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Volume No. 534

Part No. 215

House of Commons Debates 27 October 2011

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

bank of ireland (uk) plc bill

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

royal mail

manufacturing

science funding

exports

regional growth fund

manufacturing skills

bae systems

construction industry

stem cell research

entrepreneurship

seaside towns

scientific research

mpharm qualification

apprentices

small businesses

topical questions

eurozone crisis

business of the house

points of order

council of europe (uk chairmanship)

bae systems (lancashire)

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Column: 447

Column: 447

House of Commons [27 Oct 2011]

Prayers [27 Oct 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [27 Oct 2011]

Business before questions [27 Oct 2011]

Bank of Ireland (UK) plc Bill [27 Oct 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Oct 2011]

Business, Innovation and Skills [27 Oct 2011]

Royal Mail [27 Oct 2011]

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

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

Michael Connarty:

Mr Davey:

Column: 448

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Manufacturing [27 Oct 2011]

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

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

Mr Jones:

Vince Cable:

Nigel Mills:

Column: 449

Vince Cable:

Graham Evans:

Vince Cable:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 450

Vince Cable:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Vince Cable:

Science Funding [27 Oct 2011]

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

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

Phil Wilson:

Column: 451

Mr Willetts:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Willetts:

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

Mr Willetts:

Exports [27 Oct 2011]

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 452

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

Pauline Latham:

Vince Cable:

Alun Cairns:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Column: 453

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

Vince Cable:

Regional Growth Fund [27 Oct 2011]

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

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

Ian Lavery:

Vince Cable:

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Column: 454

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Manufacturing Skills [27 Oct 2011]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

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

Stuart Andrew:

Mr Hayes:

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

Column: 455

Mr Hayes:

BAE Systems [27 Oct 2011]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

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

Andrew Stephenson:

Mr Prisk:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Construction Industry [27 Oct 2011]

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

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

John Cryer:

Column: 456

Mr Prisk:

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

Mr Prisk:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Stem Cell Research [27 Oct 2011]

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Willetts:

Column: 457

Graham Stringer:

Mr Willetts:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Entrepreneurship [27 Oct 2011]

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

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

Column: 458

Stephen Lloyd:

Mr Prisk:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Seaside Towns [27 Oct 2011]

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Greg Clark):

Mr Sanders:

Column: 459

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Scientific Research [27 Oct 2011]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

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

Jane Ellison:

Mr Willetts:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 460

MPharm Qualification [27 Oct 2011]

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

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

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Willetts:

Apprentices [27 Oct 2011]

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

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

Mr Stuart:

Column: 461

Mr Hayes:

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Small Businesses [27 Oct 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

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

Column: 462

Robert Halfon:

Mr Prisk:

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

Mr Prisk:

Topical Questions [27 Oct 2011]

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

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

Jake Berry:

Vince Cable:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Column: 463

Vince Cable:

Mr Umunna:

Vince Cable:

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

Column: 464

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

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

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

Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

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

Column: 465

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

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

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

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Column: 466

Mr Davey:

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

Vince Cable:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 467

Vince Cable:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Column: 468

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 469

Eurozone Crisis [27 Oct 2011]

11.31 am

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 470

Column: 471

Column: 472

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Column: 473

Mr Osborne:

Column: 474

Column: 475

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 476

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Column: 477

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 478

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 479

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mr Osborne:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 480

Mr Osborne:

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Column: 481

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 482

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

Mr Osborne:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Osborne:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 483

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

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 484

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 485

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Column: 486

Mr Osborne:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 487

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 488

Mr Osborne:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 489

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 490

Business of the House [27 Oct 2011]

12.40 pm

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

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 491

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Mr David Heath):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 492

Sir George Young:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 493

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

Sir George Young:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 494

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 495

Sir George Young:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Sir George Young:

Column: 496

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

Sir George Young:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 497

Sir George Young:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Graham Jones:

Sir George Young:

Column: 498

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 499

Sir George Young:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 500

Sir George Young:

Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Column: 501

Sir George Young:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 502

Sir George Young:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 503

Points of Order [27 Oct 2011]

1.19 pm

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 504

Mr Speaker:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 505

Council of Europe (UK Chairmanship) [27 Oct 2011]

1.25 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 506

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

Mr Lidington:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 507

Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Sir Alan Meale:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 508

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South) (LD):

Mr Lidington:

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Column: 509

Michael Connarty:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 510

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

Mr Lidington:

Sir Alan Meale

Mr Lidington:

Column: 511

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

Mr Lidington:

Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 512

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (LD)

Mr Lidington:

1.55 pm

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Column: 513

Mr Leigh:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 514

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Emma Reynolds:

Sir Alan Meale:

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Mike Hancock:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 515

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 516

Mr Raab:

Emma Reynolds:

2.7 pm

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Leigh:

Mr Walter:

Jim Sheridan:

Mr Walter:

Column: 517

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Walter:

Column: 518

Sandra Osborne:

Mr Walter:

Column: 519

Mr Gale:

Mr Walter:

Sir Alan Meale:

Mr Walter:

Column: 520

Oliver Heald:

Mr Walter:

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Mr Walter:

Column: 521

Mr Leigh:

Mr Walter:

Column: 522

Oliver Heald:

Mr Walter:

Mr Binley:

Mr Walter:

Column: 523

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Walter:

2.42 pm

Column: 524

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Column: 525

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Sandra Osborne:

Column: 526

Michael Connarty:

Sandra Osborne:

Michael Connarty:

Sandra Osborne:

Michael Connarty:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Sandra Osborne:

Column: 527

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sandra Osborne:

2.55 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 528

Column: 529

Michael Connarty:

Priti Patel:

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

Priti Patel:

Column: 530

3.6 pm

Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield) (Lab):

Mr Binley:

Column: 531

Sir Alan Meale:

Column: 532

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Sir Alan Meale:

Column: 533

3.19 pm

Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 534

Michael Connarty:

Column: 535

Mr Gale:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Gale:

Column: 536

3.31 pm

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

Column: 537

Oliver Heald:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 538

Bob Stewart:

Michael Connarty:

Mr Binley:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 539

Column: 540

Column: 541

Column: 542

Mr Binley:

Column: 543

Michael Connarty:

Column: 544

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.59 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 545

Mr Leigh:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 546

Column: 547

4.9 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Oliver Heald:

Column: 548

John Mann:

Mr Lidington:

John Mann:

Column: 549

Column: 550

Oliver Heald:

John Mann:

Mr Walter:

John Mann:

Sir Alan Meale:

John Mann:

Column: 551

4.27 pm

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 552

Martin Horwood:

Column: 553

Mr Leigh:

Column: 554

Bob Stewart:

Mr Leigh:

Column: 555

4.41 pm

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 556

John Mann:

Oliver Heald:

Column: 557

Sir Alan Meale:

Oliver Heald:

Column: 558

Column: 559

4.57 pm

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Mr Leigh:

Mr Binley:

Column: 560

Martin Horwood:

Mr Binley:

Martin Horwood:

Mr Binley:

Column: 561

5.5 pm

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

Column: 562

5.9 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 563

Mr Binley:

Column: 564

Damian Collins:

Column: 565

5.19 pm

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Martin Horwood:

Mr Clappison:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 566

Mr Clappison:

Column: 567

Column: 568

5.34 pm

Mr Lidington:

Column: 569

Column: 570

Mr Clappison:

Column: 571

Mr Lidington:

Column: 572

Column: 573

Michael Connarty:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 574

Column: 575

BAE Systems (Lancashire) [27 Oct 2011]

6 pm

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 576

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mark Hendrick:

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

Column: 577

Mark Hendrick:

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

Mark Hendrick:

Column: 578

6.15 pm

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 579

Graham Jones:

Mark Menzies:

6.19 pm

Column: 580

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

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

Mr Prisk:

Alan Johnson:

Mr Prisk:

Column: 581

Column: 582

Graham Jones:

Mr Prisk:

6.29 pm

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