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Volume No. 530 Part No. 173

House of Commons Debates 20 June 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

communities and local government

weekly refuse collections

housing (armed forces personnel)

service provision

new homes bonus

fraudulent claims (local authority funding)

home ownership

fire and rescue services

unauthorised development

empty homes

senior pay (local government)

planning

transparency (local government spending)

business rates

fiscal autonomy (local authorities)

topical questions

eurozone (contingency plans)

points of order

pensions bill

pensions bill

pensions bill

pensions bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

business of the house

private gary barlow


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Column: 1

House of Commons [20 Jun 2011]

Prayers [20 Jun 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [20 Jun 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [20 Jun 2011]

Communities and Local Government [20 Jun 2011]

Weekly Refuse Collections [20 Jun 2011]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Mark Menzies:

Mr Pickles:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Column: 3

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Pickles:

Housing (Armed Forces Personnel) [20 Jun 2011]

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Column: 4

Mr Gray:

Grant Shapps:

Christopher Pincher:

Grant Shapps:

Service Provision [20 Jun 2011]

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

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

Column: 5

Mr Slaughter:

Greg Clark:

Mrs Glindon:

Greg Clark:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 6

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Mr Speaker:

New Homes Bonus [20 Jun 2011]

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Grant Shapps:

Column: 7

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

Grant Shapps:

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Fraudulent Claims (Local Authority Funding) [20 Jun 2011]

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

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Mr Raab:

Column: 8

Mr Pickles:

Home Ownership [20 Jun 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Robert Halfon:

Grant Shapps:

Nadine Dorries:

Grant Shapps:

Column: 9

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

Grant Shapps:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Fire and Rescue Services [20 Jun 2011]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill):

David Wright:

Column: 10

Robert Neill:

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

Robert Neill:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Robert Neill:

Unauthorised Development [20 Jun 2011]

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

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Mr Evennett:

Column: 11

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Jones:

Mr Pickles:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Empty Homes [20 Jun 2011]

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

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

Chris Skidmore:

Column: 12

Andrew Stunell:

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

Andrew Stunell:

Senior Pay (Local Government) [20 Jun 2011]

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Steve Baker:

Mr Pickles:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 13

Planning [20 Jun 2011]

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

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

George Freeman:

Greg Clark:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 14

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Transparency (Local Government Spending) [20 Jun 2011]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Jane Ellison:

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Business Rates [20 Jun 2011]

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

Column: 15

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Paul Goggins:

Mr Pickles:

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 16

Mr Pickles:

Mr Speaker:

Fiscal Autonomy (Local Authorities) [20 Jun 2011]

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill):

Mr Carswell:

Robert Neill:

Topical Questions [20 Jun 2011]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Column: 17

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Pickles:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Column: 18

Grant Shapps:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Mr Speaker:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

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

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 19

Mr Pickles:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Speaker:

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill):

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Column: 20

Mr Pickles:

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 21

Grant Shapps:

Column: 22

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 23

Eurozone (Contingency Plans) [20 Jun 2011]

3.32 pm

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab)

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

Column: 24


Ms Stuart:

Column: 25

Mr Hoban

Ms Stuart:

Mr Hoban:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 26

Mr Hoban:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 27

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Column: 28


Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 29

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

Column: 30

Mr Hoban:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 31

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Hoban:

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

Column: 32

Mr Hoban:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 33

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 34

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

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

Column: 35

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Several hon. Members

Column: 36

Mr Speaker:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 37

Points of Order [20 Jun 2011]

4.14 pm

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 38


Hilary Benn

Mr Speaker:

Hilary Benn:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 39

Mr Speaker:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 40


Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Sir George Young:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Field:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 41

Pensions Bill [] [20 Jun 2011]

4.27 pm

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab)

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 42


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

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 43


Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 44

Mr Watson:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 45


Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Column: 46

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab)

Mr Frank Field

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Watts:

Column: 47

Mr Duncan Smith:

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Watts:

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Watts:

Column: 48

Mr Duncan Smith:

Tom Blenkinsop

Mr Duncan Smith:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 49

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Joan Walley

Rachel Reeves

Mr Duncan Smith:

Joan Walley:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 50

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Several hon. Members

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Frank Field:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 51


Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Frank Field:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 52

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Several hon. Members

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Watson

Tom Blenkinsop

Column: 53

Mr Duncan Smith:

5.9 pm

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 54


Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 55


Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 56

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con)

Mr Byrne:

Richard Fuller:

Mr Byrne:

Richard Fuller:

Mr Byrne:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con)

Ben Gummer

Richard Fuller

Mr Byrne:

Column: 57


Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Byrne:

Richard Graham

Harriett Baldwin

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr Byrne:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr Byrne:

Richard Graham

Harriett Baldwin

Mr Byrne:

Column: 58

Harriett Baldwin:

Mr Byrne:

Richard Graham:

Mr Byrne:

Richard Graham:

Column: 59

Mr Byrne:

Ben Gummer:

Mr Byrne:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 60

Column: 61


The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Mr Byrne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.36 pm

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Column: 62


Sheila Gilmore:

Jonathan Evans:

Sheila Gilmore:

Jonathan Evans:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Column: 63

Jonathan Evans:

Harriett Baldwin:

Jonathan Evans:

Column: 64


Column: 65


Malcolm Wicks:

Jonathan Evans:

Malcolm Wicks:

Jonathan Evans:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jonathan Evans:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 66

5.51 pm

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Column: 67


Column: 68

Dr Whiteford:

Dame Anne Begg:

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Dame Anne Begg:

Steve Webb:

Column: 69

Dame Anne Begg:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 70


6.10 pm

Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):

Column: 71


Column: 72


Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Jenny Willott:

Column: 73

Mrs Main:

Jenny Willott:

Dame Anne Begg:

Jenny Willott:

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 74

Jenny Willott:

Sheila Gilmore:

Jenny Willott:

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

Jenny Willott:

6.26 pm

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 75

Jonathan Evans:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 76


6.35 pm

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Column: 77


Column: 78


Column: 79

Jonathan Evans:

Ben Gummer:

6.48 pm

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):

Column: 80


Column: 81

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Malcolm Wicks:

Steve Webb:

Malcolm Wicks:

Steve Webb:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 82

Column: 83


7.1 pm

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Column: 84

Column: 85


7.10 pm

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Column: 86


Column: 87

Jonathan Evans:

Julie Elliott:

7.19 pm

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Sheila Gilmore:

John Glen:

Column: 88

Column: 89


7.29 pm

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Column: 90


Column: 91


7.35 pm

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 92


Column: 93


7.44 pm

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 94


Column: 95


Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 96

Cathy Jamieson:

7.58 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 97


Column: 98


8.5 pm

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

Harriett Baldwin:

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 99


8.13 pm

Column: 100

Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

Nick Boles:

Nicky Morgan:

Nick Boles:

Column: 101


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

Column: 102

Nick Boles:

Debbie Abrahams:

Nick Boles:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Alex Cunningham:

Nick Boles:

Dr Whiteford:

Nick Boles:

Column: 103


Sheila Gilmore:

Nick Boles:

Dr Whiteford:

Nick Boles:

Mr Watts:

Column: 104

Nick Boles:

Rachel Reeves:

Nick Boles:

8.32 pm

Column: 105

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

Nicky Morgan:

Mr Bain:

Column: 106


Column: 107


8.43 pm

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Column: 108


Column: 109


8.52 pm

Column: 110

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Watts:

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 111

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Alex Cunningham:

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

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 112

9.2 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 113


Column: 114


9.12 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 115


Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Mr Watts:

Priti Patel:

Sheila Gilmore:

Priti Patel:

Column: 116


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

9.18 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 117

Column: 118


9.26 pm

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Column: 119


Column: 120


Nick Boles:

Rachel Reeves:

Nick Boles:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 121


Nick Boles:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 122


9.40 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Column: 123

Dr Whiteford:

Steve Webb:

Mr Byrne:

Steve Webb:

Mr Byrne:

Steve Webb:

Column: 124


Dr Whiteford:

Steve Webb:

Several hon. Members

Steve Webb:

Column: 125


Mr Watts:

Steve Webb:

Column: 126

Mr Byrne:

Steve Webb:

Column: 127


Malcolm Wicks:

Steve Webb:

Sheila Gilmore:

Steve Webb:

Column: 128


Division No. 299 [Pensions Bill [Lords]] [20 Jun 2011]

PENSIONS BILL [] (PROGRAMME) [20 Jun 2011]

Column: 133

PENSIONS BILL [] (MONEY) [20 Jun 2011]

PENSIONS BILL [] (WAYS AND MEANS) [20 Jun 2011]

Business without Debate [20 Jun 2011]

delegated legislation [20 Jun 2011]

Mr Speaker:

Column: 134

Business of the House [20 Jun 2011]

Mr Speaker:

PetitionCheshunt Urgent Care Centre (Hertfordshire)

10.19 pm

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 135

Private Gary Barlow [20 Jun 2011]

10.21 pm

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Column: 136


Column: 137


Column: 138

10.34 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Andrew Robathan):

Column: 139


Column: 140


Column: 141


Column: 142

10.45 pm