House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 30 April 2012

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

Column: 1221

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

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Fire and Rescue Services [30 Apr 2012]

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

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

Column: 1222

Bridget Phillipson:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 1223

Julie Hilling:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 1224

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Council Tax Benefit Localisation [30 Apr 2012]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Andrew Stunell):

Mr Skinner:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

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

Column: 1225

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Devolving Power to Cities [30 Apr 2012]

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

Column: 1226

Charlotte Leslie:

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

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 1227

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Private Landlords [30 Apr 2012]

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Mr Sanders:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 1228

High Speed 2 (Property Bonds) [30 Apr 2012]

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

Andrea Leadsom:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority [30 Apr 2012]

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

Dr Huppert:

Column: 1229

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab)

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con):

High Streets [30 Apr 2012]

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Column: 1230

Lorraine Fullbrook:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

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

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

Column: 1231

House Building [30 Apr 2012]

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

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Column: 1232

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Localism [30 Apr 2012]

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

Column: 1233

Mr Allen:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Planning Reform [30 Apr 2012]

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Andrew Selous:

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

Column: 1234

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Planning Applications [30 Apr 2012]

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

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Topical Questions [30 Apr 2012]

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Andrew Stephenson:

Column: 1235

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps):

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Column: 1236

Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab):

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1237

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Column: 1238

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

Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab):

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

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

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 1239

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Column: 1240

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab)

Column: 1241

Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) [30 Apr 2012]

3.30 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 1242

Column: 1243

Edward Miliband:

Column: 1244

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

Column: 1245

Margaret Hodge (Barking) (Lab):

Column: 1246

Margaret Hodge:

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Column: 1247

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Column: 1248

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

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

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

Column: 1249

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab):

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Column: 1250

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

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

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Column: 1251

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Column: 1252

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab):

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Column: 1253

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

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

Column: 1254

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Louise Mensch (Corby) (Con):

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

Column: 1255

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 1256

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

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

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 1257

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)

Column: 1258

Immigration Queues (UK Airports) [30 Apr 2012]

4.22 pm

The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green):

Column: 1259

Keith Vaz:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 1260

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 1261

Chris Bryant:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 1262

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

Column: 1263

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Column: 1264

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Column: 1265

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Column: 1266

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Column: 1267

Chris Bryant:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 1268

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

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

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 1269

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 1270

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 1271

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

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Steve McCabe

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 1272

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

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

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Column: 1273

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Column: 1274

Points of Order [30 Apr 2012]

5.14 pm

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1275

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

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

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1276

Sittings of the House (1 May) [30 Apr 2012]

5.19 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Mr David Heath):

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Heath:

Column: 1277

Column: 1278

Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [] (Allocation of Time) [30 Apr 2012]

5.22 pm

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

Column: 1279

Column: 1280

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 1281

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Column: 1282

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

5.29 pm

5.30 pm

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

5.31 pm

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Column: 1283

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Harris:

Mr Harris:

5.35 pm

Column: 1284

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

5.37 pm

5.39 pm

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Kevin Brennan:

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1285

Division No. 542 [ Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time)] [30 Apr 2012]

Column: 1289

Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [] [30 Apr 2012]

5.54 pm

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

David Wright:

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

Column: 1290

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

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

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 1291

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab)

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)

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

Column: 1292

Luciana Berger:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 1293

Yasmin Qureshi:

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

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

Column: 1294

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

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

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 1295

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Column: 1296

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 1297

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab)

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

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1298

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Mike Gapes:

Dame Joan Ruddock

Column: 1299

Ann Coffey

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Ann Coffey:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1300

Mr Lammy:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mark Field:

Column: 1301

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

David Wright:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Column: 1302

6.34 pm

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Column: 1303

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1306

Column: 1307

Column: 1308

Ian Lavery:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

Column: 1309

Column: 1310

Column: 1311

7.9 pm

Column: 1312

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Philip Davies:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1313

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Philip Davies:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 1314

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

7.21 pm

Column: 1315

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 1316

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Column: 1317

Meg Munn:

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

Meg Munn:

Dr Thérèse Coffey:

Meg Munn:

Column: 1318

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

7.33 pm

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 1319

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

Column: 1320

Lorely Burt:

Mr Anderson:

Lorely Burt:

7.43 pm

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Column: 1321

Column: 1322

7.51 pm

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con):

Column: 1323

Column: 1324

Dr Thérèse Coffey:

Brandon Lewis:

7.59 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 1325

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 1326

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mr Gregory Campbell:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 1327

Column: 1328

Column: 1329

8.15 pm

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mark Menzies:

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

8.24 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 1332

8.30 pm

Column: 1333

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1334

8.36 pm

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 1335

Mr Anderson:

Ian Lavery:

Column: 1336

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Ian Lavery:

Column: 1337

8.51 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 1338

Column: 1339

8.56 pm

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Column: 1340

9.2 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 1341

Column: 1342

Mr Anderson:

Column: 1343

9.11 pm

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 1344

Dr McCrea:

9.20 pm

Column: 1345

Column: 1346

Andrew Gwynne:

Nia Griffith:

9.26 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 1347

9.31 pm

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Column: 1348

Column: 1349

9.37 pm

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Column: 1350

Column: 1351

Column: 1352

9.47 pm

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

Column: 1353

Column: 1354

Column: 1355

Column: 1356

Division No. 543 [ Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords]] [30 Apr 2012]

[Mr Nigel Evans ] [30 Apr 2012]

10.15 pm

Division No. 544 [ Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords]] [30 Apr 2012]

Business without Debate [30 Apr 2012]

Notices of Questions [30 Apr 2012]

Column: 1363

Rare Disease Strategy [30 Apr 2012]

10.26 pm

Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):

Column: 1364

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Timpson:

Column: 1365

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Timpson:

Column: 1366

Column: 1367

Column: 1368

10.46 pm

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