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Volume No. 571Part No. 87

House of Commons Debates 3 December 2013

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

european parliament

trade and investment (africa)

gibraltar

eu and ukraine

transatlantic trade and investment partnership

eu treaty change

preventing sexual violence initiative

treatment of prisoners (united states)

eu membership

iran

middle east

transatlantic trade and investment partnership

speaker’s statement

pisa results

point of order: rectification procedure

decarbonisation

cyber-bullying

persecution of christians

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

newry hmrc centre


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Column: 759

House of Commons [3 Dec 2013]

Prayers [3 Dec 2013]

[Mr Speaker] [3 Dec 2013]

[3 Dec 2013]

Business Before Questions [3 Dec 2013]

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Dec 2013]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [3 Dec 2013]

European Parliament [3 Dec 2013]

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 760

Mr Lidington:

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Lidington:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mr Lidington:

Trade and Investment (Africa) [3 Dec 2013]

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Ind):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds):

Mr Evans:

Column: 761

Mark Simmonds:

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

Mark Simmonds:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Mark Simmonds:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 762

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

Mark Simmonds:

Gibraltar [3 Dec 2013]

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Jason McCartney:

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Column: 763

EU and Ukraine [3 Dec 2013]

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

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

Mr Streeter:

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Column: 764

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Alexander:

Mr Hague:

Column: 765

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [3 Dec 2013]

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Natascha Engel:

Mr Lidington:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 766

EU Treaty Change [3 Dec 2013]

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

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

Steve McCabe:

Mr Hague:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Hague:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 767

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative [3 Dec 2013]

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

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

Paul Uppal:

Mr Hague:

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 768

Mr Hague:

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 769

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Treatment of Prisoners (United States) [3 Dec 2013]

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson):

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 770

Hugh Robertson:

EU Membership [3 Dec 2013]

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

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

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

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

Tim Loughton:

Mr Hague:

Ian Murray:

Mr Hague:

Gregg McClymont:

Column: 771

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Iran [3 Dec 2013]

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

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

Mr Leech:

Column: 772

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Middle East [3 Dec 2013]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 773

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson):

Duncan Hames:

Hugh Robertson:

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

Hugh Robertson:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Hugh Robertson:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 774

Hugh Robertson:

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [3 Dec 2013]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Mr Carmichael:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lidington:

Topical Questions

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

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

Mr Cunningham:

Column: 775

Mr Hague:

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 776

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds):

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Column: 777

Mr Hague:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson):

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 778

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

Hugh Robertson:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 779

Hugh Robertson:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Hugh Robertson:

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 780

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 781

Speaker’s Statement [3 Dec 2013]

12.35 pm

Mr Speaker:

Column: 782

PISA Results [3 Dec 2013]

12.36 pm

The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove):

Column: 783

Column: 784


12.43 pm

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

Column: 785


Michael Gove:

Column: 786


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

Michael Gove:

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

Column: 787

Michael Gove:

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

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 788

Michael Gove:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

Michael Gove:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 789

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

Michael Gove:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Michael Gove:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 790

Michael Gove:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 791

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

Michael Gove:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 792

Michael Gove:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Column: 793

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Michael Gove:

Column: 794

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

Michael Gove:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 795

Michael Gove:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 796

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

Michael Gove:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 797

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

Michael Gove:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Column: 798

Michael Gove:

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Column: 799

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 800

Point of Order: Rectification Procedure [3 Dec 2013]

Mr Speaker:

1.27 pm

Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 801

Decarbonisation [3 Dec 2013]

1.28 pm

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 802


Column: 803


Column: 804

Opposition Day

Cyber-bullying [3 Dec 2013]

1.37 pm

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Column: 805


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

David Simpson:

Column: 806


Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

David Simpson:

Sammy Wilson:

David Simpson:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

David Simpson:

Column: 807

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

David Simpson:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 808

David Simpson:

1.55 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Column: 809


Steve Rotheram:

Mr Vaizey:

Steve Rotheram:

Mr Vaizey:

David Simpson:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 810

Tim Loughton:

Mr Vaizey:

Steve Rotheram:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 811


Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 812

Mr Vaizey:

Tim Loughton

Mr Vaizey:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 813


Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 814

2.18 pm

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 815


Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Dr McCrea:

Column: 816


2.34 pm

Column: 817

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

Column: 818

Mark Tami:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 819

Mark Tami:

Tim Loughton:

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

Tim Loughton:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 820

Tim Loughton:

Column: 821

David Simpson:

Tim Loughton:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 822

Tim Loughton:

Column: 823

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

3.1 pm

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 824

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Ms Ritchie:

Column: 825

3.10 pm

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Column: 826


Column: 827


3.16 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 828

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Jim Shannon:

Column: 829

Bob Stewart:

Jim Shannon:

Column: 830


3.25 pm

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Column: 831

Column: 832


3.35 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 833

Column: 834


3.48 pm

Column: 835

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 836

Column: 837

3.59 pm

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

Column: 838


Column: 839


Column: 840


Column: 841

Persecution of Christians [3 Dec 2013]

4.12 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

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

Jim Shannon:

Column: 842


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

Jim Shannon:

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Jim Shannon:

Column: 843

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

Jim Shannon:

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Jim Shannon:

Column: 844


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

Jim Shannon:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Jim Shannon:

Column: 845


Mark Field:

Jim Shannon:

Column: 846


4.30 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds):

Column: 847


Mark Field:

Mark Simmonds:

Mark Pritchard:

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 848


Column: 849


Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mark Simmonds:

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 850

Mark Simmonds:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mark Simmonds:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mark Simmonds:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)

Mark Simmonds:

Jeremy Lefroy:

Column: 851

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mark Simmonds:

4.47 pm

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 852


Mr Jim Cunningham:

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 853

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Kerry McCarthy:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Kerry McCarthy:

Robert Neill:

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 854

Column: 855

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Kerry McCarthy:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Kerry McCarthy:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 856


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

5.5 pm

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 857


Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Sir Tony Baldry:

5.10 pm

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 858

David Simpson:

Column: 859

Mr Dodds:

5.17 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 860

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Robert Neill:

Column: 861

5.22 pm

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

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Tom Greatrex:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 862


Column: 863


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

5.32 pm

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

Column: 864


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

Angie Bray:

Column: 865


Bob Stewart:

Angie Bray:

5.39 pm

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 866

Mr MacNeil:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 867


Mr MacNeil:

Sammy Wilson:

Column: 868

5.49 pm

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Sammy Wilson:

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 869

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 870

Rehman Chishti:

6 pm

Column: 871

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Column: 872


6.8 pm

Column: 873

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Fiona Bruce:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Fiona Bruce:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 874


Stephen Pound:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 875


6.19 pm

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 876

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

6.26 pm

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

Column: 877


Column: 878

6.32 pm

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 879

6.36 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 880


6.40 pm

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 881


Column: 882

Stephen Pound:

Dr McCrea:

Column: 883


6.50 pm

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 884


Alistair Burt:

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 885

Column: 886

Business without Debate [3 Dec 2013]

Delegated Legislation [3 Dec 2013]

European Union Documents [3 Dec 2013]

PetitionsRural Fair Share Campaign

7 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Cardiac Rehabilitation Services at Danetre Hospital (Daventry)

7.1 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 887

Proposed Bund Construction on Oregon Close, Kingswinford, Dudley

7.3 pm

Chris Kelly (Dudley South) (Con):

Column: 888

Newry HMRC Centre [3 Dec 2013]

7.5 pm

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Column: 889

Ms Ritchie:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Ms Ritchie:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Ms Ritchie:

Column: 890


Column: 891


7.20 pm

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

Column: 892

Column: 893


Ms Ritchie:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 894


Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Gauke:

Mark Durkan:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 895

Ms Ritchie

Mr Gauke:

Ms Ritchie:

Column: 896

Mr Gauke:

7.35 pm