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Volume No. 540 Part No. 268

House of Commons Debates 23 February 2012

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

speaker’s statement

oral answers to questions

transport

aviation

rail fares

shipping (armed guards)

brown tourist signs

trailers (height)

flights (scotland)

freight containers (rail network)

local bus services

railway companies (executive pay)

transport scheme funding

cycling

drink-drive rehabilitation scheme

topical questions

women and equalities

economy

female genital mutilation

disability hate crimes

unemployment

income tax

domestic and family violence

business of the house

pensions and social security

pensions

social security

business without debate

delegated legislation

sittings of the house (20 and 23 march)

business of the house (private members’ bills)

ricky burlton


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Column: 997

House of Commons [23 Feb 2012]

Prayers [23 Feb 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Feb 2012]

Business before questions [23 Feb 2012]

Speaker’s Statement [23 Feb 2012]

10.35 am

Mr Speaker:

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Feb 2012]

Transport [23 Feb 2012]

Aviation [23 Feb 2012]

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Column: 998

The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening):

Lyn Brown:

Justine Greening:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 999

Justine Greening:

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Rail Fares [23 Feb 2012]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Mark Lazarowicz:

Column: 1000

Mrs Villiers:

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Maria Eagle:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Speaker:

Shipping (Armed Guards) [23 Feb 2012]

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Column: 1001

Graeme Morrice:

Mike Penning:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mike Penning:

Brown Tourist Signs [23 Feb 2012]

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening):

Julian Smith:

Justine Greening:

Column: 1002

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Trailers (Height) [23 Feb 2012]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Mark Pawsey:

Mike Penning:

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

Column: 1003

Mike Penning:

Flights (Scotland) [23 Feb 2012]

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Anas Sarwar:

Mrs Villiers:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 1004

Mrs Villiers:

Freight Containers (Rail Network) [23 Feb 2012]

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Ian Swales:

Mrs Villiers:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Mrs Villiers:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 1005

Local Bus Services [23 Feb 2012]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

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

Yvonne Fovargue:

Norman Baker:

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

Norman Baker:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 1006

Norman Baker:

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Norman Baker:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)

Mr Speaker:

Dr Huppert:

Norman Baker:

Railway Companies (Executive Pay) [23 Feb 2012]

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening):

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 1007

Justine Greening:

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Transport Scheme Funding [23 Feb 2012]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

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

Ian Lucas:

Norman Baker:

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Column: 1008

Norman Baker:

Cycling [23 Feb 2012]

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

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

Tim Farron:

Norman Baker:

Drink-drive Rehabilitation Scheme [23 Feb 2012]

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 1009

Mike Penning:

Topical Questions [23 Feb 2012]

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

The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening):

Annette Brooke:

Justine Greening:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 1010

Justine Greening:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Justine Greening:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

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

Column: 1011

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

Mike Penning:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

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

Mike Penning:

Column: 1012

Margaret Beckett (Derby South) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Column: 1013

Mike Penning:

Women and Equalities [23 Feb 2012]

Economy [23 Feb 2012]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equalities (Mrs Theresa May):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mrs May:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1014

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

Female Genital Mutilation [23 Feb 2012]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

The Minister for Equalities (Lynne Featherstone):

Jane Ellison:

Column: 1015

Lynne Featherstone:

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

Lynne Featherstone:

Disability Hate Crimes [23 Feb 2012]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Mark Menzies:

Maria Miller:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Column: 1016

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Maria Miller:

Unemployment [23 Feb 2012]

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Andrew Miller:

Maria Miller:

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

Column: 1017

Maria Miller:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Income Tax [23 Feb 2012]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equalities (Mrs Theresa May):

Jo Swinson:

Mrs May:

Domestic and Family Violence [23 Feb 2012]

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

Column: 1018

The Minister for Equalities (Lynne Featherstone):

Robert Flello:

Lynne Featherstone:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Lynne Featherstone:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Lynne Featherstone:

Column: 1019

Business of the House [23 Feb 2012]

11.33 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 1020

Column: 1021


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

Ms Eagle:

Sir George Young:

Column: 1022


Mr Speaker:

Sir George Young:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 1023

Sir George Young:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1024

Mr Speaker:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1025

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1026

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1027

Sir George Young:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Speaker:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1028

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 1029

Sir George Young:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bone:

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

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

Column: 1030

Sir George Young:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1031

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Column: 1032

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1033

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir George Young:

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1034

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir George Young:

Column: 1035

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Column: 1036

Sir George Young:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Sir George Young:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1037

Sir George Young:

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Column: 1038

Sir George Young:

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

Sir George Young:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 1039

Sir George Young:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Sir George Young:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 1040

Pensions and Social Security [23 Feb 2012]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

12.36 pm

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Steve Webb:

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1041

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 1042

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Oliver Heald:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1043

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Column: 1044

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1045

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Oliver Heald:

Steve Webb:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Steve Webb:

Column: 1046


Column: 1047

12.58 pm

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 1048

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):

Stephen Timms:

Ian Paisley:

Stephen Timms:

Oliver Heald:

Column: 1049

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1050

George Hollingbery:

Stephen Timms:

Stephen Lloyd:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1051

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Stephen Timms:

Sarah Newton:

Stephen Timms:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Stephen Timms:

Oliver Heald:

Stephen Timms:

Ian Paisley:

Column: 1052

Stephen Timms:

Dr Whiteford:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1053


Column: 1054

Stephen Lloyd:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 1055

1.29 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Column: 1056


Dr Whiteford:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 1057


Sarah Newton:

Column: 1058


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Sarah Newton:

1.44 pm

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

Column: 1059


Column: 1060

Sarah Newton

Katy Clark:

Sarah Newton:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Katy Clark:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 1061

Katy Clark:

1.55 pm

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

Column: 1062


Column: 1063


2.6 pm

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Column: 1064

Mr Ruffley:

Stephen Lloyd:

Column: 1065

2.15 pm

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

Column: 1066

Mr Ruffley:

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

2.25 pm

Steve Webb:

Column: 1069


Mr Ruffley:

Column: 1070

Steve Webb:

Column: 1071


Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Stephen Timms:

Steve Webb:

Column: 1072

Pensions [23 Feb 2012]

Social Security [23 Feb 2012]

Column: 1073

Business without Debate [23 Feb 2012]

Delegated legislation [23 Feb 2012]

Column: 1074

Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) [23 Feb 2012]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.41 pm

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

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1075

Mr Heath:

Column: 1076


Mr Bone:

Mr Heath:

Column: 1077

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Heath:

Mr Bone:

Mr Heath:

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 1078

Mr Heath:

2.58 pm

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Column: 1079


Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Angela Smith:

Mr Bone:

Angela Smith:

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 1080

Angela Smith:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Angela Smith:

Column: 1081


3.7 pm

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 1082


Mr Bone:

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 1083


Column: 1084

Angela Smith:

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 1085

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Hollobone:

3.27 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1086


Mr Hollobone:

Mr Bone:

Column: 1087


Column: 1088


Column: 1089


3.41 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1090


3.45 pm

Mr Heath:

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

Column: 1091

Mr Heath:

Column: 1092

Division No. 479 [ Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)] [23 Feb 2012]

Division No. 480 [ Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March)]

Column: 1096

[23 Feb 2012]

Column: 1098

Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills) [23 Feb 2012]

4.18 pm

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

4.20 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1099


4.23 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

4.24 pm

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1100


4.26 pm

Mr Heath:

Column: 1101


Mr Bone:

Mr Heath:

Column: 1102

Ricky Burlton [23 Feb 2012]

4.32 pm

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 1103

Column: 1104


4.45 pm

Column: 1105

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning):

Column: 1106


Nick de Bois:

Mike Penning:

Column: 1107

Column: 1108


4.57 pm