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Volume No. 561Part No. 142

House of Commons Debates 18 April 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

culture, media and sport

regional arts funding

broadband

broadband

inland waterways: tourism

first world war centenary

broadband

small companies: arts

gaming machines

telecommunications market

tourism

topical questions

women and equalities

earnings: gender

workplace potential

senior business posts

human trafficking

government policy: disabled people

business of the house

point of order

finance (no. 2) bill

obstetric and paediatric services (east sussex)


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Column: 465

House of Commons [18 Apr 2013]

Prayers [18 Apr 2013]

[Mr Speaker in the Chair] [18 Apr 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Apr 2013]

Culture, Media and Sport [18 Apr 2013]

Regional Arts Funding [18 Apr 2013]

Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Tristram Hunt:

Mr Vaizey:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Column: 466

Mr Vaizey:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):

Column: 467

Mr Vaizey:

Broadband [18 Apr 2013]

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Maria Miller):

Alun Cairns:

Maria Miller:

Andrew Selous:

Maria Miller:

Column: 468

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Broadband [18 Apr 2013]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Column: 469

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Nic Dakin:

Mr Vaizey:

John Robertson:

Mr Vaizey:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 470

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Inland Waterways: Tourism [18 Apr 2013]

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Hugh Robertson):

Gavin Williamson:

Hugh Robertson:

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

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 471

First World War Centenary [18 Apr 2013]

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Maria Miller):

Penny Mordaunt:

Maria Miller:

Henry Smith:

Maria Miller:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 472

Maria Miller:

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Maria Miller:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Broadband [18 Apr 2013]

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Column: 473

Fiona Bruce:

Mr Vaizey:

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

Mr Vaizey:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Small Companies: Arts [18 Apr 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Column: 474

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Vaizey:

Mr Speaker:

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Gaming Machines [18 Apr 2013]

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Hugh Robertson):

Simon Wright:

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 475

Telecommunications Market [18 Apr 2013]

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Stephen Timms:

Mr Vaizey:

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 476

Mr Vaizey:

Tourism [18 Apr 2013]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Maria Miller):

Mark Pawsey:

Maria Miller:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Column: 477

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Maria Miller:

Topical Questions [18 Apr 2013]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Maria Miller):

Andrew Stephenson:

Maria Miller:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 478


Maria Miller:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Column: 479

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 480

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

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Hugh Robertson):

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

Mr Vaizey:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 481

Hugh Robertson:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Vaizey:

Women and Equalities [18 Apr 2013]

Earnings: Gender [18 Apr 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jo Swinson):

Simon Hughes:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 482

Sarah Champion (Rotherham) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

Workplace Potential [18 Apr 2013]

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

The Minister for Women and Equalities (Maria Miller):

Margot James:

Column: 483

Maria Miller:

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Senior Business Posts [18 Apr 2013]

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

The Minister for Women and Equalities (Maria Miller):

Column: 484

Dr Coffey:

Maria Miller:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Human Trafficking [18 Apr 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Mrs Helen Grant):

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 485

Mrs Grant:

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

Mrs Grant:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mrs Grant:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mrs Grant:

Government Policy: Disabled People [18 Apr 2013]

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 486

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Esther McVey):

Bill Esterson:

Mr Speaker:

Bill Esterson:

Esther McVey:

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

Esther McVey:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Column: 487

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):

Column: 488

Esther McVey:

Column: 489

Business of the House [18 Apr 2013]

10.36 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 490

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 491

Mr Lansley:

Column: 492

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

Column: 493

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Column: 494

Mr Lansley:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Column: 495

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 496

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 497


Mr Lansley:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 498

Mr Lansley:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

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

Column: 499

Mr Lansley:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 500

Mr Lansley:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Column: 501

Mr Lansley:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Column: 502

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 503

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Column: 504

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 505

Point of Order [18 Apr 2013]

11.26 am

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 506

Finance (No. 2) Bill [18 Apr 2013]

(Clauses 1, 3, 16, 183, 184 and 200 to 212, Schedules 3 and 41, and certain new Clauses and new Schedules)

[Dawn Primarolo ] [18 Apr 2013]

11.30 am

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 507

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 508


Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 509


Stephen Williams

Catherine McKinnell:

Stephen Williams:

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Stephen Williams:

Catherine McKinnell:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

Catherine McKinnell:

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 510

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Catherine McKinnell:

11.45 am

Column: 511


Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Catherine McKinnell:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 512

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Catherine McKinnell:

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 513

Stephen Williams:

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 514

12 pm

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 515


Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Fiona O'Donnell:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Fiona O'Donnell:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 516

Fiona O'Donnell:

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

Fiona O'Donnell:

Column: 517


Jonathan Edwards:

Fiona O’Donnell:

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

Ian Lucas:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 518

12.15 pm

Sheila Gilmore:

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dawn Primarolo):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 519


Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Sheila Gilmore:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 520

Julie Hilling:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Julie Hilling:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kerry McCarthy:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 521

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 522

Robert Flello:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

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

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

12.30 pm

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 523

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 524


Andy McDonald:

Robert Flello:

Column: 525

Andy McDonald:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Andy McDonald:

12.45 pm

Column: 526


Geraint Davies:

Andy McDonald:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 527

Andy McDonald:

Several hon. Members

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 528

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 529

Nia Griffith:

Geraint Davies:

Nia Griffith:

1 pm

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 530


Geraint Davies:

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 531


Column: 532

Geraint Davies:

Mr Gauke:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 533

1.15 pm

Mr Gauke:

Column: 534


Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Gauke:

Kelvin Hopkins

Mr Gauke:

Catherine McKinnell

Mr Gauke:

Catherine McKinnell:

Mr Gauke:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 535

Mr Gauke:

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 536

Mr Gauke:

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 537

Division No. 215 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

1.42 pm

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

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

Column: 541


1.45 pm

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Redwood:

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 542

Stewart Hosie:

The Temporary Chair (Mr Jim Hood):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 543

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 544

Cathy Jamieson:

Neil Parish

Mr Jackson

Cathy Jamieson:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Mr Jackson

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Jackson:

Column: 545

Cathy Jamieson:

Andrew Gwynne

Cathy Jamieson:

Andrew Gwynne:

2 pm

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 546

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 547


Mr Redwood:

Column: 548


Column: 549


2.15 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 550

Mr Redwood:

Albert Owen:

Mr Robin Walker:

Albert Owen:

Column: 551

Mr Gauke:

Column: 552

Albert Owen:

Mr Stewart Jackson:

2.30 pm

Column: 553

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Jackson:

Albert Owen:

Stewart Hosie:

Albert Owen:

Mr Jackson:

Column: 554


Mr Redwood:

Mr Jackson:

Column: 555

Alex Cunningham:

Jonathan Edwards:

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 556

2.45 pm

Column: 557

Column: 558


Mr

Column: 559


Column: 560


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

Mr McKenzie:

3 pm

Mr Gauke:

Column: 561


Albert Owen:

Mr Gauke:

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

Mr Gauke:

Chris Leslie

Mr Gauke:

Column: 562

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 563

Cathy Jamieson:

Division No. 216 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

Cathy Jamieson:

The Temporary Chairman (Sir Roger Gale):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 567

3.30 pm

Column: 568


Column: 569


Mr Robin Walker:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr Walker:

Column: 570


Column: 571

Stephen Williams:

Column: 572

Mr Walker:

Sheila Gilmore:

3.45 pm

Column: 573


Mr Gauke:

Column: 574


Column: 575


Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Gauke:

Cathy Jamieson:

Division No. 217 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

4.10 pm

Column: 580

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

The Temporary Chairman (Sir Roger Gale):

Column: 581

Column: 582

Column: 583

Mr MacNeil:

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

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Donohoe:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Donohoe:

Mr MacNeil:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 584

4.15 pm

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD)

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid

Mr MacNeil:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 585

Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 586


Pete Wishart:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Donohoe:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 587


Phil Wilson:

Column: 588

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 589


4.30 pm

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr MacNeil:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr MacNeil:

Ian Paisley:

Column: 590


Jonathan Edwards:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr MacNeil:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 591

Column: 592


Hywel Williams:

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 593

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr MacNeil:

Jonathan Edwards:

4.45 pm

Ian Paisley:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 594

Pete Wishart:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 595


Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Reid:

Column: 596


Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Reid:

Angus Robertson:

Mr Reid:

Column: 597

Cathy Jamieson:

Angus Robertson:

Cathy Jamieson:

Phil Wilson:

5 pm

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 598

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Llwyd:

Column: 599

Cathy Jamieson:

Jonathan Edwards:

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means(Mr Nigel Evans):

Cathy Jamieson:

Pete Wishart:

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 600

Mr Reid:

Cathy Jamieson:

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Sajid Javid):

Column: 601


Phil Wilson:

Sajid Javid:

5.15 pm

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 602

Sajid Javid:

Hywel Williams:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 603


Mr MacNeil:

Column: 604


Mr Reid:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 605


Division No. 218 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

Division No. 219 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

Division No. 220 [ Finance (No. 2) Bill] [18 Apr 2013]

6.2 pm

Column: 612

Obstetric and Paediatric Services (East Sussex) [18 Apr 2013]

6.3 pm

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Column: 613


Column: 614

Column: 615


Column: 616


Column: 617


6.24 pm

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

Column: 618

Stephen Lloyd:

Anna Soubry:

Stephen Lloyd:

Anna Soubry:

Stephen Lloyd:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 619

Stephen Lloyd:

Column: 620

Anna Soubry:

Stephen Lloyd:

Anna Soubry:

6.33 pm