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Volume No. 541 Part No. 274

House of Commons Debates 6 March 2012

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

treasury

working tax credit

child care

financial services

vat (hospitality industries)

tax avoidance

economic growth

job creation (private sector)

money advice service

budget deficit

gross value added

topical questions

Bill Presented

energy generation (planning and right to invest)

point of order

water industry (financial assistance) bill

water industry (financial assistance) bill (programme)

water industry (financial assistance) bill (money)

public procurement

consumer insurance (disclosure and representations) bill

business without debate

european union documents

london local authorities and transport for london (no. 2) bill

business without debate

sittings of the house

rail ticketing and overcrowding


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 6 March 2012

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Column: 693

Column: 693

House of Commons [6 Mar 2012]

Prayers [6 Mar 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [6 Mar 2012]

Business Before Questions [6 Mar 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Mar 2012]

Treasury [6 Mar 2012]

Working Tax Credit [6 Mar 2012]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

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

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

Column: 694

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Chloe Smith):

Jessica Morden:

Miss Smith:

Luciana Berger:

Miss Smith:

Jonathan Reynolds:

Column: 695

Miss Smith:

Catherine McKinnell:

Miss Smith:

Mr Crausby:

Miss Smith:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Miss Smith:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Miss Smith:

Column: 696

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Miss Smith:

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

Rachel Reeves:

Miss Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Child Care [6 Mar 2012]

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

Column: 697

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Mr Sheerman:

Danny Alexander:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

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

Danny Alexander:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 698

Danny Alexander:

Financial Services [6 Mar 2012]

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Julian Sturdy:

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 699

Mr Osborne:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

VAT (Hospitality Industries) [6 Mar 2012]

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Column: 700

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Naomi Long:

Mr Gauke:

Tax Avoidance [6 Mar 2012]

Mr David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Mr Amess:

Mr Gauke:

Mr Amess:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 701

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

Mr Gauke:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Economic Growth [6 Mar 2012]

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Ian Austin:

Column: 702

Danny Alexander:

Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Danny Alexander:

Job Creation (Private Sector) [6 Mar 2012]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 703

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Osborne:

Gavin Williamson:

Mr Osborne:

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

Column: 704

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 705

Mr Osborne:

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Money Advice Service [6 Mar 2012]

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):

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

Dan Jarvis:

Mr Hoban:

Budget Deficit [6 Mar 2012]

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 706

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

David Rutley:

Danny Alexander:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Gross Value Added [6 Mar 2012]

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

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Column: 707

Jonathan Edwards:

Danny Alexander:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Danny Alexander:

Topical Questions [6 Mar 2012]

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Damian Collins:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 708

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

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Hon. Members:

Column: 709

Mr Speaker:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):

Column: 710

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

Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey) (Con):

Mr George Osborne:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 711

Mr Gauke:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Gauke:

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

Mr George Osborne:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 712

Mr George Osborne:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 713

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

Mr Osborne:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 714

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Mr George Osborne:

Column: 715

Bill Presented

Column: 716

Energy Generation (Planning and Right to Invest) [6 Mar 2012]

3.36 pm

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

Column: 717

Column: 718


Column: 719

Point of Order [6 Mar 2012]

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 720

Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill [6 Mar 2012]

3.46 pm

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Column: 721


Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Oliver Colvile:

3.53 pm

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 722


Column: 723

4 pm

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Column: 724

4.5 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 725

Column: 726


Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 727

Mr Offord:

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 728


Column: 729


4.24 pm

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Column: 730

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

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 731

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab)

Dan Rogerson:

Alison Seabeck:

Dan Rogerson:

Alison Seabeck:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 732


Column: 733


George Eustice:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 734

4.40 pm

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 735


Alison Seabeck:

Kate Green:

Column: 736

Column: 737

4.53 pm

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

Neil Parish:

Column: 738

5.2 pm

Column: 739

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

Column: 740


Column: 741


5.17 pm

Column: 742

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 743


Mr Slaughter:

Gavin Shuker:

Column: 744


Column: 745

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Gavin Shuker:

5.28 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Richard Benyon):

Column: 746

Mr Slaughter

Richard Benyon:

Mr Slaughter:

Richard Benyon:

Column: 747


Simon Hughes:

Richard Benyon:

Column: 748


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

Richard Benyon:

Water Industry (financial assistance) Bill (programme) [6 Mar 2012]

Column: 749

Water Industry (financial assistance) Bill (Money) [6 Mar 2012]

Column: 750

Public Procurement [6 Mar 2012]

5.40 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Mark Harper):

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 751

Mr Harper:

Column: 752


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

Mr Harper:

Mr Watts:

Mr Harper:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 753

Mr Harper:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Harper:

Column: 754

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Harper:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Mr Spellar:

Mr Harper:

Mr Cash:

Mr Harper:

Mr Cash:

Mr Harper:

Column: 755

5.59 pm

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Column: 756

Mr Spellar:

Michael Dugher:

Column: 757

Mr Watts:

Michael Dugher:

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab)

Michael Dugher:

Alison Seabeck:

Michael Dugher:

Column: 758


6.8 pm

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

Column: 759

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 760

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Cash:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Watts:

Column: 761

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

6.20 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 762

Column: 763


Mr Cash

Mr Harper

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

6.28 pm

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 764


Column: 765

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Cash:

Mr Watts:

Mr Cash:

Column: 766


Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Cash:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 767

Mr Cash:

6.47 pm

Mr Harper:

Column: 768


Column: 769

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

6.50 pm

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

Column: 770


Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con)

Chris Leslie:

Stephen Phillips:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 771


7 pm

Column: 772

The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (Michael Fabricant):

Chris Leslie:

Michael Fabricant:

Chris Leslie:

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 773

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Chloe Smith)

Chris Leslie:

Miss Smith:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 774

7.15 pm

Stephen Phillips:

Column: 775

Chris Leslie:

Stephen Phillips:

Jonathan Evans:

Stephen Phillips:

Column: 776

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Jonathan Evans:

Mr Chope:

Column: 777


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Miss Chloe Smith:

Column: 778


7.30 pm

Column: 779


Chris Leslie:

Column: 780

Chris Leslie:

Column: 781


Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 782

7.45 pm

Mr Nuttall:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Chope:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 783

Mr Chope:

Miss Chloe Smith:

Column: 784

Column: 785


Chris Leslie:

8 pm

Column: 786


Mr Chope:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

8.2 pm

Miss Chloe Smith:

Column: 787

Mr Chope:

Miss Smith:

8.6 pm

Chris Leslie:

Column: 788


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Chris Leslie:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 789

Mr Deputy Speaker:

8.12 pm

Jonathan Evans:

Column: 790

8.15 pm

Miss Chloe Smith:

Business without Debate [6 Mar 2012]

european union documents [6 Mar 2012]

Column: 791

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [] [6 Mar 2012]

8.17 pm

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Bob Blackman:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Bob Blackman:

Column: 792

Mr Chope:

Column: 793

Bob Blackman:

Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 794


Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Mr Nuttall:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 795


Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Bob Blackman:

Mr Nuttall:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 796

Mr Nuttall:

Bob Blackman:

Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 797

Column: 798

Stephen Pound:

Bob Blackman:

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Bob Blackman:

Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 799

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Bob Blackman:

Mr Chope:

Bob Blackman:

8.54 pm

Column: 800

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Stephen Pound:

John McDonnell:

Mr Scott:

Column: 801

John McDonnell:

Stephen Pound:

John McDonnell:

Column: 802


Mr Chope:

John McDonnell:

9.6 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 803

John McDonnell:

Mr Nuttall:

Stephen Pound:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Scott:

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 804


Column: 805

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 806

Mr Nuttall:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 807


Mr Bone:

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 808


Mr Chope:

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 809

Mr Chope:

Column: 810

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Chope:

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 811


Philip Davies:

Mr Nuttall:

Philip Davies:

Column: 812

Mr Nuttall:

Philip Davies:

Mr Nuttall:

Bob Blackman

Mr Nuttall:

10.6 pm

Column: 813

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

10.7 pm

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

Mr Chope:

Column: 814

Norman Baker:

Philip Davies:

Norman Baker:

10.11 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 815

Stephen Pound:

Mr Chope:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr Chope:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 816

Mr Chope:

Column: 817

Philip Davies:

Mr Chope:

Column: 818


Philip Davies:

Mr Chope:

Column: 819


Business without Debate [6 Mar 2012]

Sittings of the House [6 Mar 2012]

Column: 820

Rail Ticketing and Overcrowding [6 Mar 2012]

10.36 pm

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Column: 821


Column: 822


Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Alok Sharma:

Column: 823


10.48 pm

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

Column: 824

Column: 825

Column: 826


11 pm