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House of Commons Debates 18 July 2011
defined-benefit pension schemes
employment and support allowance
departmental jobs (relocation)
young people (employment support)
employment and support allowance
national policy statements (energy)
national policy statements (fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure)
National Policy Statements (Renewable Energy Infrastructure)
national policy statements (gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines)
national policy statements (electricity networks infrastructure)
national policy statements (nuclear power generation)
draft financial services bill (joint committee)
parliamentary commission for administration and health service commissioner for england
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Column: 595
Column: 595
House of Commons [18 Jul 2011]
Prayers [18 Jul 2011]
[Mr Speaker ] [18 Jul 2011]
Oral Answers to Questions [18 Jul 2011]
Work and Pensions [18 Jul 2011]
Employment Law [18 Jul 2011]
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):
Defined-benefit Pension Schemes [18 Jul 2011]
Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):
Column: 596
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):
Work Programme [18 Jul 2011]
Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Column: 597
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):
Column: 598
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):
Employment (Disabled People) [18 Jul 2011]
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Column: 599
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):
Column: 600
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):
Child Support Agency [18 Jul 2011]
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):
Column: 601
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):
Disability Living Allowance [18 Jul 2011]
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Column: 602
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East) (Lab):
Employment and Support Allowance [18 Jul 2011]
Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Column: 603
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):
Work Programme [18 Jul 2011]
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Departmental Jobs (Relocation) [18 Jul 2011]
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab):
Column: 604
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Child Care (Universal Credit) [18 Jul 2011]
Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):
Column: 605
Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):
Personal Independence Payment [18 Jul 2011]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):
Column: 606
Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):
Young People (Employment Support) [18 Jul 2011]
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):
Column: 607
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):
John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):
Work Programme [18 Jul 2011]
Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Column: 608
Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):
Personal Independence Payment [18 Jul 2011]
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):
Column: 609
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
State Pension Age (Women) [18 Jul 2011]
Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):
Column: 610
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):
Employment and Support Allowance [18 Jul 2011]
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Column: 611
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):
Child Support Agency [18 Jul 2011]
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):
Column: 612
Topical Questions [18 Jul 2011]
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):
Column: 613
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):
Column: 614
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):
Column: 615
Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):
Column: 616
Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):
Column: 617
Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):
Column: 618
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):
Column: 619
Points of Order [18 Jul 2011]
3.32 pm
The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young):
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):
Column: 620
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):
Column: 621
Column: 622
Metropolitan Police Service [18 Jul 2011]
3.40 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):
Column: 623
Column: 624
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):
Column: 625
Column: 626
Column: 627
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab):
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):
Column: 628
Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):
Column: 629
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):
Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):
Column: 630
Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):
Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):
Column: 631
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North) (Con):
Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):
Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):
Column: 632
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con):
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):
Column: 633
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):
Column: 634
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab):
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):
Column: 635
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):
Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):
Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):
Column: 636
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):
Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):
Column: 637
Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):
Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):
Column: 638
Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):
Column: 639
Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):
Column: 640
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):
Column: 641
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):
Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):
Column: 642
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):
Column: 643
Defence Transformation [18 Jul 2011]
4.48 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Liam Fox):
Column: 644
Column: 645
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire) (Lab):
Column: 646
Column: 647
Column: 648
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):
Column: 649
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):
Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):
Column: 650
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con):
Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):
Column: 651
Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):
Column: 652
Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):
Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):
Column: 653
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con):
Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):
Column: 654
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab):
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South) (LD):
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):
Column: 655
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):
Column: 656
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):
Column: 657
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):
Column: 658
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):
Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):
Column: 659
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):
Column: 660
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):
Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):
Column: 661
Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):
Column: 662
Local Government Finance [18 Jul 2011]
5.50 pm
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):
Column: 663
Column: 664
Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):
Column: 665
Column: 666
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):
Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):
Column: 667
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):
Column: 668
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):
Column: 669
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):
Column: 670
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):
Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):
Column: 671
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):
Column: 672
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):
Column: 673
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):
Column: 674
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):
Column: 675
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):
Column: 676
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):
Column: 677
Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):
Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):
Column: 678
National Policy Statements (Energy) [18 Jul 2011]
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):
6.50 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):
Column: 679
Column: 680
Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):
Column: 681
John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):
Column: 682
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):
Column: 683
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):
Column: 684
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):
Column: 685
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):
Column: 686
Column: 687
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):
David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):
Column: 688
7.21 pm
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):
Column: 689
Column: 690
Column: 691
Column: 692
Column: 693
Column: 694
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):
7.44 pm
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):
Column: 695
Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):
Column: 696
7.49 pm
Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):
Column: 697
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):
7.55 pm
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):
Column: 698
Column: 699
8.2 pm
John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):
Column: 700
Column: 701
8.8 pm
Column: 702
8.13 pm
Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):
Column: 703
Column: 704
8.18 pm
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):
Column: 705
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
8.22 pm
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):
Column: 706
8.27 pm
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):
Column: 707
Column: 708
8.32 pm
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):
Column: 709
8.36 pm
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
Column: 710
8.38 pm
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):
8.41 pm
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):
Column: 711
Column: 712
8.48 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):
Column: 713
Column: 714
Column: 715
9 pm
Column: 716
National Policy Statements (Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure) [18 Jul 2011]
National Policy Statements (Renewable Energy Infrastructure)
National Policy Statements (Gas Supply Infrastructure And Gas And Oil Pipelines) [18 Jul 2011]
National Policy Statements (Electricity Networks Infrastructure) [18 Jul 2011]
National Policy Statements (Nuclear Power Generation) [18 Jul 2011]
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
Column: 719
Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) [18 Jul 2011]
9.18 pm
The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young):
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
Column: 720
9.20 pm
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):
9.23 pm
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):
Column: 721
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
Column: 722
David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):
Column: 723
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):
Column: 724
Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):
Column: 725
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South) (LD):
Column: 726
9.45 pm
Column: 727
Column: 728
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):
Column: 729
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):
Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):
Column: 730
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):
10 pm
Column: 733
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (LD):
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):
Column: 736
Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):
Column: 737
Column: 738
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):
Column: 739
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):
Column: 740
Column: 741
10.50 pm
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):
Column: 742
Column: 743
The Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household (Mr Alistair Carmichael)
Column: 746
Parliamentary Commission for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England [18 Jul 2011]
11.13 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):
Column: 747
11.15 pm
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):
Column: 748
11.20 pm
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):
Column: 749
Column: 750
Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):
Column: 751
11.33 pm
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):
Column: 752
Column: 753
Column: 754
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):
Column: 755
Column: 756
Column: 757
11.57 pm
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):
Column: 758
Column: 759
12.4 am
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):
12.6 am
Column: 760
Column: 761
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England (Remuneration) [18 Jul 2011]
Business without Debate [18 Jul 2011]
MEMBERS’ EXPENSES [18 Jul 2011]
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [18 Jul 2011]
TRANSPORT [18 Jul 2011]
PetitionsFuture of the British Train Building Industry
12.10 am
Column: 762
Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):
Consultation on Electricity Transmission in Somerset
12.13 am
Licensing of Mobile Home Parks
12.15 am
Column: 763
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):
Column: 764
Election Petitions [18 Jul 2011]
12.17 am
Column: 765
Column: 766
Column: 767
12.34 am
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Mark Harper):
Column: 768
Column: 769
Column: 770