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House of Commons Debates 31 March 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

defined contribution pension schemes

employment figures

youth unemployment

financial inclusion/family budgets

long-term unemployment

benefit cap

mesothelioma compensation fund

work programme/universal jobmatch

crisis loans (homeless people)

universal credit (it specialists)

universal credit

child poverty target

topical questions

yarl’s wood immigration centre (detainee death)

Bill Presented

wales bill

Wales Bill (Programme)

Wales Bill (Money)

Wales Bill (Ways and Means)

business without debate

Wales Bill (Carry-Over)

delegated legislation

delegated legislation

delegated legislation (financial assistance to industry)

planning (walsall south)

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Column: 575

Column: 575

House of Commons [31 Mar 2014]

Prayers [31 Mar 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [31 Mar 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [31 Mar 2014]

Work and Pensions [31 Mar 2014]

Defined Contribution Pension Schemes [31 Mar 2014]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

David Mowat:

Steve Webb:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 576

Steve Webb:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Employment Figures [31 Mar 2014]

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 577

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

Mary Macleod:

Esther McVey:

Nick de Bois:

Esther McVey:

Alun Cairns:

Esther McVey:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 578

Esther McVey:

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op):

Esther McVey:

Youth Unemployment [31 Mar 2014]

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

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

Nigel Adams:

Esther McVey:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 579

Esther McVey:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Esther McVey:

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

Esther McVey:

Financial Inclusion/Family Budgets [31 Mar 2014]

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

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

Damian Hinds:

Column: 580

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 581

Mr Duncan Smith:

Long-term Unemployment [31 Mar 2014]

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

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

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

Karl Turner:

Esther McVey:

Ben Gummer:

Esther McVey:

Column: 582

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

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

Esther McVey:

Benefit Cap [31 Mar 2014]

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

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

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

Ian Swales:

Column: 583

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Metcalfe:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mesothelioma Compensation Fund [31 Mar 2014]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mike Penning):

Alison Seabeck:

Mike Penning:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 584

Mike Penning:

Work Programme/Universal Jobmatch [31 Mar 2014]

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

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

Diana Johnson:

Esther McVey:

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Column: 585

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Esther McVey:

Crisis Loans (Homeless People) [31 Mar 2014]

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Steve Baker:

Column: 586

Steve Webb:

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

Steve Webb:

Universal Credit (IT Specialists) [31 Mar 2014]

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

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

Chi Onwurah:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 587

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 588

Mr Duncan Smith:

Universal Credit [31 Mar 2014]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

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

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Child Poverty Target [31 Mar 2014]

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):

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

Column: 589

Catherine McKinnell:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Topical Questions [31 Mar 2014]

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Duncan Smith

Mr Speaker:

Mary Macleod:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 590

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Column: 591

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

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

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mike Penning):

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 592

Mr Duncan Smith:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

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

Column: 593

Esther McVey:

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

Steve Webb:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 594

Steve Webb:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 595

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Column: 596

Mike Penning:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 597

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Centre (Detainee Death) [31 Mar 2014]

3.35 pm

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab)

The Minister for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire):

Column: 598

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 599

James Brokenshire:

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

James Brokenshire:

Column: 600

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Sarah Teather (Brent Central) (LD):

Column: 601

James Brokenshire:

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

James Brokenshire:

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 602

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

James Brokenshire:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 603

James Brokenshire:

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

James Brokenshire:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 604

James Brokenshire:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

James Brokenshire:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Column: 605

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

James Brokenshire:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

James Brokenshire:

Bill Presented

Column: 606

Wales Bill [31 Mar 2014]

4.7 pm

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones):

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Jones:

Column: 607

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

Mr Jones:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Mr Jones:

Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Column: 608

Mr Jones:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Geraint Davies:

Mr Jones:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Column: 609

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

Column: 610

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Jones:

Mr Hain:

Mr Jones:

Mr Hain:

Mr Jones:

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Column: 611

Mr Jones:

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

Mr Jones:

Wayne David:

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Jones:

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

Geraint Davies:

Mr Jones:

Column: 613

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Jones:

Column: 614

Chris Bryant:

Mr Jones:

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Jones:

Column: 615

4.38 pm

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Jonathan Evans:

Column: 616

Owen Smith:

Wayne David:

Owen Smith:

Hywel Williams:

Owen Smith:

Mr David Jones

Owen Smith:

Mr Jones:

Column: 617

Owen Smith:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Owen Smith:

Chris Bryant:

Owen Smith:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Owen Smith:

Mr Harper:

Column: 618

Owen Smith:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Owen Smith:

Mark Tami:

Owen Smith:

Column: 619

Geraint Davies:

Owen Smith:

David T. C. Davies:

Owen Smith:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 620

Owen Smith:

Stephen Mosley:

Owen Smith:

Alun Cairns

Owen Smith:

Column: 621

Geraint Davies:

Column: 622

Owen Smith:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)

Owen Smith:

David T. C. Davies:

Owen Smith:

Column: 623

Mr Harper:

Owen Smith:

Mr Harper:

Owen Smith:

Column: 624

Jonathan Edwards:

Owen Smith:

Alun Cairns:

Owen Smith:

Column: 625

Alun Cairns:

Owen Smith:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Owen Smith:

Mr David Jones:

Owen Smith:

Column: 626

5.19 pm

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

Column: 627

Chris Bryant:

Mrs Gillan:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mrs Gillan:

Jonathan Evans:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 628

Mr Hain:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Hain:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Hain:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Hain:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 629

Geraint Davies:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 630

5.36 pm

Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East) (Lab):

Column: 631

Mr Harper:

Column: 632

Mrs James:

David T. C. Davies:

Mrs James:

5.44 pm

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Column: 633

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Column: 634

David T. C. Davies:

Wayne David:

David T. C. Davies:

Chris Bryant:

Column: 635

David T. C. Davies:

Hywel Williams:

David T. C. Davies:

5.54 pm

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper

Mr Hain:

Column: 636

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Alun Cairns:

Mr Hain:

Alun Cairns:

Mr Hain:

Column: 637

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Hain:

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Mr Hain:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Hain:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Hain:

Mr David Jones:

Mr Hain:

Alun Cairns

Column: 638

Mr Hain:

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Mr Hain:

Guto Bebb

Mr Hain:

Guto Bebb:

Mr Hain:

Column: 639

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Hain:

Wayne David:

Mr Hain:

Column: 640

Owen Smith:

Mr Hain:

Column: 641

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Hain:

Wayne David:

Mr Hain:

Alun Cairns

Susan Elan Jones

Mr Hain:

Column: 642

Column: 643

6.23 pm

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 644

Alun Cairns:

Hon. Members:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Alun Cairns:

Mr Harper:

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Harper:

Geraint Davies:

Mr Harper:

Column: 645

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 646

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Harper:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 647

Mr Harper:

Guto Bebb:

Mr Harper:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Harper:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Harper:

Column: 648

Chris Bryant:

Mr Harper:

Column: 649

Hywel Williams:

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper:

Mr Hain:

Mr Harper:

Column: 650

6.52 pm

Column: 651

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Wayne David:

Alun Cairns:

Wayne David:

Column: 652

Jonathan Edwards:

Wayne David:

Hywel Williams:

Wayne David:

Glyn Davies:

Wayne David:

Glyn Davies:

Wayne David:

Glyn Davies:

Wayne David:

Column: 653

Alun Cairns:

Wayne David:

Alun Cairns:

Wayne David:

Alun Cairns:

Wayne David:

Column: 654

Hywel Williams:

Wayne David:

Column: 655

Hywel Williams:

Wayne David:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Wayne David:

7.10 pm

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 656

Hywel Williams:

Roger Williams:

Column: 657

7.19 pm

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 658

Albert Owen:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 659

Glyn Davies:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 660

Jonathan Edwards:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 661

Column: 662

Albert Owen:

Hywel Williams:

Mr David Jones:

Hywel Williams:

Jonathan Edwards:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 663

7.41 pm

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Column: 664

Column: 665

Mr David Jones

Simon Hart:

Mr Jones:

Simon Hart:

7.51 pm

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

Column: 666

Hywel Williams:

Chris Evans:

Column: 667

Jonathan Edwards:

Chris Evans:

Column: 668

Glyn Davies:

Chris Evans:

Column: 669

8.3 pm

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 670

Column: 671

Susan Elan Jones:

Mr Williams:

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Williams:

Mr David Jones:

Mr Williams:

Column: 672

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 673

Mr Williams:

8.21 pm

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 674

Jonathan Edwards:

Albert Owen:

Column: 675

Mr Mark Williams:

Albert Owen:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 676

Albert Owen:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb)

Albert Owen:

Column: 677

Stephen Crabb:

Albert Owen:

Mr David Jones:

Albert Owen:

8.36 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Column: 678

Column: 679

Albert Owen:

Guto Bebb:

Mr David Jones:

Column: 680

Guto Bebb:

8.45 pm

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

David T. C. Davies

Geraint Davies:

David T. C. Davies:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 681

Column: 682

Albert Owen:

Geraint Davies:

Mr David Jones:

Geraint Davies:

Owen Smith:

Column: 683

Geraint Davies:

8.58 pm

Column: 684

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 685

Column: 686

Jonathan Edwards:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 687

Hywel Williams:

Nia Griffith:

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Nia Griffith:

Hywel Williams:

Column: 688

Nia Griffith:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Nia Griffith:

9.13 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Column: 689

Column: 690

Mr Hain:

Stephen Crabb:

Geraint Davies:

Stephen Crabb:

Column: 691

Column: 692

Albert Owen:

Stephen Crabb:

Wayne David:

Stephen Crabb:

Wales Bill (Programme)

Column: 693

Wales Bill (Money)

Column: 694

Wales Bill (Ways and Means)

Jonathan Edwards:

Mr Speaker:

Jonathan Edwards

Column: 695

Mr Speaker:

Business without Debate [31 Mar 2014]

Wales Bill (Carry-Over)

Delegated Legislation [31 Mar 2014]

Mr Speaker:

Delegated Legislation [31 Mar 2014]

Mr Speaker:

Column: 696

Delegated Legislation (Financial Assistance to Industry) [31 Mar 2014]

PetitionPlanning Inspectors and the National Planning Policy Framework

9.33 pm

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con):

Column: 697

Planning (Walsall South) [31 Mar 2014]

9.35 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 698

Column: 699

Column: 700

9.47 pm

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab):

Column: 701

9.50 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles):

Column: 702

9.57 pm