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House of Commons Debates 19 December 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

cabinet office

civil servants (york)

procurement

volunteering

national citizen service

government contracts

charities

cyber-security

charities

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

afghanistan

local government finance

point of order

Royal Assent

charities act 2011 (amendment)

energy bill

business without debate

energy bill (programme)

energy bill (money)

energy bill (ways and means)

energy bill (carry-over)

european union documents

portland search and rescue helicopter

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Column: 831

Column: 831

House of Commons [19 Dec 2012]

Prayers [19 Dec 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [19 Dec 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [19 Dec 2012]

Cabinet Office [19 Dec 2012]

Civil Servants (York) [19 Dec 2012]

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

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

Hugh Bayley:

Mr Maude:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Column: 832

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Procurement [19 Dec 2012]

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Nick Smith:

Miss Smith:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Miss Smith:

Volunteering [19 Dec 2012]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Column: 833

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

Tim Loughton:

Mr Hurd:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hurd:

National Citizen Service [19 Dec 2012]

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

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

Column: 834

Richard Graham:

Mr Maude:

Amber Rudd:

Mr Maude:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Government Contracts [19 Dec 2012]

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Nick de Bois:

Column: 835

Miss Smith:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Miss Smith:

Charities [19 Dec 2012]

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

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

Andy McDonald:

Column: 836

Mr Hurd:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Hurd:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

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

Column: 837

Mr Hurd:

Cyber-security [19 Dec 2012]

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Miss Smith:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Nelson):

Miss Smith:

Charities [19 Dec 2012]

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

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

Column: 838

Graham Jones:

Mr Hurd:

Topical Questions [19 Dec 2012]

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

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

Dan Rogerson:

Mr Maude:

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Column: 839

Mr Maude:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Mr Speaker:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

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

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

Column: 840

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Hurd:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Maude:

Prime Minister [19 Dec 2012]

Engagements [19 Dec 2012]

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

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 841

Oliver Colvile:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 842

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 843

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 844

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Wilson:

The Prime Minister:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 845

The Prime Minister:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 846

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 847

The Prime Minister:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 848

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Crausby:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 849

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 850

The Prime Minister:

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bacon:

The Prime Minister:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 851

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 852

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 853

Afghanistan [19 Dec 2012]

12.35 pm

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 854

Column: 855

Column: 856

12.47 pm

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire) (Lab):

Column: 857

Mr Hammond:

Column: 858

Column: 859

Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 860

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 861

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Column: 862

Mr Hammond:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 863

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

Column: 864

Mr Hammond:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 865

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 866

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 867

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

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 868

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 869

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Column: 870

Mr Hammond:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 871

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 872

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 873

Local Government Finance [19 Dec 2012]

1.48 pm

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

Column: 874

Column: 875

2.1 pm

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Column: 876

Column: 877

Column: 878

Mr Pickles:

Column: 879

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 880

Mr Pickles:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 881

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

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

Mr Pickles:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 882

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 883

Mr Pickles:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 884

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Angela Smith:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 885

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Pickles:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Column: 886

Mr Pickles:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 887

Mr Pickles:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 888

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 889

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

Mr Pickles:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Graham Jones:

Column: 890

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Column: 891

Point of Order [19 Dec 2012]

2.56 pm

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Royal Assent

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 892

Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) [19 Dec 2012]

2.59 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 893

Column: 894

Division No. 126 [ Charities Act 2011 (Amendment)]

Column: 896

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 897

Energy Bill [19 Dec 2012]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.25 pm

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

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

Mr Davey:

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

Column: 898

Mr Davey:

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 899

Mr Davey:

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab)

Mr Davey:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr Davey:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 900

Mr Davey:

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Column: 901

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Mr Donohoe:

Mr Davey:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Mr Davey:

Mr Weir:

Column: 902

Mr Davey:

Several hon. Members

Mr Davey:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD)

Mr Davey:

Mike Crockart:

Mr Davey:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Column: 903

Mr Liddell-Grainger:

Mr Davey:

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

Column: 904

Mr Davey:

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr Davey:

Column: 905

Column: 906

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.55 pm

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Column: 907

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

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

Hon. Members:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Lilley:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Lilley:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 908

Caroline Flint:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Column: 909

Column: 910

Mark Reckless:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 911

Column: 912

4.14 pm

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 913

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Mr Yeo:

Column: 914

4.22 pm

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Column: 915

Sir Robert Smith:

John Robertson:

David Mowat:

John Robertson:

Column: 916

4.30 pm

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Column: 917

David Mowat:

Column: 918

Charles Hendry:

4.38 pm

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

Column: 919

Column: 920

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

4.44 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Ian Swales:

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Mr John Hayes):

Ian Swales:

Column: 921

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Ian Swales:

Alex Cunningham:

Ian Swales:

Column: 922

4.50 pm

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 923

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

4.56 pm

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Column: 924

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Nigel Adams:

Column: 925

5.2 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 926

5.8 pm

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Column: 927

Albert Owen:

Dan Byles:

Nigel Adams:

Dan Byles:

Column: 928

5.14 pm

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 929

Column: 930

5.19 pm

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Column: 931

5.24 pm

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Column: 932

Column: 933

5.29 pm

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Column: 934

5.34 pm

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 935

5.37 pm

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 936

5.42 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 937

Column: 938

David Mowat:

Nia Griffith:

5.48 pm

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 939

5.53 pm

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 940

Column: 941

5.58 pm

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Dan Byles:

Column: 942

David Mowat:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

6.4 pm

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 943

6.8 pm

Column: 944

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mark Reckless:

Column: 945

David Mowat:

Mark Reckless:

David Mowat:

Mark Reckless:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mark Reckless:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 946

6.16 pm

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Ian Lavery:

Column: 947

6.20 pm

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

Column: 948

6.23 pm

Steve Reed (Croydon North) (Lab):

6.26 pm

Column: 949

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 950

6.30 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 951

6.34 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 952

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

6.38 pm

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 953

6.40 pm

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 954

Column: 955

Column: 956

6.50 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Mr John Hayes):

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Field:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 957

Column: 958

Dan Byles:

Mr Hayes:

Division No. 127 [ Energy Bill] [19 Dec 2012]

Business without Debate [19 Dec 2012]

Energy Bill (Programme) [19 Dec 2012]

ENERGY BILL (MONEY) [19 Dec 2012]

Column: 963

ENERGY BILL (WAYS AND MEANS) [19 Dec 2012]

ENERGY BILL (CARRY-OVER) [19 Dec 2012]

European Union Documents [19 Dec 2012]

Column: 964

Portland Search and Rescue Helicopter [19 Dec 2012]

7.14 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Richard Drax:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 965

Richard Drax:

Column: 966

Column: 967

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

Richard Drax:

Column: 968

7.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Norman Baker):

Column: 969

Column: 970

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

Norman Baker:

Richard Drax:

Norman Baker:

Richard Drax:

Column: 971

Norman Baker:

Column: 972

7.44 pm