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Volume No. 543 Part No. 293

House of Commons Debates 24 April 2012

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

treasury

bank bonus tax

manufacturing sector

budget deficit

small businesses

age-related income tax allowances

national infrastructure plan

income tax

growth strategy

tax collection

caravans (vat)

euro preparations unit

budget changes

tax incremental finance scheme

working tax credit

small businesses

income tax

topical questions

stephen lawrence

points of order

Bill Presented

food labelling (halal and kosher meat)

legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill

section 5 of the european communities (amendment) act 1993

data protection in the areas of police and criminal justice (eu directive)

national planning policy framework

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

business of the house (sunday trading (london olympic games and paralympic games) bill)

Delegated Legislation

group lotus


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Column: 791

House of Commons [24 Apr 2012]

Prayers [24 Apr 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [24 Apr 2012]

Business before Questions [24 Apr 2012]

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Apr 2012]

Treasury [24 Apr 2012]

Bank Bonus Tax [24 Apr 2012]

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

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

Mr Skinner:

Column: 792

Mr Hoban:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Hoban:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 793

Mr Hoban:

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Manufacturing Sector [24 Apr 2012]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Tom Brake:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 794

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Danny Alexander:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Budget Deficit [24 Apr 2012]

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 795

John Stevenson:

Mr Osborne:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 796

Small Businesses [24 Apr 2012]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Karen Lumley:

Mr Osborne:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Osborne:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 797

Mr Osborne:

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Age-related Income Tax Allowances [24 Apr 2012]

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

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

Nick Smith:

Mr Gauke:

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

Column: 798

Mr Gauke:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

National Infrastructure Plan [24 Apr 2012]

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Iain Stewart:

Danny Alexander:

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

Column: 799

Danny Alexander:

Income Tax [24 Apr 2012]

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

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

Graeme Morrice:

Mr Gauke:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Column: 800

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

[24 Apr 2012]

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Growth Strategy [24 Apr 2012]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

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

David Mowat:

Miss Smith:

Column: 801

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

Tax Collection [24 Apr 2012]

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

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

Andrew George:

Mr Hoban:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Caravans (VAT) [24 Apr 2012]

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Column: 802

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

Gordon Henderson:

Mr Gauke:

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

Mr Gauke:

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Euro Preparations Unit [24 Apr 2012]

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 803

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Bob Blackman:

Mr Osborne:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Budget Changes [24 Apr 2012]

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

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

Mrs Ellman:

Column: 804

Miss Smith:

Tax Incremental Finance Scheme [24 Apr 2012]

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Mr Cunningham:

Danny Alexander:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Working Tax Credit [24 Apr 2012]

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

Column: 805

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

Katy Clark:

Mr Speaker:

Miss Smith:

Small Businesses [24 Apr 2012]

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

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

Andrew Bingham:

Mr Hoban:

Income Tax [24 Apr 2012]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 806

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

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Gauke:

Topical Questions [24 Apr 2012]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Jane Ellison:

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 807

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

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

Column: 808

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

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

Mr David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

Mr George Osborne:

Column: 809

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr George Osborne:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 810

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

Mr Osborne:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

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

Column: 811

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Mr Gauke:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr George Osborne:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 812

Danny Alexander:

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

Mr Hoban:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Hoban:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 813

Stephen Lawrence [24 Apr 2012]

3.34 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Clive Efford:

Column: 814


James Brokenshire:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Column: 815


James Brokenshire:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 816

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

James Brokenshire:

Column: 817

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

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

Column: 818

James Brokenshire:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 819

Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 820

James Brokenshire:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 821

James Brokenshire:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Mr Speaker:

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

James Brokenshire:

Column: 822

Points of Order [24 Apr 2012]

4.7 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Sir George Young (North West Hampshire) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Bill Presented

Column: 823

Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat) [24 Apr 2012]

4.10 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 824

Column: 825


4.18 pm

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

Column: 826


Mr Speaker:

Division No. 534 [Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat)]

Column: 827

[24 Apr 2012]

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

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 828

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Speaker:

Margaret Curran

Mr Speaker:

Margaret Curran:

Column: 829

Mr Speaker:

Column: 830

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill [24 Apr 2012]

Mr Speaker:

4.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Jonathan Djanogly):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 831

4.45 pm

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Mr Djanogly:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 832


Column: 833


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

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 834


Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Djanogly:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 835


5 pm

Column: 836


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

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Djanogly:

Column: 837

Sadiq Khan:

Andrew George:

Sadiq Khan:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Column: 838


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

Column: 839


Mr Djanogly:

Paul Goggins:

5.15 pm

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 840

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Column: 841


Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 842


Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Column: 843


5.30 pm

Ian Lucas:

Column: 844


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

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 845


The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Yasmin Qureshi:

5.40 pm

Division No. 535 [ Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill] [24 Apr 2012]

Division No. 536 [ Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill]

Column: 854

[24 Apr 2012]

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 855

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 [24 Apr 2012]

6.8 pm

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

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 856

Mr Hoban:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 857

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 858

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 859


Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Graham Stringer:

Mr Hoban:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 860

Mr Hoban:

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hoban:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 861

Mr Stewart Jackson:

Mr Hoban:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 862

Mr Redwood:

Mr Hoban:

Kate Hoey

Mr Hoban:

Kate Hoey:

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Column: 863

6.37 pm

Chris Leslie

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mark Hendrick:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 864

Column: 865


Mrs Main:

Chris Leslie:

Kelvin Hopkins

Chris Leslie:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 866

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mr Stewart Jackson

Chris Leslie:

Column: 867

Stewart Hosie:

Chris Leslie:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 868

Chris Leslie:

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

Chris Leslie:

6.58 pm

Column: 869

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mark Hendrick:

Mr Redwood:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 870

Mr Redwood:

Mark Hendrick:

Mr Redwood:

Column: 871

Gavin Shuker:

Mr Redwood:

Column: 872

Graham Stringer:

Mr Redwood:

7.10 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Nuttall:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 873

Richard Drax:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Cash:

Column: 874

Kelvin Hopkins:

Kate Hoey:

Kelvin Hopkins:

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 875

7.19 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 876


Mr Hoban:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Cash:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Redwood:

Column: 877

Mr Nuttall:

7.29 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 878


7.33 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Cash:

Mrs Main:

Mr Redwood:

Column: 879

Mrs Main:

7.36 pm

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Division No. 537 [ Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993] [24 Apr 2012]

Column: 884

Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive) [24 Apr 2012]

7.50 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

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

Mr Blunt:

Column: 885


Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr Blunt:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Mr Cash:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 886


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

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 887

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Blunt:

Kate Hoey:

Mr Blunt:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Column: 888


Henry Smith:

Mr Blunt:

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

Mr Blunt:

Mr Raab:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 889

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Henry Smith:

Mr Blunt:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Mr Blunt:

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Charlie Elphicke

Mr Blunt

Column: 890

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 891

8.13 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Slaughter:

Mr Blunt:

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 892


Mr Cash:

Mr Slaughter:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 893


Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Slaughter:

Charlie Elphicke

Mr Slaughter:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Slaughter:

8.24 pm

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Column: 895

8.29 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 896


8.34 pm

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 897

Column: 898

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Cash:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Cash:

8.42 pm

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 899


Henry Smith:

Column: 900

Kate Hoey:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

8.49 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 901


Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Nuttall:

8.53 pm

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

Column: 902

Column: 903

9.1 pm

Column: 904

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 905

9.8 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 906


Column: 907


9.15 pm

Mr Blunt:

Mr Cash:

Column: 908

Mr Blunt:

Mr Nuttall

Mr Blunt:

9.20 pm

Division No. 538 [ Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive)] [24 Apr 2012]

9.32 pm

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 911

The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 912

National Planning Policy Framework [24 Apr 2012]

9.34 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark):

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 913

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Mr Raynsford:

Greg Clark:

Column: 914

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Greg Clark:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Greg Clark:

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 915

Greg Clark:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 916

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)

Greg Clark:

Mr Betts:

Greg Clark:

Column: 917

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Column: 918

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Greg Clark:

Column: 919

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

Greg Clark:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 920

Greg Clark:

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

10 pm

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 921

Business without Debate [24 Apr 2012]

Delegated Legislation [24 Apr 2012]

European Union Documents [24 Apr 2012]

Column: 922

Business of the House (Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill) []

Delegated Legislation

PetitionBroadband Services (Dodworth, South Yorkshire)

10.3 pm

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Column: 923

Group Lotus [24 Apr 2012]

10.4 pm

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 924


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Bacon:

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Mr Bacon:

Column: 925

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Bacon:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Mr Bacon:

Column: 926


Column: 927


Mr Keith Simpson (Broadland) (Con):

Mr Bacon:

Column: 928

10.20 pm

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

10.22 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Mr Mark Prisk):

Column: 929


Column: 930


Mr Bacon:

Column: 931

Mr Prisk:

Column: 932


10.34 pm