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Volume No. 546Part No. 13

House of Commons Debates 13 June 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

cabinet office

government estate (savings)

big society capital

civil servants (redundancy)

government contracts

volunteering

civil service pensions

charitable donations

behavioural insights team

government policy (delivery)

procurement fraud

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

cabinet meeting (kettering)

engagements

falkland islands referendum

ministerial code (culture secretary)

safeguarding children

business of the house

sittings of the house (21 june)

business without debate

delegated legislation

house of commons members’ fund

women in science


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Column: 305

Column: 305

House of Commons [13 Jun 2012]

Prayers [13 Jun 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [13 Jun 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [13 Jun 2012]

Cabinet Office [13 Jun 2012]

Government Estate (Savings) [13 Jun 2012]

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Graham Evans:

Mr Maude:

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Column: 306

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Big Society Capital [13 Jun 2012]

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Sandra Osborne:

Mr Hurd:

Ann McKechin:

Column: 307

Mr Hurd:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Hurd:

Civil Servants (Redundancy) [13 Jun 2012]

Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Mr David:

Mr Maude:

Column: 308

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Government Contracts [13 Jun 2012]

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Jason McCartney:

Mr Maude:

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 309

Mr Maude:

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Volunteering [13 Jun 2012]

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Mr Spencer:

Mr Hurd:

Column: 310

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mr Hurd:

Civil Service Pensions [13 Jun 2012]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Maude:

Charitable Donations [13 Jun 2012]

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

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Seema Malhotra:

Column: 311

Mr Hurd:

Mr Speaker:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

Behavioural Insights Team [13 Jun 2012]

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Caroline Dinenage:

Mr Hurd:

Government Policy (Delivery) [13 Jun 2012]

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

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Column: 312

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr Maude:

Procurement Fraud [13 Jun 2012]

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Mr Carswell:

Mr Maude:

Topical Questions [13 Jun 2012]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Duncan Hames:

Column: 313

Mr Maude:

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

Mr Maude:

Mr Speaker:

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 314

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Maude:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Mr Speaker:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Prime Minister [13 Jun 2012]

Engagements [13 Jun 2012]

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Column: 315

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Zac Goldsmith:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 316

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 317


Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 318

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab):

Column: 319

The Prime Minister:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Cabinet Meeting (Kettering) [13 Jun 2012]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 320

Mr Hollobone:

The Prime Minister:

Engagements [13 Jun 2012]

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

The Prime Minister:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 321

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 322

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 323

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

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 324

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 325

The Prime Minister:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 326

The Prime Minister:

Column: 327

Falkland Islands Referendum [13 Jun 2012]

12.34 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 328

12.41 pm

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Column: 329


Column: 330


Mr Lidington:

Column: 331


Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Speaker:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 332

Mr Lidington:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

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

Column: 333

Mr Lidington:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 334

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 335

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 336

Mr Lidington:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 337

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 338

Mr Lidington:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Lidington:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Speaker:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 339

Opposition Day

Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) [13 Jun 2012]

1.17 pm

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

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Alun Cairns

Column: 340

Ms Harman:

Alun Cairns

Ms Harman:

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

Ms Harman:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)

Column: 341

Ms Harman:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Ms Harman:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Ms Harman:

Andrew Bridgen

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)

Ms Harman:

Column: 342

Alun Cairns:

Ms Harman:

Mr Speaker:

Ms Harman:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Ms Harman:

Column: 343

Several hon. Members

Ms Harman:

Column: 344

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

1.35 pm

The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

Several hon. Members

Mr Hunt:

Column: 345

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young):

Mr Speaker:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Jeremy Hunt:

Column: 346

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hunt:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Hunt:

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Hon. Members:

Mr Hunt:

Hon. Members:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 347

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)

Mr Hunt:

Several hon. Members

Mr Hunt:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 348

Mr Denham:

Mr Hunt:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 349

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Several hon. Members

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Column: 350

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

1.56 pm

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Ian Lucas:

Column: 351

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Ian Lucas:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Ian Lucas:

Column: 352


Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Ian Lucas:

Several hon. Members

Ian Lucas:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Ian Lucas:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Lucas:

Column: 353

2.6 pm

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Whittingdale:

Alun Cairns:

Mr Whittingdale:

Column: 354

Mr Denham:

Mr Whittingdale:

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Whittingdale:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Mr Whittingdale:

Paul Flynn:

Column: 355

Mr Whittingdale:

2.16 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 356

Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Paul Flynn:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Paul Flynn:

Column: 357

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Paul Flynn:

Column: 358

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Paul Flynn

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Paul Flynn:

2.27 pm

Mr Don Foster (Bath) (LD):

Column: 359


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

Mr Foster:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Foster:

Chris Bryant

Mr Foster:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Foster:

Column: 360

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Foster:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con)

Mr Foster:

Mrs Laing:

Mr Foster:

2.37 pm

Column: 361

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 362

Mr Jeremy Hunt:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Hunt

Chris Bryant:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Chris Bryant:

Mr Hunt:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 363


Kevin Brennan:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Jeremy Hunt:

Column: 364

Chris Bryant:

Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton) (Con)

Chris Bryant:

2.48 pm

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Column: 365

Greg Mulholland:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 366

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Jenkin:

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

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 367


Angie Bray:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 368


2.59 pm

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 369

Mr Denham:

Mr Jeremy Hunt:

Mr Denham:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Mr Denham:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr Denham:

Column: 370

Damian Collins:

Mr Denham:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

3.9 pm

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 371


Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Dr Coffey:

Angie Bray:

Dr Coffey:

Column: 372


3.14 pm

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

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

Mr Sutcliffe:

Column: 373


Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Mr Sutcliffe:

Column: 374


Alun Cairns:

Mr Sutcliffe:

3.22 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 375


Column: 376


Angie Bray:

Damian Collins:

Column: 377

3.29 pm

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con):

Column: 378

Jim Sheridan:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

3.35 pm

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 379


3.39 pm

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 380

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Alun Cairns:

Chris Bryant:

Alun Cairns:

Chris Bryant:

Alun Cairns:

Chris Bryant:

Alun Cairns:

Paul Flynn:

Alun Cairns:

Column: 381

3.45 pm

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 382


Mr Jenkin:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 383

Column: 384

3.57 pm

The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young):

Column: 385

Kevin Brennan:

Sir George Young:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Kevin Brennan:

Sir George Young:

Column: 386

Mr Denham:

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant:

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant

Hon. Members:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 387

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant:

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant

Hon. Members:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Sir George Young:

Chris Bryant:

Sir George Young:

Column: 388

Chris Bryant:

Sir George Young:

Column: 389

Division No. 15 [Falkland Islands Referendum] [13 Jun 2012]

Column: 393

Safeguarding Children [13 Jun 2012]

4.27 pm

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

Column: 394

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Stephen Twigg:

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

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 395

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 396

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

Stephen Twigg:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 397

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 398


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

Stephen Twigg:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 399


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

Stephen Twigg:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Column: 400

Stephen Twigg:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Stephen Twigg:

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 401


Mr Sheerman:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 402

Ian Mearns:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 403

Mr Timpson:

Stephen Twigg:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con)

Stephen Twigg:

5.7 pm

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

Column: 404


Column: 405

Mr Sheerman

Tim Loughton:

Mr Sheerman:

Tim Loughton:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Column: 406

Column: 407

Column: 408


Ian Mearns:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 409


Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

Column: 410

Andrea Leadsom:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 411

Column: 412


Column: 413

Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Tim Loughton:

Mrs Chapman:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 414


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

5.40 pm

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Column: 415


Column: 416

5.48 pm

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Column: 417


5.56 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 418


Ian Mearns:

John Hemming:

Column: 419


Column: 420


6.5 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 421


Column: 422


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Yasmin Qureshi:

6.15 pm

Column: 423

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 424


Several hon. Members

Column: 425

Mr Speaker:

6.23 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Lammy:

Nic Dakin:

Column: 426

6.29 pm

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Column: 427


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

6.33 pm

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 428


6.35 pm

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Column: 429


6.39 pm

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 430

Column: 431


6.48 pm

Column: 432

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

Column: 433


Column: 434

Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)

Column: 435

Business of the House [13 Jun 2012]

Column: 436

Sittings of the House (21 June) [13 Jun 2012]

7 pm

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

7.1 pm

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Column: 437

Business without Debate [13 Jun 2012]

Delegated Legislation [13 Jun 2012]

House of Commons Members’ Fund [13 Jun 2012]

Column: 438

Women in Science [13 Jun 2012]

7.3 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 439


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

Valerie Vaz:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Valerie Vaz:

Column: 440


Column: 441


7.13 pm

The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts):

Column: 442


Meg Munn:

Column: 443

Mr Willetts:

Column: 444


7.23 pm