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Volume No. 506Part No. 42

House of Commons Debates 22 February 2010

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Defence
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Defence Equipment Budget (Cost Overruns)
Afghanistan
University Training Units
Maritime Piracy
Afghanistan
Royal Navy
Strategic Defence Review
Iran
Topical Questions
Speaker's Statement
British Passports (Dubai)
Prisons (Early Release)
Report From The House Of Commons Reform Committee On Rebuilding The House
Business Without Debate
Chair (Terminology)
Election Of Select Committee Chairs
Resignation Or Removal Of Chairs Of Select Committees
Election Of Members Of Select Committees
Nomination Of Select Committees
Reduction In Size Of Select Committees
Select Committees (Role, Resources And Tasks)
Backbench Business Committee
September Sittings
Engaging The Public With Legislation
Petitions Requiring Debate
Electronic Petitions
Debates On Petitions
Information For Petitioners
Presentation Of Public Petitions
Private Members' Motions
Total Place Programme (High Peak)


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Column: 1

House of Commons [22 Feb 2010]

Prayers [22 Feb 2010]

[Mr. Speaker] [22 Feb 2010]

Oral Answers to Questions [22 Feb 2010]

Defence [22 Feb 2010]

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

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

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Davies:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr. Davies:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Mr. Davies:

Column: 3

Defence Equipment Budget (Cost Overruns) [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

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

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

Mr. Carswell:

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 4

Mr. Davies:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Davies:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Davies:

Afghanistan [22 Feb 2010]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 5

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Ainsworth:

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 6

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 7

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

University Training Units [22 Feb 2010]

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

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

Mr. Lancaster:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 8

Philip Davies:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Dunne:

Mr. Jones:

John Howell:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 9

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Jones:

Maritime Piracy [22 Feb 2010]

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

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

Mr. Cunningham:

Bill Rammell:

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

Column: 10

Bill Rammell:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 11

Bill Rammell:

Afghanistan [22 Feb 2010]

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

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

John Hemming:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 12

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

Mr. Ainsworth:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Royal Navy [22 Feb 2010]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

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

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

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

Column: 13

Angela Watkinson:

Bill Rammell:

Mr. Goodwill:

Bill Rammell:

Andrew Rosindell:

Bill Rammell:

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

Bill Rammell:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Column: 14

Bill Rammell:

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con):

Bill Rammell:

Dr. Fox:

Bill Rammell:

Strategic Defence Review [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

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

Mr. Holloway:

Column: 15

Mr. Ainsworth:

Iran [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton) (Con):

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

Mr. Taylor:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Topical Questions [22 Feb 2010]

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

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

Column: 16

Harry Cohen:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

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

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

Column: 17

Bill Rammell:

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Bill Rammell:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 18

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Kevan Jones):

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

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

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Mr. Jones:

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

Bill Rammell:

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

Column: 19

Mr. Ainsworth:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Bill Rammell:

Column: 20

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Davies:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Jones:

Column: 21

Speaker's Statement [22 Feb 2010]

3.30 pm

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 22

British Passports (Dubai) [22 Feb 2010]

3.31 pm

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

The Minister for Europe (Chris Bryant):

Column: 23

Mr. Hague:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 24

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Chris Bryant:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Column: 25

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 26

Chris Bryant:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 27

Prisons (Early Release) [22 Feb 2010]

3.45 pm

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

Column: 28

Column: 29

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 30

Mr. Straw:

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Maria Eagle):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 31

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 32

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 33

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

Mr. Straw:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

Column: 34

Mr. Straw:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 35

Column: 36

Points of Order [22 Feb 2010]

4.16 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 37

Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Speaker:

4.18 pm

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

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 38

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Sir Alan Beith

Ms Harman:

Sir Alan Beith:

Ms Harman:

Column: 39

Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 40

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con)

Ms Harman:

Mr. Tyrie

Ms Harman:

Column: 41

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

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

Column: 42

Ms Harman:

Column: 43

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

Ms Harman:

Column: 44

4.40 pm

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

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir George Young:

Column: 45

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 46

Mr. Cash:

Sir George Young:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 47

Sir George Young:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Sir George Young:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 48

Hilary Armstrong

Hon. Members:

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir George Young:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab)

Sir George Young:

Martin Salter:

Sir George Young:

Column: 49

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 50

Sir George Young:

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel:

Sir George Young:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 51

Bob Spink:

Sir George Young:

Mr. Speaker:

Sir George Young:

5.5 pm

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

Hilary Armstrong:

Dr. Wright:

Hilary Armstrong:

Column: 52

Dr. Wright:

Bob Spink:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 53

Natascha Engel:

Dr. Wright:

Natascha Engel:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 54

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

Dr. Wright:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Dr. Wright:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 55

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Dr. Wright:

Several hon. Members

Dr. Wright:

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind)

Column: 56

Dr. Wright:

Dr. Taylor:

Dr. Wright:

Mr. Frank Field:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 57

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

Dr. Wright:

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West) (Lab):

Dr. Wright:

Column: 58

Dr. Evan Harris:

Dr. Wright:

Column: 59

5.34 pm

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

Column: 60

Column: 61

Hilary Armstrong:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 62

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Heath:

Dr. Harris:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 63

Ms Harman:

Mr. Heath:

Hilary Armstrong:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 64

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

Mr. Speaker:

5.55 pm

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Hilary Armstrong:

Martin Salter:

Column: 65

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Martin Salter:

Fiona Mactaggart:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 66

Martin Salter:

Hilary Armstrong:

Martin Salter:

Column: 67

6.6 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 68

Natascha Engel:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Natascha Engel:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 69

Hilary Armstrong:

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

Hilary Armstrong:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Allen:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 70

6.21 pm

Column: 71

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

Mr. Mullin:

Natascha Engel:

Martin Salter:

Natascha Engel:

Martin Salter:

Column: 72

Natascha Engel:

Mr. Allen:

Natascha Engel:

Martin Salter:

Natascha Engel:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Natascha Engel:

Column: 73

Dr. Evan Harris:

Natascha Engel:

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Natascha Engel:

Column: 74

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Natascha Engel:

Dr. Harris:

Natascha Engel:

Dr. Tony Wright:

Column: 75

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

6.36 pm

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con):

Natascha Engel

Column: 76

Sir John Stanley:

Column: 77

Hugh Bayley:

Sir John Stanley:

6.47 pm

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Column: 78

Column: 79

Mr. Tyrie:

Mr. Mullin:

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

Column: 80

Mr. Mullin:

Natascha Engel:

Mr. Mullin:

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab):

Mr. Mullin:

Column: 81

7.2 pm

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

Column: 82

Column: 83

Mr. Cash:

Column: 84

Dr. Harris:

Sir Robert Smith:

Dr. Harris:

7.15 pm

Column: 85

Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central) (Lab):

Natascha Engel:

Mark Fisher:

Column: 86

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

Mark Fisher:

Sir Robert Smith:

Mark Fisher:

Column: 87

Mr. Tyrie:

Mark Fisher:

Natascha Engel:

Mark Fisher:

Column: 88

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

Mark Fisher:

7.31 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 89

Column: 90

Column: 91

7.43 pm

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab):

Column: 92

Mr. Greg Knight:

Column: 93

Mr. Dhanda:

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

Mr. Dhanda:

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 94

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Dhanda:

7.55 pm

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

Column: 95

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 96

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 97

8.7 pm

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 98

Mr. Tyrie:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Tyrie:

Martin Salter

Mr. Tyrie:

Column: 99

Column: 100

8.21 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 101

Column: 102

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

Jo Swinson:

Column: 103

Natascha Engel:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 104

8.34 pm

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

Column: 105

Column: 106

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Drew:

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 107

Mr. Speaker:

8.45 pm

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 108

Mr. Pelling:

Mr. Walker:

Ms Abbott:

Column: 109

Mr. Walker:

Martin Salter:

Mr. Walker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 110

Mr. Walker:

8.56 pm

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

Column: 111

Column: 112

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

9.7 pm

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 113

Column: 114

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

David Howarth:

Lynne Jones:

David Howarth:

Column: 115

9.15 pm

Mr. Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent) (Ind):

Column: 116

9.21 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 117

Column: 118

9.30 pm

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

Column: 119

Column: 120

Column: 121

9.40 pm

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

Column: 122

Mr. Dhanda

Mr. Vara:

Column: 123

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

Mr. Vara:

Column: 124

9.50 pm

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

Mr. Cash:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 125

Mr. Tyrie:

Barbara Keeley:

Mr. Tyrie:

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 126

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

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 127

Sir George Young:

Barbara Keeley:

10 pm

Business without Debate [22 Feb 2010]

Mr. Speaker:

CHAIR (TERMINOLOGY) [22 Feb 2010]

Hon. Members:

ELECTION OF SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS [22 Feb 2010]

Column: 128

Hon. Members:

RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES [22 Feb 2010]

Hon. Members:

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF SELECT COMMITTEES [22 Feb 2010]

Hon. Members:

NOMINATION OF SELECT COMMITTEES [22 Feb 2010]

REDUCTION IN SIZE OF SELECT COMMITTEES [22 Feb 2010]

SELECT COMMITTEES (ROLE, RESOURCES AND TASKS) [22 Feb 2010]

BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE [22 Feb 2010]

Hon. Members:

SEPTEMBER SITTINGS [22 Feb 2010]

ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH LEGISLATION [22 Feb 2010]

Column: 131

PETITIONS REQUIRING DEBATE [22 Feb 2010]

ELECTRONIC PETITIONS [22 Feb 2010]

DEBATES ON PETITIONS [22 Feb 2010]

INFORMATION FOR PETITIONERS [22 Feb 2010]

PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS [22 Feb 2010]

PRIVATE MEMBERS' MOTIONS [22 Feb 2010]

Column: 132

PETITIONCanvey War Memorial Fund
10.3 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Ind):

Mr. Speaker:

Bob Spink:

Column: 133

Total Place Programme (High Peak) [22 Feb 2010]

10.5 pm

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 134

Column: 135

Column: 136

Column: 137

Column: 138

10.23 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Barbara Follett):

Column: 139

Tom Levitt:

Barbara Follett:

Column: 140

10.35 pm

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