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Volume No. 537 Part No. 241

House of Commons Debates 14 December 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

cabinet office

government procurement

social exclusion

government documents (disposal)

big society capital

employee mutuals

government contracts

public sector pensions

voluntary sector

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

bovine tb

Royal Assent

victims of crime (code of practice)

business of the house

third reading (bills brought in upon a ways and means resolution)

sessionality (supply)

consideration of estimates

questions on voting of estimates, &c.

unemployment

business without debate

delegated legislation

pedestrian access (railway stations)


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Column: 773

Column: 773

House of Commons [14 Dec 2011]

Prayers [14 Dec 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [14 Dec 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [14 Dec 2011]

Cabinet Office [14 Dec 2011]

Government Procurement [14 Dec 2011]

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Mr Maude:

Column: 774

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Maude:

Mr Spencer:

Mr Maude:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Maude:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 775

Mr Maude:

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

Mr Maude:

Social Exclusion [14 Dec 2011]

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr Oliver Letwin):

Jonathan Ashworth:

Column: 776

Mr Letwin:

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Mr Letwin:

Jon Trickett:

Mr Letwin:

Government Documents (Disposal) [14 Dec 2011]

Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (Lab):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Jim McGovern:

Mr Maude:

Big Society Capital [14 Dec 2011]

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 777

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

Richard Fuller:

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Hurd:

Employee Mutuals [14 Dec 2011]

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Ian Murray:

Column: 778

Mr Maude:

Government Contracts [14 Dec 2011]

Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr Oliver Letwin):

Craig Whittaker:

Mr Letwin:

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Column: 779

Public Sector Pensions [14 Dec 2011]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Maude:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 780

Mr Maude:

Voluntary Sector [14 Dec 2011]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

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

Julie Hilling:

Mr Hurd:

Topical Questions [14 Dec 2011]

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

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Tom Blenkinsop:

Mr Maude:

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

Column: 781

Mr Maude:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr Oliver Letwin):

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

Mr Maude:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Maude:

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

Column: 782

Mr Maude:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Maude:

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

Mr Maude:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Maude:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Column: 783

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

Prime Minister [14 Dec 2011]

Engagements [14 Dec 2011]

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Richard Fuller:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 784

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 785

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Hon. Members:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 786

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Hon. Members:

Mr Speaker:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 787

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 788

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Column: 789

The Prime Minister:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 790

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

The Prime Minister:

Chris Kelly (Dudley South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 791

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Column: 792

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 793

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Column: 794

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 795

Bovine TB [14 Dec 2011]

12.35 pm

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mrs Caroline Spelman):

Column: 796


Column: 797

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 798


Column: 799


Mrs Spelman:

Column: 800


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

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 801

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 802

Mrs Spelman:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Paul Flynn:

Kerry McCarthy:

Mrs Spelman:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 803

Mrs Spelman:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mrs Spelman:

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 804

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Mrs Spelman:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 805

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

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

Mrs Spelman:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 806


Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 807

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Royal Assent

Mr Speaker:

Column: 808

Victims of Crime (Code of Practice) [14 Dec 2011]

1.21 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 809


Column: 810


Column: 811

Business of the House [14 Dec 2011]

1.30 pm

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

Column: 812

Mr Speaker:

Column: 813

Column: 814

Mr Heath:

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

Mr Heath:

Column: 815

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Heath:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Mr Heath:

Column: 816

1.41 pm

Column: 817

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

Column: 818

Mr Knight:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 819

Chris Leslie:

Column: 820


1.56 pm

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 821


Column: 822


Sir Alan Beith

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.2 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 823

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Heath:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Knight:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 824

2.8 pm

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

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr Gray:

Column: 825

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr Syms:

Sir Alan Beith:

2.12 pm

Mr Heath:

Mr Gray:

Mr Heath:

Column: 826

Mr Bone:

Mr Heath:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Heath:

Column: 827


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Division No. 412 [ Business of the House]

Column: 831

[14 Dec 2011]

third reading (bills brought in upon a ways and means resolution) [14 Dec 2011]

sessionality (SUPPLY) [14 Dec 2011]

consideration of estimates [14 Dec 2011]

questions on voting of estimates, &c. [14 Dec 2011]

Column: 835

Opposition Day

Unemployment [14 Dec 2011]

2.36 pm

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 836


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

Mr Byrne:

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 837

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

Mr Byrne:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 838

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

Mr Byrne:

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr Byrne:

Oliver Heald:

Column: 839

Mr Byrne:

Mrs Main:

Mr Byrne:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Byrne:

Chris Grayling:

Mr Byrne:

Column: 840

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Byrne:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Mr Byrne:

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

Mr Byrne:

Column: 841

Chris Grayling:

Mr Byrne:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 842


Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Mr Byrne:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Byrne:

Column: 843

3.4 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Mr Byrne:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 844

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Mr Sheerman:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 845

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Oliver Heald:

Chris Grayling:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Chris Grayling:

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 846

Chris Grayling:

Mr Byrne:

Chris Grayling:

Ian Austin:

Chris Grayling:

Mr Byrne:

Column: 847

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Mr Byrne:

Column: 848

Chris Grayling:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 849

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Column: 850


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Chris Grayling:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.27 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 851

Oliver Heald:

Albert Owen:

Oliver Heald:

Albert Owen:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Albert Owen:

Column: 852

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con)

Albert Owen:

Column: 853


3.36 pm

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

Several hon. Members

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Byrne:

David T. C. Davies:

Albert Owen:

Column: 854

David T. C. Davies:

Column: 855


Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

David T. C. Davies:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 856

3.45 pm

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 857

Mr Barron:

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

Mr Barron:

Mr Byrne

Mr Barron:

Mr Byrne:

Mr Barron:

Column: 858


3.54 pm

Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):

Fiona O'Donnell:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 859

Fiona O'Donnell

Jenny Willott:

Column: 860


4 pm

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Gordon Banks:

Alex Cunningham:

Jim Shannon:

Column: 861

Alex Cunningham:

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

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 862


4.9 pm

Column: 863

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Fiona O'Donnell:

Oliver Heald:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Oliver Heald:

Column: 864


Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Oliver Heald:

4.17 pm

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

Column: 865

Fiona O'Donnell:

Dr Whiteford:

Ben Gummer:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 866


Sheila Gilmore:

Dr Whiteford:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 867

4.24 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Albert Owen:

Mrs Main:

Column: 868


4.28 pm

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 869


4.32 pm

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 870


4.36 pm

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 871

4.40 pm

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 872

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

John Glen:

4.44 pm

Column: 873

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

4.48 pm

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Column: 874

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Grahame M. Morris:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Column: 875

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:


4.54 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 876


Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

4.59 pm

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 877


Mrs Main

Fiona O’Donnell:

Mrs Main:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Column: 878


5.5 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 879

5.9 pm

Column: 880

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 881


5.13 pm

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 882

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

5.17 pm

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 883

Chris Grayling:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 884

Column: 885

5.26 pm

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

Sheila Gilmore:

Steve Webb:

Mr Byrne:

Steve Webb:

Column: 886


Mr MacShane:

Steve Webb:

Column: 887

Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)

Division No. 413 [ Business of the House] [14 Dec 2011]

Business without Debate [14 Dec 2011]

Delegated Legislation [14 Dec 2011]

PetitionsPark End Community Centre (Middlesbrough)

5.52 pm

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

BAE Systems (Humber Region)

5.53 pm

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

Hinkley Point

5.54 pm

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 893

Pedestrian Access (Railway Stations) [14 Dec 2011]

5.57 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 894

Column: 895

Column: 896

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 897


Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 898


6.16 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker):

Column: 899


Paul Blomfield:

Norman Baker:

Column: 900

Angela Smith:

Norman Baker:

Chris Williamson:

Norman Baker:

Angela Smith:

Norman Baker:

Column: 901


Paul Blomfield:

Norman Baker:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 902

Norman Baker:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Norman Baker:

Column: 903


Paul Blomfield:

Norman Baker:

Column: 904


Paul Blomfield:

Norman Baker:

6.39 pm