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House of Commons Debates 20 May 2013

house of commons

prayers

speaker’s statement

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

work capability assessment

enterprise allowance

employment and support allowance (appeals)

offshore safety inspections (north sea)

state pension

under-occupancy penalty (wales)

employment

benefits (immigration)

pensioners

universal credit (it system)

disability living allowance/motability

jobseeker's allowance (claimant sanctions)

housing benefit cap (evictions)

credit unions

disability-related benefits

topical questions

syria

marriage (same sex couples) bill (programme) (no. 2)

marriage (same sex couples) bill

business without debate

foreign affairs

marine management organisation (data accuracy)

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Column: 881

Column: 881

House of Commons [20 May 2013]

Prayers [20 May 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [20 May 2013]

Speaker’s Statement [20 May 2013]

2.34 pm

Mr Speaker:

Oral Answers to Questions [20 May 2013]

Work and Pensions [20 May 2013]

Work Capability Assessment [20 May 2013]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Column: 882

Ann McKechin:

Mr Hoban:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Hoban:

Enterprise Allowance [20 May 2013]

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Column: 883

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Paul Uppal:

Mr Hoban:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Column: 884

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

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

Mr Hoban:

Employment and Support Allowance (Appeals) [20 May 2013]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 885

Mr Hoban:

Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 886

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Hoban:

Offshore Safety Inspections (North Sea) [20 May 2013]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Tom Greatrex:

Mr Hoban:

State Pension [20 May 2013]

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 887

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Roger Williams:

Steve Webb:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Column: 888

Under-occupancy Penalty (Wales) [20 May 2013]

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Paul Flynn:

Steve Webb:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 889

Steve Webb:

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Employment [20 May 2013]

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Pauline Latham:

Mr Duncan Smith:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 890

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Benefits (Immigration) [20 May 2013]

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 891

Mr Hoban:

Mr Chope:

Mr Hoban:

Pensioners [20 May 2013]

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Gavin Williamson:

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Column: 892

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

Steve Webb:

Universal Credit (IT System) [20 May 2013]

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

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Mr Betts:

Mr Duncan Smith:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 893

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Disability Living Allowance/Motability [20 May 2013]

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

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

Column: 894

Rosie Cooper:

Mr Speaker:

Esther McVey:

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

Esther McVey:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Column: 895

Esther McVey:

Jobseeker's Allowance (Claimant Sanctions) [20 May 2013]

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Mr Hepburn:

Mr Hoban:

Housing Benefit Cap (Evictions) [20 May 2013]

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 896

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Barry Gardiner:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Credit Unions [20 May 2013]

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Disability-related Benefits [20 May 2013]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 897

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

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr Speaker:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Esther McVey:

Topical Questions [20 May 2013]

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

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Mr Bain:

Column: 898

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Hoban):

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Byrne:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 899

Mr Hoban:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Column: 900

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

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Column: 901

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

Esther McVey:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 902

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hoban:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 903

Syria [20 May 2013]

3.31 pm

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

Column: 904

Column: 905

Column: 906

3.43 pm

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Column: 907

Column: 908

Mr Hague:

Column: 909

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 910

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 911

Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 912

Mr Hague:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Hague:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 913

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 914

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

Mr Hague:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Column: 915

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

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 916

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 917

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 918

Mr Hague:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hague:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 919

Mr Hague:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Column: 920

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 921

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [20 May 2013]

4.30 pm

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

Column: 922

4.31 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

4.32 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Mr Bone:

4.33 pm

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

4.34 pm

Column: 923

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

4.35 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

4.36 pm

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Sir Gerald Howarth

Mr Speaker:

Column: 924

4.37 pm

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

4.38 pm

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Leigh:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Leigh:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 925

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

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 926

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill [20 May 2013]

4.43 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 927

Column: 928

Mr Burrowes:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 929

Mr Burrowes:

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Mr Burrowes:

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Mr Burrowes:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Column: 930

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 931

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab)

Mr Burrowes:

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Burrowes:

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 932

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Burrowes:

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

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

5 pm

Stephen Doughty:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Stephen Doughty:

Column: 933

Mr Bradshaw:

Stephen Doughty:

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

Column: 934

Stephen Doughty:

Stephen Williams:

Stephen Doughty:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Stephen Doughty:

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

Stephen Doughty:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Column: 935

Stephen Doughty:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Stephen Doughty:

Jake Berry:

Stephen Doughty:

Column: 936

Mr Leigh:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Leigh:

Column: 937

5.15 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Leigh:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Leigh:

Mr George Howarth:

Mr Leigh:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)

Mr Leigh:

Column: 938

Dr McCrea:

Mr Leigh:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Leigh:

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Leigh:

Mr Bradshaw

Mr Leigh:

Column: 939

Column: 940

Mr George Howarth:

Mr Leigh:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Leigh:

Column: 941

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

5.30 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con)

Mr Lammy:

Column: 942

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Richard Drax:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 943

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 944

Mr George Howarth:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 945

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

Sir Gerald Howarth:

5.45 pm

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay) (LD):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 946

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

Column: 947

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Catherine McKinnell:

Column: 948

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Nick Herbert:

Column: 949

6 pm

Mr Leigh:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 950

Richard Drax:

Nick Herbert:

Mr Burrowes:

Nick Herbert:

Chris Bryant:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 951

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr George Howarth:

Column: 952

Sir Gerald Howarth

Mr Howarth:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Mr Howarth:

6.15 pm

Column: 953

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

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 954

Simon Hughes:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Simon Hughes:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 955

Jonathan Reynolds:

Jim Shannon:

Jonathan Reynolds:

Jim Shannon:

Column: 956

Dr McCrea:

Jim Shannon:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Jim Shannon:

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

Jim Shannon:

Column: 957

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

6.30 pm

Geraint Davies:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Column: 958

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

Column: 959

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 960

Chris Bryant:

Column: 961

6.45 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 962

Andrew Selous:

Chris Bryant:

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 963

Column: 964

Andrew Selous:

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 965

Mr Burrowes:

7 pm

Column: 966

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Division No. 6 [ Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill] [20 May 2013]

Division No. 7 [ Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill]

Column: 971

Division No. 8 [ Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill] [20 May 2013]

Column: 978

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

Mr Speaker:

Maria Miller:

Column: 979

Caroline Lucas:

Maria Miller:

7.45 pm

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Column: 980

Tim Loughton:

Maria Miller:

Dr Huppert:

Maria Miller:

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

Maria Miller:

Column: 981

Sir Tony Baldry:

Maria Miller:

Mark Durkan:

Maria Miller:

Several hon. Members

Maria Miller:

Column: 982

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Maria Miller:

Margot James:

Maria Miller:

Margot James:

Maria Miller:

Column: 983

Mr Burrowes:

Maria Miller:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Maria Miller:

8 pm

Column: 984

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 985

Maria Miller:

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Mr Chope:

Maria Miller:

Mr Chope:

Column: 986

Mr Speaker:

Maria Miller:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Dr Huppert:

Kate Green:

Column: 987

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Kate Green:

Geraint Davies:

8.15 pm

Kate Green:

Column: 988

Caroline Lucas:

Kate Green:

Mr Chope:

Kate Green:

Mr Chope:

Kate Green:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 989

Mark Field:

Tim Loughton:

Mrs Main:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 990

Mr Tom Harris:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 991

8.30 pm

Column: 992

Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Tim Loughton:

Column: 993

Column: 994

Mr Woodward:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 995

Mark Field:

Tim Loughton:

8.45 pm

Column: 996

Column: 997

Column: 998

Mr Woodward:

Mrs Main:

Mr Woodward:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Woodward:

Column: 999

Tim Loughton:

Mr Woodward:

9 pm

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Column: 1000

Column: 1001

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 1002

9.15 pm

Column: 1003

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 1004

Mr Tom Harris:

Kate Green

Chris Bryant

Mr Harris:

Column: 1005

Kate Green:

Mr Harris:

Column: 1006

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

9.30 pm

Column: 1007

Mark Durkan:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1008

Tim Loughton:

Nick Herbert:

Ian Paisley:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1009

Tim Loughton:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 1010

Dr Huppert:

9.45 pm

Column: 1011

Maria Miller:

Column: 1012

Tim Loughton:

Maria Miller:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 1013

Maria Miller:

Ian Paisley:

Maria Miller:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Column: 1014

Mr Blunt:

Maria Miller:

10 pm

Division No. 9 [ Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill] [20 May 2013]

Column: 1018

Division No. 10 [ Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill] [20 May 2013]

Column: 1022

Business without Debate [20 May 2013]

foreign affairs [20 May 2013]

PetitionBedroom Tax

10.32 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 1023

Marine Management Organisation (Data Accuracy) [20 May 2013]

10.33 pm

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

Column: 1024

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 1025

Column: 1026

10.47 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Richard Benyon):

Column: 1027

Column: 1028

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 1029

Richard Benyon:

Column: 1030

11.2 pm