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Volume No. 520Part No. 93

House of Commons Debates 20 December 2010

House Of Commons
Prayers
[mr Speaker]
Oral Answers To Questions
Education
Vocational Education
Education Maintenance Allowance
Science And Maths A-levels
Child Care
Education Maintenance Allowance
Children's Centres
Local Government Allocations
International League Tables
School Sports Funding
Academies Programme
Education In Hospital
School Standards
Local Government Allocations
Topical Questions
Temporary Immigration Cap
European Council
High Speed Rail
Severe Winter Weather
Firearms Control
Business Without Debate
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Mobile Phones (Health Effects)

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 20 December 2010

Volume No. 520Part No. 93

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Column: 1159

House of Commons [20 Dec 2010]

Prayers [20 Dec 2010]

[Mr Speaker] [20 Dec 2010]

Oral Answers to Questions [20 Dec 2010]

Education [20 Dec 2010]

Vocational Education [20 Dec 2010]

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Guy Opperman:

Mr Hayes:

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1160

Mr Hayes:

Education Maintenance Allowance [20 Dec 2010]

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Shabana Mahmood:

Column: 1161

Michael Gove:

Bridget Phillipson:

Michael Gove:

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 1162

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 1163

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Speaker:

Andy Burnham:

Michael Gove:

Mr Speaker:

Science and Maths A-levels [20 Dec 2010]

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Column: 1164

Dr Thérèse Coffey:

Mr Gibb:

Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con):

Mr Gibb:

Child Care [20 Dec 2010]

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 1165

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Phil Wilson:

Sarah Teather:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Education Maintenance Allowance [20 Dec 2010]

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Column: 1166

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Emma Reynolds:

Michael Gove:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Children's Centres [20 Dec 2010]

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 1167

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Andrea Leadsom:

Sarah Teather:

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

Sarah Teather:

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Sarah Teather:

Local Government Allocations [20 Dec 2010]

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 1168

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Natascha Engel:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 1169

Tim Loughton:

International League Tables [20 Dec 2010]

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Stephen Phillips:

Mr Gibb:

School Sports Funding [20 Dec 2010]

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1170

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Clive Efford:

Michael Gove:

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Michael Gove:

Column: 1171

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Academies Programme [20 Dec 2010]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 1172

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Christopher Pincher:

Mr Gibb:

Education in Hospital [20 Dec 2010]

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Dr Poulter:

Column: 1173

Sarah Teather:

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

School Standards [20 Dec 2010]

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Mel Stride:

Mr Gibb:

Column: 1174

Mr Speaker:

Local Government Allocations [20 Dec 2010]

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

John Cryer:

Michael Gove:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Topical Questions [20 Dec 2010]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Column: 1175

Jane Ellison:

Mr Hayes:

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Column: 1176

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Column: 1177

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Michael Gove:

Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Column: 1178

Michael Gove:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 1179

Michael Gove:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 1180

Mr Gibb:

Column: 1181

Temporary Immigration Cap [20 Dec 2010]

3.32 pm

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op)

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Ed Balls:

Column: 1182

Damian Green:

Column: 1183

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Damian Green:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Damian Green:

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

Column: 1184

Damian Green:

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Damian Green:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 1185

Damian Green:

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Damian Green:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Damian Green:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1186

Damian Green:

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

Damian Green:

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Damian Green

Mr Speaker:

Damian Green:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Column: 1187

European Council [20 Dec 2010]

3.50 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 1188

Column: 1189

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 1190

Column: 1191

The Prime Minister:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 1192

The Prime Minister:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 1193

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1194

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1195

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1196

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1197

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

The Prime Minister:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1198

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1199

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 1200

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1201

High Speed Rail [20 Dec 2010]

4.34 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Column: 1205

Column: 1206

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1207

Column: 1208

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1209

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hammond:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 1210

Mr Hammond:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Hammond:

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

Column: 1211

Mr Hammond:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1212

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mr Philip Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1213

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):

Column: 1214

Mr Hammond:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 1215

Mr Hammond:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1216

Severe Winter Weather [20 Dec 2010]

5.25 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 1217

Column: 1218

Column: 1219

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Column: 1220

Column: 1221

Mr Philip Hammond:

Column: 1222

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

Mr Hammond:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1223

Mr Hammond:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1224

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 1225

Mr Hammond:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

David Tredinnick

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1226

Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 1227

Mr Hammond:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Tony Cunningham (Workington) (Lab):

Column: 1228

Mr Hammond:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1229

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1230

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1231

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1232

Points of Order [20 Dec 2010]

6.19 pm

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 1233

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1234

Firearms Control [20 Dec 2010]

6.22 pm

The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert):

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1235

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

Nick Herbert:

Tony Cunningham (Workington) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1236

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1237

Mr Reed:

Nick Herbert:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Nick Herbert:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1238

Mr Reed:

Nick Herbert:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 1239

Nick Herbert:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1240

Keith Vaz:

Nick Herbert:

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1241

Sir Alan Beith:

Nick Herbert:

6.49 pm

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

Tony Cunningham:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 1242

Column: 1243

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Diana Johnson:

Column: 1244

Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Diana Johnson:

Column: 1245

Mr Ellwood:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 1246

Tony Cunningham:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 1247

7.11 pm

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 1248

Column: 1249

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1250

Simon Hart:

Column: 1251

Dr Coffey:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

7.26 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 1252

Tony Cunningham:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1253

Column: 1254

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Keith Vaz:

Mr Ellwood:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1255

Tony Cunningham:

Keith Vaz:

Tony Cunningham:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1256

7.45 pm

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Column: 1257

Column: 1258

7.56 pm

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 1259

Column: 1260

Column: 1261

Keith Vaz:

Chris Williamson:

Mr Offord:

Chris Williamson:

Simon Hart:

Chris Williamson:

Column: 1262

Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab):

Chris Williamson:

8.14 pm

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 1263

Chris Williamson:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 1264

Chris Williamson:

Mr Ellwood:

Justin Tomlinson:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Offord:

Column: 1265

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 1266

Column: 1267

Chris Williamson:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Offord:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 1268

8.37 pm

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Column: 1269

Column: 1270

Chris Williamson:

Simon Hart:

Chris Williamson:

Simon Hart:

Chris Williamson:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Simon Hart:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Chris Williamson:

Simon Hart:

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

8.53 pm

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Chris Williamson:

Heather Wheeler:

Column: 1273

8.57 pm

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con):

Column: 1274

Simon Hart:

Column: 1275

Dr Poulter:

Sir Alan Beith:

Dr Poulter:

9.8 pm

Column: 1276

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1277

Keith Vaz:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1278

Mr Ellwood:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1279

9.23 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Column: 1280

Tom Brake:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 1281

Mr Ellwood:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 1282

Business without Debate [20 Dec 2010]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [20 Dec 2010]

PetitionFeed-in Tariffs
9.40 pm

Column: 1283

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 1284

Mobile Phones (Health Effects) [20 Dec 2010]

9.41 pm

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

Column: 1285

Column: 1286

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Watson:

Column: 1287

Bill Esterson:

Mr Watson:

Column: 1288

Bill Esterson:

Mr Watson:

Column: 1289

10 pm

Mr Watson:

Column: 1290

Column: 1291

10.11 pm

Column: 1292

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Anne Milton):

Bill Esterson:

Anne Milton:

Column: 1293

Column: 1294

Mr Watson:

Anne Milton:

Column: 1295

Column: 1296

10.25 pm
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