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Volume No. 567Part No. 43

House of Commons Debates 4 September 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

cabinet office

government estate

government statistics

government contracts: smes

national citizen service

procurement

cyber-attacks

topical questions

prime minister

engagements

border force

point of order

Bill Presented

parental bereavement leave (statutory entitlement)

living standards

energy prices and profits

business without debate

european union documents

delegated legislation

eu directive 2007/46/ec


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Column: 295

House of Commons [4 Sep 2013]

Prayers [4 Sep 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Sep 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Sep 2013]

Cabinet Office [4 Sep 2013]

Government Estate [4 Sep 2013]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

David Mowat:

Mr Maude:

Column: 296

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Maude:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Maude:

Mr Bone:

Mr Maude:

Government Statistics [4 Sep 2013]

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Column: 297

John Robertson:

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Hurd:

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

Mr Hurd:

Government Contracts: SMEs [4 Sep 2013]

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 298

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

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

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Nick de Bois:

Miss Smith:

Julian Sturdy:

Miss Smith:

Mrs Glindon:

Column: 299

Miss Smith:

Mr Sheerman:

Miss Smith:

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

National Citizen Service [4 Sep 2013]

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 300

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

Caroline Nokes:

Mr Hurd:

Gavin Barwell:

Mr Hurd:

Glyn Davies:

Mr Hurd:

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 301

Mr Hurd:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Hurd:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hurd:

Procurement [4 Sep 2013]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Nic Dakin:

Miss Smith:

Column: 302

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Miss Smith:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Cyber-attacks [4 Sep 2013]

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Stella Creasy:

Mr Maude:

Column: 303

Topical Questions [4 Sep 2013]

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude):

Glyn Davies:

Mr Maude:

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

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith):

Mr Speaker:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Maude:

Column: 304

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

Miss Chloe Smith:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Nick Hurd):

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

Miss Chloe Smith:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Miss Smith:

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 305

Miss Smith:

Prime Minister [4 Sep 2013]

Engagements [4 Sep 2013]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Christopher Pincher:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 306


The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 307

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 308

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 309

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Margaret Beckett (Derby South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 310

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Column: 311

The Prime Minister:

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 312

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 313

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 314

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 315

John Mann:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 316

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 317

Border Force [4 Sep 2013]

12.35 pm

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

Hon. Members:

The Minister for Immigration (Mr Mark Harper):

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Column: 318


Yvette Cooper:

Column: 319


Mr Harper:

Column: 320

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 321

Mr Harper:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Column: 322

Yvette Cooper:

Mr Harper:

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Harper:

Column: 323


Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Column: 324

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 325

Mr Harper:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Harper:

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

Column: 326

Mr Harper:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Michael Ellis:

Mr Harper:

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

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

Column: 327

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Harper:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Harper:

Column: 328

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 329

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Column: 330

Point of Order [4 Sep 2013]

1.14 pm

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:


Bill Presented

Column: 331

Parental Bereavement Leave (Statutory Entitlement) [4 Sep 2013]

1.16 pm

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab):

Column: 332


Column: 333

Column: 334

Opposition Day

Living Standards [4 Sep 2013]

1.24 pm

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

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

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 335


Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 336

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Clark):

Rachel Reeves:

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

Column: 337

Rachel Reeves:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

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

Column: 338

Rachel Reeves:

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 339

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

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

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 340

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Rachel Reeves:

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

Rachel Reeves:

Alok Sharma

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 341

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

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 342


1.49 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Clark):

Mr Redwood:

Greg Clark:

Alison McGovern:

Column: 343

Greg Clark:

Geraint Davies:

Greg Clark:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 344

Greg Clark:

Ms Buck:

Greg Clark:

Mr Redwood:

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Column: 345

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 346

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Emily Thornberry

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)

Greg Clark:

Emily Thornberry:

Greg Clark:

Stella Creasy:

Column: 347

Greg Clark:

Gavin Barwell:

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 348


Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Column: 349

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 350


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.15 pm

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

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr Robinson:

Column: 351


Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Mr Robinson:

Richard Graham:

Mr Robinson:

Richard Graham:

Column: 352

Mr Robinson:

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr Robinson:

2.24 pm

Column: 353

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

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

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Gavin Barwell:

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Column: 354

Kwasi Kwarteng:

2.33 pm

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

Column: 355


Gavin Barwell:

Mr Brown:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Mr Brown:

Column: 356


Kwasi Kwarteng:

Mr Brown:

2.42 pm

Column: 357

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Ian Mearns:

Harriett Baldwin:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Harriett Baldwin:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 358


2.50 pm

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 359

Kwasi Kwarteng

Lisa Nandy:

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Lisa Nandy:

Column: 360


Andrew Bridgen:

Lisa Nandy:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Lisa Nandy:

Column: 361


2.59 pm

Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con):

Ian Mearns:

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 362


Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

Gavin Barwell:

Geraint Davies:

Gavin Barwell:

Ian Mearns:

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 363

Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op)

Gavin Barwell:

Geraint Davies

Gavin Barwell:

Column: 364


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

Gavin Barwell:

3.8 pm

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 365


Emily Thornberry:

Alison McGovern:

Column: 366


Barbara Keeley:

Alison McGovern:

Gavin Barwell

Ben Gummer

Alison McGovern:

Gavin Barwell:

Alison McGovern:

Gavin Barwell

Alison McGovern:

Column: 367

3.16 pm

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

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 368

Emily Thornberry:

Ben Gummer:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 369


Column: 370

3.25 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 371


3.31 pm

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

Ben Gummer:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 372

Ben Gummer:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 373

3.38 pm

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 374


Column: 375


Emily Thornberry:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Ben Gummer:

Fiona O’Donnell:

Column: 376


3.47 pm

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North) (Lab):

Column: 377

3.53 pm

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

Column: 378


Charlie Elphicke:

Andy Sawford:

Column: 379



3.59 pm

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Column: 380

4.5 pm

Column: 381

Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Fiona O'Donnell:

Gemma Doyle:

Column: 382


Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Gemma Doyle:

4.11 pm

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

Column: 383


Gavin Barwell:

Chris Leslie:

Gavin Barwell

Chris Leslie:

Gavin Barwell:

Chris Leslie:

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 384

Several hon. Members

Chris Leslie:

Mr Russell Brown:

Chris Leslie:

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 385


4.22 pm

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

Column: 386


Ian Mearns:

Mr Gauke:

Geraint Davies:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 387

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 388

Mr Gauke:

Division No. 74 [Living Standards] [4 Sep 2013]

Column: 393

Energy Prices and Profits [4 Sep 2013]

4.45 pm

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Column: 394

Caroline Flint:

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

Caroline Flint:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 395

Caroline Flint:

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint:

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

Caroline Flint:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Column: 396


The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Caroline Flint:

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

Column: 397

Caroline Flint:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Column: 398

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 399

Caroline Flint:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Caroline Flint:

Column: 400


Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Caroline Flint:

Mr Davey:

Column: 401

Caroline Flint:

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Caroline Flint:

Column: 402

Several hon. Members

Caroline Flint:

5.16 pm

Column: 403

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

Mr Tom Clarke:

Mr Davey:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Column: 404

Mr Davey:

Mr Spencer:

Mr Davey:

Caroline Lucas:

Mr Davey:

Column: 405


Barry Gardiner:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Davey:

Column: 406


Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Dr Whitehead:

Column: 407

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 408

Mr Davey:

John Robertson

Mr Davey:

John Robertson:

Mr Davey:

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Luciana Berger:

Mr Davey:

Column: 409

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

5.39 pm

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Column: 410


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

John Robertson:

Column: 411

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

John Robertson:

5.47 pm

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Column: 412


Mr Davey:

Mr Lilley:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Lilley:

Column: 413

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Lilley:

5.56 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 414


David Mowat:

Albert Owen:

John Robertson:

Albert Owen:

Column: 415


Mr Spencer:

Albert Owen:

Column: 416


6.5 pm

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 417

Mr Tom Clarke:

Christopher Pincher:

Mr Clarke:

Christopher Pincher:

Column: 418


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

6.13 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 419


6.17 pm

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Column: 420


6.21 pm

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 421

6.25 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 422

Albert Owen:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

6.29 pm

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

Column: 423


6.32 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 424

6.35 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 425


6.39 pm

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

Column: 426

Column: 427


6.49 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Column: 428


Column: 429


Caroline Lucas:

Gregory Barker:

Luciana Berger:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 430

Mark Lazarowicz:

Gregory Barker:

Mr Alan Campbell

Division No. 75 [ Energy Prices and Profits] [4 Sep 2013]

Business without Debate [4 Sep 2013]

European Union Documents [4 Sep 2013]

Delegated Legislation [4 Sep 2013]

Column: 435

Column: 436

EU Directive 2007/46/EC [4 Sep 2013]

7.13 pm

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

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Jonathan Reynolds:

Column: 437


Column: 438

Column: 439


7.24 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond):

Column: 440


Column: 441

Column: 442


Column: 443


Column: 444

7.39 pm