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Volume No. 540

Part No. 261

House of Commons Debates 6 February 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

home department

child detention (uk ports)

human trafficking (child victims)

cybercrime

alcohol-related crime

misuse of drugs act 1971

crime levels

police morale

police funding settlement

metal theft

administrative burdens (police)

human trafficking

non-emergency telephone number

serious and organised crime

topical questions

syria

financial services bill

financial services bill (programme)

business of the house

financial services bill (money)

financial services bill (carry-over)

business without debate

consumer insurance (disclosure and representations) bill

delegated legislation

delegated legislation (committees)

business of the house (7 february)

business of the house (8 february)

justice

early-day motions

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Column: 1

House of Commons [6 Feb 2012]

Prayers [6 Feb 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [6 Feb 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Feb 2012]

Home Department [6 Feb 2012]

Child Detention (UK Ports) [6 Feb 2012]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Jo Swinson:

Damian Green:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Damian Green:

Human Trafficking (Child Victims) [6 Feb 2012]

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Column: 3

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Mrs Hodgson:

Damian Green:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Damian Green:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 4

Damian Green:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Damian Green:

Mr Speaker:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Cybercrime [6 Feb 2012]

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

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

James Morris:

Column: 5

James Brokenshire:

Jessica Lee:

James Brokenshire:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

James Brokenshire:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Column: 6

James Brokenshire:

Alcohol-related Crime [6 Feb 2012]

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

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

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Chris Evans:

James Brokenshire:

Paul Maynard:

Column: 7

James Brokenshire:

Andrew Gwynne:

James Brokenshire:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 8

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 [6 Feb 2012]

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

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Simon Hughes:

Mrs May:

Column: 9

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Crime Levels [6 Feb 2012]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Julie Hilling:

Mrs May:

Simon Danczuk:

Mrs May:

Column: 10

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mrs May:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Hon. Members:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 11

Mrs May:

Police Morale [6 Feb 2012]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

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

Kevin Brennan:

Nick Herbert:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 12

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

Nick Herbert:

Police Funding Settlement [6 Feb 2012]

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

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

Owen Smith:

Nick Herbert:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 13

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

Nick Herbert:

Metal Theft [6 Feb 2012]

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Jason McCartney:

Mrs May:

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Administrative Burdens (Police) [6 Feb 2012]

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

Column: 14

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

Mr Baron:

Nick Herbert:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Human Trafficking [6 Feb 2012]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 15

Damian Green:

Non-emergency Telephone Number [6 Feb 2012]

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

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

Karl McCartney:

Nick Herbert:

Mark Menzies:

Nick Herbert:

Serious and Organised Crime [6 Feb 2012]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Column: 16

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Mr Wilson:

James Brokenshire:

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

James Brokenshire:

Topical Questions [6 Feb 2012]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Column: 17

Kevin Brennan:

Mrs May:

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

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

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 18

Mrs May:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Damian Green:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Column: 19

Nick Herbert:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 20

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mrs May:

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 21

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Tessa Munt:

Damian Green:

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 22

Mrs May:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Mrs May:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 23

Syria [6 Feb 2012]

3.34 pm

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

Column: 24

Column: 25

3.42 pm

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

Column: 26

Column: 27

Mr Hague:

Column: 28

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

Column: 29

Mr Hague:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Column: 30

Mr Hague:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 31

Mr Hague:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 32

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 33

Mr Hague:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Hague:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 34

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

Mr Hague:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Hague:

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 35

Mr Hague:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Winnick

Mr Hague:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 36

Mr Hague:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Column: 37

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 38

Mr Hague:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Column: 39

Mr Hague:

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

Column: 40

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Column: 41

Mr Hague:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 42

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 43

Financial Services Bill [6 Feb 2012]

4.40 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 44

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 45

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 46

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Column: 47

Mr Osborne:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 48

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 49

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Claire Perry:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 50

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 51

Mr Osborne:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 52

Mr Osborne:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 53

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 54

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 55

Column: 56

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 57

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 58

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 59

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

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Osborne:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 60

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 61

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr Osborne:

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

Column: 62

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.48 pm

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 63

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 64

Ed Balls:

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke:

Ed Balls:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD)

Ed Balls:

Column: 65

Harriett Baldwin:

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke:

Ed Balls:

Gordon Birtwistle:

Ed Balls:

Column: 66

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke:

Ed Balls:

Column: 67

Column: 68

Matthew Hancock:

Ed Balls:

Matthew Hancock

Ed Balls:

Column: 69

Matthew Hancock:

Ed Balls:

Matthew Hancock:

Ed Balls:

Column: 70

Mr George Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 71

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mr Robinson:

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke

Matthew Hancock

Ed Balls:

Matthew Hancock

Column: 72

Ed Balls:

Matthew Hancock:

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 73

Ed Balls:

Column: 74

Column: 75

6.32 pm

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Column: 76

Column: 77

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Lilley:

Column: 78

6.43 pm

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (Lab):

Column: 79

Column: 80

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Brown:

Column: 81

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Brown:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

6.55 pm

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Column: 82

Column: 83

7.5 pm

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Column: 84

Mr Ruffley:

Mr Mudie:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 85

Mr Mudie:

Column: 86

7.17 pm

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

Column: 87

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Stephen Gilbert:

Column: 88

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Stephen Gilbert:

Column: 89

7.28 pm

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

Column: 90

Column: 91

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Stella Creasy:

John Hemming

Stella Creasy:

John Hemming:

Stella Creasy:

Column: 92

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Stella Creasy:

Alun Cairns:

Stella Creasy:

Column: 93

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

John Hemming:

7.40 pm

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 94

Column: 95

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

Matthew Hancock:

Steve Baker:

Matthew Hancock:

Steve Baker:

Column: 96

Matthew Hancock:

7.53 pm

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 97

Column: 98

Alun Cairns:

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 99

8.4 pm

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Column: 100

Column: 101

Column: 102

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.14 pm

Column: 103

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

Column: 104

Column: 105

8.21 pm

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Column: 106

Mark Garnier:

Mark Field:

Column: 107

8.29 pm

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

Column: 108

Column: 109

8.38 pm

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 110

Column: 111

8.45 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 112

David Mowat:

Mark Durkan:

Column: 113

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.55 pm

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 114

Column: 115

9.2 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 116

Column: 117

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Sheila Gilmore:

9.10 pm

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Column: 118

Column: 119

9.17 pm

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 120

Column: 121

9.25 pm

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Column: 122

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

9.31 pm

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 123

Column: 124

9.35 pm

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

Column: 125

9.40 pm

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

Column: 126

Column: 127

Mark Field:

Column: 128

Chris Leslie:

9.51 pm

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

Column: 129

Column: 130

Column: 131

Financial Services Bill (Programme) [6 Feb 2012]

Business of the House [6 Feb 2012]

Financial Services Bill (Money) [6 Feb 2012]

Financial Services Bill (Carry-over) [6 Feb 2012]

Column: 132

Business without Debate [6 Feb 2012]

Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [] [6 Feb 2012]

Delegated Legislation [6 Feb 2012]

Delegated Legislation (Committees) [6 Feb 2012]

Business of the House (7 February) [6 Feb 2012]

Business of the House (8 February) [6 Feb 2012]

Justice [6 Feb 2012]

PetitionPolice Cuts (Humberside)

10.2 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 134

Early-day Motions [6 Feb 2012]

10.3 pm

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Graham Evans:

James Wharton (Stockton South) (Con):

Column: 135

Graham Evans:

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

Graham Evans:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Graham Evans:

Paul Flynn:

Graham Evans:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Graham Evans:

Column: 136

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Graham Evans:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Graham Evans:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Graham Evans:

Column: 137

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Graham Evans:

10.15 pm

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

Column: 138

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

Column: 139

Mr Heath:

Robert Halfon:

Mr Heath:

Column: 140

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Heath:

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Heath:

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Heath:

Column: 141

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Mr Heath:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Heath:

Mr Knight:

Mr Heath:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Heath:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Heath:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Mr Heath:

Column: 142

Dr Lewis:

Mr Heath:

10.32 pm

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