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Volume No. 523

Part No. 121

House of Commons Debates 17 February 2011

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

apprenticeships

local enterprise partnerships

entrepreneurship

bank lending

low-emission vehicles

regional growth fund

export licences

higher education

construction sector

legal aid

post boxes

employment growth strategy

apprenticeships

small businesses (recruitment)

topical questions

departmental responsibilities

bahrain

business of the house

forestry (england)

points of order

business without debate

estimates

social security

pensions

housing benefit

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Part No. 121

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Column: 1113

Column: 1113

House of Commons [17 Feb 2011]

Prayers [17 Feb 2011]

[Mr Speaker] [17 Feb 2011]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Feb 2011]

Business, Innovation and Skills [17 Feb 2011]

Apprenticeships [17 Feb 2011]

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

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

Alok Sharma:

Column: 1114

Mr Hayes:

Mary Macleod:

Mr Hayes:

Stephen Mosley:

Mr Hayes:

Mr Evennett:

Mr Hayes:

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 1115

Mr Hayes:

Stephen Lloyd:

Mr Hayes:

Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Column: 1116

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Column: 1117

Mr Denham:

Mr Hayes:

Local Enterprise Partnerships [17 Feb 2011]

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

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

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

Annette Brooke:

Mr Prisk:

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 1118

Mr Prisk:

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

Mr Prisk:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Entrepreneurship [17 Feb 2011]

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

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

Column: 1119

Jason McCartney:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Bank Lending [17 Feb 2011]

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

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

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

Simon Hughes:

Column: 1120

Vince Cable:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Column: 1121

Low-emission Vehicles [17 Feb 2011]

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East) (Lab):

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

Margaret Curran:

Mr Prisk:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Mr Prisk:

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

Column: 1122

Mr Prisk:

Regional Growth Fund [17 Feb 2011]

Chris Kelly (Dudley South) (Con):

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

Chris Kelly:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Export Licences [17 Feb 2011]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

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

Column: 1123

Karen Lumley:

Mr Prisk:

Higher Education [17 Feb 2011]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

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

Mr Wilson:

Mr Willetts:

Gordon Birtwistle:

Column: 1124

Mr Willetts:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

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

Mr Willetts:

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 1125

Construction Sector [17 Feb 2011]

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

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

Chris Evans:

Mr Prisk:

Legal Aid [17 Feb 2011]

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

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

Yasmin Qureshi:

Mr Davey:

Column: 1126

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Post Boxes [17 Feb 2011]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Davey:

Mr Speaker:

Employment Growth Strategy [17 Feb 2011]

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Column: 1127

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

Mr Ward:

Vince Cable:

Apprenticeships [17 Feb 2011]

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

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

John Stevenson:

Mr Hayes:

Small Businesses (Recruitment) [17 Feb 2011]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 1128

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

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Davey:

Topical Questions [17 Feb 2011]

Departmental Responsibilities [17 Feb 2011]

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

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

Simon Kirby:

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

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Column: 1129

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

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

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Vince Cable:

Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Column: 1130

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

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

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

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

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1131

Mr Willetts:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr Prisk:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

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

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 1132

Mr Prisk:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Column: 1133

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

Mr Willetts:

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 1134

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Prisk:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Prisk:

Column: 1135

Bahrain [17 Feb 2011]

11.34 am

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Column: 1136

Mr MacShane:

Column: 1137

Mr Hague:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

Column: 1138

Mr Hague:

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1139

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1140

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 1141

Mr Hague:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1142

Business of the House [17 Feb 2011]

11.58 am

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

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

Column: 1143

Hilary Benn:

Column: 1144

Sir George Young:

Column: 1145

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1146

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 1147

Sir George Young:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1148

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1149

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1150

Sir George Young:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1151

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Column: 1152

Sir George Young:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1153

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1154

Sir George Young:

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1155

Forestry (England) [17 Feb 2011]

12.37 pm

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

Column: 1156

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 1157

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1158

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1159

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1160

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1161

Mr Swayne:

Mrs Spelman:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1162

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

Mrs Spelman:

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

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

Column: 1163

Mrs Spelman:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

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

Mrs Spelman:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1164

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

Mrs Spelman:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Column: 1165

Mrs Spelman:

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

Mrs Spelman:

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

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

Mrs Spelman:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 1166

Mrs Spelman:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1167

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

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

Column: 1168

Mrs Spelman:

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1169

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Burley:

Guy Opperman:

Column: 1170

Mrs Spelman:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Mrs Spelman:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1171

Points of Order [17 Feb 2011]

1.34 pm

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

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

Column: 1172

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Chris Williamson

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Business without Debate [17 Feb 2011]

ESTIMATES [17 Feb 2011]

Column: 1173

Social Security [17 Feb 2011]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

1.39 pm

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1174

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Column: 1175

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 1176

Steve Webb:

Column: 1177

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Kate Green:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1178

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Column: 1179

Dame Anne Begg:

Steve Webb:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 1180

Steve Webb:

Albert Owen:

Steve Webb:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Steve Webb:

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

Column: 1181

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

2.6 pm

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 1182

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

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1183

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

Stephen Timms:

Jane Ellison:

Stephen Timms:

Mike Freer:

Column: 1184

Stephen Timms:

Rehman Chishti:

Stephen Timms:

Rehman Chishti:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1185

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Stephen Timms:

Jane Ellison:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1186

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Guy Opperman:

Stephen Timms:

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1187

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1188

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1189

Jane Ellison:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1190

2.40 pm

Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Jenny Willott:

Column: 1191

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

Column: 1192

Jenny Willott:

Kate Green:

Jenny Willott:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Jenny Willott:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 1193

Jenny Willott:

Sheila Gilmore:

Jenny Willott:

Sheila Gilmore:

Jenny Willott:

Column: 1194

2.56 pm

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Column: 1195

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Dame Anne Begg:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1196

Dame Anne Begg:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 1197

Steve Webb:

Column: 1198

Dame Anne Begg:

3.14 pm

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 1199

Sheila Gilmore:

Rehman Chishti:

Stephen Lloyd:

Rehman Chishti:

3.18 pm

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 1200

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Hywel Williams:

Sheila Gilmore:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 1201

3.24 pm

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Column: 1202

3.31 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1203

Gordon Henderson:

John McDonnell:

Column: 1204

3.41 pm

Column: 1205

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

3.45 pm

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

Column: 1206

Jane Ellison:

Katy Clark:

Column: 1207

3.53 pm

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

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

Column: 1210

John McDonnell:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1211

John McDonnell:

Steve Webb:

Division No. 212 [ Social Security] [17 Feb 2011]

pensions [17 Feb 2011]

Column: 1214

petitionsFunding for English for Speakers of other Languages Courses

4.18 pm

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

Protection of Kingswood Green Belt (South Gloucestershire)

4.20 pm

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Column: 1215

Housing Benefit [17 Feb 2011]

4.22 pm

Jon Cruddas (Dagenham and Rainham) (Lab):

Column: 1216

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Jon Cruddas:

Column: 1217

Column: 1218

Column: 1219

Column: 1220

Column: 1221

4.44 pm

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

Column: 1222

Column: 1223

Column: 1224

Column: 1225

Column: 1226

5 pm

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