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House of Commons Debates 15 May 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

wales

aerospace industry

housing benefit

measles outbreak

government's fiscal policies

enterprise zones

national transport infrastructure (m4)

overseas students

disabled people (welfare policies)

national assembly for wales

corporation tax

living standards

prime minister

engagements

petrol prices

speaker’s statement

debate on the address

economic growth

business without debate

financial assistance to industry

dangerous dogs and jade lomas anderson

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Column: 617

Column: 617

House of Commons [15 May 2013]

Prayers [15 May 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [15 May 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [15 May 2013]

Wales [15 May 2013]

Aerospace Industry [15 May 2013]

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Mark Tami:

Mr Jones:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 618

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

Housing Benefit [15 May 2013]

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Mr Hanson:

Column: 619

Stephen Crabb:

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

Stephen Crabb:

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Stephen Crabb:

Mr Llwyd:

Stephen Crabb:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Column: 620

Stephen Crabb:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Stephen Crabb:

Measles Outbreak [15 May 2013]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Kevin Brennan:

Stephen Crabb:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 621

Stephen Crabb:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Stephen Crabb:

Government's Fiscal Policies [15 May 2013]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Jones:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 622

Mr Jones:

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

Mr Jones:

Enterprise Zones [15 May 2013]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Stephen Mosley:

Mr Jones:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Column: 623

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

National Transport Infrastructure (M4) [15 May 2013]

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Jonathan Evans:

Mr Jones:

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

Mr Jones:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Column: 624

Mr Jones:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Overseas Students [15 May 2013]

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Roger Williams:

Stephen Crabb:

Mr Mark Williams:

Column: 625

Stephen Crabb:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Stephen Crabb:

Mr Speaker:

Disabled People (Welfare Policies) [15 May 2013]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Jessica Morden:

Stephen Crabb:

National Assembly for Wales [15 May 2013]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Column: 626

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Corporation Tax [15 May 2013]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Karen Lumley:

Mr Jones:

Living Standards [15 May 2013]

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Susan Elan Jones:

Column: 627

Mr Jones:

Prime Minister [15 May 2013]

Engagements [15 May 2013]

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

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Nick Clegg):

Mr Speaker:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Tristram Hunt:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 628

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Ms Harman:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Ms Harman:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 629

Ms Harman:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Ms Harman:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Ms Harman:

Column: 630

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 631

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 632

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (Lab):

Column: 633

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 634

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

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

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Column: 635

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 636

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 637

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

Column: 638

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

The Deputy Prime Minister:

Column: 639

Petrol Prices [15 May 2013]

12.35 pm

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

Column: 640

Column: 641

12.42 pm

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Column: 642

Mr Davey:

Column: 643

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Davey:

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

Column: 644

Mr Davey:

Sir James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 645

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 646

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Column: 647

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mr Davey:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 648

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Davey:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 649

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Column: 650

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

Mr Davey:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Davey:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 651

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Column: 652

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 653

Mr Davey:

Column: 654

Speaker’s Statement [15 May 2013]

1.26 pm

Mr Speaker:

Column: 655

Debate on the Address [15 May 2013]

Economic Growth [15 May 2013]

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

1.30 pm

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Ed Balls:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 657

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Ed Balls:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 658

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Nadhim Zahawi:

Mr Speaker:

Ed Balls:

Several hon. Members

Ed Balls:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 659

Ed Balls:

Andrea Leadsom

Ed Balls:

Andrea Leadsom:

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 660

Ed Balls:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Ed Balls:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 661

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Ed Balls:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 662

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

Ed Balls:

Column: 663

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

Ed Balls:

Column: 664

Mr Baron:

Ed Balls:

Mr Baron:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Baron:

Ed Balls:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Ed Balls:

Mr Baron:

Ed Balls:

Column: 665

Mr Baron

Ed Balls:

Mr Baron:

Ed Balls:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 666

Several hon. Members

Ed Balls:

Andrew Selous:

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Geraint Davies:

Ed Balls:

Several hon. Members

Ed Balls:

Column: 667

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

2.11 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 668

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Geraint Davies:

Mr Osborne:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 669

Mr Osborne:

Andrew Selous:

Mr Osborne:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 670

Mr Osborne:

Nadhim Zahawi:

Mr Osborne:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Osborne:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 671

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 672

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 673

Mr Bone:

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 674

Several hon. Members

Mr Osborne:

Pete Wishart:

Mr Osborne:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 675

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Osborne:

Chris Williamson:

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Osborne:

Column: 676

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

Mr Osborne:

Nadhim Zahawi:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Nadhim Zahawi:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 677

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.47 pm

Column: 678

Margaret Beckett (Derby South) (Lab):

Column: 679

2.51 pm

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

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Mr Bone:

Mr Baron:

Column: 680

2.58 pm

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 681

Mr Bone:

Mr Howarth:

Column: 682

3.4 pm

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

3.9 pm

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

Column: 684

Mr Jim Cunningham:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 685

3.15 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 686

Mr Jenkin:

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Jenkin:

Richard Ottaway:

Mr Jenkin:

Richard Ottaway:

3.21 pm

Column: 687

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Charlie Elphicke:

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 688

3.28 pm

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Column: 689

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 690

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

Mr Jenkin:

3.35 pm

Mr Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East) (Lab):

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 691

Mr Hood:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr Hood:

Column: 692

Mrs Main:

Mr Hood:

3.43 pm

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Cash:

Column: 693

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Cash:

Mr Hood

Mr Cash:

Mr Hood:

Mr Cash:

Column: 694

3.51 pm

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

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Column: 695

Mr Meacher:

3.57 pm

Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North) (Con):

Column: 696

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 697

4.2 pm

Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Column: 698

Mr Sheerman:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 699

4.8 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hood:

Mr Bone:

Stephen Williams:

Mr Bone:

Column: 700

Stephen Williams:

Mr Bone:

Column: 701

4.16 pm

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

Column: 702

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr McFadden:

4.22 pm

Column: 703

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 704

4.27 pm

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

Column: 705

4.32 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 706

Mr Bone:

Richard Drax:

Ian Swales:

Richard Drax:

Margot James

Stephen Williams

Richard Drax:

Column: 707

4.38 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 708

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

4.44 pm

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 709

4.49 pm

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 710

4.54 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Bailey:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Bailey:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 711

Mr Bailey:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 712

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Charlie Elphicke:

5.1 pm

Column: 713

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 714

Mr Robinson:

Stephen Barclay:

Mr Robinson:

Column: 715

5.10 pm

Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

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

Mike Thornton:

Column: 716

5.14 pm

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Column: 717

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 718

5.21 pm

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 719

Pete Wishart:

David Rutley:

Pete Wishart:

David Rutley:

Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

David Rutley:

Column: 720

5.28 pm

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 721

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

5.32 pm

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 722

5.37 pm

Column: 723

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 724

5.42 pm

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 725

5.47 pm

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

Column: 726

Henry Smith:

Pete Wishart:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 727

5.54 pm

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

Jack Dromey:

Column: 728

Andrew Gwynne:

Jack Dromey:

Column: 729

6.2 pm

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 730

6.7 pm

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 731

6.12 pm

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 732

Column: 733

6.17 pm

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

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Luciana Berger:

Column: 734

6.22 pm

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 735

Column: 736

6.27 pm

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

Column: 737

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

6.32 pm

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

Column: 738

6.35 pm

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

Column: 739

Column: 740

Mr McFadden:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 741

6.47 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Column: 742

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)

Danny Alexander:

Karl Turner:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 743

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Geraint Davies:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 744

Ian Swales:

Danny Alexander:

Mr Jenkin:

Danny Alexander:

Mr Bone:

Danny Alexander:

Column: 745

Division No. 2 [Economic Growth] [15 May 2013]

Division No. 3 [Economic Growth] [15 May 2013]

Division No. 4 [Economic Growth] [15 May 2013]

Division No. 5 [Economic Growth] [15 May 2013]

Business without Debate [15 May 2013]

financial assistance to industry [15 May 2013]

Column: 762

Dangerous Dogs and Jade Lomas Anderson [15 May 2013]

7.57 pm

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 763

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Julie Hilling:

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

Julie Hilling:

Column: 764

Column: 765

Column: 766

8.9 pm

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

Column: 767

Stephen Doughty:

Mr Heath:

Column: 768

Julie Hilling:

Mr Heath:

Column: 769

Julie Hilling:

Mr Heath:

Column: 770

8.26 pm