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House of Commons Debates 6 September 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

apprenticeships

recession (small businesses)

skills (young people)

employment law (low-paid and vulnerable workers)

start-up businesses

graduate employment

employee ownership

regional growth fund

community learning

smes

london metropolitan university (visas)

port of liverpool

automotive industry

bioethanol industry

city deals

topical questions

business of the house

speaker’s statement

housing and planning

point of order

Bill Presented

immigration

community hospitals

school places (thurrock)

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Column: 361

Column: 361

House of Commons [6 Sep 2012]

Prayers [6 Sep 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [6 Sep 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Sep 2012]

Business, Innovation and Skills [6 Sep 2012]

Apprenticeships [6 Sep 2012]

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

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

Richard Graham:

Column: 362

Vince Cable:

Damian Hinds:

Vince Cable:

Simon Kirby:

Vince Cable:

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Column: 363

Vince Cable:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Recession (Small Businesses) [6 Sep 2012]

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Column: 364

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

Ann Clwyd:

Vince Cable:

Mr Speaker:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Column: 365

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

Mr Speaker:

Chi Onwurah:

Vince Cable:

Skills (Young People) [6 Sep 2012]

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Mary Macleod:

Matthew Hancock:

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

Column: 366

Matthew Hancock:

Employment Law (Low-paid and Vulnerable Workers) [6 Sep 2012]

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Anas Sarwar:

Jo Swinson:

Gemma Doyle:

Column: 367

Jo Swinson:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Jo Swinson:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 368

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

Start-up Businesses [6 Sep 2012]

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

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

Graham Jones:

Mr Willetts:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Graduate Employment [6 Sep 2012]

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Column: 369

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

Steve Brine:

Mr Willetts:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Employee Ownership [6 Sep 2012]

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Jane Ellison:

Column: 370

Jo Swinson:

Regional Growth Fund [6 Sep 2012]

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Ian Mearns:

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Column: 371

Community Learning [6 Sep 2012]

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Sarah Newton:

Matthew Hancock:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

SMEs [6 Sep 2012]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Column: 372

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Christopher Pincher:

Michael Fallon:

Annette Brooke:

Michael Fallon:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Michael Fallon:

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

Column: 373

Michael Fallon:

London Metropolitan University (Visas) [6 Sep 2012]

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

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

Heidi Alexander:

Mr Willetts:

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

Column: 374

Mr Willetts:

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Port of Liverpool [6 Sep 2012]

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

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

John Pugh:

Vince Cable:

Automotive Industry [6 Sep 2012]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Column: 375

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Stephen Mosley:

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Mr Speaker:

Bioethanol Industry [6 Sep 2012]

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 376

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

Ian Swales:

Vince Cable:

City Deals [6 Sep 2012]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

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

Rehman Chishti:

Vince Cable:

Topical Questions [6 Sep 2012]

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

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

Column: 377

Harriett Baldwin:

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

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 378

Vince Cable:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Column: 379

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Vince Cable:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 380

Vince Cable:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Willetts:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 381

Vince Cable:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 382

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Vince Cable:

Mr Speaker:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 383

Business of the House [6 Sep 2012]

11.34 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 384

Column: 385

Mr Lansley:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 386

Mr Lansley:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Column: 387

Mr Lansley:

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Column: 388

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

Mr Lansley:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 389

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

Mr Lansley:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 390

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 391

Mr Lansley:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 392

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 393

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Column: 394

Mr Lansley:

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 395

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 396

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 397

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 398

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 399

Speaker’s Statement [6 Sep 2012]

12.27 pm

Mr Speaker:

Column: 400

Housing and Planning [6 Sep 2012]

12.29 pm

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

Column: 401

12.38 pm

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Column: 402

Column: 403

Mr Pickles:

Column: 404

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 405

Mr Pickles:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

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

Column: 406

Mr Pickles:

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 407

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Pickles:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 408

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 409

Mr Pickles:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Column: 410

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Column: 411

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 412

Mr Pickles:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Column: 413

Mr Pickles:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 414

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

Mr Pickles:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 415

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 416

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 417

Point of Order [6 Sep 2012]

1.35 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

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

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Bill Presented

Column: 418

Backbench Business

Immigration [6 Sep 2012]

1.37 pm

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Nicholas Soames:

Column: 419

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

Nicholas Soames:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Nicholas Soames:

Column: 420

1.48 pm

Column: 421

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Mr Field:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Field:

Column: 422

Ms Abbott:

Mr Field:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Field:

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Mr Field:

Andrew Percy:

Mr Field:

Column: 423

Mr Andrew Smith:

Mr Field:

Martin Horwood:

Mr Field:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Field:

Column: 424

Chris Bryant:

Mr Field:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Field:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Mr Field:

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 425

Mr Field:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

2.5 pm

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Kate Green:

Mr Turner:

Column: 426

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

Mr Turner:

Column: 427

Chris Bryant:

Mr Turner:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Turner:

2.12 pm

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab):

Andrew Selous:

Mr Godsiff:

Column: 428

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Mr Godsiff:

Column: 429

2.21 pm

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 430

Chris Bryant:

Mr Brazier:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Brazier:

Column: 431

2.29 pm

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Pete Wishart:

Ms Abbott:

Pete Wishart:

Ms Abbott:

Column: 432

Pete Wishart:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Pete Wishart:

Henry Smith:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 433

2.38 pm

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 434

Kate Green:

Henry Smith:

Column: 435

2.46 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 436

Henry Smith:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 437

Mr Frank Field:

Paul Blomfield:

Mr Brazier:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 438

2.55 pm

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Column: 439

Mr Brazier:

Gavin Barwell:

Pete Wishart

Gavin Barwell:

Mr Brazier

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 440

Pete Wishart:

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 441

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

Gavin Barwell:

3.5 pm

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Ms Abbott:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 442

Mr Brazier:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 443

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.15 pm

Column: 444

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

3.17 pm

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

Column: 445

3.21 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Nicholas Soames:

Column: 446

Chris Bryant:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Keith Vaz:

Chris Bryant:

Keith Vaz:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 447

Mr Brazier

Chris Bryant:

Mr Brazier:

Chris Bryant:

Nicola Blackwood:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 448

Nicola Blackwood:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 449

3.34 pm

The Minister for Immigration (Mr Mark Harper):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr Harper:

Column: 450

Pete Wishart:

Mr Harper:

Column: 451

Keith Vaz:

Mr Harper:

Mr Frank Field:

Column: 452

Mr Harper:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Andrew Smith

Mr Brazier

Mr Harper:

Mr Andrew Smith:

Mr Harper:

Mr Brazier:

Mr Harper:

Column: 453

3.47 pm

Nicholas Soames:

Column: 454

Community Hospitals [6 Sep 2012]

3.48 pm

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

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

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 455

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

Dr Wollaston:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 456

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 457

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

4.1 pm

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

Column: 458

Guy Opperman:

Tom Blenkinsop:

Column: 459

4.6 pm

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

4.10 pm

Column: 460

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 461

4.17 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 462

Column: 463

4.22 pm

Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con):

Column: 464

Guy Opperman:

Anne Marie Morris:

Column: 465

4.30 pm

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Column: 466

4.36 pm

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 467

Column: 468

4.41 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 469

4.48 pm

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

Column: 470

Column: 471

4.55 pm

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

Column: 472

5.1 pm

Column: 473

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Guy Opperman:

Column: 474

5.9 pm

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 475

Column: 476

5.16 pm

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 477

5.22 pm

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 478

Column: 479

5.29 pm

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 480

Guy Opperman:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 481

Column: 482

5.43 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Anna Soubry):

Column: 483

Column: 484

Column: 485

John Pugh:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 486

5.56 pm

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 487

Column: 488

School Places (Thurrock) [6 Sep 2012]

5.59 pm

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Column: 489

Column: 490

Column: 491

6.10 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr David Laws):

Column: 492

Column: 493

Column: 494

Column: 495

Column: 496

6.26 pm