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Volume No. 520 Part No. 92

House of Commons Debates 16 December 2010

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

bioenergy

geothermal energy

energy prices

smart metering

community energy schemes

carbon reduction

marine renewables

carbon reporting (private companies)

warm front

onshore wind farms

onshore wind sources

electricity supply

green deal

domestic fuel prices

low-carbon energy products

nuclear power stations

green deal

heating bills (newcastle upon tyne central)

topical questions

business of the house

electricity market reform

points of order

Royal Assent

park homes

public accounts committee

business without debate

sittings of the house

football governance


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 16 December 2010

Volume No. 520 Part No. 92

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Column: 1025

House of Commons [16 Dec 2010]

Prayers [16 Dec 2010]

[Mr Speaker] [16 Dec 2010]

BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS [16 Dec 2010]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Dec 2010]

Energy and Climate Change [16 Dec 2010]

Bioenergy [16 Dec 2010]

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 1026

Chris Huhne:

Geothermal Energy [16 Dec 2010]

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Sarah Newton:

Gregory Barker:

Energy Prices [16 Dec 2010]

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Column: 1027

Mr Speaker:

Hugh Bayley:

Chris Huhne:

Mr Speaker:

Alex Cunningham:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1028

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1029

Chris Huhne:

Smart Metering [16 Dec 2010]

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Pat Glass:

Charles Hendry:

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

Charles Hendry:

Column: 1030

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Charles Hendry:

Community Energy Schemes [16 Dec 2010]

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Damian Hinds:

Gregory Barker:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Column: 1031

Gregory Barker:

Carbon Reduction [16 Dec 2010]

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab):

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Mr Watts:

Gregory Barker:

Bridget Phillipson:

Gregory Barker:

Bridget Phillipson

Gregory Barker:

Column: 1032

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Marine Renewables [16 Dec 2010]

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Andrew Percy:

Charles Hendry:

Column: 1033

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Charles Hendry:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Charles Hendry:

Carbon Reporting (Private Companies) [16 Dec 2010]

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Gregg McClymont:

Gregory Barker:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Column: 1034

Gregory Barker:

Warm Front [16 Dec 2010]

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Diana Johnson:

Gregory Barker:

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1035

Gregory Barker:

Onshore Wind Farms [16 Dec 2010]

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Andrea Leadsom:

Charles Hendry:

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Charles Hendry:

Column: 1036

Onshore Wind Sources [16 Dec 2010]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Nic Dakin:

Charles Hendry:

Electricity Supply [16 Dec 2010]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Andrew Bridgen:

Column: 1037

Charles Hendry:

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

Charles Hendry:

Green Deal [16 Dec 2010]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Robert Halfon:

Chris Huhne:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab)

Column: 1038

Mr Speaker:

Paul Flynn:

Chris Huhne:

Domestic Fuel Prices [16 Dec 2010]

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Dr Coffey:

Charles Hendry:

Low-carbon Energy Products [16 Dec 2010]

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 1039

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Julian Smith:

Gregory Barker:

Nuclear Power Stations [16 Dec 2010]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Christopher Pincher:

Column: 1040

Chris Huhne:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Green Deal [16 Dec 2010]

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Mr Spencer:

Gregory Barker:

Heating Bills (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) [16 Dec 2010]

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab):

Column: 1041

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Chi Onwurah:

Gregory Barker:

Topical Questions [16 Dec 2010]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Robert Halfon:

Chris Huhne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1042

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Chris Huhne:

Meg Hillier:

Chris Huhne:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 1043

Chris Huhne:

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1044

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Charles Hendry:

Column: 1045

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Charles Hendry:

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 1046

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):

Charles Hendry:

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

Chris Huhne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Chris Huhne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1047

Business of the House [16 Dec 2010]

11.37 am

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young):

Column: 1048

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1049


Sir George Young:

Column: 1050


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 1051

Sir George Young:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Sir George Young:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Column: 1052

Sir George Young:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1053

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 1054

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 1055

Sir George Young:

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Mr Speaker:

Sir George Young:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 1056

Sir George Young:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1057

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir George Young:

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 1058

Sir George Young:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1059

Sir George Young:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 1060

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 1061

Sir George Young:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir George Young:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 1062

Sir George Young:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1063

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1064

Electricity Market Reform [16 Dec 2010]

12.27 pm

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne):

Column: 1065


Column: 1066

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1067

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1068


Column: 1069


Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Chris Huhne:

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

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

Column: 1070

Chris Huhne:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 1071

Chris Huhne:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con)

Hon. Members:

Neil Carmichael:

Chris Huhne:

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1072


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1073

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Chris Huhne:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1074


Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Chris Huhne:

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1075

Chris Huhne:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Paul Flynn:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

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

Column: 1076

Chris Huhne:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1077

Points of Order [16 Dec 2010]

1.14 pm

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Kevin Brennan:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1078

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Thomas Docherty

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Thomas Docherty:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Royal Assent

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1079

Backbench Business

Park Homes [16 Dec 2010]

1.20 pm

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

Column: 1080


Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1081

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

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1082

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Mr Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1083


Column: 1084

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Annette Brooke:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1085

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

Annette Brooke:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1086

1.46 pm

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Column: 1087


Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Andrew Miller:

Column: 1088


1.57 pm

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 1089

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD)

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

2.2 pm

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

Column: 1090


Christopher Pincher:

Stephen Gilbert:

Column: 1091


Andrew Bridgen:

Stephen Gilbert:

Column: 1092

2.12 pm

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

2.13 pm

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

Column: 1093


Column: 1094


2.20 pm

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Column: 1095


Andrew Bridgen:

Column: 1096

Stephen Lloyd:

2.27 pm

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Column: 1097


Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Richard Graham:

Column: 1098


2.36 pm

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Gordon Henderson:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Gordon Henderson:

Column: 1099


Mr Andrew Turner:

Column: 1100

Gordon Henderson:

2.45 pm

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 1101


Column: 1102


Christopher Pincher:

Mr Buckland:

Justin Tomlinson:

Mr Buckland:

Column: 1103


Andrew Miller:

Mr Buckland:

3.1 pm

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Column: 1104


Column: 1105


Column: 1106


Annette Brooke:

Mel Stride:

Column: 1107

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

3.17 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 1108


Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 1109

Martin Horwood:

3.24 pm

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

3.25 pm

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

Column: 1110


Column: 1111

3.31 pm

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 1112

3.37 pm

Column: 1113

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Andrew Stunell):

Column: 1114


Andrew Miller:

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 1115


Martin Horwood:

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 1116

3.50 pm

Annette Brooke:

Column: 1117

Public Accounts Committee [16 Dec 2010]

3.53 pm

Margaret Hodge (Barking) (Lab):

Column: 1118


Column: 1119


Column: 1120


Column: 1121


Column: 1122


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

4.12 pm

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

Column: 1125


Column: 1126

Column: 1127

4.32 pm

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Column: 1129


Column: 1130


Dr John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 1131

Mrs McGuire:

Mr Bacon:

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 1132


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker:

4.49 pm

Dr John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 1133


Column: 1134

4.56 pm

Dr Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1135


Column: 1136


Column: 1137

5.7 pm

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 1138


Mr Bacon:

Stephen Barclay:

5.12 pm

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Column: 1139


Column: 1140

5.16 pm

James Wharton (Stockton South) (Con):

Column: 1141

5.21 pm

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 1142

5.26 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 1143


5.30 pm

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 1144


Column: 1145


Column: 1146


5.40 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Column: 1147


Column: 1148


5.49 pm

Margaret Hodge:

Column: 1149

Business without Debate [16 Dec 2010]

Sittings of the House [16 Dec 2010]

Column: 1150

Football Governance [16 Dec 2010]

5.52 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 1151

6 pm

John Mann:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

John Mann:

Column: 1152

Mr Lammy:

John Mann:

Column: 1153


Column: 1154

Mr Lammy:

John Mann:

Column: 1155

6.16 pm

The Minister for Sport and the Olympics (Hugh Robertson):

Column: 1156


Column: 1157


Column: 1158


6.25 pm

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