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Volume No. 528 Part No. 162

House of Commons Debates 23 May 2011

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

education

underperforming schools

school administration

english baccalaureate

school staff redundancies

free schools

special educational needs

adoption rates

citizenship teaching

discretionary learner support fund

academies

maintained school buildings

careers guidance

connexions

directors of children’s services

bursary fund

arts and culture

topical questions

injunctions

rosemary nelson inquiry report

points of order

Bill Presented

sentencing

policing and crime

business without debate

delegated legislation

communities and local government

human rights (joint committee)

ftse 100 companies (governance)


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Column: 611

House of Commons [23 May 2011]

Prayers [23 May 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [23 May 2011]

Business before questions [23 May 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 May 2011]

Education [23 May 2011]

Underperforming Schools [23 May 2011]

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Mr Speaker:

Mary Macleod:

Column: 612

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

Michael Gove:

Column: 613

School Administration [23 May 2011]

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

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

Paul Uppal:

Mr Gibb:

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Gibb:

Column: 614

English Baccalaureate [23 May 2011]

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

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

Catherine McKinnell:

Mr Gibb:

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

Mr Gibb:

Mr Speaker:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 615

Mr Gibb:

School Staff Redundancies [23 May 2011]

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

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

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Gibb:

Free Schools [23 May 2011]

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Column: 616

Mr Raab:

Michael Gove:

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

Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 617

Michael Gove:

Andy Burnham:

Michael Gove:

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Column: 618

Mr Speaker:

Special Educational Needs [23 May 2011]

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

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

Nicky Morgan:

Sarah Teather:

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Sarah Teather:

Adoption Rates [23 May 2011]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 619

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

Mark Pawsey:

Tim Loughton:

Citizenship Teaching [23 May 2011]

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

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

Caroline Dinenage:

Mr Gibb:

Column: 620

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mr Gibb:

Discretionary Learner Support Fund [23 May 2011]

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

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

Lisa Nandy:

Mr Hayes:

Academies [23 May 2011]

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Column: 621

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Michael Gove:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Maintained School Buildings [23 May 2011]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Column: 622

Tony Lloyd:

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Careers Guidance [23 May 2011]

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Column: 623

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

Alok Sharma:

Mr Hayes:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Connexions [23 May 2011]

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

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

Karl Turner:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 624

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Directors of Children’s Services [23 May 2011]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

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

David Wright:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 625

Tim Loughton:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Bursary Fund [23 May 2011]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

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

Nic Dakin:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 626

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Arts and Culture [23 May 2011]

Mr Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

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

Mr Foster:

Mr Gibb:

Column: 627

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

Mr Gibb:

Topical Questions [23 May 2011]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Tony Lloyd:

Michael Gove:

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 628

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

Michael Gove:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Column: 629

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

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

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Michael Gove:

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

Column: 630

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

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

Mr Hayes:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Paul Blomfield

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Column: 631

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

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 632

Mr Hayes:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Michael Gove:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Column: 633

Injunctions [23 May 2011]

3.31 pm

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Column: 634


Mr Whittingdale:

The Attorney-General:

Column: 635


Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 636


Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 637

The Attorney-General:

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 638

The Attorney-General:

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

The Attorney-General:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

John Hemming:

The Attorney-General:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 639

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Column: 640

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 641

Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 642

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

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 643

The Attorney-General:

Column: 644

Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report [23 May 2011]

4.5 pm

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr Owen Paterson):

Column: 645

Column: 646

Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab):

Column: 647

Column: 648

Column: 649

Mr Speaker:

Mr Woodward:

Mr Paterson:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr Paterson:

Column: 650

Paul Murphy (Torfaen) (Lab):

Mr Paterson:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr Paterson:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Paterson:

Column: 651

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

Mr Paterson:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr Paterson:

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Column: 652

Mr Paterson:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Mr Paterson:

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

Mr Paterson:

Column: 653

Points of Order [23 May 2011]

4.38 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 654


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

Mr Speaker:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Helen Jones:

Column: 655

Mr Speaker:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 656

Mr Speaker:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Speaker:

Bill Presented

Column: 657

Opposition Day

Sentencing [23 May 2011]

Mr Speaker:

4.49 pm

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 658

Sadiq Khan:

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 659

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 660


Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Richard Graham:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham

Sadiq Khan:

Ben Gummer

Sadiq Khan:

Ben Gummer:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 661

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)

Sadiq Khan:

Steve McCabe:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Burrowes:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Burrowes

Sadiq Khan:

Charlie Elphicke

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 662


Sajid Javid

Sadiq Khan:

Sajid Javid:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham:

Column: 663

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham:

Sadiq Khan:

Richard Graham

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 664

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 665


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

Sadiq Khan:

Charlie Elphicke:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 666

5.16 pm

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

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 667


Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Column: 668


Dr Lewis:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 669


Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr Clarke:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 670

Mr Clarke:

Dr Lewis:

Mr Clarke:

Dr Lewis:

Column: 671

Mr Clarke:

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab)

Mr Clarke:

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 672


Sadiq Khan:

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 673


Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)

Mr Clarke:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 674

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.45 pm

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 675


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.52 pm

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

Column: 676


Michael Ellis:

Sir Alan Beith:

5.56 pm

Column: 677

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

Karl Turner:

Steve McCabe:

Column: 678


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

6.4 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 679

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Philip Davies:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Philip Davies:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 680

Philip Davies:

Anna Soubry:

Philip Davies:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Philip Davies:

Column: 681

6.12 pm

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 682


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

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 683


Madam Deputy Speaker:

6.20 pm

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

Column: 684


Philip Davies:

Mrs Grant:

6.24 pm

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Column: 685

Bob Stewart:

Mrs Chapman:

Column: 686


6.31 pm

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 687

Ben Gummer:

Andrew Percy:

Ben Gummer:

Column: 688

6.39 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 689


6.44 pm

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Column: 690

Karl Turner:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 691

Fiona Mactaggart:

Anna Soubry:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Anna Soubry:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 692

6.53 pm

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

Anna Soubry:

Karl Turner:

6.55 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 693


Column: 694


Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 695

7.4 pm

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

Mr George Howarth

Mr Blunt:

Column: 696


Karl Turner

Mr Blunt:

Column: 697

Column: 698


Division No. 284 [ Points of Order] [23 May 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 703

Policing and Crime [23 May 2011]

7.31 pm

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

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 704

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

Yvette Cooper:

Paul Maynard

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)

Yvette Cooper:

Mr Jackson:

Yvette Cooper:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 705

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 706

Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Michael Ellis:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 707

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 708


Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 709

7.50 pm

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

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Mark Tami:

Mrs May:

Column: 710

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

Mrs May:

Mark Tami:

Mrs May:

Geraint Davies:

Mrs May:

Column: 711

Andrew Bridgen:

Mrs May:

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 712


Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr Anderson:

Column: 713

Mrs May:

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs May:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mrs May:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 714

Mrs May:

Mr Charles Walker:

Mrs May:

Mr Walker:

Mrs May:

Mr Walker:

Column: 715

Mrs May:

Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mrs May:

Column: 716


Column: 717


Philip Davies:

Mrs May:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 718

Mrs May:

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 719

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs May:

Yvette Cooper:

Mrs May:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 720

8.27 pm

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

Column: 721

Column: 722

8.35 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

David T. C. Davies:

Column: 723


Column: 724


8.41 pm

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

Column: 725

Claire Perry:

Debbie Abrahams:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 726

8.49 pm

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Column: 727

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Tom Brake:

David T. C. Davies:

Tom Brake:

Column: 728


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.57 pm

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

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Alun Michael:

Column: 729

Column: 730

9.3 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 731

Column: 732

9.9 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 733

9.14 pm

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

Column: 734

9.20 pm

Column: 735

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Column: 736


9.27 pm

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 737


9.32 pm

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

Column: 738


Column: 739

9.36 pm

Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab):

Column: 740

Dr Huppert:

Vernon Coaker:

Dr Huppert:

Vernon Coaker:

Column: 741


Tom Brake

Vernon Coaker:

Mrs May:

Vernon Coaker:

9.48 pm

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

Column: 742


Column: 743


Yvette Cooper

Nick Herbert:

Yvette Cooper

Nick Herbert:

Mr Speaker:

Nick Herbert:

Yvette Cooper

Nick Herbert:

Yvette Cooper

Column: 744

Nick Herbert:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr Speaker:

Nick Herbert:

Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)

Division No. 285 [ Policing and Crime] [23 May 2011]

Business without Debate [23 May 2011]

Delegated Legislation [23 May 2011]

Communities and Local Government [23 May 2011]

Human Rights (Joint Committee) [23 May 2011]

Column: 749

FTSE 100 Companies (Governance) [23 May 2011]

10.16 pm

Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 750

Column: 751


Column: 752


Column: 753


10.31 pm

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

Column: 754

Column: 755


Column: 756


10.42 pm