Clicking an entry will fetch the appropriate file and position it with the item at the top of the screen

Following the Table of Contents is a more detailed list which gives subject headings, timelines and names of speakers

Volume No. 555Part No. 85

House of Commons Debates 12 December 2012

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

international development

india

democratic republic of the congo

development spending target

sustainable development goals

global fund

departmental value for money

gambia

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

patrick finucane report

Bills Presented

planning act 2008 (amendment)

nhs funding

church of england (women bishops)

business without debate

Delegated Legislation

STandards and Privileges

green waste (contamination)


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 12 December 2012

Volume No. 555Part No. 85

Clicking on an item will fetch the appropriate file and position it with the item at the top of the screen.


Column: 275

Column: 275

House of Commons [12 Dec 2012]

Prayers [12 Dec 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [12 Dec 2012]

Business Before Questions [12 Dec 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Dec 2012]

International Development [12 Dec 2012]

India [12 Dec 2012]

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

David Rutley:

Justine Greening:

Mr Spencer:

Column: 276

Justine Greening:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Democratic Republic of the Congo [12 Dec 2012]

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

Helen Jones:

Column: 277

Justine Greening:

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Column: 278

Development Spending Target [12 Dec 2012]

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Alan Duncan):

Ian Murray:

Mr Duncan:

Chris Ruane:

Mr Duncan:

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

Mr Duncan:

Column: 279

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

Mr Duncan:

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mr Duncan:

Sustainable Development Goals [12 Dec 2012]

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone):

Simon Wright:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 280

Lynne Featherstone:

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

Lynne Featherstone:

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

Lynne Featherstone:

Global Fund [12 Dec 2012]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone):

Mr Thomas:

Column: 281

Lynne Featherstone:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Lynne Featherstone:

Departmental Value for Money [12 Dec 2012]

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

Karl McCartney:

Justine Greening:

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 282

Justine Greening:

Gambia [12 Dec 2012]

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Lynne Featherstone):

Dr Huppert:

Lynne Featherstone:

Mr Speaker:

Topical Questions [12 Dec 2012]

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 283

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

Mr Gray:

Justine Greening:

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Alan Duncan):

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

Column: 284

Justine Greening:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Justine Greening:

Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Prime Minister [12 Dec 2012]

Engagements [12 Dec 2012]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Christopher Pincher:

Column: 285

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 286

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 287

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 288

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 289

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 290

The Prime Minister:

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

The Prime Minister:

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 291

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West) (Con):

Column: 292

The Prime Minister:

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Column: 293

The Prime Minister:

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 294

The Prime Minister:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 295

Patrick Finucane Report [12 Dec 2012]

12.32 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 296


Column: 297

Column: 298


Column: 299

12.46 pm

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 300


The Prime Minister:

Column: 301


Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Column: 302

The Prime Minister:

Paul Murphy (Torfaen) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 303

The Prime Minister:

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

Column: 304

The Prime Minister:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab):

Column: 305

The Prime Minister:

Column: 306

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 307

The Prime Minister:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 308

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 309

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 310


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

The Prime Minister:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 311

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 312

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 313

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 314

The Prime Minister:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 315

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 316

The Prime Minister:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 317

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 318

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Bills Presented

Column: 319

Planning Act 2008 (Amendment) [12 Dec 2012]

1.53 pm

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 320

Column: 321


Column: 322

Opposition Day

NHS Funding [12 Dec 2012]

2.4 pm

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 323

Andy Burnham:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

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

Andy Burnham:

Column: 324

Mr Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Mr Dorrell

Andy Burnham:

Mr Dorrell:

Andy Burnham:

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 325

Andy Burnham:

Anna Soubry:

Andy Burnham:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 326

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 327


Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op):

Andy Burnham:

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 328

Andy Burnham:

Column: 329

Column: 330


Robert Flello:

Andy Burnham:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Dr Wollaston:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Andy Burnham:

Column: 331


Lucy Powell:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 332

2.37 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab)

Mr Hunt:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Hunt:

Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 333

Lyn Brown:

Mr Hunt:

Andy Burnham

Mr Hunt:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Julian Smith:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 334

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Stuart:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Hunt:

Heidi Alexander:

Column: 335

Mr Hunt:

Clive Efford

Mr Hunt:

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Mr Walker:

Mr Hunt:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Walker:

Mr Hunt:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 336

Andy Burnham:

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Column: 337


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 338


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.56 pm

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

Mr Graham Stuart:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Column: 339

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

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Column: 340


3.7 pm

Mr Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood) (Con):

Column: 341


Andy Burnham:

Mr Dorrell:

Column: 342

Lucy Powell:

Mr Dorrell:

Andy Sawford:

Mr Dorrell:

Column: 343


Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Dorrell:

3.18 pm

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb):

Column: 344

Mr Barron:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Barron:

Mr Graham Stuart

Mr Barron:

Mr Stuart:

Mr Barron:

Column: 345


Column: 346


Norman Lamb:

Mr Barron:

3.30 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 347

Andy Sawford:

Mr Graham Stuart:

Andy Sawford:

John Pugh:

Column: 348

Mr Dorrell:

John Pugh:

Column: 349


3.37 pm

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

3.46 pm

Column: 351

Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) (Con):

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Stephen McPartland:

Column: 352

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Stephen McPartland:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Column: 353

Stephen McPartland:

Grahame M. Morris:

Stephen McPartland:

3.58 pm

Column: 354

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Column: 355


Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Heidi Alexander:

Column: 356


4.6 pm

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

Column: 357


Norman Lamb:

Andy Sawford:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Dr Daniel Poulter):

Andy Sawford:

Dr Poulter

Andy Sawford:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 358

Andy Sawford:

Column: 359


4.17 pm

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 360


Column: 361

4.24 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 362


Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 363


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):


4.34 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 364


Column: 365


Column: 366

4.43 pm

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

Column: 367


Mr Jeremy Hunt:

Liz Kendall:

Mr Hunt:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 368


Mr Hunt:

Liz Kendall:

Column: 369


4.53 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb):

Lucy Powell:

Norman Lamb:

Nigel Adams:

Column: 370

Norman Lamb:

Lucy Powell:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 371


Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central) (Lab)

Division No. 120 [Planning Act 2008 (Amendment)] [12 Dec 2012]

Column: 376

Backbench Business

Church of England (Women Bishops) [12 Dec 2012]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

5.20 pm

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 377


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

Mr Bradshaw:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 378

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Bradshaw:

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 379

Mr Bradshaw:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Bradshaw:

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

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 380


Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 381

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 382

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Mr Bradshaw:

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con):

Mr Bradshaw:

5.42 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 383


Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Martin Vickers:

Column: 384


5.48 pm

Paul Murphy (Torfaen) (Lab):

Column: 385

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Paul Murphy:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 386

Paul Murphy:

5.54 pm

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 387

Guy Opperman:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Guy Opperman:

6.2 pm

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 388


Column: 389


6.9 pm

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

Column: 390


Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 391

Column: 392


6.19 pm

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

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 393

Mr Frank Field:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 394

Mr Bradshaw:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 395


6.31 pm

Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Column: 396

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)

Mr Cox:

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Cox:

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 397

Mr Cox:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Cox:

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

Column: 398

Mr Cox:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Cox:

Sir Tony Baldry

Mr Cox:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Cox:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Column: 399

Mr Cox:

Lyn Brown:

Mr Cox:

Column: 400


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

6.54 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 401

Lyn Brown:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 402


7.3 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 403


7.6 pm

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 404


Diana Johnson

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 405

7.13 pm

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

Column: 406


Column: 407


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

7.23 pm

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 408


Mr Cox:

Column: 409

Barry Gardiner:

Mr Cox:

Barry Gardiner:

Column: 410

7.34 pm

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 411


7.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mrs Helen Grant):

Column: 412

Diana Johnson:

Mrs Grant:

7.46 pm

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Tony Baldry):

Column: 413


Column: 414

Column: 415


Column: 416

8.2 pm

Mr Bradshaw:

Business without Debate [12 Dec 2012]

Delegated Legislation

STandards and Privileges

PetitionsWild Land and Wild Places

8.4 pm

Column: 417

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Live Animal Exports

8.5 pm

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Live Animal Exports

8.6 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Column: 419

Green Waste (Contamination) [12 Dec 2012]

8.6 pm

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 420


Column: 422

8.17 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Richard Benyon):

Column: 423

Sir Bob Russell:

Richard Benyon:

Column: 424


Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Richard Benyon:

Column: 425


Column: 426

8.30 pm