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Volume No. 529 Part No. 166

House of Commons Debates 9 June 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

engineering and manufacturing careers

apprenticeships

green investment bank

employment law

bank lending (small businesses)

offenders (skills)

bank lending (retford)

green investment

regional growth fund

british manufacturers

tata plant (scunthorpe)

apprenticeships

adult learning provision

part-time university course fees

topical questions

business of the house

dr david kelly

Postal Services Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

postal services bill

munro report

cannabis and psychosis (young people)


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Column: 259

House of Commons [9 Jun 2011]

Prayers [9 Jun 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [9 Jun 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [9 Jun 2011]

Business, Innovation and Skills [9 Jun 2011]

Engineering and Manufacturing Careers [9 Jun 2011]

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

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Simon Hughes:

Column: 260

Vince Cable:

Gordon Birtwistle:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Apprenticeships [9 Jun 2011]

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

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

Column: 261

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Hayes:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Green Investment Bank [9 Jun 2011]

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Simon Kirby:

Vince Cable:

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

Column: 262

Vince Cable:

Employment Law [9 Jun 2011]

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Edward Davey):

Alun Cairns:

Mr Davey:

Julian Smith:

Column: 263

Mr Davey:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Bank Lending (Small Businesses) [9 Jun 2011]

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Nigel Mills:

Column: 264

Vince Cable:

Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Column: 265

Vince Cable:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Vince Cable:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Column: 266

Offenders (Skills) [9 Jun 2011]

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

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

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

Mr Burrowes:

Mr Hayes:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Hayes:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 267

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

Mr Hayes:

Bank Lending (Retford) [9 Jun 2011]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

John Mann:

Vince Cable:

Green Investment [9 Jun 2011]

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

Column: 268

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Tom Greatrex:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 269

Vince Cable:

Regional Growth Fund [9 Jun 2011]

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Mark Prisk):

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Prisk:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Column: 270

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

British Manufacturers [9 Jun 2011]

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Mark Prisk):

Chris Skidmore:

Mr Prisk:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 271

Mr Prisk:

Tata Plant (Scunthorpe) [9 Jun 2011]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Edward Davey):

Nic Dakin:

Mr Davey:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Apprenticeships [9 Jun 2011]

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Column: 272

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

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

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

Bill Esterson:

Column: 273

Mr Hayes:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Adult Learning Provision [9 Jun 2011]

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

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

Bob Blackman:

Mr Hayes:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Column: 274

Mr Hayes:

Part-time University Course Fees [9 Jun 2011]

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

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

Kate Green:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

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

Column: 275

Mr Willetts:

Topical Questions [9 Jun 2011]

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Jack Dromey:

Vince Cable:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

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

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

Column: 276

Vince Cable:

Mr Denham:

Vince Cable:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Edward Davey):

Column: 277

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Mark Prisk):

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

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

Column: 278

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

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

Mr Prisk:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Prisk:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Column: 279

Mr Willetts:

Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Column: 280

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Willetts:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

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

Column: 281

Column: 282

Mr Davey:

Column: 283

Business of the House [9 Jun 2011]

11.33 am

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 284


Column: 285


Sir George Young:

Column: 286


Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

Column: 287

Sir George Young:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 288

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 289

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 290

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 291

Sir George Young:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 292

Sir George Young:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 293

Sir George Young:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 294

Sir George Young:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 295

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

Sir George Young:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

Column: 296

Sir George Young:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Column: 297

Sir George Young:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Column: 298

Sir George Young:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 299

Sir George Young:

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 300

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Speaker:

Sir George Young:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 301

Dr David Kelly [9 Jun 2011]

12.26 pm

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Column: 302


Column: 303


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

Column: 304

The Attorney-General:

Column: 305


Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 306


Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Column: 307


Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Column: 308

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Column: 309

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 310

The Attorney-General:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Postal Services Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Column: 311

Postal Services Bill [9 Jun 2011]

1.1 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Edward Davey):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Davey:

Column: 312


Column: 313


Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 314

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Nia Griffith:

1.15 pm

Column: 315


Column: 316


Column: 317


Lorely Burt:

Column: 318


Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

1.30 pm

Column: 319


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Jack Dromey:

Column: 320


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

Jack Dromey:

Lorely Burt:

Jack Dromey

Column: 321

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Jack Dromey:

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 322

1.45 pm

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 323


Fiona O'Donnell:

Mr Weir:

Column: 324


Column: 325


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 326


2 pm

Column: 327


Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 328

Michael Connarty:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Michael Connarty:

Column: 329


Mr Weir:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 330


2.15 pm

Lorely Burt:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 331

Mr Davey:

Nia Griffith:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Davey:

Column: 332


Mr Weir:

Mr Davey:

Nia Griffith

Column: 333

Mr Davey:

Nia Griffith:

Mr Davey:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Mr Davey:

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

Column: 334

Mr Davey:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.30 pm

Mr Davey:

Column: 335

Jack Dromey:

Mr Davey:

Jack Dromey:

Column: 336

Mr Davey:

Jim Shannon:

Mr Davey:

Mr Weir:

Column: 337

Mr Davey:

Mr Weir:

Mr Davey:

Mr Davey:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Davey:

Column: 338

2.45 pm

Column: 339

Nia Griffith:

Mr Davey:

Column: 340

Mr Davey:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Davey:

Column: 341


Column: 342


3 pm

Nia Griffith:

Column: 343


Column: 344


Column: 345

Lorely Burt:

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

Column: 346


3.15 pm

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 347


Michael Connarty:

Richard Fuller:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 348


Column: 349


Column: 350


3.30 pm

Mr Davey:

Column: 351

Nia Griffith:

Mr Davey:

Column: 352


Mr Davidson:

Mr Davey:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Davey:

Column: 353


Michael Connarty:

3.45 pm

Column: 354

Mr Davey:

Column: 355

Munro Report [9 Jun 2011]

3.47 pm

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

Column: 356


Column: 357


Column: 358


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

Tim Loughton:

Column: 359


Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 360

Tim Loughton:

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

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)

Tim Loughton:

Mrs Grant:

Column: 361

Tim Loughton:

Jim Shannon:

Tim Loughton:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Column: 362


Jim Shannon

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)

Tim Loughton:

Jim Shannon:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 363


Mrs Grant:

Column: 364

Tim Loughton:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Bill Esterson:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 365


Column: 366


Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

Meg Munn:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 367


Column: 368


Mr Graham Stuart:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Stuart:

Tim Loughton:

4.34 pm

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 369


Column: 370


Jeremy Corbyn:

Toby Perkins:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 371

Toby Perkins:

Column: 372


Mr Graham Stuart:

Toby Perkins:

Meg Munn:

Column: 373

Toby Perkins:

Column: 374


Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Column: 375

Toby Perkins:

Andrea Leadsom

Toby Perkins:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 376

Toby Perkins:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 377

5.3 pm

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

Column: 378


5.8 pm

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Column: 379

Column: 380


5.14 pm

Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con):

Column: 381


Column: 382


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.20 pm

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

Column: 383


5.26 pm

Column: 384

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 385


5.31 pm

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 386


5.37 pm

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Column: 387

5.43 pm

Column: 388

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 389

5.49 pm

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 390


5.52 pm

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

5.53 pm

Tim Loughton:

Column: 391


Craig Whittaker:

Tim Loughton:

Craig Whittaker:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 392

Column: 393

Cannabis and Psychosis (Young People) [9 Jun 2011]

6 pm

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 394

Column: 395

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Walker:

Column: 396


6.14 pm

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

Column: 397

Column: 398


6.23 pm