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Volume No. 501Part No. 9

House of Commons Debates 02 December 2009

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
International Development
Gaza
Tuberculosis Programmes
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Development Strategy
Somaliland (Elections)
Climate Change (Africa)
West Bank (Economy)
Global Warming (Bangladesh)
Prime Minister
Engagements
Equality Bill
Deferred Divisions
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Business Without Debate
Delegated Legislation
Welsh Grand Committee
Regional Select Committee (London)
Sittings Of The House
Whittington Hospital


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Column: 1089

Column: 1089

House of Commons [2 Dec 2009]

Prayers [2 Dec 2009]

[Mr. Speaker] [2 Dec 2009]

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Dec 2009]

International Development [2 Dec 2009]

Gaza [2 Dec 2009]

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

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

The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1090

Mr. Carmichael:

Mr. Alexander:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Column: 1091

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Tuberculosis Programmes [2 Dec 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Michael Foster):

Annette Brooke:

Mr. Foster:

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

Column: 1092

Mr. Foster:

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Mr. Foster:

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

Mr. Foster:

Afghanistan [2 Dec 2009]

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

The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Column: 1093

Mr. Lilley:

Mr. Alexander:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Column: 1094

Mr. Alexander:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 1095

Mr. Lancaster:

Mr. Alexander:

Afghanistan Development Strategy [2 Dec 2009]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Michael Foster):

John Robertson:

Mr. Foster:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Column: 1096

Mr. Foster:

Somaliland (Elections) [2 Dec 2009]

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

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Alun Michael:

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon) (Con):

Mr. Thomas:

Column: 1097

Climate Change (Africa) [2 Dec 2009]

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Bob Spink:

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Thomas:

West Bank (Economy) [2 Dec 2009]

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Column: 1098

The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Rosie Cooper:

Mr. Alexander:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Global Warming (Bangladesh) [2 Dec 2009]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Julie Morgan:

Column: 1099

Mr. Thomas:

Prime Minister [2 Dec 2009]

Engagements [2 Dec 2009]

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West) (Lab/Co-op):

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Dr. Naysmith:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1100

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 1101

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1102

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Hon. Members:

Column: 1103

Mr. Speaker:

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1104

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab):

Column: 1105

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1106

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1107

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

The Prime Minister:

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 1108

The Prime Minister:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1109

Points of Order [2 Dec 2009]

12.33 pm

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1110

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1111

Equality Bill [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1112

12.36 pm

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118

Column: 1120

The Solicitor-General:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1121

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1122

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1123

John Penrose:

Column: 1124

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1125

John Penrose:

1 pm

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

John Penrose:

Column: 1126

Column: 1127

John Mason (Glasgow, East) (SNP):

John Penrose:

Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) (LD):

John Penrose:

Column: 1128

Lynne Featherstone:

John Penrose:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Speaker:

John Penrose:

Column: 1129

Ms Katy Clark:

John Penrose:

1.15 pm

Column: 1130

Ms Katy Clark:

John Penrose:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1131

Column: 1132

John Penrose:

Column: 1133

Lynne Featherstone:

1.30 pm

Column: 1134

Philip Davies:

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1135

John Mason:

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1136

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1137

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Lynne Featherstone:

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

Lynne Featherstone:

1.45 pm

Column: 1138

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1139

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

John McDonnell:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Column: 1140

Column: 1141

Lynne Featherstone:

John McDonnell:

2 pm

Column: 1142

Column: 1143

Column: 1144

Philip Davies:

2.15 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 1145

Philip Davies:

John Mason:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1146

Rob Marris:

Philip Davies:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Philip Davies:

Column: 1147

Rob Marris:

Philip Davies:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 1148

Philip Davies:

Ms Abbott:

Philip Davies:

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

Philip Davies:

2.30 pm

Column: 1149

The Solicitor-General:

Philip Davies:

John Mason:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1150

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1151

Column: 1152

2.45 pm

Sammy Wilson:

Philip Davies:

Column: 1153

Lynne Featherstone:

Philip Davies:

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

Column: 1154

John McDonnell:

Column: 1155

Gwyn Prosser:

3 pm

John McDonnell:

Gwyn Prosser:

Column: 1156

John McDonnell:

Gwyn Prosser:

Ms Katy Clark:

Column: 1157

Ms Abbott:

Ms Clark:

John McDonnell:

Column: 1158

Ms Clark:

Ms Abbott:

Column: 1159

Ms Clark:

3.15 pm

Jeremy Corbyn:

Ms Clark:

John Mason:

Ms Clark:

Column: 1160

Column: 1161

Lynne Featherstone:

Ms Clark:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1162

3.30 pm

Ms Katy Clark:

Column: 1163

The Solicitor-General:

John Penrose:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1164

Column: 1165

3.45 pm

Column: 1166

David Howarth:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1167

Jeremy Corbyn:

The Solicitor-General:

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

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1168

Dr. Harris:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1169

Column: 1170

4 pm

John McDonnell:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1171

Column: 1172

John McDonnell:

The Solicitor-General:

John McDonnell:

Column: 1173

The Solicitor-General:

John McDonnell:

4.15 pm

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1174

Philip Davies:

The Solicitor-General:

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1175

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1176

Column: 1177

Column: 1178

Column: 1179

Column: 1180

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1181

4.30 pm

Column: 1182

Column: 1183

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr. Harper

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1184

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mr. Harper:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1185

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Harper:

4.45 pm

Column: 1186

Column: 1187

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1188

John Mason:

Mr. Harper:

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

Mr. Harper:

Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Column: 1189

5 pm

Mr. Harper:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1190

Mr. Harper:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 1191

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1192

5.15 pm

Column: 1193

Dr. Evan Harris:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Dr. Harris:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1194

Andrew Selous:

Column: 1195

Dr. Harris:

John Mason:

Dr. Harris:

David Howarth:

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1196

Jeremy Corbyn:

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1197

5.30 pm

John Mason:

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1198

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

Dr. Harris:

Andrew Selous:

Dr. Harris:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1199

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1200

John Mason:

Dr. Harris:

Sammy Wilson:

Dr. Harris:

Sammy Wilson:

Dr. Harris:

Column: 1201

Ms Katy Clark:

5.45 pm

Mr. Howard:

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Howard:

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Howard:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Howard:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. Howard:

Column: 1204

Rob Marris:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Miss Widdecombe:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Miss Widdecombe:

Column: 1205

6 pm

Column: 1206

Column: 1207

Division No. 10 [Equality Bill] [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1212

Column: 1213

Column: 1214

Column: 1215

Division No. 11 [Equality Bill] [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1220

Column: 1221

Division No. 12 [Equality Bill] [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1225

John McDonnell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Miss Widdecombe:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Dr. Evan Harris:

Column: 1226

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

6.45 pm

The Solicitor-General:

Ms Katy Clark:

Column: 1227

The Solicitor-General:

6.48 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1228

Mrs. May:

Rob Marris:

Mrs. May:

Column: 1229

The Solicitor-General:

Mrs. May:

6.57 pm

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1230

6.58 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

6.59 pm

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

6.59 pm

John Mason:

7 pm
Division No. 13 [Equality Bill] [2 Dec 2009]

Deferred divisions [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1234

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority [2 Dec 2009]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

7.12 pm

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

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1235

Barbara Keeley:

7.16 pm

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

Column: 1236

7.20 pm

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

Mr. Bone:

Column: 1237

Mr. Heath:

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

Mr. Heath:

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 1238

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Heath:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

7.28 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1239

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Heath

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Heath:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1240

Sir Robert Smith:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Sir Robert Smith:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Peter Bottomley:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1241

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Speaker:

Peter Bottomley:

Mr. Speaker:

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Miss Widdecombe:

Column: 1242

Mr. Speaker:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1243

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Speaker:

7.45 pm

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

Peter Bottomley:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Heath:

7.48 pm

Column: 1244

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

7.50 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

7.51 pm

Column: 1245

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

7.55 pm

Column: 1246

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Division No. 14 [Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority]

Column: 1247

[2 Dec 2009]
8.11 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 1249

Mr. Speaker:

Business without Debate [2 Dec 2009]

Delegated Legislation [2 Dec 2009]

Welsh Grand Committee [2 Dec 2009]

Column: 1250

Regional Select Committee (London) [2 Dec 2009]

Hon. Members:

Sittings of the House [2 Dec 2009]

Hon. Members:

PetitionBadman Report (Bridgwater)
8.15 pm

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Liddell-Grainger:

Column: 1252

Whittington Hospital [2 Dec 2009]

8.16 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1253

Column: 1254

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

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 1255

8.28 pm

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

8.29 pm

Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) (LD):

Column: 1256

8.32 pm

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

Column: 1257

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 1258

Mr. O'Brien:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr. O'Brien:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 1259

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 1260

Mr. O'Brien:

8.45 pm

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