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Volume No. 543 Part No. 288

House of Commons Debates 16 April 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

education

adoption

neets

regulatory burden (schools)

departmental relocation

west exe technology college

academies and free schools

academies

teaching performance

child care

rural schools (funding)

apprenticeships

adoption

parental choice (schools)

funding formula

gcse history

vocational education

home-educated children

topical questions

speaker’s statement

new member

points of order

finance (no. 4) bill

finance (no. 4) bill (programme)

business without debate

deferred divisions

finance (no. 4) bill (carry over)

e-tabling of written questions

midland main line


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Column: 1

House of Commons [16 Apr 2012]

Prayers [16 Apr 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [16 Apr 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Apr 2012]

Education [16 Apr 2012]

Adoption [16 Apr 2012]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Mark Pawsey:

Tim Loughton:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Column: 3

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

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

Tim Loughton:

NEETs [16 Apr 2012]

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

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 4

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Mr Hayes:

Paul Blomfield:

Mr Hayes:

Alex Cunningham:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 5

Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Hayes:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 6

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hayes:

Stephen Twigg:

Mr Hayes:

Regulatory Burden (Schools) [16 Apr 2012]

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Column: 7

Mr Chope:

Mr Gibb:

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Departmental Relocation [16 Apr 2012]

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Mr Bone:

Column: 8

Michael Gove:

West Exe Technology College [16 Apr 2012]

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Mr Bradshaw:

Michael Gove:

Academies and Free Schools [16 Apr 2012]

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Chi Onwurah:

Column: 9

Michael Gove:

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr Speaker:

Academies [16 Apr 2012]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Mr Wilson:

Michael Gove:

Teaching Performance [16 Apr 2012]

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Column: 10

Damian Hinds:

Mr Gibb:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mr Gibb:

Column: 11

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Gibb:

Mr Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Mr Gibb:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Gibb:

Column: 12

Child Care [16 Apr 2012]

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Kate Green:

Sarah Teather:

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

Sarah Teather:

Column: 13

Rural Schools (Funding) [16 Apr 2012]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Gibb:

Apprenticeships [16 Apr 2012]

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Mike Weatherley:

Column: 14

Mr Hayes:

Adoption [16 Apr 2012]

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Mark Lancaster:

Tim Loughton:

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

Column: 15

Tim Loughton:

Parental Choice (Schools) [16 Apr 2012]

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Gordon Henderson:

Mr Gibb:

Funding Formula [16 Apr 2012]

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 16

Michael Gove:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

GCSE History [16 Apr 2012]

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Iain Stewart:

Mr Gibb:

Vocational Education [16 Apr 2012]

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 17

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Julian Smith:

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Home-educated Children [16 Apr 2012]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Duncan Hames:

Column: 18

Tim Loughton:

Topical Questions [16 Apr 2012]

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Luciana Berger:

Michael Gove:

Esther McVey (Wirral West) (Con):

Column: 19

Michael Gove:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Sarah Teather):

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 20

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 21

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Tim Loughton):

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Michael Gove:

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

The Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Mr John Hayes):

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 22

Michael Gove:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

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

Tim Loughton:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 23

Tim Loughton:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 24

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 25

Speaker’s Statement [16 Apr 2012]

3.34 pm

Mr Speaker:

new member [16 Apr 2012]

Column: 26

Points of Order [16 Apr 2012]

3.36 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 27

Finance (No. 4) Bill [16 Apr 2012]

Mr Speaker:

3.40 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Ian Lucas:

Danny Alexander:

Ian Lucas:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 28

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Column: 29

Danny Alexander:

Mr Stuart:

Danny Alexander:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 30


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

Danny Alexander:

Column: 31


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

Danny Alexander:

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab)

Danny Alexander:

Rachel Reeves:

Danny Alexander:

Mr Russell Brown

Danny Alexander:

Mr Brown:

Column: 32

Danny Alexander:

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

Danny Alexander:

Column: 33

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

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

Danny Alexander:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 34

Rachel Reeves:

Danny Alexander:

Owen Smith:

Danny Alexander:

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

Danny Alexander:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 35

Danny Alexander:

Sheila Gilmore

Danny Alexander:

Sheila Gilmore:

Danny Alexander:

Several hon. Members

Danny Alexander:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 36

Danny Alexander:

Julian Smith:

Danny Alexander:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 37

Danny Alexander:

Rachel Reeves:

Danny Alexander:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP)

Danny Alexander:

Stewart Hosie:

Danny Alexander:

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

Danny Alexander:

Column: 38


4.19 pm

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Column: 39


Mr Redwood:

Rachel Reeves:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 40

Mr Graham Stuart:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 41


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

Rachel Reeves:

Simon Hughes:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 42

Simon Hughes:

Rachel Reeves:

Charlie Elphicke:

Rachel Reeves:

Julian Smith:

Column: 43

Rachel Reeves:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 44


Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 45

Rachel Reeves:

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

Rachel Reeves:

Simon Hughes

Rachel Reeves:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 46

Rachel Reeves:

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

Rachel Reeves:

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 47

Rachel Reeves:

Charlie Elphicke

Rachel Reeves:

Charlie Elphicke:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 48


Christopher Pincher:

Rachel Reeves:

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

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 49


Column: 50


Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Russell Brown:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 51


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

Rachel Reeves:

5.4 pm

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

Column: 52


Column: 53


Julian Smith:

Mark Field:

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

Mark Field:

Katy Clark:

Mark Field:

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

Column: 54

Mark Field:

Julian Smith:

Column: 55

Mark Field:

Mrs McGuire:

Mark Field:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mark Field:

Column: 56


5.21 pm

Column: 57

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Howarth:

Mark Field:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 58


Column: 59

Mr Chope:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 60

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 61

Mr Howarth:

Diana Johnson:

Mr Howarth:

Diana Johnson:

Mr Howarth:

5.44 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 62

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Chope:

Column: 63


Mark Field:

Mr Chope:

Mark Field:

Mr Chope:

Column: 64

Mr Ward:

Mr Chope:

Column: 65

Column: 66


Column: 67


6.10 pm

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Column: 68

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 69

Mr Brown:

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Brown:

Column: 70


6.27 pm

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 71

David Rutley:

Column: 72

Column: 73


6.38 pm

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 74


Column: 75


Column: 76

Mr Gauke

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr Gauke:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 77


6.55 pm

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 78


Column: 79


John Mann:

Julian Sturdy:

John Mann:

Julian Sturdy:

Nia Griffith:

Julian Sturdy:

David Rutley:

Column: 80

Julian Sturdy:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Julian Sturdy:

Column: 81

7.10 pm

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Owen Smith:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 82

Column: 83


Column: 84


Column: 85

7.28 pm

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Column: 86

John Mann

Richard Harrington:

John Mann:

Column: 87

Richard Harrington:

Column: 88


7.41 pm

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

Column: 89


Jonathan Edwards:

Katy Clark:

Column: 90


7.51 pm

Column: 91

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 92


Column: 93

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Leigh:

Column: 94


Column: 95


8.8 pm

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

Column: 96

Column: 97

Column: 98


Column: 99

8.23 pm

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Column: 100


Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 101


Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 102

Charlie Elphicke:

Stephen Williams:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 103


8.42 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 104


Bob Stewart:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 105

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Nia Griffith:

Column: 106


Anne Marie Morris:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 107


Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Nia Griffith:

Column: 108

Mr George Howarth:

Nia Griffith:

Charlie Elphicke:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 109

Mr Stewart Jackson:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 110

9.8 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 111

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Charlie Elphicke:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Charlie Elphicke:

Lorely Burt:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 112

Owen Smith:

Charlie Elphicke:

Owen Smith

Charlie Elphicke:

Owen Smith:

Charlie Elphicke:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 113

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 114


9.24 pm

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Barry Gardiner:

Mrs McGuire:

Lorely Burt:

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 115


Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 116


Charlie Elphicke:

Mrs McGuire:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mrs McGuire:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 117


Lorely Burt:

Mrs McGuire:

Column: 118


9.39 pm

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

Nia Griffith:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Owen Smith:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 119

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 120


Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Charlie Elphicke:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 121


Barry Gardiner:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

9.52 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 122


Lorely Burt:

Column: 123

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 124


10.3 pm

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

Mr Russell Brown:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 125

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)

Jonathan Edwards:

10.8 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr Ward

John Mann:

Mr Ward:

Column: 126

John Mann:

10.14 pm

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Column: 127


Column: 128


Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Owen Smith:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Owen Smith:

Lorely Burt:

Column: 129

Owen Smith:

10.26 pm

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

Ian Lucas:

Column: 130

Mr Gauke:

Owen Smith:

Mr Gauke:

Owen Smith:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 131


Owen Smith:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 132

Division No. 507 [ Finance (No. 4) Bill] [16 Apr 2012]

FINANCE (No. 4) BILL (PROGRAMME) [16 Apr 2012]

Business without Debate [16 Apr 2012]

deferred divisions [16 Apr 2012]

Finance (No. 4) Bill (carry over) [16 Apr 2012]

Division No. 508 [Business without Debate]

Column: 140

[16 Apr 2012]

E-tabling of written questions [16 Apr 2012]

Column: 142

Midland Main Line [16 Apr 2012]

11.7 pm

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con):

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

Nicky Morgan:

Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 143


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

Nicky Morgan:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 144

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 145

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 146

Nicky Morgan:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 147

11.22 pm

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

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 148

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 149


Column: 150


Sir Alan Meale:

Mrs Villiers:

Meg Munn:

Mrs Villiers:

11.35 pm