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Volume No. 559Part No. 123

House of Commons Debates 4 March 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

education

school information

schools: curriculum

adopted children

school funding formulae

phonics

school exclusions

school improvements

traineeships scheme

early intervention and child care

careers advice

academies

secondary school curriculum

special educational needs

priority school building programme

munro review

topical questions

syria: anti-government forces

points of order

justice and security bill

justice and security bill

business without debate

european union documents

electoral commission

delegated legislation

delegated legislation

draft voting eligibility (prisoners) bill (joint committee)

european scrutiny

health professionals: regulation


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Column: 651

House of Commons [4 Mar 2013]

Prayers [4 Mar 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Mar 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Mar 2013]

Education [4 Mar 2013]

School Information [4 Mar 2013]

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Mr Gibb:

Michael Gove:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 652

Michael Gove:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Michael Gove:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Schools: Curriculum [4 Mar 2013]

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Column: 653

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss):

Stephen Metcalfe:

Elizabeth Truss:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Elizabeth Truss:

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

Elizabeth Truss:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 654

Elizabeth Truss:

Adopted Children [4 Mar 2013]

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

Nick de Bois:

Mr Timpson:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Timpson:

Column: 655

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Timpson:

School Funding Formulae [4 Mar 2013]

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Lorely Burt:

Matthew Hancock:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 656

Matthew Hancock:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Phonics [4 Mar 2013]

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss):

John Pugh:

Column: 657

Elizabeth Truss:

School Exclusions [4 Mar 2013]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Timpson:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Mr Timpson:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 658

Mr Timpson:

School Improvements [4 Mar 2013]

Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Mrs Riordan:

Mr Laws:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Traineeships Scheme [4 Mar 2013]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 659

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Rehman Chishti:

Matthew Hancock:

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

Matthew Hancock:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Column: 660

Matthew Hancock:

Early Intervention and Child Care [4 Mar 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss):

Robert Flello:

Elizabeth Truss:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 661

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Elizabeth Truss:

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 662

Careers Advice [4 Mar 2013]

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Andrew Selous:

Matthew Hancock:

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Matthew Hancock:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 663

Matthew Hancock:

Academies [4 Mar 2013]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Andrew Stephenson:

Michael Gove:

Secondary School Curriculum [4 Mar 2013]

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Helen Goodman:

Michael Gove:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Column: 664

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Special Educational Needs [4 Mar 2013]

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

John Howell:

Column: 665

Mr Timpson:

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

Mr Timpson:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Priority School Building Programme [4 Mar 2013]

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Bridget Phillipson:

Mr Laws:

Column: 666

Munro Review [4 Mar 2013]

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

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Meg Munn:

Michael Gove:

Topical Questions [4 Mar 2013]

Fiona Mactaggart:

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Michael Gove:

Column: 667

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Mr Timpson:

Column: 668

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Michael Gove:

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

Column: 669

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills (Matthew Hancock):

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con):

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

Matthew Hancock:

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

Column: 670

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss):

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Claire Perry (Devizes) (Con):

Column: 671

Michael Gove:

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Michael Gove:

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

Mr Laws:

Column: 672

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 673

Syria: anti-Government Forces [4 Mar 2013]

3.33 pm

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con)

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

Column: 674

Mr Baron:

Mr Swire:

Column: 675


Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 676

Mr Swire:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Swire:

Column: 677

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Swire:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 678

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 679

Mr Swire:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Swire:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Column: 680

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Column: 681

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Column: 682

Points of Order [4 Mar 2013]

4.3 pm

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Swire

Mr Speaker:

Column: 683

Justice and Security Bill [] (Programme) (No. 2) [4 Mar 2013]

4.4 pm

Column: 684

Sir Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

4.6 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

4.7 pm

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

4.8 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Column: 685

Justice and Security Bill [] [4 Mar 2013]

4.9 pm

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 686

Column: 687

Sadiq Khan:

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 688

Minister without Portfolio (Mr Kenneth Clarke):

Sadiq Khan:

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

Sadiq Khan:

Simon Hughes:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

4.15 pm

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 689


Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Sadiq Khan:

Caroline Lucas:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 690


Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 691

Simon Hughes:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 692

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Sadiq Khan:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con)

Sadiq Khan:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 693

Sadiq Khan:

4.30 pm

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Sadiq Khan:

Hazel Blears:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 694


Mr George Howarth:

Sadiq Khan:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 695

Sadiq Khan:

Dr Huppert:

Sadiq Khan:

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 696

Caroline Lucas:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 697


Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 698

4.45 pm

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Column: 699

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 700

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Sir Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Clarke:

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Column: 701

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Caroline Lucas:

Mr Clarke:

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Column: 702

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

5 pm

Column: 703


Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 704


Mr George Howarth:

Mr Clarke:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 705

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 706


Sadiq Khan:

Mr Clarke:

5.15 pm

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Column: 707

Mr Clarke:

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Several hon. Members

Mr Clarke:

Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 708

Column: 709

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Dr Francis:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Dr Francis:

Sadiq Khan:

Dr Francis:

Column: 710

Sadiq Khan:

Dr Francis:

5.30 pm

Column: 711

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 712


Mr Brazier:

Mr Tyrie:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 713


Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 714

Hazel Blears:

Yasmin Qureshi:

Hazel Blears:

Mr Tyrie:

5.45 pm

Hazel Blears:

Column: 715

Dr Julian Lewis:

Hazel Blears:

Sir Richard Shepherd:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 716

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 717

Mr David Davis:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Davis:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Davis:

Column: 718

Yasmin Qureshi:

Mr Davis:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Mr Davis:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

6 pm

Column: 719

Mr Davis:

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

Mr Davis:

Column: 720

Paul Goggins

Mr George Howarth

Mr Davis:

Mr Straw:

Column: 721

Column: 722

6.15 pm

Column: 723


Mr Ellwood

Mr Straw:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Straw:

Dr Huppert

Mr Straw:

Column: 724

Dr Huppert:

Mr Straw:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Straw:

Column: 725


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Dr Huppert:

Column: 726


Simon Hughes:

6.30 pm

Dr Huppert:

Column: 727

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Dr Huppert:

Column: 728

Mr George Howarth:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Straw:

Dr Huppert:

Column: 729


Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Dr Huppert:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 730

Mr George Howarth:

Caroline Lucas:

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

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 731

Jeremy Corbyn:

Caroline Lucas:

6.45 pm

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Caroline Lucas:

Richard Fuller:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 732


Mr Ellwood:

Caroline Lucas:

Mr Ellwood:

Caroline Lucas:

Mr George Howarth:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 733


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

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 734


Sir Menzies Campbell:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 735


Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 736

7 pm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 737

Sir Richard Shepherd:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Sir Richard Shepherd

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 738


Paul Goggins:

Column: 739

Mr Winnick:

Paul Goggins:

Column: 740

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Paul Goggins:

Mr Straw:

7.15 pm

Paul Goggins:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Paul Goggins:

Column: 741

Mr Brazier:

Column: 742


Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Brazier:

Column: 743


Mr George Howarth:

7.30 pm

Column: 744


Column: 745


Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 746


John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

John McDonnell:

Column: 747


7.45 pm

Column: 748

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 749


Column: 750


Sadiq Khan:

Column: 751


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Division No. 169 [ Justice and Security Bill [Lords]] [4 Mar 2013]

8.18 pm

Division No. 170 [ Justice and Security Bill [Lords]] [4 Mar 2013]

Column: 760

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 761

James Brokenshire:

Column: 762


Simon Hughes:

James Brokenshire:

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Column: 763

James Brokenshire:

Dr Huppert

James Brokenshire:

Dr Huppert:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 764


Column: 765

Simon Hughes:

James Brokenshire:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 766


Column: 767


9 pm

Dr Huppert:

Column: 768

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 769


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Slaughter:

Dr Francis:

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 770


James Brokenshire:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Slaughter:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Slaughter:

9.15 pm

Column: 771

Mr Tyrie:

Dr Francis

Mr Tyrie:

Dr Francis:

Simon Hughes

Column: 772

Dr Francis:

Mr Tyrie:

Mr Slaughter:

Mr Tyrie:

John McDonnell:

Column: 773


Column: 774


Dr Huppert:

Column: 775

9.30 pm

Mr Charles Walker:

Column: 776

James Brokenshire:

Column: 777

Mr Slaughter:

James Brokenshire:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 778

9.45 pm

Mr Charles Walker:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 779


Mr Tyrie:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 780


Column: 781

Division No. 171 [ Justice and Security Bill [Lords]] [4 Mar 2013]

10.13 pm

Column: 785

Division No. 172 [ Justice and Security Bill [Lords]] [4 Mar 2013]

Business without Debate [4 Mar 2013]

European Union Documents [4 Mar 2013]

Electoral Commission [4 Mar 2013]

Delegated Legislation [4 Mar 2013]

Mr Speaker:

Delegated Legislation [4 Mar 2013]

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee) [4 Mar 2013]

Column: 791

European Scrutiny [4 Mar 2013]

PetitionExtension of the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington

10.27 pm

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Column: 792

Health Professionals: Regulation [4 Mar 2013]

10.29 pm

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 793

James Wharton (Stockton South) (Con):

Stephen Barclay:

Column: 794

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Stephen Barclay:

Column: 795


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Stephen Barclay:

10.44 pm

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

Column: 796

Charlotte Leslie:

Dr Poulter:

Charlotte Leslie:

Dr Poulter:

Column: 797


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

Mr Speaker:

Dr Poulter:

Column: 798


Stephen Barclay:

Dr Poulter:

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 799

Dr Poulter:

Column: 800


10.58 pm