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Volume No. 561Part No. 144

House of Commons Debates 23 April 2013

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

eu free trade agreements

sri lanka

indonesia (death penalty)

korean peninsula

colombia (human rights)

south africa (sexual violence)

south sudan

colombia

chogm (colombo)

mali

middle east peace process

ghana

somalia

sexual violence in conflict

topical questions

points of order

immigration and asylum act 1999 (amendment)

growth and infrastructure bill

enterprise and regulatory reform bill

northern ireland

parliamentary commission on banking standards

house of commons administration estimate

business without debate

european union documents

delegated legislation

upland sheep farmers


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Column: 741

House of Commons [23 Apr 2013]

Prayers [23 Apr 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Apr 2013]

Business before Questions [23 Apr 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Apr 2013]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [23 Apr 2013]

EU Free Trade Agreements [23 Apr 2013]

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Column: 742

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Mr Barron:

Mr Hague:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 743

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Sri Lanka [23 Apr 2013]

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 744

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

Mr Cunningham:

Alistair Burt:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 745

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

Alistair Burt:

Indonesia (Death Penalty) [23 Apr 2013]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

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

Andrew Jones:

Mr Swire:

Column: 746

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Swire:

Korean Peninsula [23 Apr 2013]

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Wayne David:

Column: 747

Mr Hague:

Graham Evans:

Mr Hague:

Lindsay Roy:

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 748

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Colombia (Human Rights) [23 Apr 2013]

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

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

Helen Jones:

Mr Swire:

Column: 749

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

South Africa (Sexual Violence) [23 Apr 2013]

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Clive Efford:

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 750

South Sudan [23 Apr 2013]

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

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

Mark Durkan:

Mark Simmonds:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mark Simmonds:

Colombia [23 Apr 2013]

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Column: 751

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

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Swire:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Swire:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Column: 752

CHOGM (Colombo) [23 Apr 2013]

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

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

Ann Clwyd:

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Column: 753

Mali [23 Apr 2013]

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

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

Hugh Bayley:

Mark Simmonds:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mark Simmonds:

Middle East Peace Process [23 Apr 2013]

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 754

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Hague:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 755

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Ghana [23 Apr 2013]

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

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

Helen Goodman:

Column: 756

Mark Simmonds:

Somalia [23 Apr 2013]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

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

Jessica Morden:

Mark Simmonds:

Sexual Violence in Conflict [23 Apr 2013]

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Column: 757

Amber Rudd:

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Topical Questions [23 Apr 2013]

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague):

Mr Buckland:

Column: 758

Mr Hague:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con):

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

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 759

Alistair Burt:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hague:

Column: 760

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

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

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 761

Alistair Burt:

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Column: 762

Alistair Burt:

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

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

Mr Speaker:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 763

Points of Order [23 Apr 2013]

12.37 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 764

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment) [23 Apr 2013]

12.39 pm

Sarah Teather (Brent Central) (LD):

Column: 765

Column: 766


Column: 767

Growth and Infrastructure Bill [23 Apr 2013]

12.48 pm

Mr Speaker:

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Mr Speaker:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 768

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Ward:

Column: 769

Michael Fallon:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

John McDonnell:

Michael Fallon:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 770

1 pm

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Annette Brooke:

Michael Fallon:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Redwood:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 771


Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 772

Mr Umunna:

Michael Fallon:

Mr Ward:

Michael Fallon:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 773


Column: 774

1.15 pm

Mr Redwood:

Column: 775

Ian Murray:

Column: 776


Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Ian Murray:

Nick de Bois:

Ian Murray:

Column: 777

Nick de Bois:

Ian Murray:

Column: 778

Mr Ward:

Ian Murray:

Nick de Bois:

Ian Murray:

Mr Redwood:

Ian Murray:

Mr Redwood:

Ian Murray:

Column: 779

1.30 pm

Mrs Main:

Column: 780


Andrew Bingham:

Column: 781

Mrs Main:

Annette Brooke

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 782


Michael Fallon:

Mrs Main:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 783


Ian Murray:

Michael Fallon:

1.45 pm

Mr Umunna:

Michael Fallon:

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

Column: 784

Michael Fallon:

Division No. 224 [Growth and Infrastructure Bill] [23 Apr 2013]

Column: 788

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill [23 Apr 2013]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

2.3 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 789

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

Jo Swinson:

Column: 790


Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 791

2.15 pm

Column: 792

Simon Hughes:

Column: 793


John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 794

Jo Swinson:

John McDonnell:

Jo Swinson

John McDonnell:

Jo Swinson

John McDonnell:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 795

2.30 pm

Jo Swinson:

Column: 796

Column: 797

Opposition Day

Northern Ireland [23 Apr 2013]

2.35 pm

Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab):

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Vernon Coaker:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Vernon Coaker:

Column: 798


Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 799

Vernon Coaker:

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

Vernon Coaker:

Column: 800

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Vernon Coaker:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Vernon Coaker:

Column: 801

Column: 802

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Vernon Coaker:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Vernon Coaker:

Column: 803

Lady Hermon:

Vernon Coaker:

3.1 pm

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mrs Theresa Villiers):

Column: 804

Column: 805

Lady Hermon:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 806


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

Mrs Villiers:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 807

Mrs Villiers:

Ian Paisley:

Column: 808

Mrs Villiers:

David Simpson:

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 809

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Mrs Villiers:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 810

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

Mrs Villiers:

Lady Hermon

Mrs Villiers:

Lady Hermon:

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 811

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 812

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

3.31 pm

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 813


Column: 814

Naomi Long:

Mr Dodds:

Ian Paisley:

Mr Dodds:

Column: 815


Column: 816


3.45 pm

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Column: 817


Column: 818


3.53 pm

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

Jim Shannon:

Dr McDonnell:

Column: 819


Column: 820


Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Dr McDonnell:

4.5 pm

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 821

Column: 822

4.12 pm

Column: 823

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Column: 824


Column: 825


Column: 826


Kate Hoey:

Naomi Long:

Column: 827


4.26 pm

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Column: 828


Column: 829


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

4.36 pm

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 830


Column: 831


Column: 832


4.46 pm

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

Column: 833


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

Tom Blenkinsop:

4.51 pm

Column: 834

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 835


4.59 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 836


Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Jim Shannon:

Column: 837


Column: 838


5.7 pm

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 839


Column: 840

5.15 pm

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Column: 841

Column: 842

Column: 843


5.26 pm

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mike Penning):

Column: 844


Column: 845


Column: 846

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards [23 Apr 2013]

5.34 pm

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

5.37 pm

Column: 847

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

5.39 pm

Tom Brake:

Column: 848

House of Commons Administration Estimate [23 Apr 2013]

5.41 pm

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):

Column: 849


Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

John Thurso:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

John Thurso:

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

John Thurso:

Column: 850

5.48 pm

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Column: 851


5.51 pm

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

Column: 852


Business without Debate [23 Apr 2013]

European Union Documents [23 Apr 2013]

Delegated Legislation [23 Apr 2013]

Column: 853

Upland Sheep Farmers [23 Apr 2013]

5.55 pm

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Glyn Davies:

Column: 854


Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 855

Glyn Davies:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Glyn Davies:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 856

Glyn Davies:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Glyn Davies:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Glyn Davies:

Column: 857

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

Glyn Davies:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Glyn Davies:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Glyn Davies:

Column: 858


Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Glyn Davies:

Hywel Williams:

Glyn Davies:

Column: 859


6.17 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr David Heath):

Column: 860


Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Mr Heath:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Heath:

Column: 861

Jim Shannon:

Mr Heath:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Heath:

Column: 862


Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Heath:

Albert Owen:

Column: 863

Mr Heath:

Albert Owen:

Mr Heath:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr Heath:

Rory Stewart:

Mr Heath:

Column: 864


Column: 865


Ms Ritchie:

Mr Heath:

Dr McCrea:

Mr Heath:

Column: 866


6.48 pm