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Volume No. 539 Part No. 258

House of Commons Debates 31 January 2012

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

community projects (kettering)

law centres

european court of human rights

foreign national prisoners

free legal advice

victim support

prison officer training

probation service

prison places

legal aid

greater manchester intensive alternative to custody project

conditional fee arrangements

topical questions

informal european council

points of order

Bills Presented

electricity generation (wales)

local government finance bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

early intervention


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Column: 655

Column: 655

House of Commons [31 Jan 2012]

Prayers [31 Jan 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [31 Jan 2012]

Business Before Questions [31 Jan 2012]

London Local Authorities Bill [] () [31 Jan 2012]

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [] [31 Jan 2012]

Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [] [31 Jan 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [31 Jan 2012]

Justice [31 Jan 2012]

Community Projects (Kettering) [31 Jan 2012]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 656

Nick Herbert:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Law Centres [31 Jan 2012]

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

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

Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Djanogly:

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

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 657

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

European Court of Human Rights [31 Jan 2012]

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

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

Stephen Phillips:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 658

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 659

Foreign National Prisoners [31 Jan 2012]

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

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

Mr Spellar:

Mr Blunt:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Column: 660

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Blunt:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Free Legal Advice [31 Jan 2012]

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

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

Stephen Timms:

Column: 661

Mr Djanogly:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Victim Support [31 Jan 2012]

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

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

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

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

Derek Twigg:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 662

Charlotte Leslie:

Mr Clarke:

Rushanara Ali:

Mr Clarke:

Mr Burrowes:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 663

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 664

Prison Officer Training [31 Jan 2012]

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

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

Guy Opperman:

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Blunt:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr Blunt:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 665

Probation Service [31 Jan 2012]

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab):

Martin Caton (Gower) (Lab):

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

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

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

Mr Watts:

Mr Clarke:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Martin Caton:

Column: 666

Mr Clarke:

Toby Perkins:

Mr Clarke:

Karl Turner:

Mr Clarke:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 667

Mr Clarke:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Prison Places [31 Jan 2012]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 668

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

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Clarke:

Legal Aid [31 Jan 2012]

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

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

Geraint Davies:

Mr Djanogly:

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

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 669

Greater Manchester Intensive Alternative to Custody Project [31 Jan 2012]

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

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

Paul Goggins:

Nick Herbert:

Mr Speaker:

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

Nick Herbert:

Conditional Fee Arrangements [31 Jan 2012]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 670

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

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Djanogly:

Topical Questions [31 Jan 2012]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

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

Andrew Stephenson:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 671

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

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

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

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

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 672

Mr Djanogly:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 673

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

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

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 674

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Clarke:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Djanogly:

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

Mr Blunt:

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

Column: 675

Mr Djanogly:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 676

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Djanogly:

Mr Speaker:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 677

Informal European Council [31 Jan 2012]

3.33 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 678


Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 679


3.41 pm

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 680

Mr Speaker:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 681

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 682


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 683

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 684

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 685

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 686

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 687

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 688

The Prime Minister:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 689

The Prime Minister:

Mr Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 690

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 691

The Prime Minister:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 692

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Column: 693

The Prime Minister:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 694

Chris Bryant:

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 695

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 696

The Prime Minister:

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 697

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 698

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

The Prime Minister

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 699

The Prime Minister:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 700

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 701

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Chris Kelly (Dudley South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 702

The Prime Minister:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 703

The Prime Minister:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 704

Points of Order [31 Jan 2012]

4.59 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Bills Presented

Column: 705

Column: 706

Column: 707

Column: 708

Mr Speaker:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr George Howarth:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 709

Electricity Generation (Wales) [31 Jan 2012]

5.6 pm

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

Column: 710


Column: 711


5.16 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Albert Owen:

Column: 712

Column: 713


Division No. 445 [ Electricity Generation (Wales)] [31 Jan 2012]

Column: 716

Local Government Finance Bill [31 Jan 2012]

[Dawn Primarolo ] [31 Jan 2012]

5.34 pm

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

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 717

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 718

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Raynsford:

Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South) (LD):

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 719


Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Raynsford:

5.45 pm

Column: 720

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

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

Mr Betts:

Column: 721


Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Betts:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Betts:

Column: 722


Mr Mike Hancock:

Mr Betts:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Column: 723

Mr Betts:

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

6 pm

Mr Betts:

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

Mr Betts:

Column: 724

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

The Temporary Chair (Mr Edward Leigh):

Mr Betts:

Column: 725


Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Syms:

Column: 726


Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Column: 727


Mr Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

6.15 pm

Column: 728

John Healey:

Helen Jones:

John Healey:

Helen Jones:

Mr Mike Hancock:

Helen Jones:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)

Helen Jones:

Column: 729


George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):

Helen Jones:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

George Hollingbery:

Helen Jones:

Column: 730


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

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 731

6.30 pm

Annette Brooke:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Annette Brooke:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab)

Annette Brooke:

Mr Syms:

Column: 732

Annette Brooke:

Helen Jones:

Annette Brooke:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Column: 733


Mr Mike Hancock:

Mr Jones:

Column: 734


6.45 pm

Column: 735

George Hollingbery:

John Healey:

Column: 736

Mr Mike Hancock:

Column: 737


Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Hancock:

Column: 738

7 pm

Mr Syms:

Mr Hancock:

Mr George Howarth

The Temporary Chair (Miss Anne McIntosh):

Mr Howarth:

Column: 739


Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Howarth:

Mr Syms:

Mr Howarth:

John Healey:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 740


Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Howarth:

Mr Syms:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 741

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Howarth:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

7.15 pm

Mr Howarth:

Column: 742


Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Ward:

Mr Jones:

Mr Ward:

Mr Jones:

Mr Ward:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Ward:

The Temporary Chair (Miss Anne McIntosh):

Mr Ward:

Helen Jones:

Mr Ward:

Column: 743

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Ward:

Column: 744

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Ward:

7.30 pm

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

Helen Jones:

Column: 745

Andrew Stunell:

Mr George Howarth

Mr Raynsford

Andrew Stunell:

Mr Howarth:

Andrew Stunell:

Several hon. Members

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 746


Mr Raynsford:

Andrew Stunell:

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 747

Andrew Stunell:

Mr Betts:

Andrew Stunell:

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 748


Division No. 446 [ Local Government Finance Bill] [31 Jan 2012]

The Temporary Chair (Miss Anne McIntosh):

Helen Jones:

The Temporary Chair:

Column: 753

Helen Jones:

8 pm

Column: 754

Mr Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

Column: 755

Column: 756

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Helen Jones:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

Column: 757


8.15 pm

Mr Jones:

Helen Jones:

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Helen Jones:

Column: 758

Column: 759

Mr Kevan Jones:

Helen Jones:

Column: 760


8.30 pm

Column: 761

Annette Brooke:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 762


Mr Kevan Jones:

Alex Cunningham:

Ian Mearns:

Column: 763

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 764

8.45 pm

Mr Ward:

Helen Jones:

Mr Ward:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Column: 765

Mr Ward:

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

Mr Jones:

Column: 766


Ian Mearns:

Mr Jones:

Helen Jones:

Mr Jones:

Column: 767


Gavin Barwell:

Mr Jones:

Column: 768

Mr Mike Hancock:

Mr Jones:

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

9 pm

Mr Jones:

Ian Mearns:

Mr Jones:

Helen Jones:

Column: 769

Mr Jones:

Mr George Howarth:

Mr Jones:

Ian Mearns:

Mr Jones:

Ian Mearns:

Mr Jones:

John Healey:

Column: 770

Mr Jones:

Mr Mike Hancock:

Column: 771


9.15 pm

Mr Kevan Jones:

Column: 772

Mr Hancock:

Mr Jones:

Mr Hancock:

Andrew Stunell:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Andrew Stunell:

Helen Jones:

Column: 773

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 774

Heidi Alexander:

Andrew Stunell:

Column: 775


9.30 pm

Column: 776


John Healey:

Andrew Stunell:

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 777

Andrew Stunell:

John Healey:

Andrew Stunell:

Helen Jones:

Division No. 447 [ Local Government Finance Bill]

Column: 778

[31 Jan 2012]

George Hollingbery:

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 782

George Hollingbery:

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means:

George Hollingbery:

Column: 783

John Healey:

George Hollingbery:

10 pm

Division No. 448 [ Local Government Finance Bill] [31 Jan 2012]

Column: 788

Division No. 449 [ Local Government Finance Bill]

Column: 792

[31 Jan 2012]

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Business without Debate [31 Jan 2012]

delegated legislation

Column: 793

Column: 794

European Union Documents [31 Jan 2012]

Column: 795

Early Intervention [31 Jan 2012]

10.31 pm

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 796


Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 797


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 798


Column: 799


10.46 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Column: 800


Column: 801

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 802

Sarah Teather:

11.1 pm