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Volume No. 537 Part No. 240

House of Commons Debates 13 December 2011

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

london local authorities bill

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

transport for london (supplemental toll provisions) bill

oral answers to questions

justice

coroners (retirement age)

vulnerable people

victims’ commissioner

drug use (prisons)

rehabilitation

probation services

victim support

commercial rent collections

magistrates court trials (merseyside)

legal aid

health and safety

disability hate crime

court proceedings (broadcasting)

prison places

restorative justice

road accident victims

probation services

topical questions

points of order

Bill Presented

public festivals, holidays and commemorations

united kingdom statistics authority

business without debate

charities bill

prevention of nuclear proliferation

european union

business without debate

delegated legislation

illegal music downloading


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Column: 637

Column: 637

House of Commons [13 Dec 2011]

Prayers [13 Dec 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [13 Dec 2011]

business before questions [13 Dec 2011]

London Local Authorities Bill [] () [13 Dec 2011]

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No.2) Bill [] () [13 Dec 2011]

Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [] () [13 Dec 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [13 Dec 2011]

JUSTICE [13 Dec 2011]

Coroners (Retirement Age) [13 Dec 2011]

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Ian Swales:

Column: 638

Mr Djanogly:

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Vulnerable People [13 Dec 2011]

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Mr Virendra Sharma:

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 639

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Mr Djanogly:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Victims’ Commissioner [13 Dec 2011]

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

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Column: 640

Chi Onwurah:

Mr Clarke:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Drug Use (Prisons) [13 Dec 2011]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 641

Mr Blunt:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Rehabilitation [13 Dec 2011]

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert):

Nick de Bois:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 642

Margot James:

Nick Herbert:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 643

Probation Services [13 Dec 2011]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Blunt:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Column: 644

Mr Blunt:

Victim Support [13 Dec 2011]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Jessica Morden:

Mr Clarke:

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Commercial Rent Collections [13 Dec 2011]

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Column: 645

Mike Freer:

Mr Djanogly:

Magistrates Court Trials (Merseyside) [13 Dec 2011]

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

John Pugh:

Mr Djanogly:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)

Mr Speaker:

Dr McCrea:

Mr Djanogly:

Legal Aid [13 Dec 2011]

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab):

Column: 646

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Karl Turner:

Mr Djanogly:

Kate Green:

Mr Djanogly:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 647

Mr Djanogly:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Health and Safety [13 Dec 2011]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

John Mann:

Mr Djanogly:

Disability Hate Crime [13 Dec 2011]

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 648

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Mr Buckland:

Mr Clarke:

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Column: 649

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Court Proceedings (Broadcasting) [13 Dec 2011]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Christopher Pincher:

Mr Clarke:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 650

Mr Clarke:

Prison Places [13 Dec 2011]

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

David Wright:

Mr Blunt:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Restorative Justice [13 Dec 2011]

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 651

The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert):

Caroline Lucas:

Nick Herbert:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Road Accident Victims [13 Dec 2011]

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Column: 652

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Simon Wright:

Mr Blunt:

Probation Services [13 Dec 2011]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr Blunt:

Topical Questions [13 Dec 2011]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Column: 653

Kelvin Hopkins:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 654

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Clarke:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 655

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

Mr Clarke:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr Blunt

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Blunt:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 656

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

Mr Clarke:

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Djanogly:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 657

Mr Blunt:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 658

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Djanogly:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 659

Points of Order [13 Dec 2011]

3.33 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Speaker:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Column: 660

Mr Speaker:

Bill Presented

Column: 661

Public Festivals, Holidays and Commemorations [13 Dec 2011]

3.38 pm

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Column: 662


Column: 663


3.48 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 664

United Kingdom Statistics Authority [13 Dec 2011]

3.50 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Column: 665


3.55 pm

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Column: 666


4 pm

Column: 667

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

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 668

Mr Jenkin:

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

Mr Jenkin:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 669

Column: 670

Column: 671

David Heyes (Ashton-under-Lyne) (Lab):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 672


4.22 pm

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Column: 673


Column: 674


Mr Jenkin:

Mr Straw:

Robert Halfon:

Mr Straw:

Column: 675


4.36 pm

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

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Jesse Norman:

Column: 676


4.40 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 677

Mr Straw:

Paul Flynn:

Column: 678


Column: 679

4.50 pm

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Column: 680


4.55 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 681

5.1 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 682


5.3 pm

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Column: 683


5.10 pm

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Column: 684


Column: 685


Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Business without Debate [13 Dec 2011]

Charities Bill []

Column: 686

Prevention of Nuclear Proliferation [13 Dec 2011]

5.18 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Mark Hoban):

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 687


Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)

Mr Hoban:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab)

Mr Hoban:

Mr Straw:

Column: 688

Mr Hoban:

Mr Straw:

Mr Hoban:

Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North) (Con):

Column: 689

Mr Hoban:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 690

Paul Flynn:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 691


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.37 pm

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

Column: 692

Mr Straw:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 693


Column: 694


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.47 pm

Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North) (Con):

Column: 695


Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Mr Wallace:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Wallace:

Column: 696


Mr Straw:

Mr Wallace:

Column: 697


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.59 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 698


6.3 pm

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Column: 699


6.8 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

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

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 700

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 701

6.15 pm

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Jeremy Corbyn:

Robert Halfon:

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

Robert Halfon:

Column: 702

6.21 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr Binley:

Column: 703

John McDonnell:

6.26 pm

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

Column: 704

6.31 pm

Column: 705

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Jeremy Corbyn:

Andrew Percy:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 706


6.36 pm

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

Robert Halfon:

Column: 707

Mr Baron:

Mr Binley:

Mr Baron:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Baron:

6.42 pm

Mr Hoban:

Column: 708


Mr Baron:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 709


Column: 710

Opposition Day

European Union [13 Dec 2011]

6.48 pm

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 711

Mr Dodds:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Column: 712

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Column: 713

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

Mr Dodds:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Dodds:

Column: 714


Mr Redwood:

Mr Dodds:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Column: 715

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

Mr Dodds:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mr Dodds:

Column: 716


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

Mr Dodds:

Mr Cash:

Mr Dodds:

Column: 717


Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Dodds:

Several hon. Members

Column: 718

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

7.18 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Mr Redwood:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 719


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 720

Mr Cash:

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Column: 721


Andrew Percy:

Mr Lidington:

Mrs Main:

Mr Lidington:

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

Column: 722

Mr Lidington:

Ian Paisley:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 723


David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr Lidington:

Tristram Hunt:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 724

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 725

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

Mr Lidington:

Andrew Percy:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 726

7.51 pm

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Dr Julian Lewis

Column: 727

Mr Jenkin

Andrew Percy

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Bone:

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Jenkin

Dr Julian Lewis

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con)

Mr Jenkin

Dr Lewis

Emma Reynolds:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 728


Mr Jenkin:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 729

Mike Gapes:

Emma Reynolds:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 730

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Bone

Mr Stewart Jackson

Emma Reynolds:

Mr Jackson:

Emma Reynolds:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 731

Andrew Percy

Emma Reynolds:

Andrew Percy:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 732


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.10 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Mr MacShane:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr MacShane:

Column: 733

Chris Heaton-Harris:

George Eustice:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Damian Collins:

Column: 734

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Jenkin:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Jenkin:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

8.18 pm

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Column: 735

David Simpson:

Mr Donaldson:

Mr MacShane:

Mr Donaldson:

Column: 736


Glyn Davies:

Mr Donaldson:

8.26 pm

Column: 737

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Stewart Jackson:

Mr Cash:

Ian Paisley

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab)

Mr Cash:

Michael Connarty:

Mr Cash:

Column: 738

8.34 pm

Column: 739

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Bob Stewart:

Mr Campbell:

Column: 740


8.40 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Cash:

Column: 741

Martin Horwood:

Bob Stewart:

Martin Horwood:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Martin Horwood:

Dr Lewis:

Column: 742

Martin Horwood:

8.47 pm

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Dr McCrea:

Column: 743


Bob Stewart:

Dr McCrea:

Emma Reynolds:

Dr McCrea:

Column: 744


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.55 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 745

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Damian Collins:

Column: 746


Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Damian Collins:

9.2 pm

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr Bone:

Column: 747

David Simpson:

Martin Horwood

David Simpson:

9.8 pm

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 748


9.13 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 749

Column: 750


9.18 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Andrew Percy:

Column: 751

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

Andrew Percy:

Martin Horwood:

Andrew Percy:

Martin Horwood:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 752

Martin Horwood:

Andrew Percy:

Martin Horwood:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Andrew Percy:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

9.26 pm

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 753


9.28 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Jim Shannon:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 754


Mr Cash:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 755

Emma Reynolds:

Sammy Wilson:

9.38 pm

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

Column: 756


Emma Reynolds:

Mr Bellingham:

Jim Shannon:

Mr Bellingham:

Column: 757


Column: 758


Mr Dodds

Division No. 411 [ Prevention of Nuclear Proliferation] [13 Dec 2011]

Column: 762

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Business without Debate [13 Dec 2011]

Delegated legislation [13 Dec 2011]

Mr Speaker:

PetitionRoyal Mail Delivery Office, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

10.6 pm

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

Column: 763

Mr Speaker:

Joan Walley:

Column: 764

Illegal Music Downloading [13 Dec 2011]

10.8 pm

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Column: 765

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

David Morris:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

David Morris:

Column: 766

Column: 767


Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

David Morris:

10.20 pm

Mr David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 768

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Mr Amess:

10.25 pm

Column: 769

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 770


Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 771

Column: 772

10.37 pm