaret's Church, Westminster
Parish Priests
Sale Of Redundant Churches
Agricultural Land
Bats
Special Marriage Licences
Solicitor-general
Serious Fraud Office
Fraudulent Financial Schemes
Human Trafficking
Bribery
Human Trafficking
Joint Committee On Human Rights Report
Pro Bono Work
House Of Commons Commission
Tours Of Parliament (Disabled People)
Leader Of The House
Parliamentary Scrutiny
Ministerial Statements
Select Committee Chairmen
House Of Commons Commission
Emissions
Leader Of The House
Equality Bill
House Of Commons Commission
Special Adviser
Leader Of The House
Parliamentary Scrutiny
Business Of The House
Defence Policy
Business Without Debate
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)
Todmorden Rail Link


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Column: 419

Column: 419

House of Commons [15 Oct 2009]

Prayers [15 Oct 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [15 Oct 2009]

business before questions [15 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Oct 2009]

Church Commissioners [15 Oct 2009]

St Margaret's Church, Westminster [15 Oct 2009]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 420

Sir Stuart Bell:

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Parish Priests [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Miss McIntosh:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 421

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Sale of Redundant Churches [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

John Robertson:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 422

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Agricultural Land [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Gibb:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 423

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Bats [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

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

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Special Marriage Licences [15 Oct 2009]

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 424

Robert Key:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Solicitor-General [15 Oct 2009]

Serious Fraud Office [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Mr. Goodwill:

Column: 425

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Speaker:

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

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 426

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Fraudulent Financial Schemes [15 Oct 2009]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Bellingham:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 427

Human Trafficking [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Steen:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Steen:

The Solicitor-General:

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

Column: 428

The Solicitor-General:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Bribery [15 Oct 2009]

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

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Harper:

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

Human Trafficking [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 429

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Bone:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Joint Committee on Human Rights Report [15 Oct 2009]

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

Column: 430

The Solicitor-General:

Dr. Harris:

The Solicitor-General:

Pro Bono Work [15 Oct 2009]

Christine Russell (City of Chester) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Christine Russell:

Column: 431

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

House of Commons Commission [15 Oct 2009]

Tours of Parliament (Disabled People) [15 Oct 2009]

Jacqui Smith (Redditch) (Lab):

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough):

Column: 432

Jacqui Smith:

Sir Stuart Bell:

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

Sir Stuart Bell:

Leader of the House [15 Oct 2009]

Parliamentary Scrutiny [15 Oct 2009]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

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

Column: 433

Mr. Speaker:

Barbara Keeley:

Philip Davies:

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Speaker:

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Turner:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 434

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

Barbara Keeley:

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

Barbara Keeley:

Ministerial Statements [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

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

Mr. Bone:

Column: 435

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP):

Barbara Keeley:

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

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

Barbara Keeley:

Select Committee Chairmen [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

Column: 436

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

House of Commons Commission [15 Oct 2009]

Emissions [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Leader of the House [15 Oct 2009]

Equality Bill [15 Oct 2009]

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

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

Column: 437

Dr. Harris:

Barbara Keeley:

House of Commons Commission [15 Oct 2009]

Special Adviser [15 Oct 2009]

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

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough):

David Taylor:

Column: 438

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Leader of the House [15 Oct 2009]

Parliamentary Scrutiny [15 Oct 2009]

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

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

Mr. Baron:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 439

Business of the House [15 Oct 2009]

11.32 am

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

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

Column: 440

Sir George Young:

Ms Harman:

Column: 442

Column: 443

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

Column: 444

Ms Harman:

Column: 445

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 446

John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Column: 448

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 449

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

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 450

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 451

Ms Harman:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP):

Column: 452

Ms Harman:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 453

Ms Harman:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 454

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 455

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Column: 456

Points of Order [15 Oct 2009]

12.25 pm

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 457

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 458

Defence Policy [15 Oct 2009]

12.28 pm

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

Column: 459

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 460

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Column: 461

Mr. Ainsworth:

Paul Flynn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 462

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 463

Column: 464

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 465

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 466

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 467

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Paul Flynn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Baron:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 468

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 469

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP)

Column: 470

Mr. Gray

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Dodds:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Brazier:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Gray:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 471

Mr. Brazier:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 472

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 473

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Davidson:

Column: 474

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

1.32 pm

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 475

Column: 476

Column: 477

Column: 478

Column: 479

Paul Flynn:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 480

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 481

Mr. Davidson:

Dr. Fox:

Column: 482

Column: 483

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

2.4 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Column: 485

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Paul Flynn:

Column: 486

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

2.18 pm

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 487

Mr. Davidson:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 488

Dr. Fox:

Nick Harvey:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 489

Nick Harvey:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Quentin Davies):

Nick Harvey:

Column: 490

Column: 491

Mr. Brazier:

Nick Harvey:

Column: 492

2.42 pm

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab):

Column: 493

Column: 494

Mr. Davidson:

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 495

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

Alison Seabeck:

2.53 pm

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

Column: 496

Mr. Soames:

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Column: 497

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Linda Gilroy

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Column: 498

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Arbuthnot:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr. Arbuthnot:

3.6 pm

Mr. Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

Column: 499

Column: 500

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Havard:

Column: 501

Column: 502

3.20 pm

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

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr. Soames:

Column: 503

Mr. MacNeil

Mr. Soames:

Column: 504

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Soames:

3.30 pm

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

Linda Gilroy:

Column: 505

Mr. Davidson:

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Column: 506

Mr. Davidson:

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Davidson:

Linda Gilroy:

Mr. Davidson:

Column: 507

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Davidson:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 508

Mr. Davidson:

3.45 pm

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 509

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 510

Robert Key:

Column: 511

Mr. MacNeil:

Robert Key:

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Robert Key:

3.59 pm

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Column: 512

Column: 513

Column: 514

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

4.11 pm

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 515

Column: 516

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Jack:

Mr. Brazier:

Mr. Jack:

Column: 517

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Mr. Jack:

Column: 518

4.25 pm

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 519

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Benyon:

Column: 520

Column: 521

4.35pm

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Soames:

Mr. Brazier:

Column: 522

Column: 523

4.44 pm

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

Column: 524

Column: 525

Column: 526

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

4.55 pm

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 527

Column: 528

5.4 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Column: 529

5.11 pm

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 530

Column: 531

5.17 pm

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

5.30 pm

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

Column: 535

Column: 536

Column: 537

Andrew Mackinlay:

Dr. Lewis:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Baron:

Column: 538

Dr. Lewis:

Harry Cohen:

Dr. Lewis:

5.46 pm

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Bill Rammell):

Column: 539

Dr. Fox:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 540

Mr. Soames

Robert Key

Bill Rammell:

Column: 541

Mr. Baron:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 542

Mrs. Moon:

Bill Rammell:

Business without Debate [15 Oct 2009]

Access to Parliament (United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament) [15 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Regional Select Committee (West Midlands) [15 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Regional Select Committee (Yorkshire and the Humber) [15 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Regional Select Committee (South West) [15 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 543

Todmorden Rail Link [15 Oct 2009]

6 pm

Kitty Ussher (Burnley) (Lab):

Column: 544

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 545

Column: 546

6.13 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Mole):

Column: 547

Column: 548

Kitty Ussher:

Column: 549

Chris Mole:

Column: 550

Chris McCafferty:

Chris Mole:

6.22 pm

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