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House of Commons Debates 4 March 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

north korea (human rights)

ukraine

camp liberty (resettling detainees)

sri lanka

transatlantic trade and investment partnership

burma

afghanistan (british civilian personnel)

illegal wildlife trade

syria

persecution of religious minorities (pakistan)

topical questions

ukraine

point of order

sale of tickets (sporting and cultural events)

estimates 2013-14

ministry of defence

defence and cyber-security

Department for Communities and Local Government

private rented sector

estimates 2013-14

supplementary estimates 2013-14 (navy) vote a

supplementary estimates 2013-14 (army) vote a

estimates 2014-15 (navy) vote a

estimates 2014-15 (army) vote a

estimates 2014-15 (air) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2007-08 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2007-08

estimates, excesses, 2008-09 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2008-09

estimates, excesses, 2009-10 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2009-10

estimates, excesses, 2010-11 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2010-11

estimates, excesses, 2011-12 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2011-12

estimates, excesses, 2012-13 (navy) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2012-13

supplementary estimates and new estimates, 2013-14

ESTIMATES VOTE ON ACCOUNT 2014-15

business of the house

business without debate

inheritance and trustees’ powers bill

delegated legislation

pancreatic cancer

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Column: 733

House of Commons [4 Mar 2014]

Prayers [4 Mar 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Mar 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Mar 2014]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [4 Mar 2014]

North Korea (Human Rights) [4 Mar 2014]

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):

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

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Andrew Selous:

Mr Swire:

Column: 734

Diana Johnson:

Mr Swire:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Mr Speaker:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

Mr Swire:

Ukraine [4 Mar 2014]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 735

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

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

Stuart Andrew:

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Hague:

Mr Hanson:

Column: 736

Mr Hague:

Damian Collins:

Mr Hague:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Hague:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

Column: 737

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 738

Mr Hague:

Mr Alexander:

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Column: 739

Mr Hague:

Camp Liberty (Resettling Detainees) [4 Mar 2014]

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

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

Mike Freer:

Hugh Robertson:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Hugh Robertson:

Sri Lanka [4 Mar 2014]

Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Column: 740

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

Sir Andrew Stunell:

Mr Hague:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 741

Mr Hague:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [4 Mar 2014]

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Nadine Dorries:

Mr Lidington:

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

Column: 742

Mr Lidington:

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Burma [4 Mar 2014]

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Valerie Vaz:

Column: 743

Mr Swire:

Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

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

Column: 744

Mr Swire:

Afghanistan (British Civilian Personnel) [4 Mar 2014]

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

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

Stephen Doughty:

Hugh Robertson:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Hugh Robertson:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Column: 745

Hugh Robertson:

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

Hugh Robertson:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Hugh Robertson:

Illegal Wildlife Trade [4 Mar 2014]

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 746

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

Mr Burns:

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hague:

Syria [4 Mar 2014]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

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

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Hague:

Column: 747

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Persecution of Religious Minorities (Pakistan) [4 Mar 2014]

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 748

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

Alex Cunningham:

Mark Simmonds:

Mr Speaker:

Topical Questions [4 Mar 2014]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

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

Neil Carmichael:

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

Column: 749

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Column: 750

Mr Hague:

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

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

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Mr Swire:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 751

Mr Hague:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Mark Simmonds:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Ind):

Mr Hague:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 752

Mark Simmonds:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Hugh Robertson:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Mr Hague:

Column: 753

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 754

Mr Hague:

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

Hugh Robertson:

Column: 755

Ukraine [4 Mar 2014]

12.34 pm

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

Column: 756

Column: 757

Column: 758

12.46 pm

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

Column: 759

Column: 760

Mr Hague:

Column: 761

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 762

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Column: 763

Mr Hague:

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 764

Mr Hague:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 765

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 766

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 767

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Column: 768

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Hague:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 769

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 770

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 771

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 772

Mr Hague:

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 773

Mr Hague:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Ind):

Mr Hague:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 774

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 775

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

Mr Hague:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 776

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 777

Mr Hague:

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 778

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 779

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Column: 780

Mr Hague:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Turner:

Mr Hague:

Column: 781

Point of Order [4 Mar 2014]

2.7 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Grahame M. Morris

Mr Speaker:

Column: 782

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) [4 Mar 2014]

2.9 pm

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Column: 783

Column: 784

2.17 pm

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 785

Column: 786

Estimates 2013-14 [4 Mar 2014]

ministry of Defence [4 Mar 2014]

Defence and Cyber-security [4 Mar 2014]

2.28 pm

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

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Column: 788

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Column: 789

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Column: 790

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Column: 791

Mr Gray:

Mr Arbuthnot:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 792

Mr Arbuthnot:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Arbuthnot:

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

Mr Arbuthnot:

Sir Bob Russell:

Mr Arbuthnot:

Column: 793

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

2.54 pm

Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

Column: 794

Column: 795

Mr Brazier:

Mr Havard:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mr Havard:

Column: 796

3.6 pm

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

Column: 797

Column: 798

Mr Gray:

Jack Lopresti:

Column: 799

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Jack Lopresti:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Jack Lopresti:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

3.16 pm

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Column: 800

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mrs Moon:

Column: 801

Column: 802

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

3.29 pm

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Gray:

Column: 803

Mr Blunt:

Mr Gray:

Mr Blunt:

Column: 804

Column: 805

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

3.42 pm

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Column: 806

Column: 807

3.47 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 808

Column: 809

3.55 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 810

Column: 811

4.3 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Gray:

Column: 812

Bob Stewart:

Sir Bob Russell:

Bob Stewart:

4.10 pm

Column: 813

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 814

4.18 pm

Column: 815

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Bob Stewart:

Yvonne Fovargue:

Column: 816

Column: 817

4.29 pm

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Mark Francois):

Column: 818

Column: 819

Column: 820

Mr Gray:

Mr Francois:

Column: 821

Mr Brazier:

Mr Francois:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Francois:

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 822

Mr Francois:

Mr Havard:

Mr Francois:

Column: 823

Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Sector [4 Mar 2014]

4.46 pm

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

Column: 824

Column: 825

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

Mr Betts:

John Stevenson:

Mr Betts:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Betts:

Column: 826

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Betts:

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

Mr Betts:

Mr Prisk:

Column: 827

Mr Betts:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Mr Betts:

Jake Berry:

Mr Betts:

Graham Jones:

Mr Betts:

Column: 828

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Betts:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab)

Graham Jones

Mr Betts:

Column: 829

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Betts:

Graham Jones:

Mr Betts:

Graham Jones:

Mr Betts:

Column: 830

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Betts:

5.13 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 831

Jeremy Corbyn:

Robert Neill:

Column: 832

Mr Prisk:

Robert Neill:

Mr Love:

Robert Neill:

Column: 833

Column: 834

Jake Berry:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

5.25 pm

Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):

Column: 835

Column: 836

5.34 pm

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Column: 837

Bob Blackman:

Column: 838

Jeremy Corbyn:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 839

5.49 pm

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Column: 840

Column: 841

Column: 842

Mr Speaker:

Alex Cunningham:

Column: 843

Mr Speaker:

6.1 pm

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

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Column: 844

Stephen Gilbert:

6.7 pm

Column: 845

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Column: 846

Jeremy Corbyn:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 847

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab)

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Speaker:

6.22 pm

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Column: 848

Frank Dobson:

Simon Danczuk:

Column: 849

Mr Speaker:

6.27 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Frank Dobson:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 850

Column: 851

Column: 852

6.39 pm

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

Column: 853

Column: 854

Column: 855

6.50 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Kris Hopkins):

Column: 856

Column: 857

7 pm

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Estimates 2013-14 [4 Mar 2014]

Column: 858

Supplementary Estimates 2013-14 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Supplementary Estimates 2013-14 (Army) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates 2014-15 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates 2014-15 (Army) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates 2014-15 (Air) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Column: 859

Estimates, Excesses, 2007-08 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2007-08 [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2008-09 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2008-09 [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2009-10 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2009-10 [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2010-11 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2010-11 [4 Mar 2014]

Column: 860

Estimates, Excesses, 2011-12 (Navy) Vote A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2011-12 [4 Mar 2014]

ESTIMATES, EXCESSES, 2012-13 (NAVY) VOTE A [4 Mar 2014]

Estimates, Excesses, 2012-13 [4 Mar 2014]

Supplementary Estimates And New Estimates, 2013-14 [4 Mar 2014]

ESTIMATES VOTE ON ACCOUNT 2014-15

Column: 861

Business of the House [4 Mar 2014]

Business without Debate [4 Mar 2014]

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill []

Column: 862

Delegated Legislation [4 Mar 2014]

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 863

Pancreatic Cancer [4 Mar 2014]

7.4 pm

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Column: 864

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Column: 865

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Eric Ollerenshaw

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Column: 866

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

7.18 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

7.20 pm

Column: 867

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jane Ellison):

Column: 868

Jim Shannon:

Jane Ellison:

Jim Shannon:

Column: 869

Jane Ellison:

Tessa Munt:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 870

Tessa Munt:

Jane Ellison:

7.33 pm