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Volume No. 541 Part No. 275

House of Commons Debates 7 March 2012

westminster hall

fire service (metropolitan areas)

dvla closures (scotland)

veterans (mental health)

typhoon aircraft (exports)

syria and lebanon


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Volume No. 541 Part No. 275

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Column: 271WH

Column: 271WH

Westminster Hall [7 Mar 2012]

[Hywel Williams] [7 Mar 2012]

Fire Service (Metropolitan Areas) [7 Mar 2012]

9.30 am

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 272WH


Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Yasmin Qureshi:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Yasmin Qureshi:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 273WH

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill):

Yasmin Qureshi:

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Yasmin Qureshi:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Yasmin Qureshi:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 274WH

Yasmin Qureshi:

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

Yasmin Qureshi:

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

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 275WH

Several hon. Members

Hywel Williams (in the Chair):

9.47 pm

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Column: 276WH


Hazel Blears:

Ian Austin:

Mr Winnick:

Ian Austin:

Column: 277WH

Mr Watts:

Ian Austin:

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West) (Con):

Ian Austin:

John Hemming:

Ian Austin:

9.55 am

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 278WH


Maria Eagle:

Bill Esterson:

Column: 279WH

Mr Watts:

Bill Esterson:

10.2 am

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 280WH


Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Steve Rotheram:

Mr Watts:

Column: 281WH

Steve Rotheram:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Steve Rotheram:

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

Column: 282WH

Steve Rotheram:

Several hon. Members

Hywel Williams (in the Chair):

10.12 am

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

Column: 283WH

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

Paul Goggins:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Paul Goggins:

Column: 284WH

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

Paul Goggins:

Hazel Blears:

Paul Goggins:

10.19 am

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 285WH


Column: 286WH

10.24 am

Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab):

Column: 287WH

10.29 am

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

Column: 288WH


10.33 am

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Column: 289WH

John McDonnell:

Mr Mudie:

Column: 290WH


10.41 am

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 291WH


10.50 am

Column: 292WH

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill):

Mr George Howarth

Robert Neill:

Mr Brady:

Robert Neill:

Steve Rotheram

Column: 293WH

Robert Neill:

Mr Brady

Robert Neill:

Mr Brady:

Robert Neill:

Mr Woodward

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab)

Mr Watts

Robert Neill:

Column: 294WH

John Healey:

Robert Neill:

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

Robert Neill:

Mr Watts

Robert Neill:

Column: 295WH

DVLA Closures (Scotland) [7 Mar 2012]

11 am

Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North) (Lab):

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Doran:

Column: 296WH


Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Doran:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Mr Doran:

Column: 297WH


Column: 298WH


11.14 am

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

Column: 299WH


Mr Doran:

Mike Penning:

Mr Doran:

Mike Penning:

Column: 300WH


Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Mike Penning:

Column: 301WH


11.26 am

Column: 302WH

Veterans (Mental Health) [7 Mar 2012]

2.30 pm

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 303WH


Column: 304WH


Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Julian Sturdy:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Julian Sturdy:

Column: 305WH


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

Julian Sturdy:

Column: 306WH

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Julian Sturdy:

2.49 pm

Column: 307WH

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Jim Dobbin (in the Chair):

Column: 308WH

Paul Flynn:

2.55 pm

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 309WH

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Guy Opperman:

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

Column: 310WH

Guy Opperman:

Column: 311WH


Mr Gray:

Guy Opperman:

Column: 312WH

Several hon. Members

Jim Dobbin (in the Chair):

3.11 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 313WH


Column: 314WH


Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 315WH

John Pugh:

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

John Pugh:

Mr Burns:

John Pugh:

3.21 pm

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 316WH


3.26 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Jim Dobbin (in the Chair):

Andrew Percy:

Column: 317WH


Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Column: 318WH

Andrew Percy:

John Pugh:

Andrew Percy:

3.32 pm

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 319WH


Column: 320WH


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

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 321WH


Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Andrew Gwynne:

3.43 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Simon Burns):

Column: 322WH


Column: 323WH

Column: 324WH


Gemma Doyle:

Mr Burns:

Column: 325WH


Column: 326WH

Typhoon Aircraft (Exports) [7 Mar 2012]

4 pm

Jim Dobbin (in the Chair):

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Mark Menzies:

Column: 327WH

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mark Menzies:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mark Menzies:

Column: 328WH


Graham Jones:

Mark Menzies:

Column: 329WH


4.13 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gerald Howarth):

Column: 330WH


Graham Jones:

Column: 331WH

Mr Howarth:

Column: 332WH


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

Mr Howarth:

Column: 333WH


Column: 334WH

Syria and Lebanon [7 Mar 2012]

Jim Dobbin (in the Chair):

4.30 pm

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

Column: 335WH


Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Love:

Column: 336WH


Column: 337WH


4.43 pm

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Column: 338WH


4.47 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Henry Bellingham):

Rehman Chishti:

Mr Bellingham:

Column: 339WH


Tony Lloyd:

Mr Bellingham:

Column: 340WH


Mr Love:

Column: 341WH

Mr Bellingham:

Column: 342WH


4.59 pm