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Volume No. 569Part No. 62

House of Commons Debates 24 October 2013

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

small business

royal mail

adults: skills

green investment bank

minimum wage

university students: liverpool

royal mail

eu membership

beneficial ownership

small businesses

royal mail

regional growth

apprenticeships

copyright

topical questions

business of the house

points of order

interest rate swap derivatives

aviation strategy

share capital (businesses)


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Column: 417

Column: 417

House of Commons [24 Oct 2013]

Prayers [24 Oct 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [24 Oct 2013]

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Oct 2013]

Business, Innovation and Skills [24 Oct 2013]

Small Business [24 Oct 2013]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

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

Rehman Chishti:

Vince Cable:

Nigel Adams:

Vince Cable:

Column: 418

Dr Huppert:

Vince Cable:

Mark Pawsey:

Vince Cable:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 419

Vince Cable:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Royal Mail [24 Oct 2013]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 420

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

Mr Hollobone:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Adults: Skills [24 Oct 2013]

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 421

The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mr Buckland:

Matthew Hancock:

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

Matthew Hancock:

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

Column: 422

Matthew Hancock:

Green Investment Bank [24 Oct 2013]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

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

David Mowat:

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Minimum Wage [24 Oct 2013]

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 423

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

Robert Halfon:

Vince Cable:

University Students: Liverpool [24 Oct 2013]

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts):

Steve Rotheram:

Mr Willetts:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Column: 424

Mr Willetts:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Willetts:

Royal Mail [24 Oct 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Karl Turner:

Jo Swinson:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 425

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

Jo Swinson:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Jo Swinson:

EU Membership [24 Oct 2013]

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

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

Jonathan Reynolds:

Column: 426

Vince Cable:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 427

Vince Cable:

Beneficial Ownership [24 Oct 2013]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Emily Thornberry:

Jo Swinson:

Small Businesses [24 Oct 2013]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Column: 428

Duncan Hames:

Matthew Hancock:

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

Matthew Hancock:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

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

Matthew Hancock:

Royal Mail [24 Oct 2013]

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 429

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

Clive Efford:

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Regional Growth [24 Oct 2013]

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 430

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

Peter Aldous:

Michael Fallon:

Apprenticeships [24 Oct 2013]

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Caroline Lucas:

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 431

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Copyright [24 Oct 2013]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts):

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Willetts:

Topical Questions [24 Oct 2013]

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

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

Chris Bryant:

Column: 432

Vince Cable:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 433

Vince Cable:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 434

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Matthew Hancock:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

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

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 435

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

Vince Cable:

Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts):

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

Michael Fallon:

Column: 436

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

Vince Cable:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 437

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 438

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 439

Business of the House [24 Oct 2013]

10.30 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Column: 440

Ms Eagle:

Column: 441


Column: 442

Tom Brake:

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 443

Tom Brake:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Column: 444

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Tom Brake:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 445

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 446

Tom Brake:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 447

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Tom Brake:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Tom Brake:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 448

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 449

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Tom Brake:

Column: 450

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

Tom Brake:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 451

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 452

Tom Brake:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 453

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 454

Tom Brake:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Mr Speaker:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 455

Points of Order [24 Oct 2013]

11.25 am

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

Mr Speaker:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 456

Backbench Business

Interest Rate Swap Derivatives [24 Oct 2013]

11.27 am

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 457

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Guto Bebb:

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

Guto Bebb:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Column: 458

Guto Bebb:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Guto Bebb:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Stephen Mosley:

Guto Bebb:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab)

Guto Bebb:

Column: 459


Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

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

Guto Bebb:

Mr Heath:

Hon. Members:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 460


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

Guto Bebb:

Column: 461


Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con)

Guto Bebb:

Richard Benyon:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 462

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

Guto Bebb:

Column: 463


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

11.52 am

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 464


Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Natascha Engel:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Natascha Engel:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Natascha Engel:

Column: 465

Steve Brine:

Natascha Engel:

Mark Tami:

Natascha Engel:

Column: 466

12 pm

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Mark Garnier:

Mark Lazarowicz:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 467


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

Mark Garnier:

Column: 468


Richard Fuller

Mark Garnier:

12.9 pm

Column: 469

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

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Mr McFadden:

Mr Straw:

Column: 470

Mr McFadden:

Mr Heath:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 471

12.17 pm

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Stephen Lloyd:

Steve Baker:

Column: 472

Richard Fuller:

Steve Baker:

12.23 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 473


Mr McFadden:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 474

12.29 pm

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Mark Williams:

Column: 475


Nia Griffith:

Mr Williams:

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

Mr Williams:

Column: 476

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Williams:

12.38 pm

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 477


Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

Ian Murray:

Column: 478


12.45 pm

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 479


Richard Fuller:

Mr Syms:

12.49 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 480


Column: 481


12.55 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 482

1 pm

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

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

Mr Streeter:

Column: 483

Column: 484


1.8 pm

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Column: 485


Column: 486


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

1.14 pm

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

Column: 487


Bill Wiggin:

Caroline Nokes:

Column: 488


1.20 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 489


1.26 pm

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 490

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Andrew Jones:

Column: 491


1.31 pm

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 492

1.37 pm

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 493

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 494

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

1.44 pm

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 495


Andrew Bridgen:

George Freeman:

Column: 496


1.51 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 497

Andrew Bridgen:

Ian Swales:

Column: 498


1.58 pm

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Column: 499

Neil Parish:

2.5 pm

Column: 500

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 501


Column: 502

Column: 503

2.16 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Sajid Javid):

Mr McFadden:

Column: 504

Sajid Javid:

Ian Swales:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 505


Steve Brine:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 506


2.27 pm

Guto Bebb:

Sajid Javid:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Laing):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 507

Aviation Strategy [24 Oct 2013]

2.29 pm

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 508


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

Mrs Ellman:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mrs Ellman:

Column: 509


Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mrs Ellman:

Column: 510


2.43 pm

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden) (Con):

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

Sir Alan Haselhurst:

Mr Jenkin:

Sir Alan Haselhurst:

Column: 511


Mr MacNeil:

Sir Alan Haselhurst:

Column: 512


Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Sir Alan Haselhurst:

Column: 513

Column: 514


Mr MacNeil:

Sir Alan Haselhurst:

2.59 pm

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Column: 515

Column: 516


Several hon. Members

Column: 517

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

3.13 pm

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 518


3.19 pm

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

Column: 519


Mr Jenkin:

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 520


Rehman Chishti:

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 521

Mrs Ellman:

Mr Raynsford:

3.29 pm

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

Column: 522


Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Mr Jenkin:

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 523

Mrs Ellman:

Mr Jenkin:

Alok Sharma

Mr Jenkin:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab)

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 524


3.39 pm

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Column: 525


Mr MacNeil:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 526


Mr Jenkin:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Rehman Chishti:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 527

3.48 pm

Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

Mr MacNeil:

Mike Thornton:

Column: 528

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Mike Thornton:

Zac Goldsmith:

Mike Thornton:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mike Thornton:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

3.54 pm

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Column: 529

Mr Slaughter:

Mr Lammy:

Zac Goldsmith:

Mr Lammy:

Column: 530

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lammy:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 531

Mr Lammy:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lammy:

4.3 pm

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Column: 532


Zac Goldsmith:

Alok Sharma:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Column: 533

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Alok Sharma:

Adam Afriyie:

Alok Sharma:

4.12 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 534

Zac Goldsmith:

John McDonnell:

Mr Jenkin:

John McDonnell:

Column: 535


Zac Goldsmith:

John McDonnell:

Column: 536


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

4.21 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 537

4.24 pm

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr MacNeil:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 538

Mr MacNeil:

4.30 pm

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Column: 539


Column: 540

4.34 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Rehman Chishti:

Mr Slaughter:

Column: 541

4.38 pm

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Column: 542


4.41 pm

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Column: 543


Column: 544

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Marsden:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Marsden:

Column: 545


4.49 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill):

Column: 546

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 547

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 548


4.58 pm

Mrs Ellman:

Column: 549

Share Capital (Businesses) [24 Oct 2013]

5 pm

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 550

Column: 551


Column: 552


Column: 553

5.16 pm

The Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Column: 554


Column: 555


Column: 556


Andrew Selous:

Matthew Hancock:

5.29 pm