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Volume No. 528 Part No. 159

House of Commons Debates 17 May 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

justice

restorative justice

injunctions (privacy)

echr jurisdiction

sentencing

prisoners (foreign nationals)

legal aid reform

work opportunities (prisons)

charity initiatives (prisons)

drug rehabilitation

legal aid (immigration)

victim support (violent crime)

prisoners (foreign nationals)

topical questions

house of lords reform (draft bill)

fourth carbon budget

dangerous driving (maximum sentence)

localism bill (ways and means)

localism bill (programme) (no. 2)

localism bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

public health observatories


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Column: 135

House of Commons [17 May 2011]

Prayers [17 May 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [17 May 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 May 2011]

Justice [17 May 2011]

Restorative Justice [17 May 2011]

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Nicky Morgan:

Mr Blunt:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Column: 136

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

Mr Blunt:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Injunctions (Privacy) [17 May 2011]

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Column: 137

Mr Whittingdale:

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 138

Mr Clarke:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Clarke:

Mr Speaker:

ECHR Jurisdiction [17 May 2011]

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

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Mr Bain:

Column: 139

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Sentencing [17 May 2011]

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Steve McCabe:

Mr Blunt:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 140

Mr Blunt:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Blunt:

Prisoners (Foreign Nationals) [17 May 2011]

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Nick Smith:

Column: 141

Mr Blunt:

Mr Hanson:

Mr Blunt:

Legal Aid Reform [17 May 2011]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Jessica Morden:

Column: 142

Mr Djanogly:

Chris Evans:

Mr Djanogly:

Rosie Cooper:

Mr Djanogly:

Liz Kendall:

Mr Djanogly:

Julie Elliott:

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 143

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Djanogly:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr Djanogly:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 144

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Work Opportunities (Prisons) [17 May 2011]

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Tony Baldry:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 145

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Mr Clarke:

Charity Initiatives (Prisons) [17 May 2011]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Mark Menzies:

Column: 146

Mr Blunt:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Drug Rehabilitation [17 May 2011]

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Chris White:

Column: 147

Mr Blunt:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Blunt:

Legal Aid (Immigration) [17 May 2011]

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Simon Kirby:

Mr Djanogly:

Victim Support (Violent Crime) [17 May 2011]

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 148

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Margot James:

Mr Blunt:

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Prisoners (Foreign Nationals) [17 May 2011]

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Column: 149

Jessica Lee:

Mr Blunt:

Topical Questions [17 May 2011]

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Mr Raab:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 150

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Column: 151

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Column: 152

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Mr Speaker:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 153

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Column: 154

Mr Clarke:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Column: 155

House of Lords Reform (Draft Bill) [17 May 2011]

3.30 pm

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Column: 156

Column: 157

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 158


The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 159

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 160

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

Column: 161

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

Column: 162

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 163

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Column: 164

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 165

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 166

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 167

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 168

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Column: 169

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 170

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 171

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mike Gapes

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 172

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Steve McCabe:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 173

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 175

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 176

Fourth Carbon Budget [17 May 2011]

4.41 pm

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

Column: 177

Column: 178

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

Column: 179


Chris Huhne:

Column: 180

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 181

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):

Column: 182

Chris Huhne:

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 183

Chris Huhne:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 184

Chris Huhne:

Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 185

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Chris Huhne:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 186

Chris Huhne:

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

Chris Huhne:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 187

Chris Huhne:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Mr Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 188

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Chris Huhne:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 189

Chris Huhne:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 190

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 191

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 192

Dangerous Driving (Maximum Sentence) [17 May 2011]

5.39 pm

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab):

Column: 193

Column: 194


localism bill (ways and means)

Column: 195

Localism Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [17 May 2011]

5.49 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark):

Column: 197

5.53 pm

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

5.53 pm

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

Column: 198

Localism Bill [17 May 2011]

5.54 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 199

Column: 200

Column: 201

Column: 202

Column: 203

Column: 204

Andrew Stunell:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 205

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

6 pm

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 206

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 207


Column: 208


Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 209


6.15 pm

Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Andrew Stunell:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 210

Column: 211


Barbara Keeley:

Column: 212

Andrew Stunell:

6.30 pm

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 213


Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 214


Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 215

Column: 216

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Barbara Keeley:

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

Barbara Keeley:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)

Barbara Keeley:

Column: 217

6.45 pm

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

John Stevenson:

Column: 218


Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Column: 219


The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark):

Graham Jones:

Greg Clark

Graham Jones:

Greg Clark

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 220

Graham Jones:

Andrew Stunell

Graham Jones:

Philip Davies:

Column: 221


7 pm

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Philip Davies:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 222


Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Column: 223

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

Mr Ward:

Column: 224

Heidi Alexander:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Heidi Alexander:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Column: 225

7.15 pm

Heidi Alexander:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Column: 226


Mr Raynsford:

Column: 227

Andrew Percy:

Column: 228

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Gavin Barwell:

Andrew Stunell:

7.30 pm

Column: 229

Column: 230

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 231

Division No. 273 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 236

Column: 238

Column: 239

Column: 241

Column: 242

Division No. 274 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 245

Division No. 275 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 249

Column: 250

Column: 252

Column: 253

Column: 254

Greg Clark:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 255

Column: 256

Column: 257

Column: 258

Column: 259

Column: 260

Column: 261

Greg Clark:

8.15 pm

Column: 262

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

Greg Clark:

Column: 263


Column: 264

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 265

Greg Clark:

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

8.30 pm

Greg Clark:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 266


Joan Walley:

Greg Clark:

Column: 267

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Column: 268

Annette Brooke:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Greg Clark:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 269

8.45 pm

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Joan Walley:

Greg Clark:

Nigel Mills:

Greg Clark:

Column: 270


Column: 271

Mr Raynsford:

Greg Clark:

Mr Raynsford:

Greg Clark:

Column: 272

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

Greg Clark:

Heidi Alexander:

Greg Clark:

Mr Betts

Greg Clark:

Mr Betts:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 273

Greg Clark:

9 pm

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

Column: 274

Greg Clark:

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con)

Philip Davies

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con)

Greg Clark:

Philip Davies:

Greg Clark:

George Hollingbery:

Column: 275

Greg Clark:

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Mr David Lammy

Greg Clark:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Column: 276


James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con)

Jack Dromey:

Column: 277


Several hon. Members

Jack Dromey:

9.15 pm

Column: 278

Column: 279


Column: 280


9.30 pm

Column: 281


Annette Brooke:

Column: 282


Mr Lammy:

Column: 283

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

9.45 pm

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

Column: 284

Joan Ruddock:

Philip Davies:

Mr Lammy:

Philip Davies:

Column: 285

Joan Walley:

Column: 286


Simon Hughes:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 287


Greg Mulholland:

10 pm

Column: 288

Division No. 276 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 292

Division No. 277 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 297

Division No. 278 [ Localism Bill] [17 May 2011]

Column: 301

Column: 302

Division No. 279 [ Localism Bill]

Column: 304

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Column: 307

Column: 308

Column: 309

Column: 310

Column: 311

Column: 312

Business without Debate [17 May 2011]

Delegated Legislation [17 May 2011]

Column: 313

The Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household (Mr Mark Francois):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 314

Public Health Observatories [17 May 2011]

10.54 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 315


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 316


Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

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

Ian Lavery:

Column: 317

Grahame M. Morris:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 318

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Grahame M. Morris

Madam Deputy Speaker:

11.11 pm

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

Column: 319

11.13 pm

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

Column: 320


Column: 321

Ms Abbott:

Anne Milton:

Column: 322

11.23 pm