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Volume No. 537 Part No. 235

House of Commons Debates 5 December 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

communities and local government

housing

third sector

trade union officials

adult social care

local authority spending

unauthorised encampments

school crossing patrols

homelessness

infrastructure projects

right to buy

elected mayors

high street development

home ownership

topical questions

life sciences

point of order

ministerial statements

uk extradition arrangements

business without debate

delegated legislation

committees

bonn conference (women in afghanistan)


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Volume No. 537 Part No. 235

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Column: 1

House of Commons [5 Dec 2011]

Prayers [5 Dec 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [5 Dec 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Dec 2011]

Communities and Local Government [5 Dec 2011]

Housing [5 Dec 2011]

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

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

Rushanara Ali:

Grant Shapps:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Column: 3

Mr Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Grant Shapps:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Third Sector [5 Dec 2011]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

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

Column: 4

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

David Wright:

Andrew Stunell:

Mr Marsden:

Andrew Stunell:

Gavin Shuker:

Column: 5

Andrew Stunell:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Andrew Stunell:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

Trade Union Officials [5 Dec 2011]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Column: 6

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

Mr Wilson:

Mr Pickles:

Karen Lumley:

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Griffiths:

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Griffiths:

Column: 7

Mr Pickles:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Adult Social Care [5 Dec 2011]

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 8

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

Margot James:

Robert Neill:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Robert Neill:

Column: 9

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

Robert Neill:

Local Authority Spending [5 Dec 2011]

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

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

Mrs Chapman:

Robert Neill:

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Robert Neill:

Column: 10

Unauthorised Encampments [5 Dec 2011]

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

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

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 11

School Crossing Patrols [5 Dec 2011]

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

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

Mr Leech:

Andrew Stunell:

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

Andrew Stunell:

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):

Andrew Stunell:

Homelessness [5 Dec 2011]

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 12

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

Lilian Greenwood:

Grant Shapps:

Infrastructure Projects [5 Dec 2011]

Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Mrs Riordan:

Greg Clark:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 13

Greg Clark:

Right to Buy [5 Dec 2011]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

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

Stephen Mosley:

Grant Shapps:

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

Grant Shapps:

Elected Mayors [5 Dec 2011]

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Column: 14

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

John Stevenson:

Greg Clark:

High Street Development [5 Dec 2011]

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

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

Shabana Mahmood:

Greg Clark:

Column: 15

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Home Ownership [5 Dec 2011]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

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

Stuart Andrew:

Grant Shapps:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 16

Grant Shapps:

Topical Questions [5 Dec 2011]

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

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

Mr Speaker:

Pamela Nash:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 17

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Column: 18

Mr Pickles:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

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

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

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Column: 19

Mr Pickles:

Mr Speaker:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Robert Neill:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Robert Neill:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 20

Mr Pickles:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 21

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

Column: 22

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 23

Life Sciences [5 Dec 2011]

3.32 pm

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

Column: 24


Column: 25

Column: 26


Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 27

Column: 28


Mr Speaker:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 29

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

Mr Lansley:

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 30

Mr Lansley:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 31

Mr Lansley:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Column: 32

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 33

Mr Lansley:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 34

Mr Lansley:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Skinner:

Mr Speaker:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Column: 35

Mr Lansley:

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 36

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 37

Point of Order [5 Dec 2011]

4.19 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 38

Backbench Business

Ministerial Statements [5 Dec 2011]

Mr Speaker:

4.20 pm

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 39

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Hollobone:

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

Mr Hollobone:

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

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 40

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 41

4.33 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Stephen Mosley:

Chris Bryant:

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

Column: 42

Chris Bryant:

Dr Julian Lewis

Chris Bryant:

Dr Lewis:

Chris Bryant:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 43

Chris Bryant:

Several hon. Members

Chris Bryant:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 44

Chris Bryant:

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

Chris Bryant:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 45


4.45 pm

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Knight:

Column: 46

Chris Bryant:

Mr Knight:

Column: 47

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Knight:

Sir Paul Beresford:

Mr Knight:

Column: 48


Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Knight:

Column: 49


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Mr Barron

Mr Deputy Speaker:

5.1 pm

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 50

Mr Gray:

Mr Syms:

Sir Paul Beresford:

Mr Syms:

Dr Wollaston:

Mr Syms:

Column: 51


Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Mr Syms:

Mr Gray:

Mr Syms:

Column: 52

Dr Julian Lewis:

Mr Syms:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Mr Syms:

5.11 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 53


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

John Hemming:

5.14 pm

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Column: 54


Chris Bryant:

Sir Paul Beresford:

Column: 55


5.20 pm

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Gavin Williamson:

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Column: 56

Gavin Williamson:

Mr Nuttall:

Gavin Williamson:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Gavin Williamson:

Column: 57

5.27 pm

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

Column: 58

Column: 59

Chris Bryant:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

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

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 60

Mr Knight:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

5.41 pm

Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Nick Boles:

Column: 61


Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Nick Boles:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Nick Boles:

Column: 62

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Nick Boles:

Sir Paul Beresford:

Nick Boles:

Column: 63

Michael Ellis:

Nick Boles:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 64

Nick Boles:

Thomas Docherty:

Nick Boles:

5.56 pm

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

Column: 65


Michael Ellis:

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 66


Sir Paul Beresford:

Thomas Docherty:

Bob Stewart:

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 67


Nick Boles:

Column: 68

Thomas Docherty:

Nick Boles:

Thomas Docherty:

6.11 pm

Column: 69

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 70

Column: 71


Column: 72


6.27 pm

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

Column: 73


Column: 74


Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant:

Sir George Young:

Column: 75


Thomas Docherty:

Sir George Young:

Michael Ellis:

Sir George Young:

Column: 76

Sir Paul Beresford:

Sir George Young:

Column: 77

6.42 pm

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 78


Column: 79

Division No. 407 [ Point of Order] [5 Dec 2011]

Column: 82

UK Extradition Arrangements [5 Dec 2011]

7.1 pm

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

Column: 83


Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Raab:

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Mr Raab:

Column: 84

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con):

Mr Raab:

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

Mr Raab:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Raab:

Column: 85

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Raab:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Raab:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Mr Raab:

Column: 86

Jesse Norman:

Mr Raab:

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

Mr Raab

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Raab:

Column: 87

Several hon. Members

Column: 88

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

7.20 pm

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

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

Mr Blunkett:

Column: 89


John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Blunkett:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Blunkett:

Column: 90


7.30 pm

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 91


John Hemming:

Mr Davis:

Column: 92


Mr Blunkett:

Mr Davis:

Column: 93


7.40 pm

Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 94


7.46 pm

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Column: 95


Mr David Davis:

Conor Burns:

7.54 pm

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Column: 97

7.59 pm

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Column: 98

Column: 99


Charlie Elphicke:

Mike Crockart:

Column: 100

8.7 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 101

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 102


8.16 pm

Column: 103

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Column: 104


Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 105

Stephen Phillips:

8.26 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Stephen Phillips:

Column: 106

Jeremy Corbyn:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 108


8.37 pm

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

Column: 109


Column: 110


8.45 pm

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Column: 111


8.49 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 112


Column: 113


8.56 pm

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 114

Michael Ellis:

Charlie Elphicke:

Michael Ellis:

Column: 115

Mr David Davis:

Michael Ellis:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Michael Ellis:

Mr Raab:

Column: 116

Michael Ellis:

9.7 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 117

Column: 118

9.15 pm

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

Michael Ellis:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 119

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Michael Ellis:

Column: 120

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Raab:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

9.24 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 121


Mr David Davis:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 122


Charlie Elphicke:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 123


Richard Drax:

Chris Bryant:

Stephen Phillips:

Chris Bryant:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 124

Chris Bryant:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Chris Bryant:

Mr David Davis:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Davis:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Davis:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 125

9.41 pm

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Column: 126


Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Damian Green:

Mr David Davis

Damian Green:

Mr Davis:

Damian Green:

Mr Blunkett

Damian Green:

Mr Blunkett:

Damian Green:

Column: 127


Caroline Lucas

Damian Green:

Caroline Lucas

Column: 128

Damian Green:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 129

Damian Green:

Column: 130


9.56 pm

Mr Raab:

Column: 131

Business without Debate [5 Dec 2011]

Delegated Legislation [5 Dec 2011]

committees [5 Dec 2011]

Mr Speaker:

Column: 132

Bonn Conference (Women in Afghanistan) [5 Dec 2011]

10 pm

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 133

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Margot James:

Column: 134

Column: 135


Column: 136

10.17 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham):

Column: 137


Column: 138

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr Bellingham:

Column: 139

Column: 140

10.28 pm