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Volume No. 576Part No. 126

House of Commons Debates 26 February 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

northern ireland

national crime agency

public sector jobs

haass talks

pat finucane

youth unemployment

prime minister

engagements

john downey

points of order

domestic violence (legal framework)

housing benefit

flooding

business without debate

delegated legislation

young drivers (safety)


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Column: 243

House of Commons [26 Feb 2014]

Prayers [26 Feb 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [26 Feb 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [26 Feb 2014]

NORTHERN IRELAND [26 Feb 2014]

National Crime Agency [26 Feb 2014]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

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

Ann McKechin:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr McKenzie:

Column: 244

Mrs Villiers:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 245

Mr Dodds:

Mrs Villiers:

Public Sector Jobs [26 Feb 2014]

Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Andrew Robathan):

Chris Evans:

Mr Robathan:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 246

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Robathan:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Robathan:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Mr Robathan:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 247

Mr Robathan:

Haass Talks [26 Feb 2014]

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

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

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

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

Pat Glass:

Mrs Villiers:

Fiona O'Donnell:

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Bain:

Column: 248

Mrs Villiers:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Ind):

Mrs Villiers:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Column: 249

Mrs Villiers:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mrs Villiers:

Paul Murphy (Torfaen) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mrs Villiers:

Column: 250

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Lab):

Mrs Villiers:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lewis:

Mrs Villiers:

Pat Finucane [26 Feb 2014]

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 251

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Andrew Robathan):

Valerie Vaz:

Mr Robathan:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Robathan:

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Mr Robathan:

Youth Unemployment [26 Feb 2014]

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 252

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

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Andrew Robathan):

Alex Cunningham:

Mr Robathan:

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr Robathan:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Robathan:

Column: 253

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Mr Robathan:

Prime Minister [26 Feb 2014]

Engagements [26 Feb 2014]

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Graeme Morrice:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 254

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

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 255

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 256

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Mr Speaker:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 257

The Prime Minister:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 258

Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 259

Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 260

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 261

The Prime Minister:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 262

The Prime Minister:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 263

The Prime Minister:

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

Column: 264

The Prime Minister:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 265

John Downey [26 Feb 2014]

12.36 pm

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve):

Column: 266

Mr Robertson:

The Attorney-General:

Column: 267


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

Column: 268


The Attorney-General:

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 269


Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Hain:

Column: 270

The Attorney-General:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 271

The Attorney-General:

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 272

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

The Attorney-General:

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 273

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Mr Baron:

Column: 274

The Attorney-General:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Column: 275

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

The Attorney-General:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 276

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

The Attorney-General:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 277


Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

The Attorney-General:

Gareth Johnson (Dartford) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 278

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

The Attorney-General:

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

The Attorney-General:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 279

The Attorney-General:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 280


The Attorney-General:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Attorney-General:

Column: 281

Points of Order [26 Feb 2014]

1.31 pm

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

The Attorney-General (Mr Dominic Grieve)

Mr Speaker:

The Attorney-General:

Mr Speaker:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 282

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Esther McVey):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 283

Domestic Violence (Legal Framework) [26 Feb 2014]

1.35 pm

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Column: 284


Column: 285


Column: 286

Opposition Day

Housing Benefit [26 Feb 2014]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

1.46 pm

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 287

Rachel Reeves:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 288

Rachel Reeves:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 289

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 290


Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Rachel Reeves:

Column: 291

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

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 292

2.5 pm

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

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Lilley:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Lilley:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 293

Mr Lilley:

2.9 pm

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Column: 294


Philip Davies:

Rosie Cooper:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Rosie Cooper:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Rosie Cooper:

Column: 295


2.17 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 296

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

John Hemming:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

John Hemming:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

John Hemming:

Column: 297


Sheila Gilmore:

John Hemming:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

John Hemming:

2.25 pm

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Column: 298

John Hemming:

Sandra Osborne:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Sandra Osborne:

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Sandra Osborne:

Column: 299

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Sandra Osborne:

2.32 pm

Column: 300

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Bill Esterson:

Heather Wheeler:

Chris Bryant:

Heather Wheeler:

Katy Clark:

Heather Wheeler:

Column: 301

Mr Duncan Smith:

Heather Wheeler:

Sheila Gilmore

Mr Betts

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Heather Wheeler:

2.38 pm

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Column: 302


2.44 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 303


Column: 304


2.49 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 305


2.53 pm

Column: 306

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

2.57 pm

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

Column: 307

Caroline Lucas:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 308


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.2 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 309


Mr Lilley:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.5 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Esther McVey):

Column: 310

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

John Healey:

Esther McVey:

Chris Bryant:

Esther McVey:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 311

Esther McVey:

Several hon. Members

Esther McVey:

Column: 312


3.16 pm

Division No. 214 [Housing Benefit] [26 Feb 2014]

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 317

Flooding [26 Feb 2014]

3.33 pm

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

Column: 318

Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Maria Eagle:

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Maria Eagle:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Maria Eagle:

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 319

Maria Eagle:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Maria Eagle:

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

Column: 320

Maria Eagle:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Maria Eagle:

Column: 321

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)

Maria Eagle:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Maria Eagle:

Column: 322


Andrew Percy:

Maria Eagle:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Rogerson)

Column: 323

Maria Eagle:

Henry Smith:

Maria Eagle:

Column: 324


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

Maria Eagle:

Column: 325

3.57 pm

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles):

Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Column: 326

Chris Ruane

Mr Pickles:

Chris Ruane:

Mr Pickles:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane) (LD):

Mr Pickles:

Chris Ruane:

Mr Pickles:

Mr Jeremy Browne:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 327

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Mr Pickles:

Henry Smith:

Mr Pickles:

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con)

Mr Pickles:

Nadine Dorries:

Mr Pickles:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab)

Column: 328

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Column: 329

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Rosie Cooper:

Mr Pickles:

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

Mr Pickles:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 330

Mr Pickles:

Dr Coffey:

Mr Pickles:

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr Pickles:

Chris Williamson:

Mr Pickles:

Chris Williamson:

Column: 331

Mr Pickles:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Mr Pickles:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Mr Pickles:

Chris Williamson

Mr Pickles:

Chris Williamson:

Column: 332

Mr Pickles:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr Pickles:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 333

Mr Pickles:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Pickles:

Andrew Percy:

Mr Pickles:

Column: 334


Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr Pickles:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab)

Diana Johnson

Mr Pickles:

Column: 335


Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Pickles:

Hon. Members:

Mr Pickles:

Hon. Members:

Mr Pickles:

Hon. Members:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mr Pickles:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 336

4.36 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

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

Paul Flynn:

Column: 337


Column: 338


4.46 pm

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Robertson:

Column: 339


Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Mr Robertson:

Column: 340


Dan Rogerson:

Mr Robertson:

Mr Pickles

Mr Robertson:

Column: 341

4.57 pm

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Chris Ruane:

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Chris Ruane:

Column: 342


Mr Pickles:

Column: 343

Chris Ruane:

Dan Rogerson

Chris Ruane:

5.7 pm

Column: 344

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

Bob Stewart:

Mr Turner:

Column: 345


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

5.14 pm

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Column: 346

Column: 347


Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Hugh Bayley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Hugh Bayley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

5.21 pm

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

Column: 348


Column: 349

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Mr Heath:

Damian Collins:

Mr Heath:

Column: 350

5.30 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 351

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Nic Dakin:

Martin Vickers:

Column: 352

Nic Dakin:

5.38 pm

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Column: 353

Column: 354

5.45 pm

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Column: 355


5.52 pm

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

Column: 356


Column: 357


5.57 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 358

Column: 359


6.4 pm

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Column: 360


Column: 361


6.11 pm

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

Column: 362


Chris Ruane:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 363


Dan Rogerson:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 364

6.21 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Chris Ruane

Column: 365

Andrew Percy:

Martin Vickers:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 366

Martin Vickers:

Andrew Percy:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

6.29 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 367


Column: 368


6.33 pm

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Column: 369

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Hugh Bayley:

Kwasi Kwarteng:

Hugh Bayley

Kwasi Kwarteng:

6.39 pm

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Column: 370


Steve Brine:

Hilary Benn:

Steve Brine:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 371


Column: 372


6.50 pm

Column: 373

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Rogerson):

Hugh Bayley

Column: 374

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 375


Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 376


Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)

Business without Debate [26 Feb 2014]

delegated legislation [26 Feb 2014]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 377

Madam Deputy Speaker:

PetitionsClosure of Skerton Community High School (Lancaster)

7.1 pm

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Fire Services in the Cleveland Fire Authority Area (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

7.2 pm

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

Column: 379

Young Drivers (Safety) [26 Feb 2014]

7.4 pm

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

Column: 380


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Stephen Phillips:

Column: 381


James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con):

Stephen Phillips:

Column: 382


7.17 pm

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

Column: 383


Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 384


Column: 385


Column: 386


7.26 pm