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Volume No. 568Part No. 57

House of Commons Debates 17 October 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

energy bills

energy efficiency

nuclear power

uk energy market

exploratory drilling (balcombe, west sussex)

renewable energy

european energy markets

wind energy

carbon reduction targets

energy support (northumberland)

eu anti-dumping tariffs

fuel poverty

topical questions

al-madinah free school

business of the house

afghanistan

defence reforms

deaf children and young people

daniel pelka


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Column: 865

Column: 865

House of Commons [17 Oct 2013]

Prayers [17 Oct 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [17 Oct 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Oct 2013]

Energy and Climate Change [17 Oct 2013]

Energy Bills [17 Oct 2013]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Davey:

Ian Lucas:

Column: 866

Mr Davey:

Mrs Glindon:

Mr Davey:

Ian Lavery:

Mr Davey:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Column: 867

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 868

Caroline Flint:

Mr Davey:

Energy Efficiency [17 Oct 2013]

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

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

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

Alex Cunningham:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 869

Ann McKechin:

Gregory Barker:

Luciana Berger:

Gregory Barker:

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Column: 870

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

Gregory Barker:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

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

Gregory Barker:

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

Column: 871

Gregory Barker:

Nuclear Power [17 Oct 2013]

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Mr Jones:

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Column: 872

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

UK Energy Market [17 Oct 2013]

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

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

Chi Onwurah:

Mr Davey:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Column: 873

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Exploratory Drilling (Balcombe, West Sussex) [17 Oct 2013]

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

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

Nicholas Soames:

Column: 874

Mr Davey:

Renewable Energy [17 Oct 2013]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

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

Jeremy Lefroy:

Gregory Barker:

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

Gregory Barker:

Column: 875

Mr Speaker:

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

European Energy Markets [17 Oct 2013]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Neil Carmichael:

Michael Fallon:

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

Column: 876

Michael Fallon:

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Wind Energy [17 Oct 2013]

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Mr Ellwood:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 877

Andrea Leadsom:

Michael Fallon:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Michael Fallon:

Carbon Reduction Targets [17 Oct 2013]

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

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

Column: 878

Andrew George:

Gregory Barker:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bradshaw:

Mr Speaker:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Energy Support (Northumberland) [17 Oct 2013]

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 879

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Guy Opperman:

Michael Fallon:

EU Anti-dumping Tariffs [17 Oct 2013]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

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

Michael Fabricant:

Gregory Barker:

Fuel Poverty [17 Oct 2013]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 880

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

Andrew Stephenson:

Gregory Barker:

Topical Questions [17 Oct 2013]

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

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

Steve McCabe:

Mr Davey:

Column: 881

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 882

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

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

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

Column: 883

Mr Davey:

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

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

Column: 884


Mr Davey:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 885

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

Column: 886

Mr Davey:

Column: 887

Al-Madinah Free School [17 Oct 2013]

10.33 am

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

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 888


Mr Laws:

Column: 889


Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mr Laws:

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

Mr Laws:

Column: 890

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

Mr Laws:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Laws:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 891

Mr Laws:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Laws:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Laws:

Column: 892

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Laws:

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

Mr Laws:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Mr Laws:

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

Mr Laws:

Column: 893

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Mr Laws:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 894

Mr Speaker:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 895

Mr Laws:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Laws:

Column: 896

Business of the House [17 Oct 2013]

11.4 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 897


Column: 898

Tom Brake:

Column: 899

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 900

Tom Brake:

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 901

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Speaker:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 902

Tom Brake:

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Tom Brake:

Column: 903

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

Tom Brake:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Tom Brake:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 904

Tom Brake:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 905

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Tom Brake:

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

Column: 906

Tom Brake:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Tom Brake:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 907

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 908

Tom Brake:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 909

Tom Brake:

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Column: 910

Tom Brake:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Tom Brake:

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 911

Afghanistan [17 Oct 2013]

11.53 am

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

Column: 912


Column: 913


Column: 914

12.4 pm

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire) (Lab):

Column: 915


Justine Greening:

Column: 916


Column: 917

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Justine Greening:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 918

Justine Greening:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 919

Justine Greening:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Column: 920

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Justine Greening:

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

Column: 921

Justine Greening:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 922

Justine Greening:

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Column: 923

Backbench Business

Defence Reforms [17 Oct 2013]

12.32 pm

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

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Column: 924


Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Baron:

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 925

Mr Baron:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Column: 926

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Column: 927

Mr Brazier:

Mr Baron:

Column: 928

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Mr Baron:

Column: 929


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

12.57 pm

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 930


Ian Mearns:

Mr Cunningham:

1.2 pm

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 931


Column: 932


Mr Baron:

Mr Brazier:

1.10 pm

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Column: 933


Mr Brazier:

Mrs Glindon:

Column: 934


1.15 pm

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Sir Bob Russell:

Column: 935

Mr Brazier:

Sir Bob Russell:

1.22 pm

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Column: 936

1.27 pm

Column: 937

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 938

Hon. Members:

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr Mark Francois):

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Francois:

Mr Nuttall

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Jones:

Mr Nuttall:

1.34 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 939


Column: 940


1.41 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Sarah Newton:

Column: 941


Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Sarah Newton:

Column: 942


1.49 pm

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Clappison:

Mr Jones:

Mr Clappison:

Column: 943


Mr Gray

Mr Clappison:

Mr Gray:

Mr Clappison:

Column: 944


Richard Drax:

Mr Clappison:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Clappison:

Column: 945


1.59 pm

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Bob Stewart:

Column: 946

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr Brazier:

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 947


2.5 pm

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Gray:

Andrew Selous:

Mr Gray:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Gray:

Andrew Selous:

Column: 948


Jack Lopresti:

Andrew Selous:

Column: 949


Mr Brazier:

Andrew Selous:

2.14 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 950


2.20 pm

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 951

Mr Ellwood:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Brazier:

Column: 952

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 953

Richard Drax:

Sir Edward Leigh:

2.29 pm

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Clappison:

Mr Ellwood:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 954

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Brazier:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 955


2.37 pm

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

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

Column: 956

Christopher Pincher:

Bob Stewart:

Christopher Pincher:

Column: 957


2.44 pm

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Ellwood

Mr Jones:

Column: 958

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Jones:

2.51 pm

Column: 959

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr Mark Francois):

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Francois:

Richard Drax:

Mr Francois:

Richard Drax:

Mr Francois:

Column: 960

Sarah Newton:

Mr Francois:

Column: 961

Mr Baron:

Mr Francois:

Mr Baron:

Mr Francois:

3 pm

Mr Baron:

Mr Francois:

Mr Baron:

Column: 962

Mr Francois:

Mr Baron:

Division No. 104 [Defence Reforms] [17 Oct 2013]

Column: 964

Deaf Children and Young People [17 Oct 2013]

3.17 pm

Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Column: 965

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

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Column: 966

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

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

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Column: 967


Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Column: 968


Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Column: 969


Column: 970


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.39 pm

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Column: 971


Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 972

Mr McCann:

Column: 973


3.51 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 974

Column: 975


4 pm

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

Column: 976


Column: 977

4.7 pm

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

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Annette Brooke:

4.14 pm

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Column: 979


Column: 980


4.20 pm

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 981

Column: 982

Mr McCann:

Mr Buckland:

4.30 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 983


Column: 984

4.35 pm

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Column: 985


Column: 986


Column: 987


4.47 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

Column: 988


Column: 989


Column: 990


Sir Malcolm Bruce

Mr Speaker:

Column: 991

4.58 pm

Sir Malcolm Bruce:

Column: 992

Daniel Pelka [17 Oct 2013]

5 pm

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

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Mr Robinson:

Column: 993

Ann Coffey:

Mr Robinson:

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

Mr Robinson:

Column: 994


Tim Loughton:

Mr Robinson:

Column: 995


Column: 996


5.19 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Edward Timpson):

Column: 997


Mr Robinson:

Mr Timpson:

Column: 998


Column: 999


Column: 1000


5.30 pm