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Volume No. 533

Part No. 208

House of Commons Debates 18 October 2011

house of commons

prayers

Business Before Questions

london local authorities and transport for london (no. 2) bill

transport for london (supplemental toll provisions) bill

oral answers to questions

health

organ donation

nhs hospital indebtedness

urgent care

public health

nhs hospital finance

treatment options

heatherwood hospital, ascot

children’s heart surgery

foreign nationals (nhs services)

care sector (uniforms)

neuromuscular services

nhs service access

midwives

hospital-acquired infections

topical questions

afghanistan

point of order

Royal Assent

concessionary bus travel (amendment)

pensions bill

pensions bill

business without debate

european union documents

marine management organisation

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Column: 735

Column: 735

House of Commons [18 Oct 2011]

Prayers [18 Oct 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [18 Oct 2011]

Business Before Questions

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [] [18 Oct 2011]

Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [] ( [18 Oct 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Oct 2011]

Health [18 Oct 2011]

Organ Donation [18 Oct 2011]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

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

Duncan Hames:

Column: 736

Anne Milton:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Grahame M. Morris:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Anne Milton:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Anne Milton:

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

Anne Milton:

Column: 737

NHS Hospital Indebtedness [18 Oct 2011]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Mr Rob Wilson:

Mr Lansley:

George Eustice:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 738

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Urgent Care [18 Oct 2011]

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Column: 739

Steve Baker:

Mr Burns:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Burns:

Mr Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood) (Con):

Mr Burns:

Public Health [18 Oct 2011]

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

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

Column: 740

Diana Johnson:

Anne Milton:

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con):

Anne Milton:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Column: 741

Anne Milton:

NHS Hospital Finance [18 Oct 2011]

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Lorely Burt:

Mr Burns:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Burns:

Treatment Options [18 Oct 2011]

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow):

Column: 742

Helen Jones:

Paul Burstow:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Paul Burstow:

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Paul Burstow:

Column: 743

Andy Burnham:

Paul Burstow:

Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot [18 Oct 2011]

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Adam Afriyie:

Mr Lansley:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 744

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Children’s Heart Surgery [18 Oct 2011]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 745

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Andrew Jones:

Mr Lansley:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 746

Mr Lansley:

Foreign Nationals (NHS Services) [18 Oct 2011]

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Chris Skidmore:

Mr Burns:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Burns:

Care Sector (Uniforms) [18 Oct 2011]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow):

Column: 747

Mark Pawsey:

Paul Burstow:

Neuromuscular Services [18 Oct 2011]

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow):

Karl McCartney:

Paul Burstow:

NHS Service Access [18 Oct 2011]

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Column: 748

Alec Shelbrooke:

Mr Burns:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Burns:

Midwives [18 Oct 2011]

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

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

Hazel Blears:

Anne Milton:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 749

Anne Milton:

Mr Speaker:

Hospital-Acquired Infections [18 Oct 2011]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Andrew Rosindell:

Mr Lansley:

Topical Questions [18 Oct 2011]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 750

Mr Lansley:

Mr Speaker:

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 751

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 752

Mr Lansley:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lansley:

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

Column: 753

Mr Lansley:

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

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow):

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

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

Paul Burstow:

Column: 754

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Paul Burstow:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Burns:

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

Mr Lansley:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Column: 755

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

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

Anne Milton:

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

Column: 756

Paul Burstow:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Anne Milton:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 757

Afghanistan [18 Oct 2011]

3.34 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 758

Column: 759

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire) (Lab):

Column: 760

Column: 761

Mr Hammond:

Column: 762

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 763

Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 764

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

Mr Hammond:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Column: 765

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 766

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 767

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Hammond:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 768

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr MacShane

Mr Hammond:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 769

Mr Hammond:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hammond:

Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 770

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 771

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 772

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

Mr Hammond:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 773

Point of Order [18 Oct 2011]

4.33 pm

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Royal Assent

Mr Speaker:

Column: 774

Concessionary Bus Travel (Amendment) [18 Oct 2011]

4.36 pm

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

Column: 775

Column: 776

Pensions Bill [] (Programme) (No. 2) [18 Oct 2011]

4.44 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

4.45 pm

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 777

Column: 778

Pensions Bill [] [18 Oct 2011]

4.48 pm

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 779

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

Gregg McClymont:

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Gregg McClymont:

Alok Sharma:

Gregg McClymont:

Alok Sharma:

Column: 780

Gregg McClymont:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 781

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Gregg McClymont:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Gregg McClymont:

5 pm

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Gregg McClymont:

Mr Jones

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 782

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

Gregg McClymont:

Brandon Lewis

Gregg McClymont:

Mr Marcus Jones

Gregg McClymont:

Brandon Lewis

Gregg McClymont:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Gregg McClymont:

Dame Anne Begg:

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 783

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Gregg McClymont:

Richard Graham:

Gregg McClymont:

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

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 784

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

Gregg McClymont:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 785

Several hon. Members

Gregg McClymont:

5.15 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 786

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

Gregg McClymont:

Mr Frank Field:

Gregg McClymont:

Alok Sharma

Richard Graham

Gregg McClymont:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 787

Alok Sharma:

Gregg McClymont:

Alok Sharma:

Gregg McClymont:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Gregg McClymont:

Harriett Baldwin:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Harriett Baldwin:

Gregg McClymont:

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 788

Gregg McClymont:

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Gregg McClymont:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 789

Gregg McClymont:

5.30 pm

Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):

Column: 790

Lilian Greenwood:

Jenny Willott:

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Jenny Willott:

Hywel Williams:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 791

Gregg McClymont:

Jenny Willott:

Dame Anne Begg:

Jenny Willott:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Jenny Willott:

Column: 792

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Jenny Willott:

Alok Sharma:

Jenny Willott:

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

Jenny Willott:

Column: 793

Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North) (Lab):

5.45 pm

Column: 794

Stephen Metcalfe:

Malcolm Wicks:

Stephen Metcalfe:

Malcolm Wicks:

Stephen Metcalfe:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 795

Steve Webb:

Malcolm Wicks:

Stephen Metcalfe:

Malcolm Wicks

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 796

Richard Graham:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 797

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Malcolm Wicks:

Hywel Williams:

6 pm

Malcolm Wicks:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Malcolm Wicks:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 798

Malcolm Wicks:

Harriett Baldwin

Malcolm Wicks:

Harriett Baldwin:

Malcolm Wicks:

Stephen Metcalfe:

Column: 799

Malcolm Wicks:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

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

Pat Glass:

Column: 800

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Pat Glass:

Dr Whiteford:

Pat Glass:

Richard Graham:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Richard Graham:

Column: 801

Fiona O’Donnell:

Richard Graham:

6.15 pm

Sammy Wilson:

Richard Graham:

Pat Glass:

Richard Graham:

Column: 802

Pat Glass:

Richard Graham:

Lyn Brown:

Richard Graham:

Brandon Lewis:

Richard Graham:

Column: 803

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 804

Richard Graham:

Dame Anne Begg:

Lyn Brown:

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 805

6.30 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Dame Anne Begg:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 806

Dame Anne Begg:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Column: 807

Steve Webb:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Steve Webb:

Fiona O’Donnell

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Fiona O’Donnell:

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

Column: 808

Fiona O’Donnell:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

6.45 pm

Kate Green:

Column: 809

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 810

Column: 811

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 812

Column: 813

7 pm

Sheila Gilmore:

Steve Webb:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 814

Jim Shannon:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 815

Brandon Lewis:

Sheila Gilmore:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 816

7.15 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 817

Steve Webb:

Column: 818

Sheila Gilmore:

Steve Webb:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Column: 819

Hywel Williams:

Steve Webb:

Dr Whiteford:

Steve Webb:

Column: 820

Kate Green:

Steve Webb:

7.30 pm

Malcolm Wicks:

Steve Webb:

Column: 821

Column: 822

Fiona O’Donnell:

Steve Webb:

Kate Green:

Steve Webb:

Column: 823

Gregg McClymont:

Division No. 367 [ Pensions Bill [Lords]]

Column: 824

[18 Oct 2011]

7.56 pm

Column: 828

Steve Webb:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 829

Steve Webb:

Column: 830

8 pm

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Column: 831

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Column: 832

Column: 833

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson:

Steve Webb:

Column: 834

Dame Anne Begg:

Steve Webb:

8.15 pm

Column: 835

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Column: 836

Kevin Brennan:

Steve Webb:

Dame Anne Begg:

Steve Webb:

Column: 837

Stephen Timms:

Column: 838

8.30 pm

Column: 839

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Dame Anne Begg:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 840

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Stephen Timms:

Column: 841

Column: 842

Harriett Baldwin:

8.45 pm

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 843

Harriett Baldwin:

Kate Green:

Harriett Baldwin:

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Column: 844

Column: 845

Glenda Jackson:

Column: 846

9 pm

Column: 847

Column: 848

Column: 849

9.1 pm

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 850

Stephen Timms

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 851

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 852

Glenda Jackson:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 853

Column: 854

9.17 pm

Stephen Timms:

Column: 855

Column: 856

Jenny Willott

Stephen Timms:

Jenny Willott:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 857

9.31 pm

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 858

9.38 pm

Glenda Jackson:

Column: 859

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Glenda Jackson:

Mrs Main:

Glenda Jackson:

Column: 860

9.45 pm

Jenny Willott:

Column: 861

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Jenny Willott:

9.49 pm

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 862

Sheila Gilmore:

Steve Baker:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Steve Baker:

9.52 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 863

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Nic Dakin:

9.55 pm

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 864

10 pm

Division No. 368 [ Pensions Bill [Lords]] [18 Oct 2011]

Business without Debate [18 Oct 2011]

European Union Documents [18 Oct 2011]

PetitionsRecognition of Palestine as an Independent State

10.16 pm

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Proposed Cuts to BBC Radio Merseyside

10.18 pm

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 870

Marine Management Organisation [18 Oct 2011]

10.20 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Column: 871

Column: 872

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Sarah Newton:

Column: 873

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Sarah Newton:

10.34 pm

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

Column: 874

10.37 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Richard Benyon):

Column: 875

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 876

Richard Benyon:

Column: 877

Column: 878

10.48 pm

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