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Volume No. 524 Part No. 130

House of Commons Debates 10 March 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

transport

renewable energy directive

blue badge scheme

high-speed rail

ultra-light rail

rail transport (south-east)

rail (branch lines)

cycling

local authority major transport schemes

free bus services

speed limits

rail electrification

satellite navigation systems

marine and coastguard agency

topical questions

women and equalities

human trafficking

discrimination in sport

parental leave

gender pay gap

media images of women

caring responsibilities

civil partnerships

corporate boards

business of the house

publication administration committee report (smaller government)

un women

inter-parliamentary scrutiny (eu foreign, defence and security policy)

mobile communications (interception)


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 10 March 2011

Volume No. 524 Part No. 130

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Column: 1041

Column: 1041

House of Commons [10 Mar 2011]

Prayers [10 Mar 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [10 Mar 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [10 Mar 2011]

Transport [10 Mar 2011]

Renewable Energy Directive [10 Mar 2011]

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

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

Richard Graham:

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1042

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Blue Badge Scheme [10 Mar 2011]

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker):

Mike Freer:

Norman Baker:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Norman Baker:

Column: 1043

High-speed Rail [10 Mar 2011]

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

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

Lorely Burt:

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1044

Ultra-light Rail [10 Mar 2011]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker):

Tom Brake:

Norman Baker:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Norman Baker:

Rail Transport (South-east) [10 Mar 2011]

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1045

Mrs Villiers:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 1046

Maria Eagle:

Mrs Villiers:

Rail (Branch Lines) [10 Mar 2011]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Neil Carmichael:

Mrs Villiers:

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

Mrs Villiers:

Cycling [10 Mar 2011]

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 1047

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Damian Hinds:

Mike Penning:

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Local Authority Major Transport Schemes [10 Mar 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

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

Robert Halfon:

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1048

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Free Bus Services [10 Mar 2011]

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker):

Dr Huppert:

Norman Baker:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 1049

Norman Baker:

Mr Speaker:

Speed Limits [10 Mar 2011]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Stephen Phillips:

Mike Penning:

Rail Electrification [10 Mar 2011]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

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

Andrew Bridgen:

Column: 1050

Mr Hammond:

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC):

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

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Hammond:

Column: 1051

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Philip Hammond:

Satellite Navigation Systems [10 Mar 2011]

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Laura Sandys:

Mike Penning:

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

Column: 1052

Mike Penning:

Marine and Coastguard Agency [10 Mar 2011]

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Bill Esterson:

Mike Penning:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Mike Penning:

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

Column: 1053

Mike Penning:

Topical Questions [10 Mar 2011]

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

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

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 1055

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

Mr Hammond:

Mr Speaker:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Column: 1056

Mr Hammond:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Speaker:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Women and Equalities [10 Mar 2011]

Human Trafficking [10 Mar 2011]

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

The Minister for Equalities (Lynne Featherstone):

Column: 1057

Stephen Phillips:

Lynne Featherstone:

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

Lynne Featherstone:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Lynne Featherstone:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Lynne Featherstone:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1058

Discrimination in Sport [10 Mar 2011]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Minister for Equalities (Lynne Featherstone):

Mark Menzies:

Lynne Featherstone:

Parental Leave [10 Mar 2011]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Stephen Mosley:

Maria Miller:

Column: 1059

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Gender Pay Gap [10 Mar 2011]

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

The Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equalities (Mrs Theresa May):

Simon Hughes:

Mrs May:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 1060

Mrs May:

Mr Speaker:

Media Images of Women [10 Mar 2011]

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con):

The Minister for Equalities (Lynne Featherstone):

Esther McVey:

Lynne Featherstone:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Speaker:

Caring Responsibilities [10 Mar 2011]

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 1061

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Barry Gardiner:

Maria Miller:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Maria Miller:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Column: 1062

Civil Partnerships [10 Mar 2011]

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

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Mr Turner:

Mrs May:

Corporate Boards [10 Mar 2011]

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

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Miss McIntosh:

Mrs May:

Column: 1063

Business of the House [10 Mar 2011]

11.33 am

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1064


Column: 1065

Sir George Young:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1066

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Sir George Young:

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1067

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 1068

Sir George Young:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Sir George Young:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1069

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1070

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 1071

Sir George Young:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 1072

Sir George Young:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir George Young:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 1073

Sir George Young:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1074

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1075

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1076

Sir George Young:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1077

Sir George Young:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1078

Backbench Business

Publication Administration Committee Report (Smaller Government) [10 Mar 2011]

Mr Speaker:

12.15 pm

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

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 1079

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab)

Column: 1080

Mr Jenkin:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Jenkin:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Robert Halfon:

Mr Jenkin:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 1081

Mr Jenkin:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Jenkin:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1082

Mr Jenkin:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Bone:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 1083

UN Women [10 Mar 2011]

Mr Speaker:

12.31 pm

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Column: 1084


Column: 1085


Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mrs Laing:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Mrs Laing:

Column: 1086


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

12.48 pm

Column: 1087

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Column: 1088


Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1089


12.57 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1090

Naomi Long:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1091


Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1092


1.8 pm

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Column: 1093

Column: 1094

1.15 pm

Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Column: 1095


1.20 pm

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East) (Lab):

Column: 1096


Column: 1097


1.28 pm

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Column: 1098


Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Naomi Long:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1099


Tony Baldry:

Amber Rudd:

1.37 pm

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 1101

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 1102


1.45 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 1103


Column: 1104


1.53 pm

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 1105

Mr MacShane:

Kate Green:

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Kate Green:

Column: 1106

Mrs Laing:

Kate Green:

2.4 pm

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Column: 1107

Column: 1108


Fiona Mactaggart:

Nicola Blackwood:

Mr MacShane:

Nicola Blackwood:

Column: 1109

Column: 1110

2.15 pm

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 1111

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr MacShane:

Naomi Long:

Mr MacShane:

Mrs Grant

Mr MacShane:

Mrs Grant:

Column: 1112

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1113

2.26 pm

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Claire Perry:

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 1114

Nicola Blackwood:

Rehman Chishti:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 1115

2.33 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr MacShane:

Sheila Gilmore:

Claire Perry:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 1116


Claire Perry:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 1117

2.44 pm

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

Column: 1118


Mrs Grant:

Jane Ellison:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1119

Jane Ellison:

2.52 pm

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

Column: 1120


Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 1121


Claire Perry:

Mr MacNeil:

Margaret Curran:

Column: 1122

Mr MacNeil:

3.2 pm

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

3.7 pm

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 1125

Nicola Blackwood:

Claire Perry:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Claire Perry:

Column: 1126


3.14 pm

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 1127

Amber Rudd:

Lorely Burt:

Claire Perry:

Lorely Burt:

Column: 1128

Nicola Blackwood:

Lorely Burt:

3.24 pm

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Column: 1129


Nicola Blackwood:

Mary Macleod:

Column: 1130


Amber Rudd:

Mary Macleod:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Mary Macleod:

Column: 1131

Mrs Grant:

Mary Macleod:

Fiona Mactaggart

Mary Macleod:

3.35 pm

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1132


Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 1133

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

3.45 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 1134


3.49 pm

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

Column: 1135

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Stephen O'Brien):

Column: 1136

Rushanara Ali:

Column: 1137


4.2 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Stephen O'Brien):

Column: 1138


Joan Ruddock:

Mr O’Brien:

Column: 1139


Column: 1140


Mr MacShane:

Mr O'Brien:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1141

Mr O'Brien:

Column: 1142


Column: 1143


Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr O'Brien:

4.26 pm

Column: 1144

Mrs Laing:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 1145

Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny (EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy) [10 Mar 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

4.32 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 1146


Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Richard Ottaway:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1147


Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con):

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Walter:

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1148

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

Richard Ottaway:

Dr Murrison:

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1149


Mr Chope:

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1150

Mr Chope:

Richard Ottaway:

4.50 pm

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mike Gapes:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1151


Mr Chope:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1152

Mr Walter:

Mr MacShane:

Mr Clappison

Mr MacShane:

Mr Clappison:

Column: 1153

Mr MacShane:

5.2 pm

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Clappison:

Column: 1154

Mr Walter:

Mr MacShane:

Mr Walter:

Column: 1155

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Walter:

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Jeremy Browne):

Mr Walter:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 1156

Mr Walter:

Column: 1157

Mr Chope:

Mr Walter:

Column: 1158

Mr Clappison:

Mr Walter:

5.27 pm

Column: 1159

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

Column: 1160


Mr Chope:

Mike Gapes:

Column: 1161

5.38 pm

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Column: 1162


Column: 1163


4.46 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Jeremy Browne):

Column: 1164


Mr Chope:

Mr Browne:

Column: 1165


5.55 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

5.57 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1166

Division No. 221 [ Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny (EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy)] [10 Mar 2011]

Column: 1168

Mobile Communications (Interception) [10 Mar 2011]

6.12 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1169

Column: 1170


Column: 1171

Column: 1172


6.30 pm

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

Column: 1173


Column: 1174


Chris Bryant:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 1175


Column: 1176


6.43 pm