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Volume No. 498Part No. 135

House of Commons Debates 03 November 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Business Before Questions
Beverley Freemen Bill []
London Local Authorities Bill []
London Local Authorities And Transport For London (No. 2) Bill []
Transport For London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill []
Oral Answers To Questions
Treasury
Vat Returns
Unemployment
Bingo Industry
Bank Liabilities
Small Businesses
Uk Economic Growth
International Development
Time-to-pay Arrangements
Capital Projects
Tax Avoidance
Credit Unions
Banking Sector Reform
Comprehensive Spending Review
Topical Questions
Banking Reform
Higher Education
Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity Of Habitation)
Constitutional Reform And Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
Constitutional Reform And Governance Bill
[sir Alan Haselhurst ]
Business Without Debate
Delegated Legislation
European Union Documents
Regional Select Committee (West Midlands)
Regional Select Committee (South West)
Pcsos (Somerset)


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Column: 695

Column: 695

House of Commons [3 Nov 2009]

Prayers [3 Nov 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [3 Nov 2009]

Business before questions [3 Nov 2009]

Beverley Freemen Bill [] [3 Nov 2009]

London Local Authorities bill [] [3 Nov 2009]

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [] [3 Nov 2009]

Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [] [3 Nov 2009]

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Nov 2009]

Treasury [3 Nov 2009]

VAT Returns [3 Nov 2009]

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

Column: 696

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Gordon Banks:

Mr. Timms:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Mr. Timms:

Unemployment [3 Nov 2009]

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 697

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

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 698

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Bingo Industry [3 Nov 2009]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Sarah McCarthy-Fry):

Philip Davies:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Column: 699

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

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

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Bank Liabilities [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Jim Cousins:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 700

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

Dr. Cable:

Mr. Darling:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 701

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 702

Mr. Speaker:

Small Businesses [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Mr. Swayne:

Mr. Timms:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

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

Column: 703

Mr. Timms:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Timms:

UK Economic Growth [3 Nov 2009]

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

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Mr. Crabb:

Column: 704

Michael Fabricant:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 705

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Osborne:

Mr. Darling:

International Development [3 Nov 2009]

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

Column: 706

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Clarke:

Ian Pearson:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Ian Pearson:

Time-to-Pay Arrangements [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Mr. Purchase:

Column: 707

Mr. Timms:

Capital Projects [3 Nov 2009]

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

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

Gwyn Prosser:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

Column: 708

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Betts:

Mr. Byrne:

Tax Avoidance [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

David Taylor:

Mr. Timms:

Credit Unions [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Sarah McCarthy-Fry):

Column: 709

Mr. Drew:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Banking Sector Reform [3 Nov 2009]

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

Mr. Newmark:

Ian Pearson:

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

Ian Pearson:

Comprehensive Spending Review [3 Nov 2009]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 710

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

Mr. Mackay:

Mr. Byrne:

Topical Questions [3 Nov 2009]

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

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

John Robertson:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 711

Mr. Darling:

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

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

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms):

Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 712

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Timms:

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

Column: 713

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 714

Mr. Darling:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson):

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 715

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 716

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Timms:

Column: 717

Banking Reform [3 Nov 2009]

3.32 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Column: 718

Column: 719

Column: 720

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 721

Mr. Darling

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 722

Mr. Darling:

Column: 723

Column: 724

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 725

Mr. Darling:

Column: 726

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 727

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 728

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 729

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 730

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

Mr. Darling:

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con):

Column: 731

Mr. Darling:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 732

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 733

Higher Education [3 Nov 2009]

4.26 pm

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

Column: 734

Column: 735

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Column: 736

Column: 737

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 738

Column: 739

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 740

Mr. Lammy:

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

Column: 741

Mr. Lammy:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

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

Mr. Lammy:

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

Column: 742

Mr. Lammy:

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

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

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 743

Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 744

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

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 745

Point of Order [3 Nov 2009]

5.12 pm

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 746

Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation) [3 Nov 2009]

5.13 pm

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 747

Column: 748

Column: 749

5.23 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Peter Luff:

Column: 750

Martin Horwood:

Column: 751

Column: 752

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [3 Nov 2009]

5.32 pm

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

Column: 753

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 754

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

5.39 pm

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 755

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Grieve:

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

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Grieve:

Column: 756

5.48 pm

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

Column: 757

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 758

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Heath:

5.55 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 759

Mr. Grieve:

Keith Vaz:

5.59 pm

Column: 760

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

Column: 761

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Hogg:

6.7 pm

Column: 762

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking) (Con):

6.9 pm

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Heald:

Column: 763

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Heald:

6.13 pm

Mr. Straw:

Column: 764

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Grieve:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con)

Mr. Straw:

6.17 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Division No. 234 [ Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 2)]

Column: 767

[3 Nov 2009]

Column: 769

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill [3 Nov 2009]

[Sir Alan Haselhurst ] [3 Nov 2009]

6.34 pm

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 770

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham) (Con):

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 771

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

Mr. Heald:

Dr. Wright:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

6.45 pm

Column: 772

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

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Winnick:

Martin Horwood:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Angela E. Smith):

Column: 773

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 774

Mr. Heald

Mike Penning

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Heald:

Angela E. Smith:

Mike Penning:

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Column: 775

Mike Penning:

David Howarth:

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

David Howarth:

Sir Alan Beith:

David Howarth:

Division No. 235 [ Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill] [3 Nov 2009]

David Howarth:

The Chairman:

David Howarth:

Column: 779

7.15 pm

Column: 780

Mr. Heald:

David Howarth:

Mr. Maude:

Column: 781

Mr. Heald:

Mr. Maude:

Column: 782

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

7.30 pm

Column: 783

Several hon. Members

The Temporary Chairman (Sir Nicholas Winterton):

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 784

Column: 785

Column: 786

7.45 pm

Mike Penning:

Column: 787

Mr. Heald:

Column: 788

Mike Penning:

Mr. Heald:

Column: 789

8 pm

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 790

Mr. Tyrie:

Angela E. Smith:

Mike Penning:

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Heald:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 791

Mr. Maude:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Column: 792

Mr. Tyrie:

David Howarth:

Mike Penning:

David Howarth:

Dr. Tony Wright:

Column: 793

David Howarth:

8.15 pm

Dr. Tony Wright:

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

The Temporary Chairman:

Mike Penning:

David Howarth:

Column: 795

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

David Howarth:

Mike Penning:

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Mr. Michael Wills):

Mike Penning:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Heath:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 796

Dr. Tony Wright:

Angela E. Smith:

8.30 pm

Dr. Wright:

Column: 797

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Column: 798

Angela E. Smith:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 799

Column: 800

Mrs. Laing:

Pete Wishart:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Pete Wishart:

Column: 801

Mrs. Laing:

8.45 pm

Pete Wishart:

David Howarth:

Column: 802

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East) (Lab):

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Watson:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 803

Mrs. Laing:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 804

Pete Wishart:

Mr. Watson:

Pete Wishart:

Mrs. Laing:

Division No. 236 [ Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill] [3 Nov 2009]

Mr. Heath:

Column: 808

9.15 pm

Mrs. Laing:

David Howarth:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 809

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 810

Mr. Heath:

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Heath:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 811

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Maude

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Maude:

Angela E. Smith:

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 812

David Howarth:

Angela E. Smith:

Mrs. Laing:

Angela E. Smith:

9.30 pm

Mr. Maude:

Column: 813

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Mr. Maude:

Column: 814

David Howarth:

Dr. Tony Wright:

Column: 815

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Maude:

Column: 816

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 817

9.45 pm

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 818

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

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

Column: 819

Kelvin Hopkins:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Mrs. Laing:

Column: 820

David Howarth

Mrs. Laing:

David Howarth:

Mrs. Laing:

Dr. Tony Wright:

David Howarth:

Column: 821

Angela E. Smith:

10 pm

Column: 822

Column: 823

Column: 824

Division No. 237 [ Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill] [3 Nov 2009]

Column: 828

Business without Debate [3 Nov 2009]

Delegated Legislation [3 Nov 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

European Union Documents [3 Nov 2009]

Column: 829

Regional Select committee (West Midlands) [3 Nov 2009]

Hon. Members:

REgional Select committee (South West) [3 Nov 2009]

Hon. Members:

Column: 830

PCSOs (Somerset) [3 Nov 2009]

10.20 pm

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD):

Column: 831

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

Mr. Browne:

Column: 832

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Column: 833

Mr. Browne:

Column: 834

10.38 pm

The Minister for Policing, Crime and Counter-Terrorism (Mr. David Hanson):

Column: 835

Column: 836

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Hanson:

Column: 837

Column: 838

10.49 pm

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