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Volume No. 542 Part No. 282

House of Commons Debates 20 March 2012

house of commons

prayers

address to her majesty (diamond jubilee)

her majesty's reply

business before questions

oral answers to questions

deputy prime minister

lobbyists

electoral registration

house of lords

electoral fraud

devolution

political party funding

electoral registration

house of lords

topical questions

attorney-general

serious fraud office

transforming through technology programme

extradition

police paperwork

domestic violence

crown prosecution service

bae systems

use of powered wheelchairs (weight and age limit)

health and social care bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

health and social care bill (programme) (no. 4)

health and social care bill

education projects (nigeria)


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Column: 625

Column: 625

House of Commons [20 Mar 2012]

Prayers [20 Mar 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [20 Mar 2012]

address to her majesty (diamond jubilee) [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Speaker:

Her Majesty's Reply [20 Mar 2012]

Column: 627

Business Before Questions [20 Mar 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [20 Mar 2012]

Deputy Prime Minister [20 Mar 2012]

Lobbyists [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

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

Mr Spencer:

Column: 628

Mr Harper:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Harper:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Electoral Registration [20 Mar 2012]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 629

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Yvonne Fovargue:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

House of Lords [20 Mar 2012]

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

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Mr Ruffley:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 630

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 631


Electoral Fraud [20 Mar 2012]

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

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

John Woodcock:

Mr Harper:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Harper:

Devolution [20 Mar 2012]

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

Column: 632

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Sir Robert Smith:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Political Party Funding [20 Mar 2012]

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

Column: 633

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Diana Johnson:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Electoral Registration [20 Mar 2012]

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

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

Mr Betts:

Column: 634

Mr Harper:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

House of Lords [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 635

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Topical Questions [20 Mar 2012]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Andrew Jones:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 636

Ms Harman:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Speaker:

Column: 637

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

[20 Mar 2012]

Column: 638

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Column: 639

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Column: 640

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 641

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 642

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Attorney-General [20 Mar 2012]

Serious Fraud Office [20 Mar 2012]

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Nick Smith:

The Attorney-General:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Column: 643

The Attorney-General:

Transforming through Technology Programme [20 Mar 2012]

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

The Solicitor-General (Mr Edward Garnier):

Chris Evans:

The Solicitor-General:

Extradition [20 Mar 2012]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Julie Hilling:

Column: 644

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 645

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Attorney-General:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Police Paperwork [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 646

The Attorney-General:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Domestic Violence [20 Mar 2012]

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

The Solicitor-General (Mr Edward Garnier):

Jim Shannon:

The Solicitor-General:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 647

The Solicitor-General:

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General (Mr Edward Garnier):

Mr Harris:

The Solicitor-General:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Column: 648

The Solicitor-General:

Crown Prosecution Service [20 Mar 2012]

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

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Geraint Davies:

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Column: 649

The Attorney-General:

BAE Systems [20 Mar 2012]

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Column: 650

The Solicitor-General (Mr Edward Garnier):

Hugh Bayley:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 651

Hugh Bayley:

Use of Powered Wheelchairs (Weight and Age Limit) [20 Mar 2012]

3.33 pm

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Column: 652


Column: 653


Column: 654


Column: 655

Health and Social Care Bill [20 Mar 2012]

3.44 pm

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 656


Mr Redwood

Andy Burnham:

Mr Redwood:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 657


Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Andy Burnham:

Mr Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 658


Mr Dorrell:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Dorrell:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Dorrell:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 659


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

3.59 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 660

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Tony Baldry:

Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Tony Baldry:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Tony Baldry:

John Pugh:

Column: 661

Tony Baldry:

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

Tony Baldry:

Mr Speaker:

Tony Baldry:


4.4 pm

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

Frank Dobson:

Column: 662


Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab)

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Frank Dobson:

4.8 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Karl Turner:

John Pugh:

Column: 663


4.12 pm

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Column: 664

4.17 pm

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 665


Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Henry Smith:

Andy Burnham:

Henry Smith:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Henry Smith:

Column: 666


4.26 pm

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 667

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Anderson:

Column: 668

4.30 pm

Mr Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood) (Con):

Column: 669


Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Mr Dorrell:

Andrew George:

Mr Dorrell:

John Healey

Mr Dorrell:

John Healey:

Mr Dorrell:

Column: 670

Andrew George:

Mr Dorrell:

4.37 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 671

Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

John Healey:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 672


Mr Speaker:

4.45 pm

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 673

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr Anderson

Dr Wollaston:

Helen Jones

Dame Joan Ruddock

Dr Wollaston:

Andy Burnham:

Dr Wollaston:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 674

Dr Wollaston:

John Pugh:

Dr Wollaston:

4.52 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 675


4.54 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Column: 676

John Healey:

Mr Lansley:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Mr Lansley:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 677

Mr Lansley:

Column: 678

5.7 pm

Column: 679

Andy Burnham:

Column: 680


Division No. 498 [ Health and Social Care Bill] [20 Mar 2012]

Business without Debate [20 Mar 2012]

Delegated Legislation [20 Mar 2012]

Column: 685

Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 4) [20 Mar 2012]

Division No. 499 [Business without Debate] [20 Mar 2012]

Column: 690

Health and Social Care Bill [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Speaker:

5.42 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Burns:

Column: 691

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mr Burns:

Column: 692


Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Burns:

Column: 693


Column: 694


Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

Column: 695

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

6 pm

Liz Kendall:

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con)

Liz Kendall:

Chris Skidmore:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 696

Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con)

Liz Kendall:

Column: 697

Andrew George:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 698


Andrew George:

Column: 699

6.15 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 700

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Simon Burns:

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Burns:

Column: 701

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Burns

Grahame M. Morris:

Dr Poulter:

Column: 702


6.30 pm

Liz Kendall:

Mr Simon Burns

Dr Poulter:

Mr Burns:

Column: 703

Dr Poulter:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

Column: 704


John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 705

Mr Simon Burns:

John Pugh:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

John Pugh:

Division No. 500 [ Health and Social Care Bill] [20 Mar 2012]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Paul Burstow):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Paul Burstow:

Column: 710

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Paul Burstow:

Grahame M. Morris

Paul Burstow:

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

Paul Burstow:

Column: 711

Grahame M. Morris:

Paul Burstow:

7 pm

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Paul Burstow:

Column: 712


Jim Shannon:

Column: 713

Paul Burstow:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 714

Paul Burstow:

Barbara Keeley:

Paul Burstow:

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

Paul Burstow:

Karl Turner:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 715

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

Paul Burstow:

Karl Turner:

Paul Burstow:

7.15 pm

Column: 716

Barbara Keeley:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 717

Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con):

Paul Burstow:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Paul Burstow:

Grahame M. Morris:

Paul Burstow:

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Simon Burns:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Burns

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 718

Andy Burnham:

Column: 719


Simon Hughes:

Andy Burnham:

7.30 pm

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 720

Andy Burnham:

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Mr Burns:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Simon Burns:

Andy Burnham:

Dr Poulter:

Column: 721

Andy Burnham:

Dr Poulter:

Andy Burnham:

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 722

Andy Burnham:

Simon Hughes:

Grahame M. Morris:

Simon Hughes:

Andy Burnham:

Paul Burstow:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 723


Dr Poulter:

Andrew George:

Column: 724

Dr Poulter:

7.45 pm

Andrew George:

Dr Poulter:

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 725


Simon Hughes:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 726

Simon Hughes:

Andy Burnham

Paul Burstow

Simon Hughes:

Paul Burstow:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 727

Division No. 501 [ Health and Social Care Bill] [20 Mar 2012]

8.10 pm

Paul Burstow:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 732

Paul Burstow:

Column: 733


8.15 pm

Simon Hughes:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 734


Andrew George:

Paul Burstow:

Grahame M. Morris:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 735

Simon Hughes

Paul Burstow:

Simon Hughes:

Hon. Members:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 736


Column: 737

Liz Kendall:

8.30 pm

Column: 739


Andrew George:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 740


Column: 741


Simon Hughes:

8.45 pm

Liz Kendall:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Liz Kendall:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Column: 742

Mr Simon Burns:

Ms Abbott:

Liz Kendall:

Mr Burns:

Liz Kendall:

Mr Burns:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 743

Simon Hughes:

Column: 744


Liz Kendall:

Simon Hughes:

Andrew George:

Column: 745

Simon Hughes:

9 pm

Paul Burstow:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 746

Andy Burnham:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 747


John Healey:

Column: 748


Column: 749

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

John Healey:

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 750

John Healey:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 751


Liz Kendall:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Andrew George:

Column: 752


9.30 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Column: 753

Andrew George:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Andrew George:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 754

Andrew George:

Grahame M. Morris:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Column: 755

Grahame M. Morris:

9.45 pm

Chi Onwurah:

Column: 756

Grahame M. Morris:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Stephen Pound:

Column: 757

Jim Shannon:

Stephen Pound:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Column: 758

Stephen Pound:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Stephen Pound:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Stephen Pound:

Column: 759

Mr Speaker:

10 pm

Division No. 502 [ Health and Social Care Bill] [20 Mar 2012]

Mr Speaker:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 764

Mr Speaker:

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10.15 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 765

Education Projects (Nigeria) [20 Mar 2012]

10.17 pm

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

James Wharton (Stockton South) (Con):

Bob Blackman:

Column: 766

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

Bob Blackman:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Bob Blackman:

Column: 767


Column: 768

10.27 pm

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Mrs Grant:

Mr Williams:

Column: 769


10.33 pm

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Alan Duncan):

Column: 770


Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Duncan:

Mrs Grant:

Mr Duncan:

Column: 771

Column: 772


10.47 pm