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Volume No. 568Part No. 56

House of Commons Debates 16 October 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

northern ireland

voluntary sector

national crime agency

public order

economic policy

northern ireland grand committee

prime minister

engagements

gibraltar (maritime protection)

zero-hours contracts

speaker’s statement

high streets

business without debate

deferred divisions

european union documents

delegated legislation

ansford railway bridge


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 16 October 2013

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Column: 721

Column: 721

House of Commons [16 Oct 2013]

Prayers [16 Oct 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [16 Oct 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Oct 2013]

Northern Ireland [16 Oct 2013]

Voluntary Sector [16 Oct 2013]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

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

David Mowat:

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 722

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mrs Villiers:

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Mrs Villiers:

National Crime Agency [16 Oct 2013]

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

Column: 723

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

Paul Goggins:

Mrs Villiers:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 724

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Dodds:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 725

Mrs Villiers:

Public Order [16 Oct 2013]

Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con):

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

Lorraine Fullbrook:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

Column: 726

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Lewis:

Mrs Villiers:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Ind):

Mrs Villiers:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 727

Mrs Villiers:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Mrs Villiers:

Economic Policy [16 Oct 2013]

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab):

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

Andrea Leadsom:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 728

Karl Turner:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Column: 729

Mrs Villiers:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

Mrs Villiers:

Northern Ireland Grand Committee [16 Oct 2013]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

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

Neil Carmichael:

Column: 730

Mrs Villiers:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Prime Minister [16 Oct 2013]

Engagements [16 Oct 2013]

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Paul Blomfield:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 731

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 732

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 733

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 734

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 735

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Column: 736

The Prime Minister:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 737

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 738

The Prime Minister:

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Column: 739

The Prime Minister:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 740

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 741

Gibraltar (Maritime Protection) [16 Oct 2013]

12.35 pm

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Column: 742

Column: 743


Column: 744

Opposition Day

Zero-hours Contracts [16 Oct 2013]

12.45 pm

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Umunna:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 745

Mr Speaker:

Mr Umunna:

Ian Lucas:

Mr Umunna:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

Column: 746


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

Mr Umunna:

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

Mr Umunna:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

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

Column: 747

Mr Umunna:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Umunna:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)

Mr Umunna:

Column: 748


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

Mr Umunna:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

Guy Opperman:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 749


Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Umunna:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

Column: 750


Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Mr Umunna:

Column: 751

Simon Hughes:

Mr Umunna:

Mr Redwood:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 752

Chris Ruane:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 753

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Mr Umunna:

1.16 pm

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Column: 754

Ian Lucas:

Vince Cable:

Alison McGovern:

Vince Cable:

Column: 755

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 756

Vince Cable:

Guy Opperman:

Vince Cable:

Column: 757

Nick de Bois:

Vince Cable:

Mr Umunna:

Vince Cable:

Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):

Vince Cable:

Column: 758


Ian Lucas:

Vince Cable:

Sheila Gilmore:

Vince Cable:

Column: 759

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

Vince Cable:

Mr Redwood:

Vince Cable:

Mr Watson:

Vince Cable:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Vince Cable:

Column: 760


Jim Shannon:

Vince Cable:

Mr Donohoe:

Column: 761

Vince Cable:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Vince Cable:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 762

1.47 pm

Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mrs Riordan:

Column: 763

1.54 pm

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Alison McGovern:

Column: 764

Guy Opperman:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Guy Opperman:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Guy Opperman:

Ian Lavery:

Guy Opperman:

Column: 765

Charlie Elphicke:

Guy Opperman:

2.2 pm

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Column: 766

Column: 767

Charlie Elphicke:

Paul Farrelly:

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

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 768


2.12 pm

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 769

Charlie Elphicke:

Alison McGovern:

Column: 770


Column: 771


Mr Newmark:

Alison McGovern:

Mr Newmark

Alison McGovern:

Mr Newmark:

Alison McGovern:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.26 pm

Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD):

Column: 772

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Gordon Birtwistle:

Column: 773

Ian Lavery:

Gordon Birtwistle:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.32 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 774


Column: 775


2.39 pm

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Column: 776

Paul Farrelly:

Julie Elliott:

Charlie Elphicke:

Julie Elliott:

Column: 777


2.46 pm

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 778


Column: 779


2.52 pm

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 780


Ian Lavery:

Lisa Nandy:

Column: 781

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Lisa Nandy:

3 pm

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 782


Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Newmark:

Column: 783

Caroline Dinenage:

Mr Newmark:

3.7 pm

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 784

Caroline Dinenage:

Ian Lucas:

3.14 pm

Column: 785

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 786


3.19 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 787


3.25 pm

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Column: 788


David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Ian Lavery:

Column: 789

3.34 pm

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 790


Column: 791


Guy Opperman:

Ian Murray:

Guy Opperman:

Ian Murray:

Guy Opperman:

Ian Murray:

Column: 792


Column: 793


Charlie Elphicke

Ian Murray:

Charlie Elphicke:

Ian Murray:

Column: 794


3.49 pm

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

Column: 795

Lisa Nandy:

Michael Fallon:

Alison McGovern:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 796


Division No. 101 [Zero-hours Contracts] [16 Oct 2013]

Column: 801

Speaker’s Statement [16 Oct 2013]

4.12 pm

Mr Speaker:

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

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Mrs Laing:

Mr Speaker:

Tom Brake:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 802

High Streets [16 Oct 2013]

4.17 pm

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

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

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 803

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 804

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mark Pawsey:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 805

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr Marcus Jones:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

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

Column: 806

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 807

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr Marcus Jones:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 808

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 809


Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 810


4.47 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Mr Jamie Reed:

Brandon Lewis:

Jason McCartney:

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 811

Alex Cunningham:

Brandon Lewis:

Bill Esterson:

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Lammy:

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

Column: 812

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Lammy:

Brandon Lewis:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 813

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

Richard Fuller:

Brandon Lewis:

Mark Pawsey:

Column: 814

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Jamie Reed:

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 815

Simon Hughes:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Simon Hughes:

Brandon Lewis:

Andrew Griffiths:

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 816

Column: 817


Mr Lammy:

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 818


Mr Jamie Reed:

Brandon Lewis:

5.15 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Column: 819

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Alex Cunningham:

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Dame Joan Ruddock:

Column: 820

Column: 821

5.23 pm

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

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

Mr Binley:

Bill Esterson:

Mr Binley:

Column: 822

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

Mr Binley:

Column: 823

5.33 pm

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Column: 824


Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Simon Danczuk:

Mark Pawsey:

Simon Danczuk:

Column: 825


5.42 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Donohoe:

Column: 826

John Pugh:

5.46 pm

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 827

Richard Fuller:

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Binley:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 828

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

5.56 pm

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 829


Mr Marcus Jones:

Mark Pawsey:

Column: 830

6.2 pm

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

Column: 831


Column: 832

6.7 pm

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Jones:

Column: 833

6.14 pm

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 834


Andrew Gwynne:

Bill Esterson:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 835

Bill Esterson:

6.21 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 836


Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Damian Collins:

Column: 837


6.28 pm

Sarah Champion (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 838

Bill Esterson:

Sarah Champion:

6.31 pm

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 839

6.35 pm

Priti Patel (Witham) (Con):

Column: 840

Column: 841


6.39 pm

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

Mr Binley:

Andy Sawford:

Column: 842

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Andy Sawford:

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

Andy Sawford:

Column: 843


Rory Stewart

Andy Sawford:

Column: 844


6.49 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Stephen Williams):

Column: 845

Bill Esterson:

Stephen Williams:

Simon Hughes:

Stephen Williams:

Mr Binley:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 846

Mr Binley:

Stephen Williams:

Several hon. Members

Stephen Williams:

Column: 847


Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central) (Lab)

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Division No. 102 [ High Streets]

Column: 849

[16 Oct 2013]

Business without Debate [16 Oct 2013]

DEFERRED DIVISIONS [16 Oct 2013]

European Union Documents [16 Oct 2013]

Division No. 103 [Business without Debate] [16 Oct 2013]

Delegated Legislation [16 Oct 2013]

PetitionProbation Service (Privatisation)

7.27 pm

Column: 856

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

Column: 857

Ansford Railway Bridge [16 Oct 2013]

7.29 pm

Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Column: 858

Column: 859

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Heath:

Column: 860


Column: 861

7.47 pm

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

Column: 862


Tessa Munt:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr Heath:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 863

Column: 864


7.58 pm