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Volume No. 527

Part No. 148

House of Commons Debates 27 April 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

cabinet office

small and medium-sized enterprises

big society bank

big society

public expenditure reductions

big society bank

public sector mutuals

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

export credits guarantee department (regulation and reporting)

points of order

sure start children’s centres

higher education policy

section 5 of the european communities (amendment) act 1993

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

delegated legislation (committees)

press self-regulation

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Column: 155

House of Commons [27 Apr 2011]

Prayers [27 Apr 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [27 Apr 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Apr 2011]

Cabinet Office [27 Apr 2011]

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [27 Apr 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Robert Halfon:

Column: 156

Mr Maude:

Julian Smith:

Mr Maude:

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Maude:

Amber Rudd:

Mr Maude:

Column: 157

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Big Society Bank [27 Apr 2011]

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr Oliver Letwin):

Lindsay Roy:

Mr Letwin:

Column: 158

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Letwin:

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Mr Letwin:

Big Society [27 Apr 2011]

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 159

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Hurd:

Public Expenditure Reductions [27 Apr 2011]

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Mrs Glindon:

Column: 160

Mr Hurd:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Hurd:

Big Society Bank [27 Apr 2011]

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

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr Oliver Letwin):

Nadhim Zahawi:

Mr Letwin:

Column: 161

Jack Lopresti:

Mr Letwin:

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Mr Letwin:

Public Sector Mutuals [27 Apr 2011]

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Column: 162

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Selous:

Mr Maude:

Topical Questions [27 Apr 2011]

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Mr Bone:

Mr Maude:

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 163

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Mr Speaker:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

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

Mr Hurd:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Mr Hurd:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Column: 164

Mr Hurd:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hurd:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Maude:

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

Mr Maude:

Prime Minister [27 Apr 2011]

Engagements [27 Apr 2011]

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 165

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Jim Shannon:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 166

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 167

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 168

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 169

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 170

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 171

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 172

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Column: 173

The Prime Minister:

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 174

The Prime Minister:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 175

The Prime Minister:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 176

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 177

Export Credits Guarantee Department (Regulation and Reporting) [27 Apr 2011]

12.33 pm

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 178

Column: 179

Column: 180

Points of Order [27 Apr 2011]

12.43 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Column: 181

Mr Speaker:

Column: 182

Opposition Day

Sure Start Children’s Centres [27 Apr 2011]

12.47 pm

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 183

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Column: 184

Andy Burnham:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 185

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 186

Andy Burnham:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 187

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Robert Halfon:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 188

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 189

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Ben Gummer:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 190

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

Andy Burnham:

Column: 191

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD)

Andy Burnham:

Column: 192

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Andy Burnham:

Mr Speaker:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 193

Column: 194

1.33 pm

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Column: 195

Andy Burnham

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham:

Michael Gove:

Ms Buck:

Column: 197

Michael Gove:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 198

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Diana Johnson:

Michael Gove:

Column: 199

Henry Smith:

Michael Gove:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Michael Gove:

Mr Field:

Column: 200

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 201

Michael Gove:

Several hon. Members

Michael Gove:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Several hon. Members

Michael Gove:

Column: 202

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Column: 203

2.1 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 204

Column: 205

Column: 206

2.11 pm

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Andy Burnham:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 207

Column: 208

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

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 209

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Dan Rogerson:

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

Dan Rogerson:

Diana Johnson:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 210

2.27 pm

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

Column: 211

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Andrew Bingham

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Michael Gove:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 212

Several hon. Members

Column: 213

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.41 pm

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 214

Andy Burnham:

Caroline Dinenage:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Caroline Dinenage:

Andy Burnham:

Caroline Dinenage:

Column: 215

2.49 pm

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 216

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 217

Mr Field:

Column: 218

3.1 pm

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 219

Julie Hilling:

Richard Fuller:

Sarah Newton:

Richard Fuller:

Column: 220

3.11 pm

Column: 221

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

Column: 222

Column: 223

3.21 pm

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 224

Column: 225

3.28 pm

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 226

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Julie Hilling:

Anna Soubry:

Julie Hilling:

Anna Soubry:

Julie Hilling:

Column: 227

Andy Burnham:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Julie Hilling:

3.36 pm

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Column: 228

3.40 pm

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Column: 229

Column: 230

Caroline Dinenage:

Mrs Hodgson:

Column: 231

3.50 pm

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

Column: 232

Column: 233

Column: 234

Division No. 259 [Points of Order] [27 Apr 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 238

Higher Education Policy [27 Apr 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

4.15 pm

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Column: 239

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mr Denham:

Column: 240

Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey) (Con):

Mr Denham:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab)

Mr Denham:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 241

Mr Denham:

Column: 242

Column: 243

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Denham:

Column: 244

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):

Mr Denham:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Mr Denham:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con)

Column: 245

Mr Denham:

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

Mr Denham:

Column: 246

4.44 pm

The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts):

Column: 247

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab)

Mr Willetts:

Mr Lammy:

Column: 248

Mr Willetts:

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

Mr Willetts:

Hugh Bayley

Mr Willetts:

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 249

Mr Willetts:

Several hon. Members

Mr Willetts:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Willetts:

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

Mr Willetts:

Dr Whiteford:

Mr Willetts:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab)

Column: 250

Mr Willetts:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Graham Stringer:

Mr Willetts:

Angela Smith:

Mr Willetts:

Column: 251

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Willetts:

Mr Thomas:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Thomas:

Mr Willetts:

Margot James:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 252

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

Mr Willetts:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Willetts:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 254

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.12 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 255

Mr Graham Stuart:

Lilian Greenwood:

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

Lilian Greenwood:

Nick de Bois:

Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 256

Andrew Bridgen:

Lilian Greenwood:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 257

5.22 pm

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Column: 258

Mr Denham:

Mr Wilson:

Column: 259

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Wilson:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Wilson:

Column: 260

Mr Willetts:

Mr Wilson:

5.33 pm

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

Mr Andrew Smith:

Column: 261

Mr Bailey:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Bailey:

Column: 262

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Bailey:

5.43 pm

Column: 263

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

Several hon. Members

Simon Hughes:

Several hon. Members

Simon Hughes:

Mr Lammy

Simon Hughes:

Column: 264

Mr Lammy:

Simon Hughes:

Mr Lammy:

Simon Hughes:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

Column: 265

Mr Thomas

Simon Hughes:

Mr Thomas:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 266

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.55 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 267

Mr Lammy:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 268

6.3 pm

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 269

Andrew Bridgen:

Margot James:

Andrew Bridgen:

Column: 270

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Andrew Bridgen:

6.11 pm

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

Column: 271

Dr Whiteford:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr Lammy:

Column: 272

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

6.20 pm

Column: 273

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Paul Farrelly:

Lorely Burt:

Column: 274

6.27 pm

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

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 275

Tristram Hunt:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 276

Tristram Hunt:

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

Tristram Hunt:

6.33 pm

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Paul Farrelly:

Mr Jones:

Column: 277

6.39 pm

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 278

Column: 279

Stella Creasy:

Mr Thomas:

Paul Farrelly:

Mr Thomas:

Column: 280

6.49 pm

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

Column: 281

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Hayes:

Luciana Berger:

Mr Hayes:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)

Mr Hayes:

Nic Dakin:

Column: 282

Mr Hayes:

Sheila Gilmore

Paul Farrelly

Mr Hayes:

Mr Denham:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 283

Mr Alan Campbell

Division No. 260 [ Higher Education Policy] [27 Apr 2011]

Column: 288

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 [27 Apr 2011]

7.13 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Mark Hoban):

Column: 289

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 290

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hoban:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 291

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 292

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

Mr Hoban:

Column: 293

Mr Cash:

Mr Hoban:

7.30 pm

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

Mr Cash

Column: 294

Chris Leslie:

Mr Cash:

Chris Leslie:

Martin Horwood:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Davidson:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 295

Kelvin Hopkins:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 296

Column: 297

Mr Cash:

Chris Leslie:

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

Chris Leslie:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Chris Leslie:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 298

Chris Leslie:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mr Cash:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 299

7.51 pm

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Column: 300

Mr Cash:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Column: 301

8 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 302

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Martin Horwood:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 303

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 304

8.12 pm

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 305

Column: 306

Column: 307

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

8.22 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Mr Nuttall:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Mr Nuttall:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 308

Mr Nuttall:

8.27 pm

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 309

8.31 pm

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

Mr Hoban

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 310

Alec Shelbrooke:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 311

Mr Davidson:

Column: 312

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Business without Debate [27 Apr 2011]

Delegated Legislation [27 Apr 2011]

European Union Documents [27 Apr 2011]

Column: 313

Delegated Legislation (Committees) [27 Apr 2011]

petitionPleck Library (Walsall)

8.43 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 314

Press Self-regulation [27 Apr 2011]

8.43 pm

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Column: 315

Column: 316

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Steve Rotheram:

Mr McCann:

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Mr McCann:

Column: 317

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr McCann:

Column: 318

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr McCann:

Column: 319

9.2 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Nadine Dorries:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 320

Mr McCann:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 321

Mr McCann:

Mr Vaizey:

Mr McCann

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 322

Mr Whittingdale:

Mr Vaizey:

9.13 pm

Column: 323

Division No. 258 [ Press Self-regulation]

Deferred Division [27 Apr 2011]

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