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Volume No. 537

Part No. 238

House of Commons Debates 8 December 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

manufacturing

employment law

innovation and research

exports (smes)

life science discoveries

bank of credit and commerce international

business start-ups

regional growth fund

graphene

radar satellites

adult and community learning

green investment bank

apprenticeships

college enhanced renewal grant

business taxation

topical questions

water white paper

core cities

business of the house

public sector pensions

local government ombudsman (amendment) bill (money)

low dose naltrexone

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Column: 379

Column: 379

House of Commons [8 Dec 2011]

Prayers [8 Dec 2011]

[Mr Speaker ] [8 Dec 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Dec 2011]

Business, Innovation and Skills [8 Dec 2011]

Manufacturing [8 Dec 2011]

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

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

Tristram Hunt:

Vince Cable:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Column: 380

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Vince Cable:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Column: 381

Employment Law [8 Dec 2011]

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

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

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Davey:

Mr Marcus Jones:

Mr Davey:

Julian Smith:

Column: 382

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Innovation and Research [8 Dec 2011]

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 383

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Willetts:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Willetts:

Graham Evans:

Mr Willetts:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 384

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

Mr Willetts:

Exports (SMEs) [8 Dec 2011]

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

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

Gordon Henderson:

Mr Prisk:

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

Column: 385

Mr Prisk:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Mr Umunna:

Mr Prisk:

Life Science Discoveries [8 Dec 2011]

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 386

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

Margot James:

Mr Willetts:

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

Mr Willetts:

Bank of Credit and Commerce International [8 Dec 2011]

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

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

Column: 387

Keith Vaz:

Mr Davey:

Business Start-ups [8 Dec 2011]

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

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

Harriett Baldwin:

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Column: 388

Regional Growth Fund [8 Dec 2011]

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con):

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

Esther McVey:

Vince Cable:

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Graphene [8 Dec 2011]

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 389

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

George Freeman:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Speaker:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Mr Speaker:

Radar Satellites [8 Dec 2011]

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Column: 390

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

Mr Speaker:

Penny Mordaunt:

Mr Willetts:

Adult and Community Learning [8 Dec 2011]

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

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

Sajid Javid:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 391

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Green Investment Bank [8 Dec 2011]

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

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

Glenda Jackson:

Vince Cable:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Vince Cable:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 392

Vince Cable:

Apprenticeships [8 Dec 2011]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

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

Robert Halfon:

Mr Hayes:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

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

Mark Lancaster:

Column: 393

Mr Hayes:

College Enhanced Renewal Grant [8 Dec 2011]

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

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

George Eustice:

Mr Hayes:

Business Taxation [8 Dec 2011]

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

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

Column: 394

Mr Leigh:

Vince Cable:

Topical Questions [8 Dec 2011]

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

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

Sajid Javid:

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

Mr Speaker:

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

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

Column: 395

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

Mr Willetts:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 396

Mr Willetts:

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

Mr Hayes:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

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

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

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

Column: 397

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

Vince Cable:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 398

Mr Prisk:

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

Mr Prisk:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Davey:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 399

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Column: 400

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Davey

Chris Bryant:

Vince Cable:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 401

Water White Paper [8 Dec 2011]

11.31 am

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab)

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

Mary Creagh:

Column: 402

Richard Benyon:

Column: 403

Column: 404

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Richard Benyon:

Column: 405

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Richard Benyon:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Richard Benyon:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

Column: 406

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

Richard Benyon:

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

Richard Benyon:

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

Richard Benyon:

Column: 407

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Richard Benyon:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Richard Benyon:

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

Richard Benyon:

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

Column: 408

Richard Benyon:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Richard Benyon:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 409

Richard Benyon:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

Column: 410

Core Cities [8 Dec 2011]

12.1 pm

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab)

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

Column: 411

Mr Speaker:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 412

Column: 413

Greg Clark:

Column: 414

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Column: 415

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 416

Greg Clark:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Column: 417

Greg Clark:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 418

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 419

Business of the House [8 Dec 2011]

12.30 pm

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 420

Sir George Young:

Column: 421

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Column: 422

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 423

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

Sir George Young:

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Column: 424

Sir George Young:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 425

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 426

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 427

Sir George Young:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 428

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Column: 429

Sir George Young:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 430

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 431

Opposition Day

Public Sector Pensions [8 Dec 2011]

Mr Speaker:

1.4 pm

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Column: 432

Hywel Williams:

David Mundell:

Hywel Williams:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Hywel Williams:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Hywel Williams:

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Column: 433

Hywel Williams:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Hywel Williams:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Hywel Williams:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 434

Hywel Williams:

David Mundell:

Hywel Williams:

Stewart Hosie:

Hywel Williams:

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

Hywel Williams:

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Stewart Hosie:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 435

Mr Weir:

Hywel Williams:

Mr Reid:

Hywel Williams:

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

Hywel Williams:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Hywel Williams:

Column: 436

Guto Bebb:

Hywel Williams:

Guto Bebb:

Hywel Williams:

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

Hywel Williams:

Column: 437

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

Hywel Williams:

Column: 438

Alun Cairns:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 439

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

Hywel Williams

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Hywel Williams:

1.31 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Column: 440

Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Column: 441

Mr Weir:

David Mundell:

Mr Weir:

David Mundell:

Mr Weir:

David Mundell:

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 442

David Mundell:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

Several hon. Members

David Mundell:

Column: 443

Sandra Osborne:

David Mundell:

Mr Donohoe

Hywel Williams

David Mundell:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)

David Mundell:

Column: 444

Hywel Williams:

David Mundell:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

David Mundell:

Jonathan Edwards:

David Mundell:

Column: 445

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

David Mundell:

Katy Clark:

David Mundell:

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

David Mundell:

Dr Whiteford:

David Mundell:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 446

David Mundell:

Mr Reid:

David Mundell:

Susan Elan Jones:

David Mundell:

Susan Elan Jones:

David Mundell:

Mr Weir

David Mundell:

Mr Weir:

Column: 447

David Mundell:

Ian Murray:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

David Mundell:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

David Mundell:

Pete Wishart:

David Mundell:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Column: 448

David Mundell:

David Mowat:

David Mundell:

2.1 pm

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

Column: 449

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

Mr Bain:

Mr Stuart:

Mr Bain:

Column: 450

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Bain:

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

Mr Bain:

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Mr Bain:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Bain:

Column: 451

Dr Whiteford:

Mr Bain:

Mr Reid:

Mr Bain:

Mel Stride:

Mr Bain:

Column: 452

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Bain:

Column: 453

David Mowat:

Mr Bain:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.19 pm

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Column: 454

Mr Graham Stuart:

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Hywel Williams:

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Column: 455

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Column: 456

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.29 pm

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Dr Whiteford:

Mr Donohoe:

Column: 457

Mel Stride:

Mr Donohoe:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Donohoe:

Guto Bebb:

Mr Donohoe:

Column: 458

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Donohoe:

2.37 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Susan Elan Jones:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 459

Sheila Gilmore:

Guto Bebb:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 460

Katy Clark:

Guto Bebb:

Katy Clark

Guto Bebb:

Column: 461

2.47 pm

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

David Mowat:

Column: 462

Lindsay Roy:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Lindsay Roy:

Column: 463

2.53 pm

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Stewart Hosie:

Iain Stewart:

Mr Weir:

Iain Stewart:

Column: 464

Stewart Hosie:

Iain Stewart:

David Mundell:

Iain Stewart:

Gordon Banks:

Iain Stewart:

Gordon Banks:

Iain Stewart:

Sheila Gilmore:

Iain Stewart:

Column: 465

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.2 pm

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 466

Dr Whiteford:

Graeme Morrice:

3.7 pm

Column: 467

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Mr Weir:

Column: 468

Ian Murray:

Mr Weir:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Weir:

Column: 469

3.14 pm

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

John Robertson:

Column: 470

Jonathan Edwards:

John Robertson:

Column: 471

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.23 pm

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Column: 472

3.27 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 473

3.30 pm

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Column: 474

Pete Wishart:

Mr McKenzie:

Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr McKenzie:

3.35 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 475

Column: 476

3.39 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 477

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

3.44 pm

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

Column: 478

David Mundell:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 479

Mr Reid:

Dr Whiteford:

Mr David Hamilton:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 480

Mr Hamilton:

Dr Whiteford:

3.54 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Column: 481

Mr Bain:

Mr Jones:

Column: 482

Nia Griffith:

Mr Jones:

Mr Weir:

Mr Jones:

Stewart Hosie

Division No. 410 [Public Sector Pensions]

Column: 483

[8 Dec 2011]

Column: 485

Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill (Money) [8 Dec 2011]

4.16 pm

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

4.19 pm

Column: 486

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

Robert Neill:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

4.22 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 487

4.28 pm

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Column: 488

Mr Chope:

Mr Betts:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Mr Betts:

Column: 489

Mr Chope:

Mr Betts:

4.34 pm

Robert Neill:

Column: 490

Low Dose Naltrexone [8 Dec 2011]

4.38 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 491

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

Nia Griffith:

Column: 492

Column: 493

4.50 pm

Column: 494

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

Column: 495

Column: 496

Annette Brooke:

Mr Burns:

Column: 497

Column: 498

Nia Griffith:

Mr Burns:

5.10 pm

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