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Volume No. 497Part No. 126

House of Commons Debates 19 October 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Work And Pensions
Youth Unemployment
Jobseeker's Allowance
Pensioners
Youth Unemployment
Long-term Unemployment
Personal Accounts
Child Support System
Child Poverty
Youth Unemployment
Personal Accounts
Jobseeker's Allowance
Incapacity Benefit
Topical Questions
Children's Commissioner
Defence Acquisition (Independent Review)
Opposition Day
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)
Adjournment

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 19 October 2009

Volume No. 497Part No. 126

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Column: 619

Column: 619

House of Commons [19 Oct 2009]

Prayers [19 Oct 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [19 Oct 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [19 Oct 2009]

Work and Pensions [19 Oct 2009]

Youth Unemployment [19 Oct 2009]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

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

Mr. Robathan:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 620

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. May:

Column: 621

Yvette Cooper:

Jobseeker's Allowance [19 Oct 2009]

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

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

Miss McIntosh:

Jonathan Shaw:

Miss McIntosh:

Mr. Speaker:

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

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Knight):

Column: 622

Mr. Cunningham:

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Column: 623

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Jim Knight:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Jim Knight:

Pensioners [19 Oct 2009]

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle):

Column: 624

Mr. Hoyle:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Angela Eagle:

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

Angela Eagle:

Youth Unemployment [19 Oct 2009]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 625

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 626

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Long-term Unemployment [19 Oct 2009]

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Knight):

Andrew Gwynne:

Jim Knight:

Column: 627

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

Jim Knight:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

Personal Accounts [19 Oct 2009]

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Vaizey:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 628

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Angela Eagle:

Child Support System [19 Oct 2009]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

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

John Mann:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 629

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

Helen Goodman:

Child Poverty [19 Oct 2009]

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

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

Mr. Goodwill:

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Column: 630

Helen Goodman:

Youth Unemployment [19 Oct 2009]

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

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

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

Mrs. Humble:

Yvette Cooper:

Tony Baldry:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 631

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

Yvette Cooper:

Personal Accounts [19 Oct 2009]

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Holloway:

Angela Eagle:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Angela Eagle:

Column: 632

Jobseeker's Allowance [19 Oct 2009]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Knight):

Mr. Bone:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

Incapacity Benefit [19 Oct 2009]

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

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

Column: 633

Danny Alexander:

Mr. Speaker:

Jonathan Shaw:

Topical Questions [19 Oct 2009]

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

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

Simon Hughes:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 634

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Knight):

Mr. Speaker:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Column: 635

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

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

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

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

Helen Goodman:

Column: 636

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

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

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

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Column: 637

Jim Knight:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

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

Column: 638

Mr. Speaker:

Jim Knight:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 639

Children's Commissioner [19 Oct 2009]

3.30 pm

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con)

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

Column: 640

Michael Gove:

Column: 641

Ed Balls:

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Column: 642

Ed Balls:

Column: 643

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

Ed Balls:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 644

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Liz Blackman (Erewash) (Lab):

Column: 645

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Column: 646

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 647

Ed Balls:

Column: 648

Defence Acquisition (Independent Review) [19 Oct 2009]

3.57 pm

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

Column: 649

Column: 650

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Column: 651

Column: 652

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 653

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 654

Mr. Ainsworth:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 655

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 656

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Column: 657

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 658

Point of Order [19 Oct 2009]

4.34 pm

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Hogg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 659

Opposition Day

Economic Recovery and Welfare

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

4.36 pm

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 660

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 661

Column: 662

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

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con)

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)

Mr. Clarke:

Tony Baldry:

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 663

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 664

Column: 665

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Mr. Clarke:

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

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 666

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Clarke:

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

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 667

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

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 668

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Clarke:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Clarke:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 669

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

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 670

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Clarke:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 671

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 672

5.23 pm

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

Column: 673

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

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 674

John Reid:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 675

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Column: 676

Mr. McFadden:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. McFadden:

Tom Levitt:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 677

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Mr. McFadden:

Peter Luff:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 678

Mr. Bone:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 679

Rob Marris:

Mr. McFadden:

5.49 pm

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Column: 680

Column: 681

Mr. Bone:

John Thurso:

Rob Marris:

John Thurso:

Mr. Redwood:

John Thurso:

Column: 682

Mr. McFadden:

John Thurso:

Column: 683

Rob Marris:

John Thurso:

Gordon Banks:

Column: 684

John Thurso:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

John Thurso:

Gordon Banks:

John Thurso:

Column: 685

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

6.17 pm

Column: 686

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

Mr. Redwood:

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Redwood:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 687

Mr. Binley:

Frank Dobson:

Mr. Binley:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 688

6.29 pm

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Frank Dobson:

Column: 689

Peter Luff:

Frank Dobson:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Redwood:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Binley:

Peter Luff:

Column: 690

Column: 691

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

Column: 692

Peter Luff:

Column: 693

Column: 694

6.46 pm

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

Column: 695

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 696

Mr. Jackson:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 697

Column: 698

Column: 699

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

7.4 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 700

Column: 701

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

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 702

Column: 703

7.20 pm

Column: 704

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

Mr. Redwood:

Ms Keeble:

Column: 705

Column: 706

7.32 pm

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

Column: 707

The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Knight):

Mr. Crabb:

Column: 708

Column: 709

Column: 710

7.43 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Bone:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 711

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

Column: 712

Kelvin Hopkins:

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 713

7.54 pm

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

Mr. Binley:

John Mason:

Column: 714

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

John Mason:

Column: 715

David Taylor:

John Mason:

Mr. Bone:

John Mason:

Mr. Bone:

John Mason:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

John Mason:

Hywel Williams:

John Mason:

Column: 716

Column: 717

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

John Mason:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

8.9 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Bone:

Tony Baldry:

Column: 718

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Tony Baldry:

Column: 719

Column: 720

8.22 pm

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Column: 721

John Mason:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Newmark:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 722

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Mr. Binley:

Column: 723

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Ind):

Mr. Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 724

Mr. Binley:

8.36 pm

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

Column: 725

Mr. Pelling:

Christopher Fraser:

Column: 726

Column: 727

8.48 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 728

David Taylor:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 729

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Bone:

Christopher Fraser:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 730

9 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 731

9.8 pm

Column: 732

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

David T.C. Davies:

Column: 733

John Mason:

David T.C. Davies:

Column: 734

9.15 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 735

9.22 pm

Column: 736

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 737

Column: 738

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. May:

Column: 739

Steve Webb:

Mrs. May:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 740

Mrs. May:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Mrs. May:

The Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle):

Mrs. May:

9.40 pm

Column: 741

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

Christopher Fraser:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 742

Mr. Clarke:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

Yvette Cooper:

Frank Dobson:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 743

Frank Dobson:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 744

Mr. Redwood:

Yvette Cooper:

Tom Levitt:

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. May

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs. May:

Column: 745

Yvette Cooper:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 746

Division No. 225 [Point of Order] [19 Oct 2009]
Division No. 226 [Point of Order] [19 Oct 2009]

Business without Debate [19 Oct 2009]

Access to Parliament (United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament) [19 Oct 2009]

Regional Select Committee (West Midlands) [19 Oct 2009]

Hon. Members:

REgional Select Committee (Yorkshire and the HUmber) [19 Oct 2009]

REgional Select Committee (South West) [19 Oct 2009]

adjournment [19 Oct 2009]

10.29 pm
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