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Volume No. 530 Part No. 183

House of Commons Debates 6 July 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

northern ireland

security situation

government spending

fuel smuggling

tourism (vat)

disturbances (belfast)

public expenditure reductions

human trafficking

economy

prime minister

engagements

afghanistan

sunday trading (amendment)

business of the house (today)

phone hacking

estimates 2011-12

foreign and commonwealth office

afghanistan and pakistan

department for communities and local government

home office

estimates, 2011-12

business without debate

delegated legislation

committee on members’ allowances

review of parliamentary standards act 2009

football clubs in administration


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 6 July 2011

Volume No. 530 Part No. 183

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Column: 1491

Column: 1491

House of Commons [6 Jul 2011]

Prayers [6 Jul 2011]

[Mr Speaker ] [6 Jul 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Jul 2011]

Northern Ireland [6 Jul 2011]

Security Situation [6 Jul 2011]

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

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

Graham Evans:

Mr Paterson:

Column: 1492

Jake Berry:

Mr Paterson:

Karl McCartney:

Mr Paterson:

Glyn Davies:

Mr Paterson:

Column: 1493

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Paterson:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Paterson:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr Paterson:

Government Spending [6 Jul 2011]

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

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Column: 1494

Chris Evans:

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

Mr Woodward:

Column: 1495

Mr Swire:

Fuel Smuggling [6 Jul 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Robert Halfon:

Mr Swire:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr Swire:

Column: 1496

Tourism (VAT) [6 Jul 2011]

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Mark Durkan:

Mr Swire:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Swire:

Disturbances (Belfast) [6 Jul 2011]

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Column: 1497

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

Mrs Glindon:

Mr Paterson:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Mr Paterson:

Mr Speaker:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 1498

Mr Paterson:

Public Expenditure Reductions [6 Jul 2011]

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Toby Perkins:

Mr Swire:

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

Mr Swire:

Column: 1499

Human Trafficking [6 Jul 2011]

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Mr Bone:

Mr Swire:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mr Swire:

Economy [6 Jul 2011]

Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Column: 1500

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

Mr Holloway:

Mr Paterson:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Paterson:

Prime Minister [6 Jul 2011]

Engagements [6 Jul 2011]

Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 1501

Mr Campbell:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 1502

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1503

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 1504

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 1505

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1506

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1507

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1508

The Prime Minister:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1509

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Margaret Beckett (Derby South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1511

Afghanistan [6 Jul 2011]

12.32 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 1512


Column: 1513


Column: 1514


Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 1515


Column: 1516

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1517


Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

David Miliband (South Shields) (Lab):

Column: 1518

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1519

Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 1520

The Prime Minister:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 1521

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1522

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1523

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 1524

The Prime Minister:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 1525

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 1526

The Prime Minister:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1527

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1528

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1529

Sunday Trading (Amendment) [6 Jul 2011]

1.28 pm

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 1530


Column: 1531


Column: 1532

1.37 pm

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 1533

Business of the House (Today) [6 Jul 2011]

1.40 pm

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

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

Column: 1534

Phone Hacking [6 Jul 2011]

Mr Speaker:

1.42 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 1535

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)

Chris Bryant:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 1536

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1537

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

Chris Bryant:

Dr Huppert:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1538


Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve)

Chris Bryant:

The Attorney-General:

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1539

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Chris Bryant:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1540


2.4 pm

Column: 1541

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Column: 1542

The Attorney-General:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

The Attorney-General:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 1543

The Attorney-General:

Mr Straw:

The Attorney-General:

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Nicholas Soames:

The Attorney-General:

Column: 1544

Sir Menzies Campbell:

The Attorney-General:

Keith Vaz:

The Attorney-General:

Dr Huppert:

The Attorney-General:

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

Column: 1545

The Attorney-General:

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Chris Bryant:

The Attorney-General:

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1546

The Attorney-General:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Hanson:

Column: 1547

The Attorney-General:

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

Column: 1548

The Attorney-General:

Helen Jones:

The Attorney-General:

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD)

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Column: 1549

The Attorney-General:

John Hemming:

The Attorney-General:

2.36 pm

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

Column: 1550


Nicholas Soames:

Yvette Cooper:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1551

Hazel Blears:

Yvette Cooper:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1552

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1553

The Attorney-General:

Yvette Cooper:

Keith Vaz:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1554

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1555


Mr Speaker:

2.58 pm

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Column: 1556


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

Mr Whittingdale:

Column: 1557


3.6 pm

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

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Watson:

Column: 1558

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Mr Watson:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Mr Watson:

Column: 1559


3.15 pm

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

Column: 1560


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

Simon Hughes:

Column: 1561

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Simon Hughes:

3.24 pm

Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab):

Column: 1562

Column: 1563

Frank Dobson:

Alan Johnson:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

3.31 pm

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1564


3.35 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 1565


3.39 pm

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

Column: 1566


Column: 1567


3.44 pm

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

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Alun Michael:

Column: 1568


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.50 pm

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Column: 1569

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

Zac Goldsmith:

Column: 1570


Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab)

Zac Goldsmith:

Sheila Gilmore:

Zac Goldsmith:

3.56 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1571


Helen Goodman

Clive Efford:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 1572

4.1 pm

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

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

Mr Sanders:

Column: 1573


4.6 pm

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

Helen Goodman:

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 1574


Column: 1575

4.11 pm

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Anna Soubry:

Column: 1576


Chris Bryant:

Anna Soubry:

4.16 pm

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

Column: 1577


Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Meacher:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

4.21 pm

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 1578


Helen Goodman:

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1579


4.25 pm

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

Column: 1580

4.28 pm

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

4.32 pm

Column: 1581

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

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 1582


4.36 pm

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Column: 1583


Clive Efford:

Damian Green:

4.42 pm

Column: 1584

Estimates Day

estimates 2011-12

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE [6 Jul 2011]

Afghanistan and Pakistan [6 Jul 2011]

4.42 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 1585

Column: 1586


Column: 1587


Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Richard Ottaway:

Column: 1588

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

4.56 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 1589


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

Paul Flynn:

Column: 1590

Thomas Docherty:

Paul Flynn:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Paul Flynn:

Column: 1591

5.8 pm

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con):

Column: 1592


Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Baron:

Mr Spellar:

Mr Baron:

Column: 1593

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Baron:

Column: 1594


5.21 pm

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

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

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1595


Thomas Docherty:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1596


Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1597


Column: 1598

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

5.37 pm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Column: 1599


Mr MacShane:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 1600

Mr Baron:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

5.45 pm

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

Column: 1601


Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 1602

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Thomas Docherty:

5.51 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 1603


Column: 1604


Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Martin Horwood:

5.58 pm

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

Column: 1605

Column: 1606


6.6 pm

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

Column: 1607


6.13 pm

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 1608

Martin Horwood:

Neil Carmichael:

Column: 1609

Martin Horwood:

Neil Carmichael:

6.19 pm

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

Column: 1610


Paul Flynn:

Stephen Gilbert:

Martin Horwood:

Stephen Gilbert:

Rory Stewart:

Column: 1611

Stephen Gilbert:

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

Stephen Gilbert:

Mr Sheerman:

Stephen Gilbert:

Mr Sheerman:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Stephen Gilbert:

Mr Sheerman:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Stephen Gilbert:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 1612

Stephen Gilbert:

6.29 pm

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr MacShane:

Mr Spellar:

Column: 1613

Column: 1614


Thomas Docherty:

Mr Spellar:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Spellar:

Column: 1615


Column: 1616

6.43 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alistair Burt):

Column: 1617


Mr Spellar:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1618


Mr Sheerman

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1619


Dr Julian Lewis:

Alistair Burt:

Thomas Docherty:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1620


7 pm

Column: 1621

Department for Communities and Local Government [6 Jul 2011]

Home Office [6 Jul 2011]

ESTIMATES, 2011-12 [6 Jul 2011]

Business without Debate [6 Jul 2011]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [6 Jul 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 1622

COMMITTEE ON MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES [6 Jul 2011]

Hon. Members:

REVIEW OF PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS ACT 2009 [6 Jul 2011]

Hon. Members:

petitionKing George Hospital, Ilford

7.3 pm

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Column: 1623

Column: 1624

Football Clubs in Administration [6 Jul 2011]

7.5 pm

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

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

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 1625


Column: 1626

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 1627

7.15 pm

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Column: 1628


7.21 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (John Penrose):

Column: 1629


Column: 1630

Damian Collins:

John Penrose:

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 1631

John Penrose:

Column: 1632


7.30 pm