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Volume No. 558Part No. 110

House of Commons Debates 4 February 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

communities and local government

council tax benefit

small shops (rates)

fire and rescue service

social housing (under-occupancy)

refuse collection (derby)

planning

local government finance

local government finance

illegal encampment

house building

right to buy

troubled families

redundancy (local government)

fire and rescue service

local government finance

topical questions

banking reform

syria (humanitarian response)

points of order

bills presented

european union (approvals) bill

european union (approvals) bill

business of the house (6 february)

business without debate

home affairs

international development

science and technology

scottish affairs

hazara community (pakistan)


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Column: 1

House of Commons [4 Feb 2013]

Prayers [4 Feb 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Feb 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Feb 2013]

Communities and Local Government [4 Feb 2013]

Council Tax Benefit [4 Feb 2013]

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

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Mr Watts:

Brandon Lewis:

Andy Sawford:

Brandon Lewis:

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

Column: 3

Brandon Lewis:

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Brandon Lewis:

Hilary Benn:

Brandon Lewis:

Small Shops (Rates) [4 Feb 2013]

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

The Minister for Housing (Mr Mark Prisk):

Column: 4

Peter Aldous:

Mr Prisk:

Mel Stride:

Mr Prisk:

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

Mr Prisk:

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

Column: 5

Mr Prisk:

Fire and Rescue Service [4 Feb 2013]

Sarah Champion (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Sarah Champion:

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Cunningham:

Brandon Lewis:

Mrs Glindon:

Column: 6

Brandon Lewis:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Brandon Lewis:

Social Housing (Under-occupancy) [4 Feb 2013]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Don Foster):

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 7

Mr Foster:

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

Mr Foster:

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Mr Foster:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Foster:

Refuse Collection (Derby) [4 Feb 2013]

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 8

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

Pauline Latham:

Mr Pickles:

Planning [4 Feb 2013]

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles):

Natascha Engel:

Nick Boles:

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

Nick Boles:

Column: 9

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Nick Boles:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Nick Boles:

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 2013]

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

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

Paul Maynard:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 10

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

Mr Pickles:

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 2013]

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Column: 11

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Mr Whittingdale:

Brandon Lewis:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Brandon Lewis:

Illegal Encampment [4 Feb 2013]

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

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

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 12

Mr Pickles:

House Building [4 Feb 2013]

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

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

The Minister for Housing (Mr Mark Prisk):

Simon Danczuk:

Mr Prisk:

Mr Raynsford:

Mr Prisk:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 13

Mr Prisk:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Prisk:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Right to Buy [4 Feb 2013]

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

The Minister for Housing (Mr Mark Prisk):

David T. C. Davies:

Column: 14

Mr Prisk:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Troubled Families [4 Feb 2013]

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

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

Mike Freer:

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Column: 15

Redundancy (Local Government) [4 Feb 2013]

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Mr Spellar:

Brandon Lewis:

Fire and Rescue Service [4 Feb 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 16

Brandon Lewis:

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 2013]

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

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

Graham Evans:

Mr Pickles:

Steve Reed (Croydon North) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Topical Questions [4 Feb 2013]

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con):

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

Column: 17

Gordon Henderson:

Mr Pickles:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles):

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

Column: 18

The Minister for Housing (Mr Mark Prisk):

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Don Foster):

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Prisk:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Column: 19

Mr Foster:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Foster:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Foster:

Column: 20

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Column: 21

Mr Prisk:

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Foster:

Column: 22

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Nick Boles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 23

Banking Reform [4 Feb 2013]

3.34 pm

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Clark):

Column: 24


Chris Leslie:

Column: 25


Column: 26

Greg Clark:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 27

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

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

Column: 28

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Column: 29

Greg Clark:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Greg Clark:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 30

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 31

Greg Clark:

Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Column: 32

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 33

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

Greg Clark:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 34

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 35

Syria (Humanitarian Response) [4 Feb 2013]

4.10 pm

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

Column: 36


4.16 pm

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

Column: 37


Column: 38

Justine Greening:

Column: 39


Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Column: 40

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 41

Justine Greening:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

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

Column: 42

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 43

Justine Greening:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Column: 44

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Column: 45

Points of Order [4 Feb 2013]

4.49 pm

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 46

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con)

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Robert Neill:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 47

Mr Edward Leigh:

Column: 48

Mr Speaker:

bills presented

Column: 49

European Union (Approvals) Bill [] [4 Feb 2013]

5 pm

The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Damian Green):

Column: 50


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

Damian Green:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Damian Green:

Column: 51


Column: 52


Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Damian Green:

5.11 pm

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Column: 53

Column: 54


Column: 55

5.23 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 56


Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 57


Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 58

Column: 59

Bob Stewart:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 60


5.42 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 61


5.46 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Martin Horwood:

Wayne David:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 62


Kelvin Hopkins:

Martin Horwood:

Damian Green:

Column: 63

Martin Horwood:

5.53 pm

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

Martin Horwood:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 64

Bob Stewart:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 65

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

6.3 pm

Column: 66

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Mr Cash:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Cash:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Mr Cash:

Column: 67

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

Mr Cash:

Martin Horwood:

Mr Cash:

Martin Horwood:

Mr Cash:

Column: 68

Column: 69

Bob Stewart:

Mr Cash:

Column: 70


Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Mr Cash:

Bob Stewart:

Mr Cash:

Column: 71


6.27 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 72


Column: 73

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Mr Chope:

Column: 74


Mr Cash:

Mr Chope:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Column: 75

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Mr Chope:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Chope:

Bob Stewart:

Mr Chope:

Mr Cash:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Chope:

Column: 76


6.48 pm

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Column: 77

Mr Chope:

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 78


6.57 pm

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

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 79


Column: 80


Wayne David:

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 81


Emma Reynolds:

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 82


European Union (Approvals) Bill [] (Programme)

Column: 83

Business of the House (6 February) [4 Feb 2013]

7.11 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

7.12 pm

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

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

Column: 84

Mr Chope:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Chope:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Business without Debate [4 Feb 2013]

Home Affairs [4 Feb 2013]

International Development [4 Feb 2013]

Science and Technology [4 Feb 2013]

Scottish Affairs [4 Feb 2013]

Column: 85

Hazara Community (Pakistan) [4 Feb 2013]

7.16 pm

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

Column: 86

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Denham:

Column: 87

Column: 88

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Denham:

Column: 89


7.33 pm

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Column: 90

Iain Stewart:

7.40 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 91


7.44 pm

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

Column: 92

Iain Stewart:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 93


Column: 94


Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 95

Alistair Burt:

Mr Denham:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 96

Column: 97

Column: 98


8.6 pm