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Volume No. 554Part No. 80

House of Commons Debates 4 December 2012

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

burma

middle east

libya

single market

middle east

yemen

middle east

eu banking union

syria

rwanda/drc

topical questions

points of order

human rights act 1998 (repeal)

public service pensions bill

independent parliamentary standards authority

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

mindfulness-based therapy


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Column: 705

Column: 705

House of Commons [4 Dec 2012]

Prayers [4 Dec 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Dec 2012]

Business before Questions [4 Dec 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Dec 2012]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [4 Dec 2012]

Burma [4 Dec 2012]

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

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

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 706

Mr Swire:

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Swire:

Richard Fuller:

Mr Swire:

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

Column: 707

Mr Swire:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Swire:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Middle East [4 Dec 2012]

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

Column: 708

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Simon Hughes:

Mr Hague:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 709

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Column: 710

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Alexander:

Mr Hague:

Libya [4 Dec 2012]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alistair Burt):

David Mowat:

Column: 711

Alistair Burt:

Mr Speaker:

Single Market [4 Dec 2012]

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Gordon Banks:

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Column: 712

Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Middle East [4 Dec 2012]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Ann McKechin:

Column: 713

Mr Hague:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Yemen [4 Dec 2012]

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alistair Burt):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 714

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Middle East [4 Dec 2012]

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

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Chi Onwurah:

Column: 715

Mr Hague:

Stephen Timms:

Mr Hague:

Duncan Hames:

Mr Hague:

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Column: 716

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 717

Mr Speaker:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

EU Banking Union [4 Dec 2012]

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Chris Ruane:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 718

Mr Bain:

Mr Lidington:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lidington:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 719

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Syria [4 Dec 2012]

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

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Mike Gapes:

Mr Hague:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Column: 720

Mr Hague:

Rwanda/DRC [4 Dec 2012]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds):

Tom Blenkinsop:

Mark Simmonds:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 721

Topical Questions [4 Dec 2012]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Hague:

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Column: 722

Mr Hague:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alistair Burt):

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 723

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds):

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 724

Alistair Burt:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mark Simmonds:

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mark Simmonds:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Column: 725

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Column: 726

Mr Hague:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 727

Points of Order [4 Dec 2012]

12.36 pm

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 728

Human Rights Act 1998 (Repeal) [4 Dec 2012]

12.39 pm

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 729


Column: 730

12.46 pm

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Column: 731


Column: 732


Division No. 110 [ Human Rights Act 1998 (Repeal)] [4 Dec 2012]

Column: 735

Public Service Pensions Bill [4 Dec 2012]

Mr Speaker:

1.6 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 736

Chris Leslie:

Column: 737


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

Chris Leslie:

Mike Freer:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 738


1.15 pm

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 739

Chris Leslie:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 740

Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 741


John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

John Healey:

Mr Speaker:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 742

1.30 pm

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Column: 743

Chris Leslie:

Column: 744

Mr Gibb:

Column: 745

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Gibb:

Column: 746

Chris Leslie:

1.45 pm

Mr Gibb:

John Healey:

Mr Gibb:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Gibb:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 748

Mr Gibb:

John McDonnell:

Column: 749


Andy Sawford:

John McDonnell:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 750

John McDonnell:

Mr MacNeil:

John McDonnell:

2 pm

Richard Fuller:

John McDonnell:

Column: 751

Richard Fuller:

John McDonnell:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 752

John McDonnell:

Mr MacNeil:

John McDonnell:

Column: 753



Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

John McDonnell:

Robert Neill:

Column: 754

John Healey:

Robert Neill:

2.15 pm

Column: 755

Andy Sawford:

Robert Neill:

Column: 756


Mr MacNeil:

Robert Neill:

Column: 757

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op):

Dr Whiteford:

Mr MacNeil:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 758


John Healey:

2.30 pm

Column: 759


Andy Sawford:

John Healey:

Column: 760

Mike Freer:

John Healey:

Column: 761

Mike Freer:

2.45 pm

Mr MacNeil:

Mike Freer:

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

Column: 762

Mike Freer:

Mr MacNeil:

Mike Freer:

Mr MacNeil:

Mike Freer:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 763


Column: 764


John Healey:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 765


3 pm

John Healey:

Sheila Gilmore:

Dr Whiteford:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 766


Cathy Jamieson:

Sheila Gilmore:

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Sajid Javid):

Column: 767


Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Sajid Javid:

John Healey:

Sajid Javid:

Jim Shannon:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 768

Column: 769


3.15 pm

Cathy Jamieson:

Sajid Javid:

Cathy Jamieson:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 770


John McDonnell:

Sajid Javid:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Sajid Javid:

Column: 771


Column: 772


John McDonnell:

Sajid Javid:

Dr Whiteford:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 773

Cathy Jamieson:

3.30 pm

Sajid Javid:

Dr Whiteford:

Sajid Javid:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 774


Division No. 111 [ Public Service Pensions Bill] [4 Dec 2012]

Chris Leslie:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 779

Chris Leslie:

Column: 780

Column: 781

4 pm

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 782

John McDonnell:

Column: 783

Column: 784


4.15 pm

Sajid Javid:

Column: 785


Lady Hermon:

Sajid Javid:

Chris Leslie:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 786


Column: 787


John McDonnell:

Sajid Javid:

Lady Hermon:

Column: 788

Sajid Javid:

4.30 pm

Column: 789


Chris Leslie:

John McDonnell:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 790


Division No. 112 [ Public Service Pensions Bill] [4 Dec 2012]

Chris Leslie:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 795

Chris Leslie:

Column: 796

Richard Fuller:

Chris Leslie:

Richard Fuller:

5 pm

Chris Leslie:

Mr Gibb:

Column: 797

Chris Leslie:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 798

Richard Fuller:

Chris Leslie:

Mike Freer:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 799


Mr Gibb:

Chris Leslie:

Mike Freer:

Column: 800


5.15 pm

Column: 801


Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mike Freer:

Mark Reckless:

Mike Freer:

Column: 802

Richard Fuller:

Mike Freer:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 803


Bill Esterson:

Ian Lavery:

5.30 pm

Column: 804

Lady Hermon:

Ian Lavery:

Mr Gibb:

Column: 805

Column: 806

Dr Whiteford:

Sheila Gilmore:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 807


5.45 pm

Richard Fuller:

Column: 808


Lady Hermon:

Richard Fuller:

Bill Esterson

Richard Fuller:

John McDonnell:

Column: 809


Column: 810


Sheila Gilmore:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 811

Lady Hermon:

Sajid Javid:

6 pm

Division No. 113 [ Public Service Pensions Bill] [4 Dec 2012]

Division No. 114 [ Public Service Pensions Bill]

Column: 816

[4 Dec 2012]

6.27 pm

Sajid Javid:

Column: 819


Mike Freer:

Sajid Javid:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

Column: 820

Richard Fuller:

Sajid Javid:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

Column: 821


Lady Hermon:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 822


Mr Gibb:

Sajid Javid:

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

Sajid Javid:

6.42 pm

Column: 823

Chris Leslie:

Andrea Leadsom:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 824

Richard Fuller:

Chris Leslie:

Andrea Leadsom

Chris Leslie:

Column: 825


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

6.50 pm

Mr Gibb:

Column: 826

6.53 pm

Dr Whiteford:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Dr Whiteford:

6.54 pm

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 827

6.56 pm

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

Mark Durkan:

Mr Brown:

6.58 pm

Gregg McClymont:

6.59 pm

Column: 828

Mr Alan Reid:

Division No. 115 [ Public Service Pensions Bill] [4 Dec 2012]

Column: 831

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority [4 Dec 2012]

7.11 pm

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

Column: 832


Column: 833


7.20 pm

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 834


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

7.24 pm

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 835

7.26 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

7.29 pm

Column: 836

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Mr Jackson:

Column: 837

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Chope:

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Chope:

7.37 pm

Mr Lansley:

Column: 838


Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Lansley:

Ms Angela Eagle:

Mr Lansley:

Mr Chope:

Column: 839

Mr Lansley:

Business without Debate [4 Dec 2012]

Delegated Legislation [4 Dec 2012]

European Union Documents [4 Dec 2012]

Column: 840

Mindfulness-based Therapy [4 Dec 2012]

7.43 pm

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Column: 841

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Chris Ruane:

Column: 842


Jim Shannon:

Chris Ruane:

Column: 843


Column: 844

8.1 pm

Column: 845

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Column: 846

Chris Ruane:

Mr Hoban:

Chris Ruane:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 847


Column: 848


8.12 pm